g both of these men for the information which they had given him,
the detective, forgetting all about his breakfast, hastened to the
office of the chief of police, and acquainting him with what he had
heard, expressed his desire to see this hackman at once.

The chief, who knew the man, at once volunteered to accompany him, and
they left the office together in search of the important cab-driver. It
being yet quite early in the morning, they went directly to the stable,
and here they found Billy Davids in the act of harnessing his horses and
preparing for his day's work.

"Good morning, Billy," said the chief, good-naturedly. "You are making
an early start, I see; are you busy?"

"No, sir," answered Mr. Davids; "I can take you gentlemen wherever you
want to go."

"Not to-day, Billy; but I have a friend here who wants to talk to you,
and you may find it to your interest to tell him what he wishes to
know."

Manning stepped forward and stated, in as few words as possible, what he
desired, and at length displayed the inevitable photograph.

Davids recognized it at once, as a "party" who had engaged him to take
himself and a woman from the hotel, to a resort some distance from the
city, known as the "Half-way House." He performed this duty, and later
in the day, after waiting several hours, the man had given him ten
dollars and sent him back to the hotel to pay his bill and to obtain his
valise. After performing this service, he returned to the Half-way
House, and waited there until dark, when Duncan came out alone, and was
driven to the Northern Pacific depot. Arriving here, he paid the hackman
quite liberally and dismissed him, saying that he was going to leave
town on the next train westward.

"Have you any idea where he was going?" asked Manning.

"I think he went to Minneapolis, for he asked me if that road would take
him there, and I saw him get aboard the train for that city;" answered
the driver.

This was all that Davids could tell; and after remunerating him for his
trouble, Manning left him to finish his preparations for the day.

Here was the very information he wanted, and he had struck the trail
again. Anxious to pursue his journey, Manning invited the chief to
breakfast with him; after which, finding he could leave in a very short
time, he bade the courteous and valuable officer good-by, and was soon
on his way to Minneapolis, there to commence again the trail of the
fleeing burglar.

CHAPT