Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-22

Come with me to the Jerusalem. =
said Chambers, picking up his hat
I on II find there her name and agents.
20 to the agents, and they will supply
you with a list of passengers. What's
up now?''
Nothing Particular I answered
carelessly. Il have reason to believe
ir1erd OF mine returned from South
America this month, and / want to
make certain
Well, II he came under his own
name. You II have no difficulty iii doing
SO. Here S the Jerus;.lem!''
This Is, it is well known, a shining
club for the convenience of merchants.
1t tells them all about ingoing and out
going vessels, gives information regard
ing cargoes and i'll fact supplies all kinds
| OF knowledge useful to those who have
arsosies aIioat. Chambers was well ac-
qualnted with the mode of procedure,
SO l let him do all the work. 1t was
now the 10th of June, and as Francis
| had Informed me he had arrived during
the month there was not much diff
Guilty in finding what wanted.
Here you are, said Chambers, beck
oning to me. "Only one ship this month
| from Chile--a steamer, the Copiapo
Arrived on the 9th of June. Dane &
Paxton, As DevereUx lane"
/ copied this down in my notebook.
refused Chambers hospitable invitation
to luncheon and went off at once to
| Devereux laae. Here l had no difficulty
III seeing the passenger list of the Co
| plapo, and one of the first names set
my eyes ON was Francis Briarfeld.
This puts the matter beyond all
doubt, said l, making note of this.
If Francis Brialfield did not arrive in
London till the 9th of this month, he
cannot be the man now bearing his
name at Bellin Hail.
was now perfectly satisfied tina.
Merrick's idea was correct In order to
| confuse and throw me off the scent, Fe.
lix had followed me to Paris and ap-
peared in propria persona. But for the
doctors suggestion OF the shipping list
| should not have been able to prove
this, but now l held incontrovertibls
evidence in my hands to prove that Fe.
Xix was trading on the marvellous resem.
blance between his brother and himself
Francis had arrived in England on tlf
9th of June, he had met me at the Fer
inn OH the 10th and had there been foully
done to death by his brother through
y third party. But / was now On tbs
trail and hoped to run to earth both thu
unnatural brother and his vile tool
felt like the hero OF seine wild romance
On returning to ny rooms i'll Duk,
street / wrote off at once to Merrick
telling him Of my success in proving
the identity Of Francis with the ma,
who had been slain at the lone inn /
now remained for me to go down t,
Westminster and there make inquire
as to the movements of Felix on tn
night III question.
l felt confident that l could pursu
such search without hindrance, as h
woUld be quite satisfied that | woult
now rest after the Paris episode. n
man i'll his senses would search for
dead man when that man had been con
clpsiveiy proved to be alive. So Fell
doubtless thought and rejoiced in hi
cleverness in thus putting an end t
my inquiries. But mark how irorica
is fate. Felix advised me to consult
doctor about my hallucination, as h
chose to call it. / took that advice an
!, saw Merric.l. Merrick had nullified a.
his plans by solving the riddle wit
which Felix was trying to battle me.
1t was hard on Felix to thus be tn
means of pointing the way to his ow
destruction. But then fate is so ironical
That afternoon | received answers t
my kilograms. The first, from Paris
stated that Mr.. Felix Briarfeld ha
started for Italy; the second, fro,
Westminster, Informed me that Fran
els Briarfeld WAS staying at Belli
Hall.
No." said /, on reading these telt
grams, Felix Briarfeld did not leay
Paris for Italy, but for Marshminstel
, and Francis Briartield, poor soul, is NJ
: at Bellin Hall, but lying in the Esse
marshes. -
That night at 8 o'clock l left fc
Westminster.