The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-08-18

street, up Grace Church street past the
bank aud Crosby hall, into Bishops Gate
street., and 10 on into Shoreditch.
A turn to the right into Commercial
street brought me into the Whitechapel
road, and then at renewed speed Iscudded
up the Mile End road to Bow. Past Low
church hurried, and Just as the clock
was striking 8 I threw myself on bench
In the market place In front Of Stamford
could zee nothing now Of my pursuer, al
though I knew he had not given up the
ch1.se. sat there for perhaps twenty
minutes under the dark sky. smoking q
cigar and watching IN occasional farm
wagon that rumbled slowly down the
Rumford road.
Then OF again started past Maryland
Point. until the red signal lights outside
the Forest Gate railway shone out through
tho haze Of the rapidly approaching dawn.
When mounted the stoop Of my resi-
dence the man suddenly appeared at the
corner of Tia avenue
bowed sarcastically to him. but, with
out sign Of recognition. be turned upon
his heel and disappeared had got
square with him anyway. Then en-
tered the house and went up stairs 70
bed.
Five days later stood upon the deck Of
the lnman steamship City Of Berlin, which
was lying in the MerseY, OF Birkenhead.
The passengers were all aboard. and an
hour would find. us steaming down the
channel. with New Brighton on the lee.
lhad deposited the good sized portman-
teau which carried in the little room as-
signed me. and was standing beneath an
awning near the mizxenhatch converting
with Chief Officer Charles Robinson, when
some one tapped me upon the shoulder.
turned. to behold man attired In .
tall hat. fashionable light suit. with .
massive gold chain hiding the expanse Of
white silk vest.
4 II would like to see you for moment, !"
he said. pleasantly.
followed him aft to the taara'l. whore
Nov. said he, In very different tone
Of voice. Il would like to know who Is
accompanying you to America7"
mo one. replied. promptly.
Are you sure" he went on sternly,
that you have no friend on board here
some one whom you are trying to smuggle
NO" rretorted simply. "1have not"
What made you act 30 suspiciously in
Londonf' continued the gentleman.
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start. could feel my blood growing
do you remember the night you went
to Wsstminster--to the parliament man
sionsf' - @~. !sI..s :. .3i
/ must confess that experienced a
feeling OF awe At that moment for the
English police department.
II presume" I said. with little laugh.
THAT you mistake me for q dynamitar
But had you been as careful in looking up
my good qualities you would have ascer.
talned that simply came to England 10
visit relatives and enjoy myself.
Then the gentleman grow very pleasant
again and impaired to me In strict conf
dence the opinion Of certain London de-
tective that was great pedestrian. He
even went 80 tar a. to point out the vari
ous places Of interest on the Birkenhead
himself for moment. he said.
That was the last saw Of him. As the
tender steamed of simultaneously With
the disappearance supposed he was one
Of its passengers But now for the
strange Incident.
When / awoke next morning found
Queenstown harbor fading In the distance
brisk wind was blowing and suddenly
remembered cloth helmet which had
purchased in London to wear during the
trip across. Iran down to my cabin and
opened the portmanteau But where was
the cloth helmet2 l distinctly remem.
bered to have packed it away On top Of
ny clothing Just before leaving Forest
needed It: After removing few articles
| found It wedged up on one side Of the
portmantsau But how did It get fhere1
Everything was disarrangsd. This was
not the way had packed up my things
before leaving London.
saw II all nowl While that detective
had kept me engaged In conversation, ss
the City Of Berlin was lying In the Mer.
sey. others had gone down Into my room
and overhauled The contents Of my valise.
They had hoped to find some evidence to
confirm the suspicion which = foolish
whim Of mine had caused to be cast upon
mo.
At the last moment they had thrown
web about me-a web which would have
drawn the guilty to the scshold.-Phila-
delphia Press.