Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-19

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He took this with him. 1t was in old
English type on bevel edged white card,
I also gilt edged. When he left here
| wore light overcoat, dark felt hat and
gray trousers.
listened to this as to my doom.
was bewildered and desperately dis
heartened. What would my bride dc
when tomorrow came and no lover2
When thought over the matter, pay
ing little attention to the conversation
of the detectives, 1 caught the words
''said" and observed it." I wondered
what connection they could have with
my case.
"Yes," my shabby friend was saying,
livery clever fellow, seemed to me.
Used to be on the force in Philadelphia
himself. Shrewd fellow. He put us on
to it. Come in askin' if Link Murphy
wasn't wanted-said he believed he'd
seen him. He showed up all right, and
we let him look at the telegram. He
said it was the man and named one
hundred. We put it up down stairs and
be waited there till we got back with
our man. 1t was PLAIN case and he
took the money"
"Has he gone yet2" asked another de-
tective.
"His train left at 1885," said the
narrator, looking at his watch. az guess
he sifted pretty soon after we came and
turned over the money to him. Any
how, he's gone now, for it's exactly 1
o'clock"
had listened in absolute amazement.
"Do you mean" asked, "that some
man got 500 from you for pointing me
outl"
precisely"
1t must have been my double-no
other than Link Murphy himself.
ALet me interrupt just once more, :"
said |. al must send some explanation
to this young lady's family. You won't
let me telegraph her nor her father. Let
me send the message through the chic
of police at that place. He will know
Howard Pearson, and surely you can
trust the chief of police.
"Pearsonl" repeated one of the men.
~ think that's it. l think our man
telegraphed him over an hour ago.
think that's the name.
"What did he say2" gasped.
"Who?"
"This man who pointed me out to
you. What message did he send to Mr..
Pearson"
"Don't let it scare you. don't know
what it was"
The impudence of that man Link Muir
phyl He had thrown the police off his
own track by having me arrested, he
had put 800 in his own pockets as net
profit on the transaction, and finally had
taken in hand a correspondence with the
family of my betrothed, leaving me pow
erless to interferel
was led to a cell finally, still hand
cuffed, to stay until morning. For five
minutes l was left there. My cell mates
were two men, one negro. The white
man was beastly drunk. he walked up
as the door was unbolted for me to enter
and then bolted after me. He grumbled
at being walked and cursed at me, and
presently he was snoring again. The
atmosphere was sultry and malodorous.
There were thieves aud cutthroats for
company. was one of them. To-
morrow morning [ was going to Phila-
delphia with my shabby friend. | Won
@dered vaguely if my double would &C
tually take it into his head to marry my
bride, and then l wondered if l was
going crazy. | was afraid so.
These thoughts we're interrupted by
another clanking of bolts aud rafting
of iron doors. My shabby friend aud
the turnkey were coming toward my
cell. The detective was swearing vic.
iously
"Well, Linky," he said to me, "the
lawyers will get whack at you after
all. It's habeas corpus | reckon"
"Thank Godl" said, huskily.
"Linky," the detective continued, Sc
riously, "what's the use of this2 You're
only maxim trouble for us, that amt
your best game. Go along quiet, why
don't your A day Or two week amt
SN'" w hoiP gou auy.
"But the chief said to hold him any,
how" interrupted the turnkey.
| learned thea that telegram had
been received from Mr.. Pearson, nv
brides father, aud that the chief of DO.
lice had ordered me held in Cincinnati
until the case could be investigated.
The old mans comm on himself"
added the turnkey. "They tell me he
chartered special engine for the trip
and he is to reach here at 6:40-one hour
and twenty minutes to wait"
Gradually | reasoned to the conclu-
sion that this must be the work of Link
Murphy himself. That was the telegram
he had sent Mr.. Pearson-a message that
was bringing the old gentleman on post
haste to Cincinnati.
l was too happy to care for my shabby
friends disappointment or profanity.
positively smiled at the thought of
what he would do when he learned that
| was really not Link Murphy, and that
theTeal Link Murphy had swindled him
out of 500.
IheFe Is little more to be said. Mr..
Pearson, taking hold of the case in
businesslike way, soon Strengthened the
matter out. Twas kept in custody two
days ia comfortable quarters. under
guard, postponing the marriage just that
long. | was happy and miserable, of
course, until walked out q free man,
and then was altogether happy l even
forgave quite heartily my shabby friend,
the detective.
The night of the Wedding we. found,
among scores of letters and kilograms of
congratulations, this note:
"Mr. and Mrs. Parker NJ. Leonardo
wish you a long, useful and happy
life together. Be good enough in your
happiness 10 forget and forgive the suf-
fering / have caused you, and to accept
the heartfelt congratulatiou of Joux
LLOYD EVANS. Chicago Herali.
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