Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-16

arrival at the Grand Central station, Simpson did not return to the smoker, but seated himself in the car immedi- ately behind it, where he had the best position for seeing all that was to be seen. It was growing dusk when the heavily loaded train came to stop in the inn mense depot and the passengers left and began moving along the long platform. The detective easily caught sight of Fairchlld and was not surprised to ob- serve the East Indian walking directly behind him. The former carried small travelling bag, but the Americans, which was considerably larger, had evidently been given in charge of an congressman.
 It is a long dirtance from Forty-second street to the Astor House, but Fairchild seemed to feel the need of exercise He disregarded the solicitations of the cab men, and paying no heed to the surface or elevated cars walked toward Broad way, striking into a brisk pace and turn ing sOuthward on reaching that great thOrOughfare.
 II can walk it as well as he" reflected Simpson, but 1 would prefer to ride Hellor'
 In some way unaccOuntable to him the East Indian had vanished. He was visible only a moment before, but had whisked out of sight as if the ground had opened and swallowed him.
 II don't understand the meaning of that, but it isn't he that is of so much in- terest to me as this other fellow. He has the rajah's ruby, and it is that which is the magnet that just now is drawing me into this cOnfounded leg exercise"
 Quite certain, however, that the sepoy would turn up again, probably when least expected, the detective continued at tho heels of Fairchild, keeping so well to tho rear, however, that he was not likely to notice him if he happened to look behind him.
 But the young man conducted himself like one accustomed to tho city. He oc- casionally bestowed a g lance at the show windows, stopped to learn the cause of a crowd that had collected at Union square and then strode straight down Broadway until he reached the well known Astor House, which has been the temporary home of so many thousands of distin- guished and of unknown people since its erection many years ago.
 Fairchild made his way up stairs to the office where he registered. So many other guests were in the room that Simpson did not hesitate to step inside for the same purpose.
 He stood at the elbow of the young man as he transcribed his name ill large, round hand, and the detective wrote his directly beneath.
 II have a package which 1 would like to leave in the safe until tomorrow" said the former to the clerk.
 All right" responded the latter, await ing the handing of the article to him.
 Fairchild reached his right hand inside his vest and drew out a small object wrapped in brown paper. He seemed to wish to add some extra instructions, but probably reflected that that was unneces- sary, since anything intrusted to the safe of the hotel was as secure as If in the vaults of the Bank of England.
 That is the rajah's ruby" was the thought of Simpson, who quietly watched the proceeding. 1t is near its end-that is, so far as any interest l have in it Is concerned. 1 wonder what has become of my dusSy friend from Calcutta"
 He was nowhere in sight, and Fair child took himself down stairs to the rotunda for his dinner after having given orders that lis baggage should be sent to his room immediately on its ar rival-a somewhat unnecessary instruc- ton on his part.
 It might be thought that now, since the all important jewel was lodged in the safe of the Astor House. it was al together a work of superhuity on the part of the detective to shadow the gen tleman who had placed it there.
 Of what further interest was Arthur Fairchild to him? He could not enter the orbit of his anxiety until the gem should once more come into his imme- diate custody. Was it not safe, there fore, to dismiss him from further thought until that contingency should arrive?
 Possibly Simpson might have done this but for the well grounded fear, as he conceived it, that the young man was in personal danger from the subtle East Indian that had followed him from Northampton. That miscreant was pre- pared to commit any crime and if con vinced that the other still had the ruby with him he was likely to aSsail him in some unsuspected corner of the city.
 We will dismiss the rajahs ruby from consideration for the present, was the officers decision, "and I will take upon myself to act as a bodyguard to the betrothed lover of Miss Evelyn Glider"
 Still another question perplexed the detective, Where was the second East Indian and what was he up to?
 Simpson had made the mistake of act ing as though there was but one upon former memorable occasion, and he did not intend to repeat that well nigh fatal blunder.
 Those two fellows are plotting mis- chief somewhere in this great city, and Arthur Fairchild will be fortunate if he sees the morrow's sun without an en- counter with them"
 Meanwhile the young man, having fin ished his meal, had withdrawn from the lunch counter and was looking over the morning paper. A glance at the page as he passed convinced Simpson that he was trying to fix upon some desirable place of amusement to visit that evening.
 Miss Glider needn't distress herself about him," was Simpsons conclusion. "He won't forget her amid the excite ments and temptations of the great city"
 It was yet comparatively early in the evening, and instead of taking cab or the cars the young man set out to walk to the place of amusement which he had decided to visit.
 Simpson felt like protesting.
 "How long is he going to keep this thing up? I'm not as fond of walking as he, and he ought to have some consider ation for me-"
 Nevertheless there was no help for it, and the officer bravely set himself to the task. Could he have known whither the other was vending his footsteps he