Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-04-18

the stern. There was one man at the
rudder, one TO tend the engines, and
two burly police inspectors forward.
'Where tor" asked Jones.
"To the tower. Tell them to stop
opposite to Jacobson's yard"
Our craft was evidently a very fast
one. We shot past the long lines of
loaded barges as though they were sta
tionary Holmes smiled with satisfac-
ton as we overhauled river steam
er and left her behind us.
I'VE ought 10 be able TO catch any
thing on the river" he said.
"Well, hardly that But there are
not many launches TO beat u.s."
1--WE shall have TO catch the Aurora,
and she has name for being clipper.
! will tell you how the land lies, Wat
son You recollect how annoyed was
at being balked by so small thing?"
YES"
well, gave my mind thorough
rest by plunging into a chemical
analysis. One Of our greatest states
men has said that a change OF work Is
the best rest So IL is. Whep had
succeeded in dissolving the hydrocar-
bon which | was at work at, came
back 10 our problem Of the Sholtos. and
thought the whole matter out again.
My boys had been up the
river and down the river without
result The launch was not at
any landing stage or wharf, nor had 1t
returned. Yet 1t could hardly have
bcen scuttled W hide their traces
though that always remained as pos
'dblc hypothesis If all else failed.
knew that this man Small had eer-
tain degree Of low cunning, but did
not think him capable Of anything In
the nature of delicate fnessc. That is
usually product of higher education.
then reflected that since he had GER
tainly been In London some time-as
we had evidence that he maintained n
continual watch over Pondicherry
lodge-he could hardly leave at mo-
ment's notice, but would need some
little time, IL IL were only "A day, TO
arrange his affairs. That was the bal
huCS VI pIODdh@IIJys dL any TdJt.
''It seems to me to be a little weak
said !. ''It is more probable that he
had arranged his affairs before ever he
set out upon his expedition"
mo, / hardly think so. This lair Of
his would be too valuable n retreat in
case Of need for him 10 give II up until
nc was sure that he could do without
IL. But second consideration struck
me: Jonathan Small must have felt
that the peculiar appearance Of his
companion, however much he may
have top-coatcd him, would give rise
TO gossip, and possibly be associated
with this Norwood tragedy. He was
quite sharp enough to see that. They
had started from their headquarters
under cover OF darkness, and he
would wish TO get back before IL was
broad light. Now, 1t was past three
o'clock, according TO Mrs. Smith, when
they got the boat. IL would be quite
bright, and people would be about in
an hour or so. Therefore, argued,
they did not go very far. They paid
Smith wcll 20 hold his tongue, reserved
his launch for the final escape, and
hurried 30 their lodgings with the
trcasurc-box. In II couple Of nights,
when they had time 20 see what view
the papers took, and whether there
was any suspicion, they would make
their way under cover Of darkness TO
some ship at Gravesend or in the
Downs, where no doubt they had al
ready arranged for passages TO Amcrica
or thc colonies"
but the launcb2 They could not
have taken that TO their lodgings"
quite so. argued that the launch
must be no great way off, in spite OF
its invisibility. then put myself In
the place Of Small, and looked at IL as
a man Of his capacity would. He would
probably consider that to send back
the launch or TO keep IL ut IA wharf would
make pursuit easy IL the police did
happen 10 get on his track. How, then,
could he conceal the launch and yet
have her nt hand when wanted2 |
wondered what should do myself III j
were in his shoes. ! could only think
OF one way Of doing IL. ! might hand
the launch over 10 some boatbuildcr
or rcpaircr. with directions to make n
triGing change in her. She would then
bs removed 10 his shed or y1rd gyd W