The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-04

following ut our heels, and people pass
ing by stopped to look and smile.
II have been fool" 1 protested,
frantically, but no more than that"
1T 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 u
double carriage, So that all three of US
might ride to the central police station.
III TINS manner avoiding the publicity OF
being dragged along the sidewalk. At
The station l was searched 1t can
readily be understood that on Il we'd
ding trip l had carried no business
letters or other papers of identified
tion The only name in my pockets was
on that card which Evans had given
nc In this card my two captors and
The several other detectives present 40.
pearcd particularly interested.
Tine same to 4 r." said my shabby
acquaintance. Get The telegram AID
let's see"
The telegram was from the chief OF
police of Philadelphia:
ARREST Link Murphy, alias Stoop
Meadows, confidence man, forger. safe
expert and murderer One thousand
dollars reward. He is twcnty-eirht
years old. brown, curly hair and stoops
slightly lie was in Chattanoor.
three days ago, but believed to have
left there for Cincinnati to-day. Just
before he left here Monday night called
at Job printing Office for cards ordered
that morning. There was ouly one.
which had been taken as u proof for
him to correct. He took this with him.
1t was in old English type on bcvel-
edged white card, also gilt-cdged.
When he left here wore light over
coat, dark felt hat and gray trousers"
listened to this as to my doom.
was bewildcrcd and desperately dis
hcartened. What would my bride do
when tomorrow came and no lover?
THAT card" said one of the detect
ives, lis the only one outside of that
print shop i'll Philadelphia. It's worth
saving
81 got that from man to-day ON the
train" | said, earnestly. "A man that
looked like me and was dressed like
me. haven't been in philadelphia in
twoyears."
They only laughed mt me-
1ou'vc lost all your nerve" said
one. "A thousand-tollar man ought TO
have some grit in him. Don't get rat
tied, sister. Brace up"
They began arranging then to carry
me to Philadelphia. They agreed that
this should be done on the first train
in the morning They decided that no
papers" would be needed and that
the sooner | was out of the way OF the
lawyers the better
"But let me telegraph. thea"
pleaded. 81 tell you I am the wrong
man, and can prove ii in time"
Then what are you shallin' so for?"
demanded one OF my audience
Because | am to be married to-mor-
row. The arrangements are all made.
Think what humiliation and disgrace
it will be to the poor girl If l fail to
come and there is no explanation. Let
me telegraph her"
beware of women" said the shabby
man. dryly. They're worse than law
yer5."
''Io her father, then" l insisted.
lies banker and IL prominent citi-
zen. There can DC no harm done through
him."
Don't know him. We're busy tall,in'
about you. Linlly, anyhow, and you
mustn't interrupt the conversation.
IAN polte
"LinlSy!' repeated, angrily. Don't
call me Linky."
well, Stoopy, then. Now shut up
mp or I'll put you in the dungeon"
What could I do? The thought of
the suffering l would cause tomorrow
was terrible But what could I doo
While thought over the matter, pay
ing little attention to the conversation
of the detectives, caught the words
said" and deserved it," / wondered
what connection they could have with
my case.
Yes, " my shabby friend was saving.
very clever fellow, seems to be. Used
to be on tile force in Philadelphia him
self. 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 downstairs.
and he waited there till we got back
with our man. 1t was a plain case. and
he took the money"
"tias he gone yet?" asked another de-
tective.
Ills train left ut $780," said the
narrator, looking at his watch. "Irucss
he siftcd pretty soon after we came
and turned over the money to him.
Anyhow, he's gone now. for it's exactly
enc O'clock"
l had listened in absolute nmaze.
ment.
"Do you mean" asked, that some
man got one hundred dollars from you
for pointing me out?"
"Precsely."
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