Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-05
THE WRONG MAN.
A Case Where the Joke Was on
the Joker.

ut was this way" prefaced the old
sailor, filling his pipe. He struck .
match, took a pull or two, and then
gave the following story:
I'D been of In the little trader
Nydia--Capn Mark Hazard--on trad
ing run TO the Sandwich islands.
ave came into port one fine morn
Ing, unloaded our cargo, and the YES
sci having to go into dry dock most Of
her crew, me included, had nothing to
do but stroll about and spend our
money.
Zone afternoon when we were loung-
ing about trim sharpeyed young fel-
low in o long coat passed us on his way
uptown.
"IIe had on his arm the sweetest
faced young girl ever set my eyes on.
"She wasn't more'n eighteen, her
hair was like gold and she was as trim
as yacht
"Well, I hadn't thought Of any Of US
seeing each other again, and I don't
think hob thought anything at all
about it; but an hour later the same
sharp-eyed young fellow who had been
the young girls companion came up to
us and passed word or SO about the
weather.
"'When do you sail and for what
place" he asked, after little time, ad-
dressing his talk to Bob.
"'We're out Of a BERTH said Bob.
1.-THE young fellow was going to leave
us when Bob said that, only q man
Standing close by us turned out to DO
q skipper short OF hands, and we
signed with him for whaling voyage
TO the Windward islands--lle coming
over to us when he heard Bob say we
wasn't hired, and hiring us then and
there.
Ills schooner, the Nancy, he said,
was lying three piers down the west
yard and was to pull out at about
'ircc o'clock In the morning
"Thc young fellow nslIed US to 20
long with him when things were set
led.
"'What tack are you drivln' at, any
vay?' Bob asked when we had stopped
N u quiet doorway; speak up, for
we're your men,
"'Well, It's this, the sharp-eyed
oung fellow said. i want to play
,ol;e on friend of mine, md you two
ill be paid for helping me-
"'0rdcrs?" said Bob.
"'-lt about half-past twelve o'clock
o-night come up to -, and he gave
IS the name of a clearinghouse that | |
'orget the name Of, and go up to the
iccond floor. The man want you to
take on the cruise with you Is in room
y, ut about the head OF tho stairs.
10 in quietly, chloroform him and
take him downstlrs to o hack I'll have
waiting in front of the house. And
Enough said, Bob interrupted.
I've done tho thing before. Smuggle
aim abroad, and when he gets his
cnses back he won't know who
brought him there and we won't be-
likely to tell him.
"'llow about the pay for the jobY
Bob wanted to know,
"'I'll give the hickman Ave dollars
to give each of you when he sees you've
lone the thing said he,
That's agreeable said Bob. How
ian we get into his room-the fellows
you want to joke2'
ut just so happens that the lock to
his door has been broken for the last
week and he has been unable to fasten
t. said the young, sharp-eyed fellow.
We're in luck, you see.'
1t turned out afterward that he
lis name was Fink Campbell--was in
owe with the pretty, sweet-faced girl
we'd seen him with.
"ller name was Elsa Horton, or I
make mistake.
And she was In love with the chap
his Campbell hired us to kidnap-a
handsome, manly young fellow, whose
lame was Fred Kingsley, and who
owed her for her sweet face and not
or the money her old father was said
0 have, the way young Campbell did.
Then he got her-she and young
IT seemed, were to be married
n q few days-to soy, without think
ng, thatif Fred Kingsley didn't appear
'hen 1t was time for the wedding she'd
larry him--as girls talk sometimes,
gu know.
"Then he must have begun to scheme |
ow to get Frank Kingsley out Of the 3
ray, or perhaps he had the scheme ali !
iade up at FIRST
bob and l bought q new tlt-out, and :
ook our bags aboard the Nancy.
Then about twelve o'clock or lit 4
10 after, we struck out for the board /
ig-house our employer had told ia 70 :
isit.
Campbell forged q letter and Axed o
so Elsie's father and she would get u
nd 1t had Fred Kingslcy's name at the 9 9
ottom of II, and said us how he was d
'rry, but he had wife somewhere :,
nd he was going of to see her. Ii
The upper hall was not SO very =
lrk, we found, when we got up to 1t. v
bob went around and looked at the q
imbers on The doors, and waited X
ntil he beckoned to me to join him.
Hes asleep said Bob, with a jerk "
his head toward the door, Il
ut was bit darker than the hall, !,
1t we could make out our man sleep
q on the had