The Portland daily press., 1895-05-27
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seeing the sights. 1t is remarkably
pleasant day for a stroll, and l think
will visit your beautiful Central park !"
"a capital idea. By all means I
would advise occupation of that kind.
1t would be best not to do any business
until your memory is restored to you. !"
Business? Why. of course can do
no business. 4" 81
mo; if you were to order any goods,
for example, under the name of Reming-
ton, later Oh, when you resume your
proper identity, you might be arrested
as an impostor. 3"
'By George, I had not thought of
thatl My position is more serious than
I had realized. I thank you for the
warning. Sightseeing will assuredly be
my safest plan for the next two days"
ST think so. Call at the time agreed
upon and hope for the best. If I should
need you before then, I will send to
your hotel
Then saying "Good morning." Mr..
Barnes turned to his desk again,
and as the stranger looked at him
before stepping out Of the room the de-
tective seemed engrossed with some pa
pers before him. Yet scarcely had the
door closed upon the retreating form of
his recent visitor when Mr.. Barnes
looked up with an air of expectancy. A
moment later very tiny bell in a draw
er of his desk rang, indicating that the
man had left the building, the signal
having been sent to him by one Of his
employees. whose business it was to
watch all departures and notify his
chief. A few moments later Mr.. Barnes
himself emerged, clad in an entirely
different suit Of clothing and with such
alteration in the color of his hair and
beard that more than a casual glance
would have been required to recognize
him.
When he reached the street, the
stranger was nowhere in sight, but Mr.
Barnes went to doorway opposite, and
there he found written in blue pencil
the word sup" whereupon he walked
rapidly up town as far as the next COR
ner, where once more he examined a
doorpost, upon which he found the
word Fright, which indicated which
way the men ahead of him had turned.
Beyond this he could expect no sig
nails. for the spy shadowing the stran-
ger did not know positively that his chief
would take part in the game. The two
signals which he had written on the
doors were merely~a part of routine
and intended to aid Mr.. Barnes should
he follow, but if he did so he would be
expected to be in sight of the spy by the
time the signal were reached. And so it
proved in this instance, for as Mr.. Barnes
turned the corner to the right he
easily discerned his man about two
blocks ahead and presently was near
enough to see Remington also.
The pursuit continued until Mr..
Barnes was surprised to see him enter
the park, thus carrying out his inten-
tion as stated in his interview with the
detective. Entering at the Fifth avenue
gate, he made his way toward the men
agerie, and here curious incident &C.
CURED. The stranger had mingled with
the crowd in the monkey house and was
enjoying the antics of the mischievous
little animals when Mr.. Barnes, getting
close behind him, deftly removed a
pocket handkerchief from the tail of his
coat and swiftly transferred it to his
own.
On the day following, shortly before
noon, Mr.. Barnes walked quickly into
the reading room of the Fifth Avenue
hotel. In one corner there is hand
some mahogany cabinet, containing
three commandments. each of which is en-
tered through double doors, having
glass panels in the upper half. About
these panels are draped yellow silk cur
tains, and in the center of each appears
white porcelain mineral. These com
partments are used as public telephone
stations, the applicant being shut in,
SO as to be free from the noise of the
outer room.
Mr.. Barnes spoke to the girl in charge
and then passed into the compartment
numbered 2. Less than five minutes
later Mr.. Leroy Mitchell came into the
iOaoIdS IOOli. 4llo hOOA OJOo PCOiooA
about him, scanning the countenances
of those busy with the papers or writ
ing. and then he gave the telephone girl
a number and went into the compart-
ment numbered 1. About ten minutes
elapsed before Mr. Mitchell came out
again, and having paid the toll he left
che hotel When Mr. Barnes emerged,
there was an expression Of extreme sat
isfaction upon his face, and without
lingering he also went out. But instead
of following Mr.. Mitchell through the
main lobby to Broadway he crossed the
reading room and reached Twenty third
street through the side door. Thence he
proceeded to the station of the elevated
railroad and went up town. Twenty
minutes later he was ringing the bell of
Mr.. Mitchel's residence. The buttons
who answered his summons informed
him that his master was not at home.
''He usually comes in to luncheon,
however, does he not?'' asked the de-
tective.
Eyes, sir, :" responded the boy
SIS Mrs. Mitchell at homer"