The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

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 T." said my shabby
acquaintance. ''Get the telegram and
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 twenty-eight
years old. brown. curly hair and stoops
slightly He was in Chattanooga
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 only one,
which had been taken as 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 wore light over
coat, dark felt hat and gray trousers"
listened to this as to my doom.
was bewildered and desperately dis
heartened. What would my bride do
when tomorrow came and no lover?
That card, said one of the detect
ives, us the only one outside of that
print shop in 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
two years"
They only laughed at me.
You've lost all your nerve" said
one. "a thousand-dollar 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 mo telegraph, then" 1
pleaded 81 tell you I am the wrong
man, and / can prove it in time"
''Then what are you shakin' 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 / fail to
come and there is no explanation. Let
me telegraph her"
Beware of women" said the shabby
-, l.,
yers."
ITO her father, then" l insisted
Hes a banker and prominent citi-
zen. There can be no harm done through
him
Don't know him. We're busy talkin'
about you, Linky, anyhow, and you
mustn't interrupt the conversation.
'Tain't polite"
''Linky!'' 1 repeated, angrily. "Don'o
call me Linky."
well, Stoopy, then. Now shut up
up or I'll put you in the dungeon"
What could 1 do? The thought of
the suffering / would cause tomorrow
was terrible. But what could l do?
While / thought over the matter, pay
ing little attention to the conversatiCn
of the detectives, 1 caught the words
said" and deserved it." / wondered
what connection they could have with
my case.
Yes, " my shabby friend was saying,
very clever fellow, seems to be- Used
to be on the 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 plain case, and
he took the money"
Has he gone yet?" asked another de-
tective.
His train left at 1880" said the
narrator looking at his watch. "Iguess
he sifted pretty soon after we came
and turned over the money to him.
Anyhow, he's gone now, for it's exactly
one o'clock"
I had listened in absolute amaze
ment.
man got one hundred dollars from you
for pointing me out?'
Precisely"
1t must have been my double-no
other than Link Murphy himself
Let me interrupt just once more"
said |. II must send some explanation
to this young ladys family. You won't
let me telegraph her nor her father.
Let me send the message through the
chief of police at thai place. He will
know Howard Pearson, and surely you
can trust the chief of police"
Pearson repeated one Of the men.
Il think that's it. Think our man tele-
graphed him over an hour ago. think
that's the name.
What did he say?" I gasped.
'Who?"
This man who pointed me out to
you What message did he send to Mr..
/ Pearson?"
Don't let it scare you don't know
what it was"
The Internal impudence of that man
Link Murphy. He had thrown the po-
lice of his own track by having me ar
rested, he had put one hundred dollars
in his own pockets as net profit on the
transaction, and, finally, had taken in
hand 4 correspondence with the family
of my betrothed, leaving ne powerless
to interfere
l was led to a cell finally, still hand
cufed, to stay till morning. For FIVE
minutes | was left there. Ny cell
mates were two men, enc a negro.