Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-03
TWO DOLLAR BILLS.
AN INTERESTING STORY By MACK.

AN INTERESTING STORY BY MACK
Detective Bridwell. of the local force,
sat in his office at headquarters reading
an account of the operations of noto-
Iious band of counterfeiters and general
criminals, who had of late been food
ing the country with spurious two doll
lar bills So cleverly was the work done
that none but an expert could detect the
errors in their manufacture. While
sitting there Lieutenant Smithers. his
superior officer. called to him to come
to the main Office. Bridwell and the
lieutenant were closeted in close con-
versation for about half an hour. when
the former went to his locker and took
therefrom heavy overcoat, two A cal
iber revolvers, a @short" club, pair OF
@nippers, and set of steel handouts
@If you can not do the job tonight,
BridwelI, stay out until you do. were
the parting words given him by his
superior officer.
Bridwell left headquarters in brown
study. He knew not what to do He
had been detailed to look up the counter
feiters, and had been cautioned not to
return until he had either secured them
or had received enough evidence to con-
vict the wanted criminals. He first
went to his home on Main street. and
after telling his loving little wife on
what job he had been detailed lie
stepped out into the chilly morning air.
what the deuce shall do, quoth
Robert; mot clue of any sort, nowhere
to go to get one; but / obey orders or I'll
get dismissed. Here I've been in the
detective service for II years and this is
the first inexplicable case I've ever
tackled, but I'll work it out or my name
is not Bob Bridwell. "
The detective jumped ON car, and
when the conveyance had proceeded
several blocks down the street hard
looking man whose face was covered
with full. but cropped beard, boarded
the car, and when the conductor came
in to collect the fares Bridwell was not
loath to notice that he rendered for his
fare bright crisp two dollar bill
perhaps it would not be bad move
for me to watch this fellow, soliloquized
Bridwell. @Tll tell in q few seconds
whether he will bear watching or not
The conductor now neared Bridwell,
and put out his hand for the fare.
II have nothing less than a ten dollar
note, said the criminal hunter.
SORRY, sir, but / am not allowed to
change over two dollars, but may be
some of the passengers can do it for
you
The man with the cropped beard Inn
mediately offered to change the bill,
and gave Bridwell FIVE two dollar notes
for it He happened to have another
note of the same denomination in his
pocket, and this he gave the conductor,
putting the suspicious bills in his inside
pocket
@Union Depot, sang out the fare
taker as the car stopped, and the pas
sengers began to get out. among them
being the suspect and the detective.
The former went to the ticket Office,
and secured ticket for Huntington,
and paid for it with q new two dollar
bill Huntingtonis a settlement situated
about 12 miles from the city. The de
tective bought one for the same place,
and as the train had been made up he
went into the smoker to finish his cigar.
When he got into the car he noticed
his man il the front seat putting on {
dirty black pipe filled with foul smelling
tobacco. Shortly after the train left the
depot the train boy came along with hi
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