The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

My duty, I decided arter -
ment's reflection, was nIain u ny
nounce and deliver him III TIL ae-
thorities M Nh Vhe au-
uickly, therefore, Ieast III sbonId
leaEe before | could haye him az
IIesCea' 4 explained myself AZ wan as
\ was a0Ie to the neatest officiar Ho
looked ana was unbelieyinp M ~
were the others whom he summonod
70 near my story. That nart oe -
winch referred To the operation wao
| received with Smile; and tha ne
shot oL it was that s0 far fronn aeoat
InR my ex-patient's capture / was
myself lightly ridiculed as mad En-.
glishman. A1l m Ell
DuG \ could not allow myself to no
IN Led ia what | considered NV clear
guy VIZ, to deliver a foul mnrdnrar
ap W Justice. determined there
iofe' 70 renew my acquaintance with
hlm there and then, to give Hin No
mixing AZ my KNOWLEDGE If the
oIuUn' ana To communicate once
nlofe Wlth the English police while
continuing to Keep him under INV
oWn surveillance in the Saxon can.
ital zap
When, with a polite bow, an.
preached and spoke To him. ~ recog-
nlzed me alt once; | Could see that
though AZ first he pretended not tn
know me. WE had glass Vi Beer to.
gether and spoke of many matters
Of general interest | fatterjng NV.
selt that pDthing ia my con Fersation
ri Dearlng gave him the Slightest
ground To suspect ME.
mat same night | wrote lone
letter to the London roIice, again
stating my certain knOwledge thar
this man, changed though be was
was the murderer of Mrs. Bates. and
suggesting that they should forth
WITH send over to Dresden an Official
armed with information az to other
distinguishing marks on Mr. Bates
person besides his aquiline nose and
heavy mustache.
During the next few days became
very intimate with nv ex-Jat;ent
ana ia pursuance OF a scheme / had |
formed invited him more than once
to battle with me from one Of the
floating baths. This he cheerfullv |
dld, being an admirable swimmer. !
On the fifth day from my writ b. to
LONDON an answer arrived ia the |
person Of stalwart detective from
Scotland Yard. who informed me
that the real Mr. Bates had, as sus-
pected, the distinguishing marks
which could be verified; among them
an anchor tattOOed on the left fore
arm, which | had myself Of course,
noticed while we were bathing to-
gether. TO satisfy himself before
acting On the warrant he had brought
With him, the detective, MI. Han
way ii was agreed, should Join our
bathing party on the morrOW---a Sim
de and not disagreeable preliminary
p the contemplated arrest
But alas. for the schemes of mice
md men! We called together at Mr..
alias Bates-rooms ia the
morning and found him with some
correspondence. IF you will wait
or me half an hour or so on the ter
Ice" he said (which your friend
vii find very pleasant. iii Join you
OF our swim in about half an hour" !
Inspecting nothing, we took our
cave, and waited for him, as he had
irected.
But we waited ia vain. Whether
he features Of my friend, Mr.. Han G
Tay, we're known to him, or
neither there had, in spite Of my I
are, been anything in my manner to I
xcite his suspicion, ] cannot say. c
utfice it that we remained full a
our on the terrace, and then re- a
lrned to find him-gone. S
Whittier, we could never trace, and v
have never seen him since. From n
lat day to this he has batfied the b
Kill Of the police Of two countries, s
I'd it II my belief that if he is still t
i've he has again persuaded some o
lileless surgeon to operate on him "
ID once more alter the outlines of Il
Is features beyond recognition. ~ Il
ZrIon MIlsz~