The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

for him. What a fool he had been tot
rush madly away in this absurd FASH
ioni But even now was it too late to
return? There were quick trains up,
from Manchester. He could be back by
noon, and it would be easy to account
for his absence-such occurrences were,
not infrequent. At Manchester, at any
rate, he could buy an early paper and
be guided by the report Of the murder,
which would by this time be telegraph
ed to every quarter of the globe.
These thoughts brought him some
comfort, and, at last, when the sky was
turning to crimson, George Fenton
sank into deep sleep.
"Now. lad, here we be at Manches-
ter. Up ye get.
Fenton rubbed his eyes and stared
round him dazedly and struggled to-
his feet.
''Thank you very much for your
macintosh" he said to the Yorkshire
man. II don't know what I should:
have done without it."
He babe the kind fellow goodby and !,
struggled into his soddened overcoat
and now sailed forth into the streets
of Cottonopolis. 1t was now past 6
O'Clock, and he soon got hold Of a news
paper, which he opened with palpitat-
ing heart.
"Great heavensi" he cried as his,
eye found the column he wanted. There,
in large capitals, stared him in the.
face:
HORRIBLE MURDER IN MAYFAIR
ARREST OF A NAVAL OFFICER
His blood ran cold as he read the last
line, for he at once grasped that if Brett
had been arrested, owing to some abb
surd blunder on the part Of the police.
in order perhaps to save his own life
he would be bound to reveal all he
knew of the murder. He read through
the ACCOUNT that followed, but that gave
him little further information. There,
were simply the particulars of the find
ing of the body, Brett's arrest, with the
subsequent trouble, and the conveyance
of him and the corpse to the police sta
ton. The paper fell from Fenton's,
hand in dismay. Now, at any rate, it
would be simple folly on his part to re-
turn before he knew that no suspicion
rested upon him. In the meantime he
ought to make his own position as se-
cure as possible by further movements
He crossed over to the Exchange statio-x.
and looked at the list of departures. Az
z O'Clock train wqnld leave for Leeds, !.
and by this train Fenton decided 50
travel. At 9 O'Clock he stepped out on
the Leeds platform.
His first act was to get fefresnment,
for he had tasted nothing for 10 hours,
and was, moreover, suffering acutelv
as the result of wearing his wet cloth
ing. He was ravenously hungry, and he
made a substantial meal. Once more
the blood seemed to course in his veins,
and his courage revived. For long
time he sat over his breakfast deliberat-
ing on his next move, which he at
length decided must be to get rid of his
dress clothes If suspicion had fallen
upon him, these would no doubt be an
important link In his detection, and it
seemed more risky to continue wearing
them than to dispose of them. He spent
the greater part of the morning wan
dering up and down the city before he
found shop likely for his purpose. At
last he entered one and asked the man
behind the counter what he would give
for the suit he was wearing.
"Dress shoots are holdings moosh in
my line, and shtill less SO ven dey are
sboiled NIT mud nd we'd. De glosh on
dis shoot is debarded forever, and my
fr'en's only wants gloshy dress shoots. >,
Gloss or no gloss, Fenton explained,
he must have it exchanged for an every,,
day rig out.
My fr'en, if it is an exchange yok'
wants perhaps can do someshing for.
you. l dort it was monish vat you vakl-
ed. See here. Dis is a Winding in
shecks. You could blay shess or dravts
on de design ven You was dat way in.
clined.
Fenton explained he did not feel at
all that way inclined He wanted some
thing not quite SO pronounced.
see noding wrong NIT de bronuin
citation. Peraps it is COLE black shdok
Go be Continued.) ~