The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-26

good fellow was wonderfully excited.
and would have had me 90 and arrest
him that minute
shortly after he came up from tho
river on his way 10 lunch. ! so14ped
mp 10 him rs be- reached the inn door
leo Vail" ! said. you are my pris.
oner Here 81 my warrant aud | laid
hold Of him.
Pately came mp aud took his other
arm; hut be- was too dumbfoundcd 10
oner resistance. and stood staring IN
ludicrous surprise At last he con-
trolled himself aud asked the meaning
81 u. lie tried TO laugh. and said we
had made great mistake. for which
should have Ia pay dearly.
our prisoner resigned himself very
quietly. LET me have glass ~ wills.
Ky" he said. "and, tell me. has Pardon
been iakenf
NO" ! said; "but we are snrc a.
have him IN a few days. II you VIII
tell M where be- may be found Il will
stand Ia your favor"
smile crossed our prisoners face.
but he said nothing. aud sent TOop ta
get the whisky.
Vail was now very cheerful. anil
I was drinking our health when the door
/ opened ana the other angler walked In,
with an air Of easy confidence
"oh, good morning. all" be- said In q
tone ~ great goodhumor. You've
+ nabbed him. see. Really supcrln-
tendent. I'm bound 90 congratulate You
ON very smart capture. and you must
not think ! mean Il In any ill-will u /
say ] wished you had been n few hours
later. But, NJ any rate. you have re-
deemed the whole character 81 the pro-
/ vlncial police IN my eyes"
We stared at the man ln complete he
wllderment. Il am sorry" ! said. but
really do not understand YOU"
Nor he said. with the same air Of
easy confidence. then must congnt-
ulatc myself also. ON having played
my part with credit Let me Introduce
myself. superintendent I have been
masqucmdlng herr the last two days
Ia the character Of Mr. Roberts. q Bir-
mlngham gentleman with a pcnchant
/ Tor fishing The truth Is. ! have been
angling Tor the fish you have ~ credit
/ ably hooked-lco NallL ! am Robert
I fcathcrstonc. Of the detective depart
mcnt. Scotland Yard. 20 your service %
4 was so astcnlshcd that could not
say wori but our prisoner broke In
10 fury. And 80. you scoundrrl. an
your guOdicliowship down by the river
WAS only 90 cnirap met lou-you
bloodhound"
"Iust so." said the detective. with
The greatest good -humor You are q
sly old fox Nalli. aud bloodhound Is
needed o. hunt YOU HUT never
dvamt my friends here were on your
track They have robbed me ~ my
triumph. but they thoroughly deserve
an the credit"
I've have something more" ! said.
and Toop lifted up the false bottom of
the trunk and disclosed me STONES.
"Mnn alive" De- exclaimed. "you do
not mean Go say you have these. too
thought Pardon lad Tie swag with
Him. Well done. Indeed"
lie listened eagerly as told him orr
rtory, and We could not help feeling
proud az the compliments he showcrcl
mon us. u was something 90 merit
the cncomiums of a scotland Natd de.
tcctlye
IN tell you what had better hc
done Dc said. after q moments ~,
lrncc You shall drive as into Bir
mlnsham. and ill take Valli ON from
there. u is hardly worth while youl
coming 10 town this afternoon, as you
viii have to come ln q day or two tu
give evidence You viii have q letter
from the chief that win make you
proud. Eut. stay, ! have not shown
my authority AMI hc produced q
memorandum on official paper. signed
hy the chief requesting the police gen.
orally 10 r'ndcr him any ald be- might
require.
We arrived st the station some TWEEN.
~ minutes before the train was due
and. AZ the detectives suggestion. We
went towards waiting room We
were making our way along the plat
form when woman. dressed IN the
height of fashion though rather gaud
lly. ] thought -clme hurryiug Mp 90 rs
lu great excitement
'N;ood heavens. Leo she cried lt1 81,
they taken both of your You silly
funls"
Fcalhcrsionc turned on her ned Will
an-cr "Stand out 81 NY way. wo
NAM ht said what do you mean
/ This Is my prisoner What de- you
know ~ hiuy'
She comprchcndc,i ms an In nnc hrlc,
claucc. Eve made mistake. see
riT ! thought your prisoner was q
iucud ~ mine
Get away" said the detective. "0I
You may find yourself with him."
The woman gave another look and
went away without word \ mlnut,
later left them. saving ] would speah
90 the station mas,cr about reserved
carriage.
l,ut the truth was. ! had been very
uneasy. The idea came 10 me a. 20 C.
London 10y this same train aud ohscry,
featheNtonc's proceedings.
telcguphed Ia Euston Tor the 10
lice a. meet the train and then. hav
Ing made arrangements with the sta
ton Inspector went back to Feather
stone
Il am sorry tn say You cannot hav,
reserved carriage | said. "and
am compelled To leave you az once
one Ut our magistrates has Just foun,
mc aud wants me for little time
rately viii stay to see you Oh Good
hye'
left them aud went To the inspector
who furnished ne with milwa,
ecatcoat aud cap. When the trail
steamed In | was plloicd 10 the othc
side OF il aud helped into the guarll
van.
Feeling secure from pcogntlon d
my disguise. | aliphtcd az every stop
ping place and walked past the ear
riagc. They wcw chatting gally. mo-
much Ike prisoner aud captor,
thought.
u was lucky that I was on the look
out. Tor they LEFT the train at Willes
den nud went into one of the waitiuI
raoms, 90 course. I followed their cS
ample. They did not come out unit
the train had gone. aud. on qucstiunln
u porter, they appeared to be Yer.
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