Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-04

and left all his money to her. Hawi
hawl haw! And then, you know, I told
her that had got rich, too. 1 made q
good bluff at it with your money and
your clothes and she believed me. So
we got married that very day."
"You married her?" gasped Lawrence.
"Yep. Married her as fast and hard
as parson could tie the knot. We went
up to New Haven and the ceremony was
performed there. AS soon as it was
over l left her there to come down to
New York, pretending had business.
So l had. 1 intended to work q fine
racket on your money, you know, tel
egraph to Kansas City for some more,
but you spoiled that. My rich wife is
waiting for me, suppose, in the Beaver
Hotel where I left her. You Just put
me in the way of getting to New Haven
and I'll be hunk and don't you forget
it."
Lawrence was overwhelmed with
amazement. He felt rather than saw
tho inconsistencies of tho story, but it
was circumstantial enough to alarm him
terribly. What his Bessie, so good
and pure, marry this fellow so suddenly,
and yet remain in New York, go to
court with Mrs. Bowers-it was impos-
sible on the face of 1t. And yet He
would have pursued the inquiry further,
but that he feared to arouse the tramp's
r"spicions. So they walked on talking
other things until they came to Jen-
kins' Retreat.
"Now I'm going to work a big scheme
here" said Mr.. Drane. "You just keep
your head and don't get frightened bit
and remember that whatever happens
I'll take care of you. I'm rich enough,
as you know"
"Blaze away, Gully, I'm wild ye," re-
sponded the tramp.
Mr.. Drane rang the bell. The door
was opened at once by an attendant
whom Lawrence had not seen before.
Tell Mr.. Jenkins friend would like
to see him." said. Lawrence, winking
mysteriously at the attendant. The
wink was understood. and both men
were admitted. The door once closed,
Mr.. Drane whispered excitedly to the
attendant:
''It's Lawrence Dranei you'd better
grab him, cause he's very violent at
times"
The attendant struck o bell and in
stantly two other men came into the
hall, seized the tramp, bound his arms
to his sides with a rope and hurried
him to o back room. He protested
vigorously, declared that he had been
entrapped, and all that, but his cries
made m ltters worse for him. Presently
the attendant returned and asked Mr..
Drane about the capture. Lawrence
told an imaginative yarn with as low a
dialect as he could muster, and wound
up by demanding the reward.
1--WE can't give you the whole reward
tonight" was the reply. ''The Eve
hundred dollars offered by Mr.. Drane's
friends is not in our control, but you
may have the fifty dollars offered by
the Retreat, and II you will call to-mor-
row afternoon l have no doubt that you
can collect the rest"
Lawrence reflected that fifty dollars
was pretty good price to pay a man
for capturing himself, and that he was
lucky to even get that. The money was
promptly turned over to him and he left
the Retreat after inquiring particularly
as to the hour when he should call again.
"It's pretty hard trick on that fell
low" he thought, shut he deserves it,
and will keep my word and see him
safely out. And of course I'll return the
reward"
With an the speed he had he hurried
to Bowery clothing store, bought a
cheap but decent suit, and then took
the first available train for New Haven.