Shadow, the Mysterious Detective

arnest in his determinatio

egin his search, but he would not permit himself to think a

omewhere-could be fou

quarters, and described the man who had been

ing the description, and inquiring if any

e others, I could not even guess who the per

intended turning

ver give up until I have found her, and

s 'her' you

arnest reply-not given in a mawkish and sentimental tone,

p you," I said. "T

ntain that I could see no advice t

ss," said Mat; "but say no m

he had told me what it was, I f

sincerely hope so," I told him

went mine, and in the busy deta

ssing an offer of a reward of one thousand dollars for the discove

evening, recalling them one by one, it struck me that a certain criminal might ha

s "jobs," and a detective very frequently can positively say: "Such and such a person

out, my footsteps turned in the

accustomed to frequent, I caught sight o

n, and going on, tu

turn the corner, when a slight th

. It was the shadow of a slender figure, in male attire, a cap on the head, one h

e was it impressed me, an

an instant, and when my eyes sought t

g to th

was out of sight, and the person who ha

he time anyhow was too brief for the pe

eeply p

the present, whatever else might be the case. I remember just

shadow disappear

alled to my mind when a note was

who stole them will recover them to-night. Capture him. Claim the reward

ad

answer as a

to do in regard to it; for I did not wish to be made a foo

hadow," and that night took a couple of men to the spot designated, and ca

ng the other five hundred until it should be demanded o

was suddenly brought to a halt as I drew near my

nging to the same person, for the hand w

pear so suddenly and mysteriously again, I k

nly stood before me-a lithe figure, i

keenly a

s very deep-set, it seemed to me, and

vidently disguised, and then a hand was

ou? What d

the single w

do you

illainous enough to keep it all, why,

o the mysterious being, and then discovered that I did not see a real fa

m Sh

etec

) never speak to me again, but act simply as I shall write. You have compelled me to break an oath-be satisfied and

swiftly away, with the most noiseles

but I paused when he turned and shook th

deep myst

was

ved in port, I shadowed a man i

well known to me, passed ne

rheard anything we said?" one ra

e, and know that he's deaf and dumb. If it hadn't

en distance swallowed up

the little chap alluded to, a

aying dea

while, and managed to

you from the way you carry y

g up to see if I was looking, his index finger began forming

finger carefully, a

lives. I am Shadow-nothing else. Do n

d away

is identity, it certainly

lar son of Neptune-staggered against me. He

by the shoulder, g

ve some grog, you

up my assumed character was foolish enou

ar heard my words t

er! You're no tar-smash my headlights if ye are! Can't play

, and his fingers caught in and dragged off t

en sailor's words, and when my face was se

e recog

tive-a d

ard on every side, and I was slowly hemme