Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-12


 where my two gentlemen were living, but inquired and inquired until at last dropped across them. They were at a boarding house at Camberwell, over on the other side of the river. When once found them out, 1 knew that l had them at my mercy. l had grown my beard, and there was no chance of their recognizing me. Iwould dog them and follow them until saw my oppor- tunity. l was determined that they should not escape me again.
 They were very near doing it. for all that. Go where they would about Lon don, was always at their heels. Some times 1 followed them on my cab and sometimes on foot, but the former was the best, for then they could not get away from me. ltwas only early in the morning or late at night that I could earn anything, so that began to get be- hindhand with my employer. did not mind that. however, as long as 1 could lay my hand upon the men I wanted
 They were very cunning, though They must have thought that there was some chance of their being followed. for they would never go out alone and nev- CT after nightfall. During two weeks drove behind them every day and never once saw them separate. Drebber him. self was drunk half the time, but Stan. gerson was not to be caught mapping. I watched them late and early. but never saw the ghost of chance, but l was not discouraged. for something told me that the huur had almost come, My only fear was that this thing in my chest might burst a little too soon and !cava my work undone.
 At last one rvcnirg was driving up and down Torquav Trrrace, as the street was called in which they boarded, when l saw a cab drive up tr their door. Pres ently svme luggage was brought out, and after q time Drehbpr and Stangerson followed it and drove off. Whipped up my horse .l.G hcIt within sight of them. feeling i'll ii t:l~t, for l feared that they Were going tn shift their quarters. At EustOu S,ati,H Ii:sy ;'.It out. and left boy 10 hold ,ay horse and followed them oa ;o th~ form. heard them ask for the LN,rpo,s, train, and the guard answered that one had just gone, and that there would not be another for sumo hours. StauSersOn seemed to be put out at that, hut nrvbbcr was rather pleased than otherwise, I got so Closo to them in tho bu>Ilc that I could hear ev- cry word that passed between them. DrcbbCr said that he had little busi- ness of his own to do, and that if the other would wait for him he would soon rC1Oin him. His ClinpIniOn demonstrated with him and reminded him that they had resolved to stick together. Drcbber l answered that the matter was n delicate one, and that h. must go alone. 1 could not catch what StangCrSon said to that, but tho other hurst out swearing and re- niudc! him that hc was nothing more than his paid servant. and that he must not pr. sum" to Glctlt" n him. On that the secretary gave It up IS a bad job and simply harEIlncl with him that if he missed the las; train he should rejoin him at IIa}liday'> Private hotel, to which Nrl.lber answered that he would bo back on the platform before II and mas;o his WAY ut of the station.
 The m"r!,M Tt for which had waited | so long had at last come. l had my enc mics within my power Together they l could protect each other, but SiuElv they l wcro st my 1l> rev. I did lot act. how ever, with undue precipitation, My plans Were already formed. There l. no satisfaction m vengeance unless the of. | fender Las time to rCallzc who is that | strikes him, ard why lctribution has come upon him. had nv plans arranged by which SHuuld have the opportunity of making tAo man wLo had wronged ne understand tha. bis olI sin lad found him cut IT charccd that some days before a gentleman who had been engaged in looking over some houses ill the BriNtou road had dropped the key of one of thCEi III my carriage. It was claimed that same evening and return ed, but ill the interval l had taken a molding of 1t and had duplicate con l struCtCd By means Of this 1 had access to q; least one spot in this great city where l could rely upon being free from l interruption. How 10 get Drohher to | that house WAS tho difficult problem which had now to solvr.
 "Ho walked down the road and went into ono UT two liquor shops, staying | for nearly half an hour in the last of | them Whtn he came out, ho staggered l in his walk and was evidently pretty well on, There was hansom just in l front of mo. ard hc hailed 1t I follow cd 1t so close that the nose of my horse was within q yard of his driver the whole way. We rattled across Waterloo l bridge and through miles of streets, un- l til, tO my aStOuiShmcnt, We found our selves back in the terrace in which ht had boarded l could not imagine wha; his intention was in returning there. but went cn and pulled up my cab a hun. | dred yards or So from the house. He entered it, and his hanson drove away. Give me q glass of water, if you please. My mouth gets dry with the talking "
 handed him tho glass, and he drank it down.
 That's bcttcr," he said. Well, waited for quarter of an hour or more, when suddenly there came a noise like people struggling inside tho house. Next moment the door was flung open, nnG two men appeared. ono of whom wa. Drebber, and the other was young char whom had never seen before. This fel low had Drcbbcr by the collar, and wher they cano to the head of the steps Inc gave him shove and a kick which sent him half across the road. You hound! ho cried, shaking his stick at him. I'll teach you 10 insult an honest girl HC was so hot that I think he would have thraShed DrCbber with his cudgel, only that tho cur staggered away down tn, 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 ho
 tel, said he.
 When had him fairly inside my cab, my heart jumped so with joy tha
 l feared lest Gt this last moment my aneurism might go wrong. drove along slowly. weighing in my own mind wha