Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-19
CHAPTER XVII.

The night following the evening on
which Paxton had resolved to arrest
Levi Kredge, the shadow" who had
followed the janitor since he became an
object of suspicion, tracked his man to
his boarding house.
According to instructions which he
had previously received from Paxton,
the Shadow" remained on the watch
before Kredge's boarding house.
Presently, as had been arranged, the
detective made his appearance.
Paxton had come to arrest Kredge.
He regarded the capture of the janitor
as so very important that he did not care
TO delegate the task to any of his sub
Ordinates.
The detectives assistant informed him
that Kredge had entered the house, and
without delay he rang the bell.
In answer to the detectives summons
the landlady opened the door. and when
questioned, informed him that kredge
was in his room.
Thanks to his previous visit, Paxton
knew the location of the janitor's room,
and he ran up to it without a moments
delay.
The door Of Kredge's room opened at
the detectives touch, but Levi Kredge
was not In his apartment.
Paxton reeOiled as he saw that the
room was empty.
He feared that the bird had taken the
alarm, and flown.
Darling down stairs, he questioned
the landlady again, but he soon satisfied
himself that she was ignorant Of
Kredge's flight, If flight il was.
A female domestic was called by the
landlady, and this woman stated that
kredge had hastily left the house by a
rear route a few minutes previously.
Paxton's fears were realized. Levi
Kredge had, so to say, slipped through
his fingers.
He searched the house merely as an
ordinary preeaution to guard against de-
ceptiOn on the part of his informant.
No trace of Kredge was discovered.
Paxton upbraided himself, saying:
why did 1 delay; 1 ought TO have ar
rested him long ago"
Half an hour later the detective had
returned to his office, and some of his
shrewdest and most successful auxiliar-
les were instructed to seek for Kredge.
But for the time, at least, no trace of
the fugitive was found.
Vain was every effort to trace him.
Judith was Swallowed, and all other pre-
cautions which suggested themselves to
the detective were taken, but without
result.
Meanwhile, Stuart Harland's trial
commenced.
The case attracted the greatest atten-
ton, but a detailed report of the pro-
ceedings need not be given here. Suf-
flee it to say, that it soon became evil
dent that there was little hope of Stuart
Harland's aequittal. Indeed, it seemed
that he was doomed to be convicted OF
the terrible crime of which he was I'M
justly accused.
The explanation which the lawyer had
composed for him, whereby he account
ed for his secret journey on the night OF
the murder. and his statement regard
ing the exchange of OvercOats, did not
seem to make a favorable impression on
the jury
To Edna Garrison the days of Stuar-
HRrland's trial were as years of agor J
and suspense.
On the evening before the last day O
Stuart Harland's trial, Paxton, Mr.. Say
brook, the lawyer, and Richard Stan
moro were assembled at the office o
the attorney, discussing the prospects o.
the accused.
MY only hope now is in the disagree
ment Of the jury, said the attorney, a
the conclusion OF the conversation
which took place between himself and
bis guests.
The same night Marian Oakburn, whS
hsd attended the trial from day to day