Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-12-28

self on the fact when hand was lald
briskly on my shoulder.
"You must go with me-" said de-
termined voice in my ear.
| turned about quickly, and found
myself confronted by n man who might
have sat for Dickens portrait OF In
spector Bucket. :,
"The fewer words here the better"
he added as 1 was about to speak:
"Wll you come quietly, or shall
summoa assistanceP"
demanded an explanation.
"You shall have it in due time, " was
the answer. "Will you come peace
ably or notP"
A short staff, surmounted by a
crown, produced by the speaker, con-
vinced me he had authority to enforce
nv obedience, and / walked along by
his side.
"Your name is Roach" said thin,
sharp man, into whose presence l was
ushured.
.'It is not" answered.
"Probably you will also deny having
three stars tatooed on the back OF your
left arm, just above the elbowP" he
added sardonically.
Il do deny it," | said, 81 bear no
such mark"
THAT is easily tested" was the re-
ply. "Turn up his sleeve, Jarvis"
The assistant obeyed.
II think we have the right man,
said the latter.
"Quite sure of it. " replied the sharp
man, after glancing at the exposed
member.
j twisted my arm so as to gain a
view of the part in question, and was
utterly amazed to tiHd the very mark
described by the officer!
"I-I never saw it BEFORE" l stam-
mered confusedly.
"Such statements Will do you but
little good" said the officer, "hrst, you
deny your name, and next the exist
snce of mark, which IT is impossible
you should have borne upon your per-
son without knowing it. 1t so happens
that this is the very mark to which we
are instructed to identify Roach, the
famous American bank-rObber, for
whose arrival we have been for some
time watching. 1t further happens
that your appearance tallies with his
description in other respects"
"All this is inexplicable, said /,
helplessly.
Except on the theory that we've
| GOT the right man" the other answered.
was a total stranger, had no frier DIS
to call for assistance. If | could only
find RollicksonP His quick wit might
aid me. Rollickson? A thought flashed
upon me. He had gone ashore before
me, and had seen him in private con-
ference with the man whom / now
identified with the one who had arrest
ed me- | remembered, too, that after
awaking from the sleep into which |
had been cast by the drug with which
he had rrlieyed from sea-sice ness, my
arm had felt sore and stiff for several
days. Might not Rollickson be the
real Roach, and might he not have
taken advantage of my stupor to place
upon NE mark similar to that borne
by himself; and had he not on landing
pointed ne out to the detectives as the
object of their search, for the purpse of
averting attention from himselfp To
this conclusion my mind came by one
of those sudden intuitions which Oft
times instantaneously produce deeper
conviction than the most careful pro
cess of reasoning.
Just then cab passed the window,
and in it came Rollickson himself.
"Stop that mani" | exclaimed, start
ing up and pointing him out.
The exclamation astonished those
present.
"Quick! quick!' l cried, for heavens
sake"
Impelled by my earnestness, couple
of policemen darted into the street.