Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-05

/. disposed to knock, much less to use his
hands to open the door, for he gave it
> vicious kick. The lock was good one
4 and did not yield.
"Open the doorl" he cried.
open it yourself" responded the
chief, land come in"
The door was pushed open and young
.R,,l,n strobe in.
AS soon'as he stepped within the room
he was seized by the two men stationed
at the door.
With an oath, he tried to struggle free,
and was nearly successful, for he was a
very powerful man.
!, Tom turned the light upon him. He
did not know him
It was not to be wondered at, but he
I was, in fact, the young man who had
q chloroformed and abducted Annie in the
}, morning.
Good evening, Mr. Parker, Jr.," said
7 Tom.
& "Who in-great Godl Alivei"
Tom had been startled by the look Of
!, wild terror and horror that came over
the young mans face, and he saw that
it was caused by the sight of Fountain.
"Do the dead rise again? Alivel YOU
70 Fountain, alive? Am l dreaming-or
mad? Alivel killed you in Union
!. square, and yet alivei'
Id The man was evidently horror stricken
n and did not know what he was doing.
nj Fountain replied
81 am alive; you did not XIII me-"
j "But they buried you'll"
"Put the handouts on him." ordered
re Tom. 1--WE have the murderer at last. !"
to "You are great man, Tom" cried
f Chief Hanford, jubilantiy. "Once more
Tom Bryan, the keenest newspaper man
in New York and Hanford's Detective
u agency, beat the regular police"
,et mo" said Tom, not needing the chief
Of "You did not kill Fountain, but you did
Templeton. But how can you have con-
tinued to believe that it was Fountain
e. you killed, said Tom, much confused,
Il ''when the papers announced the death
pt of Templeton?'
The young man had recovered suff1-
GENTLY from the fright and consterna-
ac ton into which he had been thrown on
hn seeing Fountain, and began to realize
ou what he had been saying-the confession
, he had made-and so would not reply.
Tom repeated the question, but re-
ceived no answer.
Irc The chief, Hartford, said: "All right,
th my man, but you've confessed, and ST.
lence won't save you now"
"Well, said the murderer doggedly,
II thought Templeton was his right
stt name and Fountain false one he used
.ty among the girls"
n "By JoveF' said Tom, Il never thought
of it before. Doyou know. Mr.. Fountain,
. there is a strong resemblance between
et you and Templeton?"
tn 81 have heard it noted before, said
u Fountain lit is not strange; The same
i. blood raH in our veins"
=" The old man Parker had been strug-
Cling and making uninteligible sounds
HE in the other room.
~, Tom ordered the removal of the gag.
~ he struggled to his son.
-o' Unhappy boyl What made you com
Ill NIT that crimey'
err 81 don't know that your hands are SC
a. white that you can afford to throw
~ dirt"
"Oh, he reproaches meme"
lbt "Reproaches you, yes. Shut up. We
2 played big game for big stake, and
= we've lost. Well, stand game to the
:" last"
lef ''But this murder, boy, this murder
lie, that was not in the game"
nor ''No, it wasn't" replied the son with {
n. bitter laugh. sit was side issue of my
io' own. That man Fountain, curse him
sa' stole my girl from me-Marian-and
az had it in for him. That's all. Now tina
1sl I'm done for, I'd give every day ye
have to live to get at him once. :"
:, Marian. What Marian? The Marian
VII who lives in Hudson street now?"
be 1.-THE same. said the son.
La "What tangle is this" moaned the oil
u. man. ''She has the girl Armies mothe
in her keeping now, and she herself is
! daughter of James Preston"
e "The number in Hudson street, please?
or; said Tom.
a. There's little use in concealing any
thing now. It's No. ="
OF "Let me handle that part OF the case
get pleaseg' asked Fountain. ''Tll guarante,
til to return Mrs. Templeton safely"
'As you will" said Tom. you vii
do well to axe some of the chiefs mel
with you. We can spare two"
Fountain deDarted with them at once