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ward OF traitor, for the gang eyiden,lv

P"Ss ny euI. " utmost suffered the re
ward Of traitor, for the gang eyidentl,
thought that had betrayed them.
so agitated and overcome was that 4
was some time before / realized that I
too, was n prisoner. However. It was Al
but had no anxiety on that score; ex
PLANTATION would be sufficient 10 reston
me to liberty. yielded without pro.
test, thankful enough to find myself unle,
the careful guard OF the stern policemen,
Little did l think then OF what was
about to happen to me-; had not reckon.
cd on the calculating vlllainy OF nv old
enemy. He had SO entanrlel mo in his
transactions. so carefully put on me the
responsibilities Of his neiarious transac-
tions, that when / heard my solicitor un-
fold the evidence against me as m accom-
plice was horror.struck. l was u known
companion Of NIaciarlane. had conceal
ed his identity with an embezzler, I
had passed numerous false notes, taking
advantage ofmy secure business reputa.
ton. | iiad even acknowledged TO the
gang that lha'l been partner in their
swindling transactions. rIT i5I
Worst OF ALL Maciarlane WINS free, Ue
had given information TO tho authorities
OF the meeting Of tho iorgcrs, and then
quietly ahscoN,le,l, whittier no one knew.
! furnished every particular about him,
but all attempts TO track him failed. eN7
Now that his scheme of revenge and
profit had succeeded, It was easy for mo
to see how IT had been accomplished, and
TO wonder at my own blindness in never
snspecting that was being made a vic.
tim. Having once put me Off my guard
by protesting his gratitude for my prose.
cutlon OF him, he gave me the note TO
change, with tho idea Of my making It
test OF his honesty. lie was waiting for
me Mt the bane next morning with his
pocketbook open todisplay the magnitude
OF his transactions. He came to my firm
because we could supply him with easily
convertible goods which, when melted,
could not he traced. The gold ho showed
me was bogus, Tho check he gave me on
the morning OF my arrest was dishonored.
Everything was managed 10 get rs much
aspossible ont Of the first, and lhcninyolye
mo In ruin.
had almost resigned myself to being
found guilty. Judge then Of my Joy when
my solicitor brought me the news one |
morning Of the capture OF Mactarlane.
It had been effected in the most unex-
pccted way. So Tar as we knew, all the !
members OF the gang had assembled on
that memorable night, There was, how
ever, one exception-a man named Barker
was delayed. Hearrived at the house an |
hour or two late, thought that things look
ed strange, and found the police in posses
sion.
He naturally withdrew. He heard full |
details OF the capture, and then went 10
find Mactarlane, who owed him personally
a considerable snm.- Macfarlane was not
to be found. hut Barker persevered;
tracked him Mt Inst, and demanded his
money. Maciarlane refused it; Barker
went the same day to inform the authori-
ties OF Maciarlane's whereabouts, offering
to turn Queens evidence, an otter that
was accepted. aEa
The result OF the evidence that he pro-
'ucel was that the jury inclined to the
belief that had been victim, and was
ljiudged not guilty. But though I left
the court proclaimed to be an innocent
man, none the less was Iaware that Mac
farlane had kept to the letter the vow he
made to be revcnged on me. sugs az