The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-17

ing in Selkirkshire, shook off "the thief
of time" and went into Glasgow to see
this man, hero in his youth, a martyr in
oldage.
But | had lived long enough to observe
that when you seek man, who wasullye
and elderly twelve years ago YOU find he
has been dead from four to seven. So,
on the road to Glasgow, ! blamed myself
bitterly for my besetting sin, and actual
| ly said to myself; very earnestly
"-frOm this moment
The very frtlings ofmy heart shall be
The tirtlings Of my hand
That was fine only, not to deceive
you, / had often repeated this high re-
solve with great feryorand sincerity, and
then gone on procrastinating
In Glasgow ! made strict inquiries af-
terJames Lambert; | asked the landlord,
and all the walters wenttOeyerytrades-
man | knew in the city Not one soul
had overheard of him nor of his exploits
This confirmed my fear that he had gone
to a better world, while was busy post
pOning here below. However, my ta.dy
blood was up at last so | took cab,and
drove to thepOlice chambers, and asked
for the chief The request had to make
was unusual therefore ! preiaced the
matter after this iashion-"Sir most peo-
pie come here to ask you to find out some
maleiactor come hunting an honest
man, and q man Of great merit, one
James Lambert, who saved many lives
in the Clyde years ago. / have come
| from England to find him, and Can hear
nothing of him, alive or dead If you
will assist me with your machinery, |
shall be truly obliged to you"
Now they say the Scotch are not so
quick to take new idea as the English.
That may be; but they are also not so
quick to reject one. An English chief
constable would probably have said at
once, "That is quite ont Of our line you
shouldgo to the parochial clergy :" but af-
ter twenty minutes discussion would
have reented, and given me every assist.
ance the Scottish chief, on the contrary,
though manifestly taken aback, thought
before he spoke thought, without dis
guise, for full thirty seconds. "Well,
Sirr" said he, very slowly, 81 see-no-
obiection-to that" Then he turned to
a tube and said, in hollow voice, "Send
lllN Il hNlNIllNts
This done, he took down my name and
address in Glasgow, and what | knew
about James Lambert.
Ones idea Of detective is-a keen, lean
man. with little g.ittering eyes human
weasel The door opened, and in walked
a model of strength and youthful beauty,
that made me stare He was about
twenty-five years old at least six feet
iourin hight, and the breadth, and dabove
all, the depth Of his chest, incredible.
Unil saw John Heenun strip, and re-
veal his bulgng back and breast, and
every inch Ofhis satin skin mapped with
muscles, | took for granted the old sculp-
tors had exaggerated, and carved ideal
| demigods, not real men. Nude Heenan
showed me they had not exaggerated,
but selected and this detective confirm
ed the proof for he was a much finer
man than Heenan, yet not bit heshy
and, instead Of prize-fghter's features,
cOmely, manly, blooming face, and a
high, smooth forehead, white us snow
itself. ] know no lady in the South with
forehead so white and delicate.
This Hercules-Apollo - his Scotch
name have forgOtten-stood at the door
and, drawing himself up, saluted his chief
respectfully
~ ~ said the chief, "this is Mr..
Redd fir England. He is looking foran
old man called Lambert, that saved many
,lives in the Clyde some years ago. Ye'll
l'take means to find him-her's his de.
scriptiOn-and ye'l report to Mr. Redd,
at his hotel. Ye understand now; he's
to be found-if he is alive"
The detective saluted again, but made
no reply. He took my address, and the
particulars, and went to work directly, as
matter of course. thanked the chief
heartily, and retired to my hotel.
About nine in the evening, Detective
Hercules-Apollo called on me All he
had deected was a brave man. called John
Lambert, that had saved lives out 0
burning ship in the port of Greenock l
declined John Lambert-with thanks.
Having now no serious hope OF finding
James Lambert alive, l took the goods
the gods provided, and interviewed
Hercules-Apollo, since he was to hand. l
questioned him, and he told me he was
often employed in captures
"Well," said |, "you are the man for it.
You don't often meet your match-eh ?"
He blushed little, and smiled, but it
did not make him bumptious, as itmight
small man, say fe-guardsman, or
drayman He said, 81 assure you, sirr, /
need it all, and whiles, mair." He then
pointed out to me window in the Tron-
gate, exactly opposite the room we were
in. "YOn's Just nest O. thieves" said
he: "they wark wi decoys, SIR, a wife
wi tale O. woe, or lass wi bonny
face, and the like. The other night
gentleman put his hand through the
window and cried thieves So / ran up
the stair The door was lockit, We may
be sure. Ijust pit my foot TILT"
"And it few up the chimneyW
"Ha! ha! No 50 far as that, sirr Aweel
thoucht to find maybe two or three of
them. Butthere were nigh dizzen o. the
warst characters in Glasgee. However,
/ was in fort, We ken so / was in the
middle of them before they had time to
think, and Ollared two old offenders.
.Ill tax this handful says J., and III
come book for the lave' (B) marched
'em DOT, and the gentleman at my heels.
He was glad to wend clear and 50 was !.
Ma HART beat hard that time, shall as
sure "; ; Iut didna let the vagabonds
see HdGt, ye ken" He intimated that it
was all gas for any one man TO pretend
that he could master half dozen, if they
were resolute. "Na-Ws beer the law in
our hairts, and they beer guilt in theirs,
That's what makes the odds, SIR"
After a conversation, of which this is
only fragment, we returned to James
Lambert, and he told me he expected
news, good or bad, by break of day, for
he had fifty policemen questioning on
their beats, in the likeliest parts of the
city. "Ah," said l, "but / am afraid
those beats are all above ground now
my poor hero is Underground"
i went to he'd with this conviction;
and having hitherto blamed myself,