Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-30


They must have thought that there was
some chance of their being followed,
for they would never go out alone,
and never after nightfal1 During two
weeks [ drove behind them every day,
and rever once saw them separate
Drebber himself was drunk half the
time, but Stangerson was not to be
caught mapping / watched them late
and early, but never saw the ghost
of a chance; but I was not discour-
aged, for something told me that the
hour had almost come. My only fear
was that this thing in my chest might
burst Il little too soon, and leave my
work undone
cat last, one evening was driving up
and down Torquay Terrace, as the
street was called in which they board
ed, when I saw cab drive up to their
door, Presently some luggage was
brought out, and after time Drebber
and StaAgerson followed it and drove
off, 1 whipped up my horse and kept
within sight of them, feeling very i'll
at ease, for feared that they were
going to shift their quarters. At Eus-
ton Station they got out, and left
boy to hold my horse, and followed
them on to the platform heard
them ask for the Liverpool train, and
the guard answered that one had just
gone, and there would not be another
for some hours. Stangerson seemed
to be put out at that, but Drebber was
rather pleased than OTHERWISE. got
SO close to them in the hustle that l
heard every word that passed between
them. Drebber said that he had
little business Of his own to do, and
that if the other would wait for him
he would soon rejoin him. His com
panion demonstrated with hin, and re-
minded him that they had resolved to
stick together. Drebber answered tFat
the matter was delicate one, ana that
be must 60 alone. l could not catch
what Stangerson said to that, but the
other burst out swearing, and remind
pd him that he was nothing more than
his paid servant, and that he must
not presume to dictate to him. On that
the secretary gave it up as a bad JOD,
and simply bargained with him that II
he missed the last train he should 5oln
him at Halliday's Private hotel, to
which Drebbcr answered that he would
be back en- the platform before IL,
and made his way out of the STATEN.
The moment for which / had waited
SO long had at last come. mao my
enemies within my power Iogelhef
they could protect each other, but sing
ly they were at my mercy. I'D not
act however, with undue precipitation
NV plans were already formed Inefe
is no satisfaction in vengeance unless
the offender has time to reallze VINO IL
is that strikes him. L nad my plans
arranged, by which | should nave Tue
hn
opportunity of making the man VINO
had wrcrged me understand tnat DIS
old sin had found him out. 1t cnanceo
that some days before a gentleman
who had been engaged IN LOOKING over
some houses i'll the BriXton ROAD had
dropped the key OF them IN my car
rage. It was claimed that same even
ing and returned, but in the anterval
had taken a moulding OF 1t, ana had
q duplicate constructed. by means OF
this [ had access to at least one spot
in this great city where l coulG rely
upon being free from interruption. How
to get Drebber to that house was TIE
difficult problem which I had to solve.
"He walked down the road and went
into one of the liquor-shops, staying Tor
nearly half an hour in the last OF them.
When he care out he staggered III his
lk.
on. There was Il hanson just in front
of me. and he halted it. / followed it
so close that the nose Of my horse
was within a yard Of the driver the
whole way. We ratified across Water
loo bridge and through miles of streets,
mill to nv establishment, we found
ourselves back in the terrace in which
he had boarded. / could not imagine
what his intention was in returning
there. but ] went on and pulled UP my
cab q hundred yards Or 20 from the
house. He entered it, and his hanson
drove away Give me glass OF water,
if YOU please. My mouth gets dry with
the talking"
7 handed him the glass, and he drank
the water.
.sThat's BETTER" he said. "Wc1,
waited for quarter Of an hour or
more. when suddenly there came
noise like people struggling inside the
house Next moment the door was
flung open and two men appeared,
one of whom was Drebber, and the
other was a young chap whom |
had never seen before. This
fellow had Drebber by the collar,
and when they came to the head of the
stems they gave him a shove ana
kick which sent him half across the
read. You houndn he cried, shaking
his stick at him, I'll teach you to in
suit an honest girlv He was so hot that
I think he would have thrasned Dreb-
Der with his cudgel, only that the cur
staggered away from the road as fast
as his legs would carry him. He ran
as far as the corner, and then, seeing
my cab, he hailed me and jumped IN:
Drive me to Halliday's Private Hotel
he said.
"When I had him fairly inside my
cab my heart jumped so with joy that
1 feared lest at this last moment my
aneurism might go wrong. | drove
along slowly, weighing in my own
mind what it was best to do. l might
have taken him out into the country,
and there in some deserted lane have
nv last interview with him. I had al
most decided upon this, when he solv-
ed the problem for me. The craze for
drink had seized him again, and he or
dered me to pull up outside gin pal
ace. He went in, leaving word that