The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1888-06-23

nand to hand until they reached you.
Aside from the impossibility of such
a thing happening, it Is impossible on
account of the time. They were is
sued at Union City on July Esd,
and you cashed them on July 25th.
Now, it is my duty to tell you that
unless you tell me all you know, and
assist me in every way, l must place
you under arrest"
This was long speech for the in
spector, q man of deeds rather than of
words, to make. Through it all he
kept his piercing gaze fixed on Mr..
Sterling's face. The countenance of
the merchant had turned ashen gray.
"My God!" he exclaimed, "think of
my wife and family" With that his
reserve broke down, and he acknowl
edged the truth of the inspectors dis
covery and added many details. Very
unwilliDgly, also, he pledged his word
to appear on the witness stand against
Whitman when he should be arrested.
AS for the whereabouts of the former
postal clerk, Mr.. Sterling declared he
knew nothing.
V.
"You may be quite sure that Whit
man is in some city in western or CEN
trail New York." wrote the chief in
spector in his letter of instructions to
his agent, whom he also compli-
mented for his skill and sagacity in
unraveling so successfully the mys-
terry OF the postal notes. "You have a
good description of him. Get on his
Jrail."
That was not an easy matter. The
case against Whitman was now le-
gally perfect, but it remained to find
the culprit. He had evidently left
Elmira. After tedious search it was
learned that another young man, an
intimate friend of Whitman, and a
gambler and "fast boy" had left Ell
mira at about the same time as the
discharged postal clerk. This young
mans name was Forrest, and his vices
lett broad trail behind, easy to fol-
low. A woman of his acquaintance,
it was learned, had also left Elmira
and had gone to Syracuse. Thither
the inspector followed.
Forrest was there, and was easily
found. The inspector made his ac-
quaintance casually, but learned moth
ing as to Whitman's whereabouts.
1t would be tedious to follow the
inspector through search that lasted
a week or more and that covered sew
eral cities. Chance favored him at
last. He had returned to Syracuse
and was walking along one of the
principal streets when his attention
was attracted to young man whose
good clothes were betraying signs of
wear and whose face bore marks of
dissipation. He was slowly saunter-
ing up the street and his description
fitted perfectly that of the former
postal clerk.
"Why, how are you, Whitman" ex-
claimed the inspector, selling his
hand.
81 don't remember you," said the
ex-clerk, with surprised air, thus in
directly acknowledging his identity.
"I've been looking for you for some
time," said Fleming. l am a postal
inspector, and 1 arrest you. Now
walk along quietly and don't disgrace
yourself in the street."
"Pve done nothing" replied Whit
man. "Pll come along, but this is an
outrage"
Whitman was taken to Buffalo,
where the United States commissioner
held him for trial. His case is still
pending. The story of it affords a
good illustration of one phase of the
workings of part of the post. Office
department about which little Is
known.-Philadelphia Press.