OSCAR THE DETECTIVE by Old Sleuth

Author:Old Sleuth
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: mystery, dime novel
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

BY OLD SLEUTH

young man is innocent. All I ask of you is to prove his guilt if he is guilty, his innocence if he is innocent.”

“With that understanding I will undertake the case, and I will say here that at present evidences point to the suspicion that he is a guilty man, possibly guilty of the crime of murder.”

The old lady dropped her voice and her utterance was husky as she asked:

“What evidence have you?”

“No evidence yet, but I have a suspicion. I propose to follow it up.”

“Tell me about it.”

“I can tell you nothing at present. My first object will be to establish the fact that Alphonse Donetti is in America, and that he wrote the note to you. I will communicate with you later.”

The detective went straight to the Tombs. He was admitted to the cell of one of the burglars. He was under a new disguise and he played a great game for information. His object was to identify Alphonse Donetti with the burglars. He did not succeed, but by skillful maneu-vering he got a hint that caused him to pay a visit to an outlying district on Long Island, where there is located quite a colony of Italians. It was a warm and pleasant afternoon; our hero was gotten up as Dudie Dunne, and he attracted considerable attention as a genuine chappie.

Indeed, on the car when riding to his destination he was made the subject of considerable merriment by a number of men in the car. He paid no attention, but he marked one of the men pretty well. This latter individual was particularly insulting, and there was no occasion for his insults. Simply because our hero had done nothing and had a perfect right to dress as a chappie if he so elected, that fact did not warrant actual insult. As the car OSCAR THE DETECTIVE

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