Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-04

the gamekeeper-like individual berore
me. had | not been expecting MIN.
$40 occasion TO make up for a Jop
like the one we have in hand, ne re-
marked, plancing around him critically
in search of a well-horsed hansoni'
s,rhe chaps I want to interview are
not of the sort likely to know me by
sight, and it doesn't much maller even
if I am spotted by an OUTSIDER.
A w~iry-loOking o met his approval
but our appearance did not seem 10 ihl-
press the driver very anu
indeed, | did not much Wonder tnerea'
when I saw him taking stock OF the
weather-beaten old reeting jacket ana
can I had donned for that OCCASION. a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is not, however
likely 10 paw much heed to a cabDys
whims. and the rapid exchange or u
few sharp retOrts resulted in our oelng
bOwled along eastward at as tast
mace as the crowded traffic would al
nit. As though by common sunc
we lit our pipes, turned up the coliars
Of orr coats and sank back IN our re-
spectiye corners, trying to
what little warmth there was In us
Two average foreigners, similarly
placed. would at once have had the
window lowered; but we We're tar 700
English, or too hardy, or too mule
headed to abandon u pipes; and so
we sped along behind the why roar
smoking and rarely exchanging a weru'
1t is a long drive from the strana 10
the Southwest India Docks, and a bit
terly cold one on a raw evening IN MID
winter. Yet we only called a halt once
on the way; and then (as we assured
each other only to restore anlmatloh
to u h%alf-frOzen Jehu. We, moreover,
ascertained (the driver being some
what haZy as to the topography OF the
district that the rendezvous given by
Mr.. Trails emisSary, and known us
the white Bear" was some distance
carer than the Southwest lndla
Docks, though largely patronized by
the crews of vessels berthed there. 10
the white Bear we accordingly pro
ceeded, giving the cabby five shiillngs
on account, with leave Of absence Tor
at least an hour, and we found our
way into a comfortable, falr-slzed par
parlor, reserved (as we were given TO
understand for the better paying class
of customers. We were somewhat be,
fore our time, and the detective had
not vet arrived; so we were reduced TO
ordering refreshments and awaiting
the course Of events.
The bar parlor seemed but poorly
patronized in comparison with the
more public parts of the establishment,
for we had it to ourselves until Brad
shaw Crraill's mani made his appear
ance with two companions. All three
were, of course, strangers to me; but
easily distinguished the detective from
the others, one of whom / set down as
a ships steward, while the appearance
of the other denoted him to be a low
grade engineer. Bradshaw was got mp
in a baggy serge suit, Of lo9gshore cut,
and might have been almost anything,
in a semi-nautical way, from a steve
dore to a ships husband.
Now, Trails original plan had beer
that Bradshaw should, in affected sur
prise and delight, recognize him as an
old friend, unseen for years; and, un'
der cover of this cafefully-acted pSeam.
Lle, introduce him to his companions,
To my surprise, therefore. as also,
doubtless, that of his subordinate, the
inspector averted his face, produced his
handkerchief, and abandoned himself
to the throes of q violent sneeZing tit
When he had sufficiently recovered te
face the company, a very ugly, Srng
Cling goatee beard almost covered his
chin, and so entirely altered his APP
p%earance as to render recognition al
most an impossibility. Bradshaw eth
80 1;xy;nnI thnt fhic n1nyn 'inIinatan z
sudden change of plan, or else he re
ceived some private signal tenthe same
effect, for he took no notice OF his chic
and filed in his change of u by
| standing treat TO his friends, will
whom he presently entered into wha'
| seemed to be a rather animated CONVEX
sation. Seated as we were, however
in a remote corner, originally selected
by Trail for his own reasons, we coult
not hear a word Of what was said
This, Of course, cut both ways. w
| could converse in a low tone withou
risk of being overheard.
"I know the small. pasty-faced maj
by sight" whispered the inspector
Saw him paraded onc at Bow Street
and I think he got three years after
wards for thieving. ! lev forget
| face, and it's just on the cards he ma.
know me. So / altered my first plal
and grew a beard. 1t don't suit m
much, does it,"
NO. / said, smiling at his almos
groteSque appearance, sit c~ertainl.
does not. But it hides your identit,
very effectively, and that's the mail
point. What's your new programme
To chip in with our friends owe
therey'
"I think I'll try a leaf out of you
book" he replied, land trust to tn
Chapter Of Accidents
Events, however, did not seem t
shape themselves so as to afford hiI
any reasonable pretext for intrudin
upon the others until, weary of wait
ing, he had recourse to a bold manner
vre which succeeded to perfection
Selling our empty glasses, he move
toward a small sliding panel, whic
opened upon the bar, with the eviden
intention of having them replenishet
But, in passing behind Bradshaw
chair he tripped forward and, in
well feigned effort to save himself
made q clean sweep Of the drink
which the three men were discussin,
Bradshaw rose to the occasion, and a