The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-04-13

What sould my bride DO ubtn the moi
row came and no loyei2
While l thought over TIE matter. pay
ing listle slten IN TO ths converse ion G
the detectives, | caught the words 'ssii
aud deserved IT, l wondered what con
pectioa they conld have with my case.
Yes. my shabby friend was saying YER
clever TEL os. seems TO me. Used 10 be OF
the force 10 PhIisdepbis himseli. Sbrew,
fellos. He put us omit Come 10 sskin,
il Link Murphy wasn't waited said b,
believed be bad seen bin. He showed uI
all right, and We let lin look at the tele
gram He said it was the man aud named
one hundred We put it downstairs and
he waited there Til We got back with onl
man. II was = plain case and be took tn,
money.
HIS he gone yel2 sked al other detec
tive,
His train left at IL IS, said the narrator,
'ojking at his watch. guess be shifted
pretty soon aft,r we c,me and turned ov.
er The money to him. An, how he's gone
now. for its exactly o'clock.
had listened in great ampzement to
tLis
Do You mean. tsked. that some man
got 800 from 20 for poiating me out?
Precisely,
1t must have been my eoable-no other
than Link Murphy himself.
Let me Interrupt you just once more,
said |. | must send tone explanation 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 po,
lice. at That place. He will know Howard
Pearson, and surely you can trust the
chief OF police!
Pear oo replied Que Of the men.
think that's it. Think that our man telei
graph ed Lin ovrr an hour ago. / think
that's the name.
What di he s,y2 gssped.
Who?
This man that poiLtsd me out TO you.
What message dill hs send TO Mr.. Pear
son.
Don't let i; scare you. l don't know
what it was
The infernrl impnderce of fiat man.
Link Murphy! He had thrown the POI
liece off his own track by having me srres,
ted, be had put 800 10 his oxn pockets
as net prof on the transaction. and finally
had taken 10 hands correspondence with
family OF my betrothed, l.aving me over.
lets to interfere!
was led to cell inally, still hand
cufied, to stay uutil morning. For five
minutes | va, lett lh,re. My cell mates
were two men, one negro. The whit,
man was beastly drunk. He woke up as
the dt or was unboIted for me TO enter and
then bolted after me. and presently he
was storing again. The atmosphere wss
sultry and mslodorous. There we're
theiv,s and cuithroats fer company was
one Of them. Tomorrow morning was
going to Philadelphia with my shabby
friend. wondered vaguely il my double
would actually take it into lis head 10
marry my bIi lie, and then wondered il !
was gong crazy.
These tbilgs wtrs interrupted by
another clapking Of bolts and rafting OF
iron eors. My shabby friend and the
turnkey ~e coming directly toward my
CELL The detectives WIRE swearing vi
cously.
Well, Lii Ky, be said to me. the lawyers
will get Sh,ck At } on, slt,r sll. lt's hs'
bess corpus. reckon.
Thank God Tx l4imed.
Liuky, tue detective exclaimed, teriousi
ly, what's tue use OF this2 You're only |
making toable t,r us. an thst siot your
b st game. Go long quiet. why dout your
A day or two or week a going TO belp
you any.
But the ehi,i said TO odd him snyhow,
int, rrupted the turnkey. F
liesrned that q telegram bad been re
ceived from Mr. Pearson, my brides faith
er, and that ihe obief Of police had order
cd de held in Ciucinnsti until the case
could be investigated.
The old mans coming on himself. adj
ied the turnkey. They tell me be char.
.sred special engine for the trip. aud he
!, 10 resch here al GAO : one hour and
w n,y minutes 10 wait,
Gradually | real oued 10 the conclusion
Ibst this must be tue work OF Link Muri
ply himself. That WAS the telegram be
lsd seut 10 Mr.. Pearson "a message that
vas bringing ihs ol8 gentleman on post
j sste to Cincinnati
WAS too happy 10 care Tor my shabby
trends di.sppoini ment or Irofsbity.
20, itiytlg smiled nj the II ought OF what
be would d. when be learned that | was
feaIiy OF Link Murphy. aud .hst the real
Link Murphy. bad swiudIed him ont oi
sl00.
There is u a., mora 10 be ssid Mr.
Pear 0 !, taking hold Of The ease 10 busii
hess like way. s,ol enlightened the mat
Ter oat vss KEEP, ia custody tao days
10 eoBfor, able qusrIeis under eusri, pos,
ponipg toe marriage jus, thai loas. wss
happy sad miserable. until | walked out
, free msn. and then wss altogether hap
py. ! ssen iorgsye quite hesriily my
shabby ffispd, lbe detective.
Tbs light of .tse wedding ~e ionnu
among Scores Of letters aud islegrsms OF
20 ientu aiiops. This MT
Nh. AND MIS- PsRkgA NJ. LIosAED-
wish you long, useful snd h'pfy lie 10,