The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
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pleaded and threat ned, but to no
purpose 4 crowd of street arabs we're
following at our heels and people
passing by stopped to look and smile.
II have been q fool" I protested
frantically, but nc more than that"
at was ra, her lame in you," sad
my shabby captor, "but the smnrtest
of you slip once or twice in a lifetime"
I was finally allowed to order a
double carriage 80 that all three Of
US might ride to the central police sta
ton, a d in this manner avoiding the
humiliation OF being dragged alongthe
sidewalk.
At the station I was searched. 1t
can readily be understood that On a
wedding trip l had carried no business
letters or other papers of Identified
ton. 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 APP
peared particularly interested.
"'The same to Il T." said my shabby
acquaintance. "Get the telegram and
let's see."
The tele,ram was from the chief of
police OF Philadelphia:
Arrest Link Murphy. alias stoor Mead.
ows, confidence man. forger, safe expert
and murderer. One thousand d,.llars re-
ward. He is q years old, brown curly hair
aid stoops slightly. H. was in Chicago
ih.re 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 q proof
tor him to corrert. He took This with HIM.
white card: alsn gilt ed ed. When H. ,e t
here wore light overcoat. dark cit hat and
gray trousers.
listened to this as to my doom. l
was bewildered and esperately dis
heartened. What would my bride do
when tomorrow came and no lover?
While I thought over the matter,
paying little attention to the CONVEX
sation OF the detectives, 1 caught the
words ''saId" and observed it," 7
wonder d what connection they could
have with my case.
EYES," my shabby friend was say
ing; very clever fellow, seemed to me.
Used to heon the forcein Philadelphia
! imse 1. 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 8 i'll it was the man and named
Que hundred. We put it up down
stairs and he waited there till we got
back with our Ii al q plain
Case and he took the money"
"Has he gone yet? asked another
detective.
ellis train left at 1885," said the
narrator, looking at his watch. II
guess lie Suited pretty soon after we
came and turned w the money to
him. Anyhow, he's gone now, for it's
exactly l O'clock"
had listened in absolute amaze
mcnt.
"Do you mean," l asked, "that
some man got 500 from you for
pointing mo out?'
Pre- isely.
It must have been my douhle-no
othe" 'han Link Murphy himself.
LET me intern upt just ONE more"
said I. ~ must send some explana-
ii n to this young lady's 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
chief OF police"
Pearson repeated one OF the
q II hink our man teIegraphed
him over an hour ago. l think that's
tho anna
"What did he say?"I gasped.
"Wllo?"
This man who pointed me out to
you. What message did he send to
AIR. Penrson?"
"Don't let it scare you. 1 don't
know what it WAS"
The infernel impudence Of that man
Link Murphy! He had thrown the
police off Ills own track by having me
arrest ell. lie had put 500 in his own
pockets as net profit on tn. trans
action. and finally had taken in hand
a correspond nee with the family of
my hetrothed, leaving me powerless
to intprferel
was led to a cell finally, still hand
cntfed, to stay until morning. For
five minutes ] was left there. My cell
mates we're two men, one q negro.
The white man was beastly drunk.
He walked up as the door was un-
holteti for me to enter and then bolted
after me. Heg,umbled at being walked
and cursed ut me, and presently he
WIS snoring again. The atmosphere
WAS sultry and malodorous. There
were thieves and cuthroats for com
pAny. | was one Of them. To.mor-
row morning ! was going to Philadel-
phia with my shabby friend. l VIC :
dered vaguely il my double would
actually take it into his head to
marry my bride, and then l wondered
If I was going crazy. | was afraid 80.
These thoughts were interrupted
by another clanking of bolts
and rafting of iron doors.
Ny shabby friend and the turnkey
were coming directly toward my cell.
The detective was swearing virinusIy.
"Well, Lucky" he said to me, "the
lawyers will get q whack at you after
all. rs habeas corpus l reckon"
"Thank Cod" 1 said, kuskily.
"Linky," the detective continued,
' seriously "what's the use of this?
You're only maxim trouble for us. an
that amt your best game. Go along
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