Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-08

do. he returned composedly. 1t will
help give the document sort OF legal
effect
| tore leaf from my note book and
wrote on it a few lines which / dis
patched to the nearby police head
quarters by handy boy who belonged
to family on the noxt floor. In due
time he came back accompanied by
big officer, who had mere and gaudier
trimming on his uniform than an ordi-
nary patrolman can boast OF and who
proved TO be a sergeant. He brought
with him some writing materials,
which tho Toohey establishment would
have been unable to supply. As quickly
and in as few words as practicable [
drew up deposition setting forth
Mackay's connection with Latham's
death. raised Mackay up in bed,
to5k his oath, and had him sign the
paper. The sergeant witnessed the
signature, and l added my own name
and affixed one of the stamped gilt
notarial seals which / carry about in
my pocket for emergencies. These
formalities concluded, the sergeant
drew me aside.
Say, how about this?" he inquired
in an anxious whisper. He sdone
murder, and hadn't he oughter be
arrested?'
Mackay heard him and relieved me
of the awkward necessity of answer
ing. ''You oan-1arrest me- officer. y
he said, gaspingly and raising himself
q little on his elbow with the ghost, of
sardonic smile, ''if you-want to,
but don't beieve-you'll-want to. !"
With the last word came a more
wrenching attack of the cough than
any yet, then suddenly gush of blood
flowed from the poor fellows mouth.
The sergeant ran to support him, and
| sent the handy boy" in all haste
| for doctor. When the doctor arrived
Mackay was quite dead.
After being satisfied that the claim
against them was just one the in
surance people paid over the S25, 600,
and the future of Mrs. Latham and
her daughter ceased to be load upon
my mind. When in compliance with
her urgent request disclosed to Mrs.
Latham the substance of Mackay's con-
fession and finally gave her his name,
she fell over in dead faint.
Nearly year passed and the 1--we
ladies' and their affairs had slipped
almost out of my memory, when the,
were suddenly recalled in somewhat
peculiar fashion. There came to SCI
me one day man who seemed likt
and yet unlike a sailor. l couldn''
quite make him out at first, but | sooI
found ] was not entirely wrong in con
Meeting him with the sea. He was I
little man, rather stockily built, yer,
bow-legged, and somewhere about A
years OF ago. His face was nearly a
fiorid as piece of fresh beef, and hi
eyes had the telltale look. of al
habitual drinker. | guessed from
certain tricks of his speech that h
was an Englishman of the servan
class. He wore shabby suit of nav.
blue and pot hat with slump
crown. On being requested to stat
his errand with me, he pulled from hi
i pocket sheet of the San Francisc
}. Examiner, and extended it toward m
kwith his thumb-nuil pressed agains
an item in the advertising columns.
Ny, gov'nor," he queried, "doe
: that there hotter odd good now?"
He was pointing to the Latham re
, ward advertisement, and the copy c
s the paper was quite 10 months old.
a Hardly replied, with an smuse
> smile; "if you have any informatio
! to sell you're little late in coming
/ market
Hi couldn't 'elp that be brok
n out resentfully, as if it were someho
k l'my fault. II didn't clap heyes on tn
: bloomin' pyper till Almost four month
!. aftsrward, in 'Onolulu, an I've bee
y round the 'Orn since then. %
could bring information wen
d we're tossin' abaouth hon the storm
Y billers, I'd like to arsk?''
e 81 am sorry if you've put YOURSELF