Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-15
The GUILT TEST.

THE GUILT TEST.
II was Mt the time Of my return from
India. remarked Carlton Rhodes. tho famous
detective. that sottlod In London for few
months in order to carry out a study which
was then engagod upon thnt would help me In
my business Of solving criminal mysteries.
took "a room in Fitzroy street, which, as you
know, is situated In tho foreign quarter, lying
between Tottenham Court road and oxford
street Frenchman named Lorocq kept a
cigar store at tho end Of tho ol De sac beyond
where Rathhone placo comes TO Fltsroy
street whose place iroquented good deal.
Tho noighDorhood swarms with artists, and
had led him to suppose that belonged to the
palette guild. because any one In my business,
rs you know, is always looked upon askanee
by stnngors. One night / mot "a person in
tho cigar store who Interested me considera-
bly,. Ho was Frenchman and as l spoke
E,onch easily, he fet At home with me and
we had quite conversation. We talked Of a
number OF things, and when he finally left,
the keeper OF tho cigar store whispered TO
mo:
That's Loiebry."
"LoiobyT
or course. I know who he meant, IN
stantly,
"a follow oountryman Of ours, he said, by
way OF explanation; "blood's thicker than
water. You arc Fronchman, aren't your"
nodded my hcad but did not answer
prciorring not TO forswear my own country
IA sin which no one should unnecessarily
commit.
"Loiohry," the name sounded Ike music
TO my ear. ! felt as II partially under tho
influence OF au intoxicant. My heart qulck-
oned and sont tho blood humping to my
brain coils
Leiebry was the man for whom the London
police had been searching for weeks, In tho
belief that he had murdered q woman over In
the EAstorn district.
My silence caused the clgarmaker to look
anxious,
"You wouldn't attempt to do him any
harm. would youY' he asked mo- earnestly,
In French,
Harm" answered, almost too dazcd by
tho Information to make moro than a me
| ehanica answer
"Oh, certainly not I'd rather do him good.
II that woro possible" added promptly OBJ
serving his alarm
"llc 10 In disguise, Of COURSE continued
LcrooQ conidentIally, "And no ono would
ever recognize him but l have known him
Tor years and he has come to mo to got the
money with which to buy n ticket ior
America"
Whore Is he going to in America, / asked
"ro New York, / suppose, That's wher,
all the steamers run 10, aud he's best on In d
big city"
bright In both things. and unfortunate
too, replied as au idea suggested itself tJ
| me ON the instant
Hero WIS the opportunity for me to try nm
experiment which 1 had been waiting ioi
without any definite hope OF ever possibly OBJ
tninins II So ! said to the cigarmnsor:
81 shah bc leaving for New York, myself
very shortly. and II your friend wants to dc
what I suggcst u may help him ont Of hi.
difficulty, I've grown so lazy living In India
that l huto 10 wait ON myself nftor having had
IA servant to do almost everything for me
Besides, | sura to he sick crossing. and mas
want little attention. n your friend Lofo
bry cares to ~ Ms my servant I'm pay his pas.
sage over aud keep him, when there, until h,
gets something to do"
That's splendid arrangement Hell
jump at the chance | know, whom / toll hin
you nrc all right answered the Frenchmau
handing me box OF genuine tlawnas 10
his delight and assing mo to have a Hmok,