Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-03
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BY HUGO ST. FINISTERE, M. D.

| Of Broadway before hailing the cable
sar. ! was the only one who entered at
that place and felt hopeful
It was impossible that any of the oc-
cupants should be interested in me, but
all the same scanned every face, even
10 that of the little girl sitting on its
mothers lap The result was satisfac-
tory.
"It's not 80 hard after all to throw
pne of those sleuthhounds off the scent
Covey Cone doubtless thinks himself
pne of the best in the service, and posi-
bly, he is, but here am slipping away
from under his very nose.
At the corner of Chambers street l
stepped from the car and walked toward
the river, where was to take the ferry
boat to Jersey City A lingering fear
that after all I might have been deceiv-
I'D made me watchful, even after en-
ering the cars at the station.
I take it that when an ordinarily in
telligent person is on the alert against
being followed it is impossible for any
detective, no matter how skillful, to
shadow such person without discovery.
Of necessity some of his movements
must give away his secret.
There was nothing of that nature in
my case, and when I stepped from the
cars at Englewood was never more
certain of anything than was that not
q person on the train held any earthly
interest in me.
The fact that I carried no luggage
caused some interest on the part Of the
landlord, which, however, was satisfied
By the payment of weeks board and
lodging in advance. Then, procuring
some reading matter and few articles,
[ was in a position to wait for that
which was to come.
A week went by without incident.
During that time not letter or word
reached me from New York. / felt as If
immured in some prison cell or in the
iungles of Africa At the end of a
week, however, the world began revolv-
ing again on its own axis.
A letter from Harold was forwarded
to me. 1t was postmarked in Liverpool
and was written shortly after his ar
rival, so that it should have reached me
sooner:
/ have only time for q word or two. Arrived
here after an unusually quick passage for the
11p iclr
write for have no idea where shall be when
your letter arrives. Don't suppose you have
anything to tell Of moment. Fancy you have
had some odd experiences, but since. for all
lntents and purposes, you are Harold Westcott
you must handle 'em just as you think he
would do II he were at home.
Don't be surprised il you don't hear from
me for several weeks, though hope shall not
keep you waiting long. But why did we agree
h correspond when there can be nothing worth
putting on paperP
/ beg you to draw freely upon my bank &C.
count to whatever extent you desire place
myself unreservedly in your hands, as you have
placed yourself in mine, and we In each other,
and as for Samson-hang it, what is the head
and tail Of this confounded businessp This is
something like theosophy, and yet 1t isn't
either. d. .. W.
This was exasperating, for it post
poned if it did not exclude the recourse
upon which / had placed so much de-
pendence.
But another fact was noticeable No
line had come 5.ov7 Hiss Lawreace.
That was hard to under1-$sand. Perhaps
DR.. Shippen had advised her not to IL
trude until my freakish memory was
able to serve me as it should.
The question now resolves itself into
this: How long will it be before Harold
Westcott discovers that Miss Lawrence
Is not in Europe, but in New York? For
when that knowledge comes to him
then the end will be near.
The last letter written by her had
been received by him. 1t was sent from
London shortly before she sailed for
home. Naturally he woald 60 to that
city to find her. Failing there, he would
soon obtain trace of her. Once the sus-
picion formed that she had returned
with the purpose Of surprising him it
would be the easiest thing in the world
10 learn the truth, for the lists Of pas
Iengers that had left Liverpool by the
Cunarders would tell the story.
Thus the matter presented itself to
me as I sat in my room in the Engle-
wood hotel. But for that shadow Of
.Budd" in the background the whole
problem would be solved, but what
baleful part was to be played by him in
the drama beginning to unfold ITSELF
I was eager to do something, but
sould not 1t was mine to wait until
perhaps the demand would come with
the suddenness of cyclone.
On the following day another letter
vas forwarded to me, and it was
sumner:
CHICAGO. May II, 1895
b. o. WEsTcorT-Your telegram was q SUI.
Prise, for 1t was the first time You had dared to
address such thing to BuGd here at the Aud
torium. It took some ID sharp lying for
ne to get hold Of 1t, but managed it at last.
Your story Of having received q thump which
Knocked what little brains you had due gally
vest would have been too thin but for your tel
,gram. That showed you were the ID fool
hat Jake always insisted. But I suspect you
ne trying little trick to get ont Of sending
he money you owe uL However, IL won't
| work AS soon as ! got yopr message wrote