Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-03

stCome, come," said the shabby ma
"you're too old bird to be taking O
like this. Come along quiet"
Ipleaded and threatened, but to n
purpose. A crowd of street arab
were following at our heels and PEG
pie passing by stopped to look an
smile.
1T have been a fool" [ protested
frantically, "but no more than that
cit was rather lame in you," sale
my shabby capuor, ''but the smartes
of you get left once in life time''
[ was finally allowed to order 6
double carriage SO that all three of us
might ride to the central police sta
ton, in this manner avoiding the hui
initiation of being dragged along the
sidewalk.
At the station [ was searched. It
can readily be understood that on a
wedding trip had carried no bust
ness letters or other papers of identi-
fication. The only name in my peck
cts was on the card which Evans had
given me.
In this card my two captors and
the several detectives present APP
peared particularly interested.
''The same to T." said my shabby
acquaintance. "Get the telegram and
let's see.n
The telegram was from the chief of
police of Philadelphia.
''Arrest Link Murphy, alias Stoop
| Meadows, confidence man, forger,
safe expert and murderer. Ona thous-
and dollars reward. He is twenty
eight years old brown curly hair and
stoops slightly. He was in Chicago
two days ago, but is believed to have
left there for Cincinnati day. Just
before he left here Monday night he
called at a job printing Office for cards
ordered that morning. There was only
one, which had been taken as a proof
for him to correct. He took this with
him. 1t was in old English type on
bevel edged white card, also gilt
edged. When he left here he wore a
light overcoat, dark felt hat and gray
trousers"
listened to this as to my doom. I |
was bewildered and desperately dis
heartened. What would my bride do |
when the morrow came and no lover?
While [ thought over the matter,
paying little attention to the CONVEX
sation of the detectives, I caught the
words "said' and observed it," [
yhof
have with my case.
Eyes" my shabby friend was say
ing; livery clever fellow, seemed to
me. Used to be on the force in Phil
adelphia himself. Shrewd fellow. He
put US on to it. Came in asking if
Link Murphy wasn't wanted-said he
believed he had 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
downstairs and he waited there till we
got back with our man. It was a
plain case and he took the money!
''Has he gone YETI" asked another
detective.
ellis train left at 1885," said the
narrator, looking at his watch. 'FI
guess he shifted pretty soon after we
came and turned over the money to {
him. Anyhow he's gone now, for it's {
exactly 1 o'clock"
[ had listened in absolute amaze
ment to this.
"Do you mean,' II asked, 'Ethat some S
man got 800 from YOU for pointing /
ne out?"
"Precisely."
1t must have been my double-no l
other than Link Murphy himself /
"Let me interrupt you just once '
nore," said I. 1T must send some /
to this young lady's {
amily. You won't let me telegraph I
Message through the chief of police at I
hat place. He will know Howard f
Pearson, and surely you can trust the s
chief of police!" /
''PearsOn!" repeated one of the
men. 1T think that's it. [ think our
nan telegraphed him over an hour Z
lgo. [ think that's the name.'
"What did he say?" I gasped.
tWho?''
"This man who pointed me out to
7ou. What message did he send to
Ir. Pearson?"
"Don't let it scare you. I don't
Know what it was' l
The Internal impudence of that man,
Ink Murphy! He had thrown the po
ice off his own track by having me |
lrrested, he had put 800 in his own