The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-13

My duty. I decided after n moments
reflection, WAS plain-to denounce and
deliver him to the authorities
Quickly. therefore, least he should
leave before could have him arrested.
l explained myself a. well a 1 was
able II the nearest official lie looked
and was unbelieving. so. too, were
the others whom he summoned Ia hear
my story. That part OF it which re
ferred to the operation was received
with a smile; and the upshot OF IL WAS
that 50 far from effectiu- my eNpa-
TENTS capture, / was myself lightly
ridiculed as mad Englishman-
But l could not allow myself To be
baffled in what / considered my clear
duty. viz, To deliver \ foul murderer
up to justice. / determined. therefore,
to renew my acquaintance with him
there and then, To give him no iuklinE
of my knowledge of the truth. and Il
communicate once more with the Eng
hsh police, while continuing To keep
him under my own surveillance in the
Saxon capital.
When, with a polite bow, I ap-
preached and spoke TO him. he reeo.--
nized me at once; 1 could see that.
though At first he pretended not t.
gether, and spoke Of many matters Of
general interest; l flattercd myself
that nothing in my conversation or
bearing gave him the slightest ground
to suspect me.
That same night wrote a letter 10
the London police. again stating my
certain knowledge that this man.
changed though he was, was the muir
dcrer OF Mrs Bates. and suggesting
that they should forthwith send over
To Dresden an official armed with IN
formation a. to other distin gushing
marks on Mr.. Bates person besides his
aqullInc nose and heavy muStachc.
During the next few days I became
very intimate with my ex-patient. and
in pursuance of scheme | had formed
invited him more than once To lathc
with me from one of the floating baths
This he cheerfully did. being an admir-
able swimmer. On the fifth day from
my writing To London an answer ar
rived in the person of Stalwart detec-
tive from Scotland Yard. who informed
me that the real Mr. Bates had, a. |
suspected, the distinguishing marks
which could lie verified: among them
an anchor tattooed on the loft forearm.
which had myself, of course. noticed
while we We're bathing together. To
satisfy himself before acting on the
warrant he had brought with him, the
detective, Mr. lianway, 1t WAS agreed
should join our bathing party on the
morrow simple and not diSarrceable
preliminary to the contemplated ar
rest
But alas, for the schemes Of mice
and men, We called together at Mr.
Griffith S-alias Bates'-rooms ia the.
morning and found him busy with
some correspondence "If You will
wait for me half an hour or 50 ON the
terrace he said, (which Your friend
Will find very pleasant, I'll Join You
for our swim in about half an hour"
SuspecIing nothing, we took our leave,
and waited for him. as he had directed
But we waited in vain Whether
the features of my friend. Mr.. Han
way. were known to him. or whether
there had. in spite Of my care. been
anything in my manner To excite his
suspicion, / cannot say Suffice il that
we remained fun hour on the ter
race and then returned To find him
gone.
Whittier, we could never trace. and
have never seen him since. From that
day To this he has baifled the skill of
the police OF two countries, and it Il
my belief that if he Is still alive he has
again persuaded some guileless sur
geon to operate on him and once more
alter the outlines of his features be-
yond recognition.-Lon Million.