The Lamar register., 1892-12-03

on the point OF going to my room and
to sleep when ! noticed shabtily
dressed man at the clerks desk star
Ing at me.
Just then another man Joined the
one at the counter and both stared at
me. After seconds conversation
about me. thought-they approach
ed me together.
Good evening" said one OF them.
what is your name, sir?"
Leonard" answered thoughtless-
ly and rather curtly.
The shabby man laughed bolster
ous.y, nudging his companion.
That's good" he said, "that's
clever. But isn't your name John
Lloyd Evans?'
81 am registered by that name," 1
had to admit.
"So-we want you, Mr.. John Lloyd
Evans. We want you bad"
Before ! could protest i was hand
cuffed. They started out with me,
one on each side.
"Come, come" said the shabby man,
you're too old a bird to be taking ON
like this. Come along quiet"
i pleaded and threatened, but to no
purpose a crowd of street arabs were
following at our heels and people
passing by stopped to look and smile,
81 have been n fool" l protested
frantically, but no more than that"
at was rather lame in YOU" said
my shabby captor, "but the smartest
OF you slip once or twice in lifetime"
| was finally allowed to order
double carriage so that all three OF
us might ride to the central police sta
ton, and in this manner avoiding the
humiliation of being dragged along the
sidewalk.
At the station / was searched. 1t
can readily be understood that on n
wedding trip had carried no business
letters or other papers of identifica-
tion. The only name in my pockets
was on that card which Evans had
given me.
In this card my two captors and the
several other detectives present ap-
peared particularly interested.
1.-The same to T." said my shabby
acquaintance. "Get the telegram and
let ) see"
The telelram was from the chief OF
police OF Philadelphia:
Arrest Link Murphy, alias Stoop Mead
ows, confidence man, forger, safe expert
and murderer. One thousand dollars re-
ward. He is % years old, brown curly hair
ard stoops slightly. He was in Chicago
two days ago, but believed to have lelt
there for Cincinnati to-day Just
before he left here Monday night
| called at job printing office for
cards ordered that morning. There was
only one, which had been taken as proof
tor him to correct. He took this with him.
| 1t was in old English type oil bevel edged
white card. also gilt edged. When he lelt
here wore light overcoat, dark ielt hat and
gray trousers.
listened to this as to my doom. I
was bewildered and desperately dis
heartened. What would my bride do
when tomorrow came and no lover?
While l thought over the matter,
paying little attention to the conver-
words said" and deserved it," !
wonder d what connection they could
have with my case.
YES" my shabby friend was say
| ing; very clever fellow, seemed to me.
Used to be on the force in Philadelphia
himself Shrewd fellow. Heput 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 he waited there till we got
back with our man. IL was a plain
case and he took the money
Has he gone YETI asked another
| detective.
"His train left Mt 12:35." said the
narrator, looking at his watch. 81
guess he sifted pretty soon after we
came and turned over the money to
him. Anyhow, he's gone now, for it s
| exactly l O'Clock"
had listened in absolute amaze
ment.
"Do you mean" I asked, "that
some man got 500 from you for
pointing ME out?'
Precisely.
1t must have been my douhle-no
other than Link Murphy himself.
LET me interrupt just once more"
said l. 81 must send some explana-
tion to this young ladys family.
You won't let me telegraph her nor
her father. Let me send the message
through the chief of police at that
place. He will know Howard Pear
SON, and surely you can trust the
chief OF police"
Pearson" repeated one OF the
men. 81 think our man te!egraphed
him over an hour ago. | think that's
the name"
What did he say?"I 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"