The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-01


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Here q sudden thought struck him, and
rising out OF his seat he walked to tho oener
end OF the carriage and threw himself on inc
cushions, as If DESTROYS Of escape from him
self
What grounds can that man have Tor
| stispectng mef he said aloud. mo one
knows was with Whyte on that night, and
the police can't possibly bring forward any
evidence 20 show that | was Pshaw!n he
went on, inpa,iently buttoning up his coat.
II am ike child afraid Of my shadow-the
fellow on the pier Is only some one cut for
breath Of fresh air as he said himself-I am
quite safe"
All the same he did not feel easy in his
mind. and when the train arrived at the
Melbourne station he stepped out on 10 the
platform with SILVER aud a quick look
round rs II he expected 70 feel the detec-
tive's hand on his shoulder He saw no one,
however. at all like the man he had met on
the ST Kilda pier, and with a sigh Of relief,
LEFT the station. Mr.. Gorby, however, was
on the watch. and followed him at a safe dis
lance along the platform. Brian left the
|
street. apparently in deep thought When
he got 20 Russell street he turned up there,
and did not stop until he came close to the
Burke and wills monument. in the very
place where the cab had stopped on the night
of Whytc's murder
"Ahm said the detective 10 himself. rs he
stood in the shadow on the opposite side OF
the street You're going % have look at
il. are you, | wouldn't, If were you-it's
dangerous
Fitzgerald stood for few minutes at the
corner and then walked mp Collins street
When he got 10 tue cab staud, opposite the
Melbourne club stu suspecting he was FOL
lowed. he hailed a hanson and drove away
in the direction Of Spring street Gorby was
rather perplexed al this sudden move. but
without delay be hailed another cab and told
the driver 70 follow The first tin IL stopped
1.-Two can play at hat game, he said, set
Ting himsel, back IN the cab, "and III get
the better Of YOU clever as you are-and you
are clever he went ON IN a tone OF admira-
tiop. as he looked round the luxurious han
som. "to choose such "a convenient place for
q 'murrix: no disturbance and plenty OF
time for escape after you had finished, IT'S
pleasure going after chap like you in
stead Of men who tumble down like ripe
fruit. and amt got any brains to keep their
crime quiet
While the detective thus soliloquized his
cab following on the trail Of the other, had
turned down Spring street and was being
driven rapidly along the Wellington parade
In the direction OF East Melbourne 1t then
turred up Powlet: street az which Mr..
Gorby exulted.
"Ain't SO clever as thought he said 10
himself shows his nest right off, without
any attempt to hide it,
The detective, however, had reckoned
without his host, for the cab in front kept
driving on. through an interminable maze ot
streets. unit u seemed as II Brian was dc
termined never 10 stop the whole night.
Look 'ere. sir" cried Gorbys cabman
looking through bis trGpdoog In the roof OF
the hansom "ow longs this ere game a-goin'
TO larstl Ny 'oss Is knocked mp, % is, and Is
blessed Old legs a-e.yu' away under I'M"
$50 onl go ON" answered the detective,
impatiently; I'm pay you Well"
The claimants spirits We're rei~el by this,
and by diut Of coaxing and liberal use Of
the silk. he managed 10 get his jaded horse
up TO "A pretty good pace They were m
FitNoy hy this time, and then both cabs
turned out of Gertrude street into Nicholson
street. thence passed on TO Evelyn street
and along Sprin. street, until Brians cat
stopped at the corner Of Collins street, and
Gorbv saw him alight and dismiss his cab
man. lie then walked down the street and
disappeared INTO the Treasury garden,
"Confound il, said the detective. as he got
ont and paid hIs far-, which was not by any
means O. light one, bit over which he had ~
titGe % areu.. we've come Ia circle, and
do believe le lives in PCVlett street, after
all go
he went into the gardens and saw Brian
some distance ahead of him, walking rapidly
Ii was bright moonlight and Dee cGIld easily
distinguish Fitzgerald boy bis light coat He
lett the gardens by the end gate Then be
went along the Wellington parade and
turned up Powlett street, where bee stopped
at house near Cairns Memorial church,
much 10 Mr. Gorhy relief. who. being. like
Hamlet, fiat and scant OF BREATH found
himself rather exhausted lie kept well In
the shadow however, and saw Fitzgerald
give one final look around before be disap-
reared into the house Then Mr. Gorby, like
the Robber Captain in "Ali Bahia, took care
! full stock Of the house, and fixed It's locality
and appearance well Ia his mind. as he IN
tended TO call at it on the morrow
what I'm going 10 do" he said, rs he
walked slowly back to Melbourne, us n see
his laudlady when he's out, and find out
| what time he came in on the night OF tho
| murder If it fits into the time be got out OF
Rankiu's cab III get out warrant, and ar
rest him straight of.
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