Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

part Of the way With her that was obliged
to desiSt.
She asked wistfuJly when She should
come again. replied, almost IauutIly,
that Great Porter street would not contain
ME another days that next time We met
1t would Oe with our troubles at cur
back
But my feelings We're not SO >anguine as
my words. ! was Obliged. gloomily, to
admit that the outlook was a bad one.
Still nothing was TO be gained 10y hanging
on at hentish town, waiting to be caught
like a rat in a hole
After my o'clock tea / went off for
long walk to cool my brain and arrange
my thoughts. by Joye" I reasoned.
as neared police station, why not
take the plunge to-nlght? But passed
on and presently turned into a music
hall.
Serio-comic songs and marvellous aero
battle feats We're not very much in touch
with my mood. so | was soon out of doors
again, and on the ton of a Hampstead om-
mbuS, en- route Tor my lodgings. Beside
me sat working man. He was contem-
platiyely sucking a short clay pipe, and
from time 10 time he cast looks of interest
IN my direction. The idea occurred to me
ttat he was thinking OF becoming a can
dldate for the thousand pounds reward.
1t had been "a matter of grim wonder to
me where peoples eyes had been during
the past two days; for, with the exception
Of shaving my upper lip, ! had made no
change IN my personal appearance And
the features which stared from every
fence in London were very much like
mine.
was mistaken, however. in my omni-
bus companion. lie had no suspicion of
the prize so near him He spoke at last,
and he said what ten men of his class
would have said ON that particular
night
Strange affair. that of the Liverpool
line. DO you think they II catch him.
81 hope he went ON. not waiting for
my answer, they won t, because that
would make it rather unpleasant for me-
Lord bless you could tell them something
about that affair chat would let daylight
In. But what | say is this long rs that
clap at large, why should mix up with
police courts. OF course if they catches
him lisa different matter. It nd be my
duty then, as an honest man, TO 90 for
ward. For, mark what say, he's inno-
cent, and can prove it.
could almost hear the thump, thump
OF my own eager heart.
started and cried Have you not
seen the evening papers p
yes, replied my working friend, and
produced Globe.
! glanced at it anxiously. Pooh That
is the first edition. My good man, you
must make your statement this very night.
Bligih is arrested.
He dropped his pipe in sheer amazement.
You don't say So Then I'll get down
here; there is police station in Henry
street, Joe Williams isn't the man to
Keep his mouth shut when there's any
good to be done by opening it.
| volunteered to 90 with him, and we
clambered off the roof of the omnibus to-
gether. was determined not to lose
sight of him. All my future hung on the
lips of that man
"What do you know of the affair."
asked curiously, as we went along.
Never mind, he replied, with eXag-
gerated caution, you'll know soon
enough.
Arrived at the Station my first care was
to enlighten the inspector as to the ruse !
had practiced on my companion.
This done, Joseph Williams, platelayer,
told what he knew.
1t is not necessary to quote him exactly,
his mode of telling a story was o slow and
bewildering one. Suffice it to say that he
had travelled in the compartment adJoin-
ing that in which were Andrew and l.
He heard our raised voices, he heard a
scuAie, and he opened his carriage door
and crept along the footboard till he could
look in at our window. There he saw me
on the floor and Andrews with the pistol
pointed at his head. He heard the re-
port as Andrews ared, and saw him fall
dead
Just then train was rapidly approach
ing on the up line Williams saw his dan
ger and returned as quickly as he could to
his own carriage Here he thought over
the tragedy he had just witnessed. Clearly
it was his duty to give information at the
next stopping place. But his inclination
ran in an opposite direction His past
was not blameess one and he shrauk
from entering the witness box and running
the risk of having that little escapade of
years ago dragged into the light Of day.
He reasoned thus-here am ]. a respect
able, Woodworking man. | have wife
and children, all OF whom are Ignorant OF
this dark chapter in my life My mates.
too, would look askance at me if they
knew had seen the inside Of one of her
majesty prisons
Finally he compromised with with bis
conscience. IT, at the end Of the journey.
or at any time. / was arrested he would
come forward: if not he held to the pro-
verb a still tongue maketh a wise
head.
So was proved innocent. and, the
necessary formalities over was "a free
man.
And the first use ! made of my liberty
was to call at the red brick kensington
house TO see Betty
What a happy evening we spent Ny
sweetheart's roses were coming back, her
blue eyes sparkIed, her lace gown suited
her to perfection But with strange fem-
mime peryersity, she declined 10 express
much gratitude toward Joseph Williams,
plate layer
He should have come forward at once. '
she cried, petuIantly. Just fancy,
Horace All the time you were hiding in
that dreadful Porter street. all the time
my heart was nearly breaking, that man
could have ended it all, and yet he