Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
4 TRYING POSITION.

list~>Iu lIGll lIbWIlS lp WtTtiS t1iu rom words to importantly. had ended with q pcrrmptory demand for payment
 Not hcin| ready or having the ready to comply with her requirement, l had nothing for 1t bUt to vacatc my roonl and Surrcu,i,r ry night key. the former bcirg wanted. l was given to under stand. for lir. O'B,>il, ;,u old customer Of Mr.. Ein-wurtIin wl:on she was under q ;,:ndinE promise to accommO- dute and wi.u:l arrival WAS hourly cX pcctcd MT. O'B,>h. n.v here S;iy. w. Mr. Rin-vyu,!iy'.' Air>. Harris, I col.vv.iyur myth. o;Ir who never came, b,;t v:-;.S ;.!W::yI canning when q dclin- Gu, ,.g huar,.,r w.:S tn Tx got rid of.
 l::,l cr...vip ;hr city tn bc ;;n author. Lu1 ny ,.,.;. with tl.v pen Ia scrapc aCQU::iI.t.,!.,r with fame and fortune k.sl r. I,.v,.i ever successful.
 E,'.:. ll: last dollar. with no i'm mct'i:.: .! -',~ II ct another. and wcariCU vii, Il l,:'-, s-:',I-, II f"r I cheap boarding lu;;~,. NI!,,>,' [, rI:.~ were n"t ''invariahly III :.,ir,!n l sat ne down i'll au out of the WAY r,~tsur;,Gt tofI.r q tough beef steak and Inc still tuugh,r question of w..lt v..lS lv~t tr h,. du,!r,
 \ gI.:v,, lnnkiu- gentleman sat uppo- sic. diviJiu., his attention h,twc,n q bu;,!r of wiz, ;.n,l the evening paper.
 What :! l.,.n-liu- ~rt these detectives :!rC,'' :..ii tl., gentleman. whose tone Iy.; it q, tul whv;h,r he spoke to him. Sylf ,rl.
 '.N-nv. ' lc,untiru,d. answering my lor!.. ''h, rr.'$ tlIut bank robbery. nearly :; w,,k v,L. V. wi,h every clvw to .,uid.. jl!. rI .lu,. il, stimulus of q hand Su.lly reward iH~!,;,-~. these who should hAv,' !t,u ho. "u the scent within an hour >ti!! stand gaping. with their fin g,-~ ill Il!.:r In,urh-. Things were man. @@, ! I.ict"r>ut,y in l:ly day.
 '-N,u vccc a detective or,y'. ven Jrir,d [" sur:.i;>r-
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 |, y,.I~ Eu5 exactly tin" read tn fortune I had >,t ,,.; i:. Lu! il l,nk,d like :l >l:' Tier ,,:j ..t st.ltin=. At any rate. my c:rcuui-,1li,,-> w,r,. ,!,~larlt,.. and SAW llu l,-ttvr chance tu mend them.
 Il accept y"ur utT,r. I :;Iid, ''C.uI,. along. tI.,u. said the stran- ! -,r. rising. and having settled our scores w, left the place t"-,,thcr | IT. thr >tr,- h,t,s,k my arm. and aft i ,T :l long walk through un ,,luyutrd l'y- 1 >JT.tt> uiv c,.;uVaIIl,m called a halt be i fprn d >"!ulacr lu'king house. into which i h. admitted li> with a latch key. He ! led the wl= Up stairs tu a >lIil'ilv fur ni>I,d "rurtu"nt. i'll which dim light w.,> turning,
 We >,:ic,i tET~, lv,~. and my compan- ! iDn wa> ls.-j"I:in- to unfold his plans when a k;.,-'l WAS heard at the door.
 II" h,-ld ur his finger i'll token of si- l.Iic,.
 Tn" knock wa> three times repeated i'll a peculiar llanu,r, when my host got up :s!!, cautiously opened th" door. \ ll.:u >t,'nI uut~i,l,. with his hat pulled over his cy,>-
 ''I-Ncu~,. nl., d nIumvnt." said ny i ;-':!panion, >t,Il!lS out and closing th, do,r
 heard low and carlr-.:. voices ill the passage, hut only distinguished tl' words: Train for Boston at lo. San Francisco train at Il:i0. S,a::l th,rr w;lS q sound of departing footsteps. and t!l'. '!""r "f the room open cd and the I'rurrirtur entered.
 live 'l" tim" tn explain further now" h.. Sa;d Meet me at the d,,po, i'll tir!,. fir the l0 o'clock train [" Bus ton
 ''But I have nn money" answered.
 I'll S,r tn that. he replied.
 There WAS little time to lose, and rose [" %.
 Would you mind carrying thi, satch,l:' said he. II have short StoI to make l,y the Way. besides having [ vali> to l"nk after
 l rccciv, | from his hand the article il qu, ,>tiun. which waS small and light.
 In the waiting room of the depot my .1.- Il tclcgraphic instrument.
 had one" hct.M an operator and haC learned tn read messages ly the ear. Il iS sanl cavcs'lrUpp,rS rarely h ar good o themselves. and the present case, thOugl the listening Was involuntary, prove no exception.
 Judge of my amazcmcnt when hear clicked of. i'll q language to me as plai as speech, a full description of ny pcl snn and everything pertaining to mt down to the S;;tChcl i'll my hand, i which latter it Wi. said w"uld bc fJun q portion of the bonds stolen from th - bank. did not stay t0 hear wh: followed. which v,ls doubtless an OrClC for my immediate arrest.
 The truth at once flashed upon me. , had been made the dupe of the real GU prit. who had sought to cover his ow retreat by rusc of which I was to the victim.
 ' l walked rapidly, avoiding publi thoroughfares. and had gone considel able distance before venturing to stop policeman and inquire the way to tt chief detectives office.
 Following the directions, I lost Il time in presenting myself to that fun, tionary.
 II think have discovered the robb,