Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-01-05
the street. you're going to have look at
it, are yous | wouldn't, if were you--it's

the street. you're going to have look at
it, are youa | wouldn't, if l were you--it's
dangerous"
Fitzgerald stood for few minutes at the
corner and then walked up Collins street.
When he got to the cab stand, opposite the
Melbourn& club, still suspecting he was fol
lowed, he hailed hanson and drove away
in the direction of Spring street. Gorby was
rather perplexed at this sudden move, but
without delay he hailed another cab and told
the driver to follow the first till it stopped.
1.-TWO can play at that game" he said set
tling himself back in the cab, "and I'll get
the better of you, clever as you are-and you
are clever" he went on in a tone Of admira
ton, as he looked roAnd the luxurious ham
som, ITO choose such a convenient place for
a murder; no disturbance and plenty Of
time for escape after you had finished; it's
a 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
turned up Powlett street, at which Mr.
Gorby exulted
''Aint SO clever as I thought he said to
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 of
streets, until it seemed as if Brian was de-
termined never to stop the whole night.
Look ere, sirr' cried Gorby's cabma n
looking through his trapdoor in the roof Of
the bansom, low longs this ere game a-goin'
to larstl My 'oss is knocked up, e is, and is
blessed old legs a-givin' away under imI"
"Go onl go oni" answered the detective,
impatiently; ''Pll pay you well"
The cabman's spirits were raised by this,
and by dint Of coaxing and liberal use Of
the silk, be managed to get bis jaded horse
up to a pretty good pace They were in
Fitzroy by this time. and then both cabs
turned out Of Gertrude street into Nicholson
street, thence passed on to Evelyn street
and along Spring street, until Brian's cab
stopped at the corner of Collins street, and
Gorby saw him alight and dismiss his cab
man He then walked down the street and
disappeared into the Treasury gardens
'Confound it," said the detective, as he got
out and paid his fare, which was not by any
means light one, but over which he had no
time to argue. ''weve come in a circle, and
do believe he lives in Powlett street, after
all"
He went into the gardens, and saw Brian
some distance ahead of him, walking rapidly
1t was bright moonlight, and be could easily
distinguish Fitzgerald by his light coat He
left the gardens by the end gate. Then be
went along the Wellington parade, and
turned up Powlett street, where he stopped
at a house near Cairns Memorial church.
much to Mr.. Gorbys relief, who. being, like
Hamlet, ''fat and scant of BREATH" found
himself rather exhausted. He kept well ii
the shadow, however, and saw Fitzgerald
give one final look around before he disap
peared into the house. Then Mr. Gorby, like
the Robber Captain in "Ali Baba, took care
full stock Of the house. and fixed its locality.
and appearance well in his mind, as he in
tended to call at it on the morrow.
What I'm going to do" he said, as he
walked slowly back to Melbourne, ais to see
his hndlady when he's out, and find out
what time he came in on the night Of the
murder Ii it fits into the time he got out OF
Rankin's cab I'll get out warrant, and ar.
rest him straight off,"