Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-06-25
NUMBER rs.
principal hotels and stations got on

principal hotels and stations / got on
pretty well.
1T was some tilno before found out
where my two gentlemen We're living,
but inquired and inquired until at last
dropped across them. They were at
boarding house at Camberwell, over
on the other side Of the river. When
once found them out, l knew that /
had them at my mercy. l had grown
my beard, and there was no chance OF
their recognizing Inc. Iwould dog them
and follow them until | saw my oppor.
tunity. / was determined that they
should not escape me again.
''They were very near doing il, for all
that Go where they would about Lon
don, | was always at their heels. Some.
times | followed them on my cab aud
sometimes or foot. but the former was
the best. for then they could not get
away from me twas only early in the
morning or late at night that tcould
EARN anything. so that began to got be-
hindhand with my employer | did not
mind that, however, as long a. | could
lay my hand upon the men 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 new.
er 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.
gcrson was not TO b. caught mapping i
watched them late and early, but never
saw the ghost Of chance, but | was
not discouraged, for something told me
that the kour had almost come My
only fear was that this thing IN my
chest might burst little too soon and
leave my work uLdone.
"At last one evening was driving up
and down Torquay Terrace, as the street
was called in which they boarded, when
saw cab drive up 20 their door. Pres
emily some luggage was brought out,
and after a time Drebbr and Stangerson
followed it and drove Off Whipped up
my horse and kept within sight of them.
feeling i'll at ease for feared that they
were going 10 shift their quarters. AT
EustOn station they got out, and left
boy TO hold my horse and followed
them on 10 the platform. heard them
ask for the Liverpool train, and the
guard answered that one had just gone,
and that there would not be another for
some hours Stangerson seemed 10 be put
out at that, but Drebber was rather
pleased than otherwise got SO close TO
them in the blStle that | could hear ev-
cry word that passed between them.
Drebber said that he had little bust
ness Of his own 10 do and that II the
other would wait for him he would soon
rcluln him. HIS companion demonstrated
with him and reminded him that they
had resolved TO stick together. Drebber
answered that the matter waS delicate
one, and that he must go alone. l could
not catch what Stangerson said 10 that,
but the other burst out swearing and re-
minded 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 ir up as bad job
and simply bargained with him that II
he missed the last train he should rejoin
him at Halliday's Private hotel, &c
which Drebber answered that he would
be back on the platform before II and
made his way ont Of the station
THE moment for which ! had waited
o. long bad at last coae bad my enc
mics within NY power. Together they
could protect each other, but singly they
were at my mercy. | did not act, how
ever, with undue precipitation. My
plans were already formed. There is no
satisfaction in vengeance unless the Of
fender has time 10 realize who 1t Is that
strikes him. and why retribution has
come upon him. ! had my plans arranged
BY which should have the opportunity
Of making the man who had wronged
me understand that his old sin had
found him out. It chanced that some
days before gentleman who had been
engaged in looking over some houses III
the Brixton road had drorEed the key OF
one OF them III my carriage. lt was
claimed that same evening and return
ed. but in the interval | had taken
moldng Of il and had duplicate con-
structrd. By means OF this / had access
TO at lea< one spot I'm this great city
where could rely upon being free from
interruption. How 10 get Drebber to
that house WAS the difficult problem
which hal now 90 solve.
"he walked down the road and went
into one or two liquor shops. staying
for nearly half an hour in the last OF
them When he came out, he staggered
in his walk and was evidently pretty
well on. There was a hanson just In
front of me, and he hailed il. / follow
ed il so close that the nose Of my horse
was within u yard Of his driver the
whole way. We ratified across Waterloo
bridge and through miles Of streets, un-
I'll, to my astonhhment, We found our
selves 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 hon
dred yards or SO from the house. he
entered il, and his hanson drove away.
Give ne glass Of water If you please.
Ny mouth gets dry with the talking. "
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