Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-10-03

through tho Golden Cato, when O tele-
gram reached him. IL was from his
London solicitor, and ran thus: 'l,ar-
mer boltcd, sold horses and cab, beaten
vito, gone TO New York. Have oom-
municated with agents there; send thcm
authority TO act"
This was terrible news, and was soon
followed by another tele gram from Mr..
Spottiswoode's agents in New York, an
nouncing that they had got Barmer and
cast him into tho Tombs.
Josiah wished Spottiswoode had not
been SO prompt, and had let Barmer go
off with his ill-gotten gains, which after
all were not so much, seeing that he
had already been proprietor three
months, and that ten shillngs week
had been paid with moderate regularity.
However, the thing was done now.
What remained was TO undo 1t as quickly
as possible. He accordingly telcgraphed
TO Mr.. Aminadab j. p. Devotion, Spot
tiswoode's agent in New York, to let
Barmer go. To this he promptly re.
ceived the following reply:
"Barmer won't go. Demands com.
pensation, unlawful Imprisonment.
Come TO town."
This wa, cheerful incident, but
there was no help for 1t, aud Josiah
YEARLY wendell his way to New York.
Upon his arrival he learned that James's
capture had been effected under circum-
stances rejecting the highest credit OH
Mr.. Aminadtb j. p. Doveton's young
MN. lie had b ,arded the vessel on
which James was reported to be q pas
senger, and had inquired for him by
name. But thero was no James Bar
mer on tho passenger list.
/" You can take look round for ard"
the purser said. "All the Storage pas
sengers arc there except one chap that
we've got locked up in his berth. He's
had the blues"
The young MN Inspected the steer
age passengers, but failed 10 find any
one answering to tho description Of
James Blrmer.
"Lot's have l,ok at the man with
the blues" no said
The patient was now convalcsccnt,
and sat up In his berth, staring with
lack-lustrc eve. 1T the new corners.
"Well, Jane b " nor, how are you
to-dayp" said The cn,c Young man.
"Who tod YOU my nimcp' the inter-
e'ting convalesccnt yrowlcd, in voice
that would have been familiar enough
to josiah had no been privileged to
hear IL. Honest jana, had shipped as
Wi liam Wilson, but, taken aback In
this way, he was not really enough to
deny his identity. The cute young
man had him forthwith hauled to the
Tomb,, whore he wat searched, and
forty pounds were found sewcd In the
lining of his wal tcoa'.
At Il st Jams cave him elf ND for
lost. and in the dead unhappy night was
iilled with rom use that he had not
drunk IN IRE OF the procscd Of the sale
Ho had done pr city well, no owned, but
had h. known Of his impending fate he
would have done better With the day
came hope. James found in a fellow
| denizen in the Tomb, gentleman who
had at one time beei a respectable citi-
zen, and an attorney in good practice.
He had Committed ONE little error
mixed up his client, accounts with his
own-and his cise was now awaiting in
vestigation by one of the Judges. Ques-
tioning James on the circumstanc that
brought him thither, Mr.. Cheytol dis.
covered q erious law in tho procedure.
James had unquesti )nably beon lille sally
arrested. Apart from the non observ-
anco Of certain form, ii there was any
charge against him at all, it was a IN ".
ter for civil action.
"You've got good case, young
man," Mr.. Chew;on sententiously oh.
served. cit ought to be worth five hun
| dr., ri dali 10 Ia ,at
James small gray eyes, deeply sunken
under bullet forehead, lit up with
cheerful reflection. Mr.. ChowLon bar
gained for fee of twenty dollars, to be
paid out of Josiah's pocket, to which
James readily as.ented, rejecting that,
as he would be out before Mr.. Chewton.
payment would be optional. Fully in
structed, he treated the emissaries of
Josiah's lawyer with disdain.
"Them as put mo here 'ull ave to
git me out, but they'll ave to pay for it
fust," he said. Only that, and nothing
more. II was good formula, and
James stuck to il.
"James Barmer," said Josiah, when
he came down and WAS taken t. visit
his old servitor, "It's very sad to see
you here. never would have thought
it of you."
"Nor I'd never ave thought it Of you,
yer old specialized baby" said James,
cycling his bsne'actor with look Of
contempt. "Wry, you ANT fit tn be
trusted out with a. NUS. Instead 81.
'avin' cab yer ought to ave p' amb.
lator. never seed m IN of ycr age
more like baby, and nice mess yer
| in, n , ~. 10, In;
bloke into prison as II yer was the Bay
o. Naples, and could DO wot yer liked !
Tell yer wot, Mr.. Smith; it III cot Yer
a hundred pun afore yer see the Il -
this"
Josiah was very much shocked at the
altered tone of James Barmcr, aud be-
gan seriously to think that h. h j been
deceived i'm him. Il was evidently no
use arguing with him in his present
mood. Josiah was inclined To follow
his usual impulse, and hand out tho sup
p]emcnt to the fare demanded. But a
hundred pounds was good deal, in ad-
dition to the hundred pounds originally
invested in his now dispersed stud. Mr..
Aminadab j. p. Dovc;ol, who felt that
his young man had been to- 81 up, un
dcrtook to soc what e,ild DO douo. lie
had an interview with Jam 8, and in the
end succeeded in inducing him TO acce 1t
fifty pounds, and be G od emo 'sh 10
leave tho prison and go rs way. Tni-
James did, permitting him CT the ad
ditional luxury Of not paying Mr.. Chew.
ton.
Josiah returned TO England much do.
pressed by the evidence Of the depravity
of human nature ~ illustrated in tho
case OF James Barmer. Suspicion once
aroused, doubt darkened over many
episodes of his connection with the cab.
man. He began to believe that Bill
Muggins wa' an entirely imaginary per-
son, and that no transncJijn such as that
described by James B,rmer had ever
taken place. He was also convinced
that It was not four miles from King
street, st. James,, to Vistoria station.