The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-07


You've dressed Your valet UP in your
clothes and sent him out to he followed
! by any spy WHO may he about. Well,
\ my boy. the next time YOU tIy that on
me don't select IL man who takes three
strides to Your one. All. There you
are. are YOU
This time it was Mora himself who
! came out of the house dressed in to-
! tally different attire. He seemed to
/ be altogether at ease and to be care
! less whether detectives We're about or
not, for without haste and without
| looking back he quietly walked up the
/ street.
Shall / follow him or his MANI"
! thought MI. Barnes. II believe that
/ lie is the sort who would never make
contidant of any one. The valet was
but Il decoy in case had another spy
| posted near his house. He will himself
attend to whatever business he has in
| hand
/ Mr.. Barnes now came cautiously
forth and began shadowing Mora with
] the skill of veteran In the side
street lie kept so far in the rear and
| always so near a door or a tree box
| that if Mora had turned his mead ever
so quickly he would not have seen Mr.
Barnes On Broadway, which they
soon reached. the crowded nature of
| the thoroughfare made it possible to
keep closer but he never risked to APP
proach too near.
And so they passed on down Broad
way, the detective always keeping dis
creetly at a proper distance, until
they approached Delmonico's. Here
Nora went i'll and. taking a seat at
table near the window, satisfied Mr..
Rarnes by his action that he no longer
supposed that he was watched. What
ever the business which had called him
out, he seemed to be in no haste, for
he took his time over his luncheon,
then called some acquaintance whom
he recognized and ordered wine and
cigars, which they all discussed to-
gether until more than two hours had
elapsed. Then, suddenly looking at his
watch. he seemed surprised to find 1t so
late. for he spoke few words to his
friends. then hurried out and crossed
quickly to Sixth avenue. Mr.. Barnes
of course kept him in sight and took
q street car following the one into
which Mora had jumped.
Much to the surprise of the detective,
Mora alighted at the Jefferson Market
police station and went into the court
room. AT the risk of being observed
MIR. Barnes followed as far as the
doorway, where. with nod to the
policeman on guard. he placed himself
SO that he could peep in.
Very soon he understood Morals
elrand. He had visited the place to
make charge against the spy whom
he had caused to be arrested, and to
A!r. Barnes chagrin his man was fined
$40 for annoying Mr.. Mora and was.
moreover, warned not to repeat the
offense.
MIR. Barnes found hiding place
which screened him while Mora passed
out, but the young man now walked so
rapidly that Mr.. Barnes feared to take
the time to have few words with his
man, who was paying his fine. lest he
should lose sight of Mora. He felt GER
tain that he had remained up town
merely to keep this engagement at the
police court, but that now, the affair
being settled and the spy ordered not
to follow him, he would hasten to at
tend to that which he was so unwill-
ing to have any one witness.
There is a station of the elevated
road only a few steps away from the
Jefferson Market courthouse, and Mora
ran up the stairway three steps ut q
jump. He seemed to be in a hurry.
Mr.. Barnes FASTENED after him. for a
train was approaching. He was com
PEELED to take the risk of being seen,
lest by too much caution he should
lose his man altogether. But. though
he was scarcely ten feet behind him,
as they passed the ticket chopper Mora
took no notice of him, not even look
ing back. Mr.. Barnes. however, step
ped into n different car. AT Blocker
street, the very next station. Mora left
the train. thus again proving his anX-
iety now to reach his destination, for
he had taken the elevated road for Il
ride of less than half ii mile. Descend
ing to the street, he walked rapidly
eastward, and Mr.. Barnes began to
suspect that he was now going to the
house in Essex street which surmise
proved correct.
The basement of this old fashioned
house had been converted into small
shop which was at this time occupied
by a baker and it was into the bakers
shop, instead of through the main en-
trance, that Mr.. Barnes was surprised
to see Mora go. Anxious to learn, if
possible, what his object was. Mr..
Barnes went near the window and
peeped between the huge loaves of
bread which almost obscured the
whole interior. He saw the baker give
Mora letter, which the latter opened
and read, and then, turning, came out
so quickly that MIR. Barnes would have
had no chance to conceal himself had
there been any lurking place near by
which there was not. He did the next
best thing. which was to walk away as
fast as possible in the hope that Mora