The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-17
CHAPTER LyT
st,w. on SEyERl

| S1w. Or S.vERi
| But the bird had flown the .Samovna'
| gone-..sailed carly this morning. very sud
dinghy" said an Official of the pier wher
| she lay.
| Where did she eo,'
dunno. but think tho cap'n said as how
he was goin' bacl. 10 France
Who sailed by herr
no one, 'ccptin' the officers and crew"
Are you sure there were no passengers
on board-no lady, for instance.'
Sure. l knor it. Me or Jacks around
here mos al the time, n we'd a-secn any
| body else a-goin of
Sailed for France. Louvait was worried
This turn in affairs was unexpected, and
very unpleasant to the detective
Would the yacht touch at Bar Harbor
and take away the Princess and Fairfaxl
However. Lcroi knows thing abou,
this. I'm another point ahead Of him. -
From Portland all Bar Harbor passengers
take the cars Of the Maine Central railroad
The remainder of the journey must be ac
complshed by the rivals in company
IF Leroi once suspects that am with him
he will use every means. fair or foul, to hold
me back, reasoned Louvait.
Now Jean was very clever fellow and
well versed in mechanics. So he FASTENED
to the eager, painting engine in waiting and
informed the engineer that he was ex.
engineer Of French line and was very
anxious to observe the workings Of Ameri
can locomotives
Certainly" said the other. after a hasty
glance had satisfied him that the stranger
was not an impostor Its against the
rules, you know. But jump right up and
ride with u.s.
Leroi meanwhile arrived. and unsus-
piciously took his seat in the ears. congratu.
lating himself upon his apparent good for.
tune.
The train was what is now famous as the
.Vcstibule Express which accomplshes
the run from Boston to Bar Harbor in less
than eight hours and thrce-quarters.
As often as the engines were changed
each engineer introduced Louvait to his
successor.
Ere arriving at Watcrylle. on the Maine
Central road, this little Napoleon had con-
ceivcd most brilliant idea. Learning that
the train made but one stop between that
city and Mt. Desert Ferry. at Bangor. Inc
dispatched telegram reading as follows:
TO Amos Merrill, Chief Of Police, Ban
gor, Nc.
Arrest forger on Vestibule express.
Tall. big form, dark suit, full, false light
beard and moustache; sharp blue eye,
brown overcoat, light color and weight;
ruby ring. little finger left hand. Hold for
further directions
ANDREW MARVEL. Chief Police. Portland -
With this he rushed into the telegraph
Office, just ere the conductor shouted: ..All
aboard!' and, finging down two-dollar
bill, said to the operator, earnestly:
''Send ut once and be sure to date it Port
land. Can't stop to explain now: but don's
fail to heal Portland
He was OF like shot, and soon was on
tho engine again, Leroi being none the
wiser.
The telegram sped and so did the express,
and Jean Louyait shortly afterwards was
delighted to see couple Of Bangor police.
mon, powerful fellows, board the cars, and
emerge moment later with his great rival,
Jean Lcroi. under arrest.
The latter was highly enraged and en-.
deavored to explain matters. but to no avail
There was nothing to do but submit. This
he did, finally, with q very poor grace
sullenly watching the train roll out Of the
depot.
Louvait knew well that so clever a fellow
could not fail to clear himself, and in q very
short time. too.
Then he'll Lire an engine and 20 flying
down to the Terminus. know that he can
rctaliate upon me i'll the same way at least,
between here and the Fcrry-becausc we
make no stops. The Ferry's mere collcc-
ton Of railroad houses. ana there are nc
policemen there Ia, only place where he
can stop me is Bar Harbor itself. and il
ly+e lie. ~
the island, III defy all law and policemen.
So, guess, I'm all right
At tho Ferry lay the elegant transfer
steamer Sappho. She had lately been fur
nishcd with a new propcller-whecl and was
speedier than ever.
Going into tho eagine-room, Louvait en-
gagged the engineer III conversation.
what time are you due at Bar Har-
bor!"
Five fifty-fivc."
''Five fifty-five, chi That's run of near
~ forty minutes. What time could you do
1t in if you let on all stcam!'
''Oh, about tWenty-ninc minutes
Il don't believe it. See here, I've heard q
great deal about this Sappho. and have come
here to look Ut her. Ii she's what they say
she is. I'm going TO build one like her. Now
here's fiye-dollar bill. II you can make
Bar Harbor in twenty-nine minutes from
the time we leave, this is youys."
Precisely at $40 p. m, twenty-five min
utes after leaving the Ferry, the Sappho
touched the wharf at Bar Harbor, and Lou.
wait was five dollars poorer.
During this time Jean Lcroi had been
achieving wonders at Bangor. He had in.
duced his captors to make immediate in.
quirics about him. A telegram from Port
land revealing the true state Of affairs. the
Bangor officials realizing that they and
their prisoner were the victims of cruel