Louisiana capitolian., 1880-02-14

SINNERS ln6O my purse, Ho s'uu0u
with a saucy smile.
"That is spoken like an independ.
ent gentleman, take it," observed
mine host With knowing wink.
"You will find me to be that after
weeks acquaintance" quietly replied
Varnoe.
care you a New Yorker?" asked
the host, who sported the title Of
Major Stehie.
"Not by birth," was the reply, ~
| was born in New Orleans and have
resided there until very lately. Twas
obliged to leave my native place ow-
ing to a little unpleasantness | had
with a gentleman about the owner
ship of gold watch and a few dia-
monds l had in my possession, he in
sanely persisting in claiming them as
his, and offered to leave it to a high
official to decide which of us was the
legal owner. But l declined any az
bitratiOn in the matter, and purpose
ly left the city secretly y in order to es-
cape his opportunities"
| This speech SO tickled the Major
that he laughed until the tears started
from his little black eyes.
"Well, Mr.. Fabian" SAID he admir-
ingly, "you do put it fine, and that's
a fact. Why did you not study law 7"
III have done SO since was a mere
lad," replied Varnoe, with aleer, "and
have practiced at the bar besides-be-
fore and behind it ouce kept sa-
loon, after which took my my drinks
"before the BAR" perceive, ell ~
"Oh, take," laughed the delighted
Major. 81 suppose you are not out
of practice before the bar, are you Z"
"Scarcely," was the laconic re-
sponse.
A bottle and two glasses
ratified on the bar, and two hail
fellows well met took u social drink
at the Majors expense.
Then they had long confidential
conversation together, and ut the end
of an honr Gus Fabian was pronoun-
ced by mine host the entertainingand
whole -souled gentleman he had ever
met. OF course this was mental the
Major was too well bred to Ratter II
comparative stranger i'll that extrava-
CANT style.
In the evening the Major promis-
ed he would introduced him to u few
"congenial spirits whom it was as
IN honor to know, and the de-
tective smiled blandly, saying:
81 would be pleased to become ac-
Quilted with any gentleman whom
the Major honors with his friendship"
The tlattered Major insisted on
taking another drink with Mr.. Fabian
after which the latter left the saloon
to take Il walk and see the city, as
he observed. But his real object
was to see the Major and ascertain
the character of the Majors saloon
and the reputation Of it's trequenters.
His honor informed him that the
place was one of bad repute, being
the resort of thieves, burglars and
pickpockets, both male and female.
Varnoe, however, kept his name
and profession Il secret from the
Mayor. He was well aware that
many of the New York detectives
and police officers were in collision
with a number of the most desperate
characters hence, toilet the Mayor or
his officers know that he was i'll their
midst, would be equivalent to telling
the burglars he was aiming to cap
ture, that Philadelphia detective
was Oh their track! Varnoe still had
his wits in hand, and could not pos
sibly commit 50 silly II blunder as
that.
In the evening, at about 8 o'clock,
the saloon began to present IL pretty
lively appearance, most ofthe visitors,
belonging to that class known as
: "f,st men, men. There were rude,
illiterate fellows; fashy, and vulgar
fellows, and genteel-looking men
/ who, but for "solid" men OF means,
)! their bearing and language being cal
culated to convey that impression.
:! Varnoe, as we have before observ-
ed, was very good physiognomist,
and could give a pretty accurate
guess at the PERSONS character, dis
position and proclivities after IL close
observation. He studied the face OF
each in turn us they entered, and
wondered which of them was the
"Jim" he most wished to see. But
as he knew not what sort of a person
he might be, he finally hit upon a
sharp looking, genteel chap OF about
thirty, as the Church street burglar.
He was just the kind Of fellow a
''fast'' woman would take fancy
to.
A number of the visitors appeared
to regard this man with a great deal
of Difference, and the detective judg-
ed him to be u chief among them,
and anxiously awaited the hour when
the Major would have leisure to in,
troduce him to those ''congenia
, Spirits" But the steady influx Of
patrons kept him and his bar-maid
very busy for quite period, and ii
| was past before the host could leave
the bar in charge of the girl aad re-
deem his promise to "Mr. Fabian"
But now he came forward, and call.
ing several of the men by name, led
them into a room in the rear OF the
, bar-room, and held low consulta'
ton with them, after which he came
. out and approaching the detective
, said: Mr.. Fabian, ifyou will stel
into the rear apartment | shall III
: troduce to you some Of the boys
. spoke Of"
The detective followed him, ant
soon stood in their midst. The Majo
then introduced him, and by so dom!
mentioned the Mame of each one a
he was introduces to VarnOe. Th'
, sharp-looking chap was Pete Burns