The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

efea, WAS determined % sptnd no
more q ny tiig on board shai haiefal
ship. Accordingly. one Gay haeiag
obtained shore leave. ! paseaassd :
new fig-ou, and. ieasing roy sea.teHy
With thr Jewish aArpmnn, nsRde
trucks, nA the sHyi.E Fues, into the
bnsa with al speed Happen what
might, was resolved that Capt. FAIR
wuG8her should not cat eyes 90
George Fuiria2 again.
From thai time onwara as career
was a strange one. I neean.s ver
table Observation-Disclosures A siaiioo-
hand, roustaboat. shrarer, gMlsFeut
90 travelling hnwser. a gold miner
and AZ lass trooper in eap " the
finest bodies ~ assa iH the world
the onsensland moucted police a.
was iu this ,urions fashion that Z
arrived et my real vogailan After
. considerable period spent al heai-
quarters ! was GrHfted 70 atation
in the Tar vest There ~as q good
deal Of horse aud sheep stealing go-
ing on in that par;ieeiar Iocalitf, ana
a large amBnut oi tact and lnreuui-
~ was necessary 40 discover TIE
criminals. soon found thnt Ellis va4
busihess az which I wsa likely ta
be successful More than 0arp kod
the good furtune - b. ahla 10 bring
20 book men who hsd CARRIED on thrlr
trade tur yuars and who had hetu
entirely unsupported Eys1inNlly my
reputation In this particular ii1, nf
haainrss bceamr noisesi abroad. unfit
u came 80 the ears 0f the cnmBls
sioner himrelf faea news rcHehrG
pa that dastaiaiy murder had hoen
committed 81 Tie ssshn lH of ntis
hane, md that tho pniir2 were unaHle
90 obtain ANY rlcw as to thc idcpf..
Is o. t.e pfrspp aeaoanianjc OR "a
Two or ihfcc meu were srFe5icd 60
suspicion. hai were Immediately iis
charged aa being Ia D position 10 ri,s
a satisfactory acrnunt Of their hc
lions an She pighi u enc mader IL
strnck me that ! sbonld like To take
aP the case. and vita che c4nadynce
0f youth applied 20 the commits
sioner fnY permission 60 ~ Showed
60 Try n5 hnnd at aarateHug ths
mystery. Whist they thought pf-mf
impotence I oannnt gny, sui co. facs
remains that my request. after being
backed ap by my iuEpreior was
granted The case sos a parj.cdiaf-
ly complicated 0hr. nnd ot one lma
was e1eRinning % thiak ihas 81
ehouid prove no more fueessshii Than
the others lad been 81 the nnG.
however, 7 estnc upon tlsr murderer
who, sealing himaelg very neatly
trapped. placed q revolver tp hls right
templn and, before I could prevent
him. pulled sho Trigger
At the conoluslon ~ fhie east ! re-
signed my position 81 iile police II the
northern colony. and Joined the dctfs-
tive stat In Mclbourhe, seeing ID thcif
service n coed deal u queer lifc nhd
ferreung out net small number OF
extraordinary cgrcs. The experience
gained there was invaluable sod led
Tne. after one particularly interesting
piece OF husiuers In which { lad the
good fortune 20 be most sucocsaful. 60
entertain the notion Of quitting gov
eminent employ altogether und sell
ting up for myself. ! did 40, and soon
had more work upon my hand than
could very wen acnomplirh. Hitt J
waa too ambitious 70 bs content with
-.! s.a ss.:i-=, s.;s;s ii,iiy vaiiie 10
the conclusion that there whs NOT
nnouFh scope IN the colonies for rue.
After 20 years absence. Therefore.
returned 70 England spending year
In tho further cast en- ruute 10 Sraes
20 enlarge my experience, and co qusi.
fly myself for any work that might
come TO me from that quarter
On a certain bitterly cold say In
January 7 reached Liverpool from the
Unlted States, and took The train FOR
my old home, by father 6ud mother
mao long since dled. ard nov all ilnst
remained tome Of thtm was Che stone
slah ihte covered their resting place ~
the quiet nttle churchyard al the foot
OF the hill
:ssss .s'', a su'si =" MY WI
'as years old nnd alone ig thu world.
Nobody knows mr. To- EnRlAnd, but it
won't be ms fault u they don't hear %
George Fairfax before very long. rH
be Of 10 London and ~ my fortune
there"
Next day made my way 60 she
great metropolis, and installed myfrlf
81 small private hotel. while
looked about mo preparatory to com
meneing business To isik q gaining
q footing ih London 3 ali Yefy vel in
ita way, bus II IL hy no mcaBa 30 easy
3 task TO accomplish an it might ap-
pear. Doubtless V can be done fairly
quickly II one Is prepared 80 spend
large snmA Of money Ia advertising
and r. not afraid 20 blow ones own
trumpet on every possible occa-
sion, but that h not my line,
and bealdes. cyen had va wiKhrd.
bad not the money to do q
For a multitude 81 reasons J did mos
feet inelines Co embark any hard.
earned Kaylnga ON such risky enter.
prise. preferred 60 make ms gay hy
my own diligence, aud w3th that end
IN view ] rented an Office IN a can
senient quarter. f.Fniahce II. put {
small advertisement in q few u the
papers, and then awaited the coming
OF my clients.
AZ ] have a lopg and curioaa story
90 tell. nun this book 8 only Intended
20 be che narration of a certain epiEUea
in my life. detailed description of
my FIRST threr years ia London would
noe only be suparfsnous, bot 81 every
way waste Of time. Lei "A suffice thRt
my fsrNt case waa fhas ~ the now
notorious rifehard street diamond
Fohlery. my successes h which brought
me hnalassn frcm wefEkuewH ilrla IN
IIAitg.s Gardens A. the pahiic win
doabtlcss remember. they bad brcn
roisl.sd Of sonr yaluahle gems AetNr,sa'
Lonaea and Amsterdam In singular.
TRUSTEES SALE.
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