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34 - DETECTIVE BOB BRIDGER. detail, thoroughly compromising two prominent business houses. At eight that even‘ng he returned to his rooms bearing a large envelope, which he had procured to inclose his re- port to Washington. As he ascended the stair-way from the street he heard voices in the dark nook at the rear hall-way of the second floor. He turned about, but seeing no one, continued above. Entering his apartments he placed his report in the en- velope, sealed, and addressed it. Turning low the gas, he again descended toward the street. In the rays of a lamp which dimly lt the stair-way at the second floor he came squarely upon a tall, gray- -haired gentleman. He was gazing, through his gold-rimmed eye-glasses, upon the walls in the hall-way. As soon as he heard Bridger’s footsteps he turned toward him. “Well, Bobe, you are a fine duck,” said he. ‘So, so!” exclaimed Bridger, in surprise, and the two detectives clasped hands. “Didn’t you promise to communicate through the Pinker- ton agency ?”’ ‘And this night, Fandon, I would have done so—but for the past three weeks I have been so—”’ ‘‘Say nothing,” interrupted the Scotch detective, perceiv- ing that the landlady was intently listening near. ‘Where are you going with the envelope ?” “To the post-office.”’ “Vill walk with you.” And the two detectives descended the stair-way. ‘T’ve been hunting New York over for you, Bobe, for the past week,” continued the Scotch detective as they turned in the dark street toward Broadway. ‘And how came you to find my rooms ?”’ “Stumbled on them, of course. I had read so much years ago about the famous murder case that happened in that house, that, chancing past, I thought I would drop in and take a look at the surroundings.” * What famous murder case ?”’ “The case that transpired in the house where you are rooming.” “I never heard anything about it.” ‘What! never heard of the Burdell murder ?” comicbooks.co ruts oa @