Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
THE DINING
CAR CLEW

COPYRIGHT. 1905. By I. c. Mcclure

8 Copnto'a. iaos. by T. C. Mcclure q
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THE chief wants to see you. Inspect.
or Grantham." said a messenger COM
INK into the room at New Scotland
| Yard.
1 went Mt once to the chief superin-
tciIent's office and was received by rly
Superior o..icer with friendly nod.
| Good news fer YOU. Grant.:am." he
said. Some Gre las f..iriy given Bra
dy away. Read that letter and look
at that photo.
| The letter was undated and unsigned.
1t was In these wor.ls:
Brady. the bank note sorSer. intends to
| breax cover this Afternoon and make a
| bclt FIR the S.ltcs. ic will leave Euston
/ for Lire pool by the $50 corridor express
accc spa:I.cd by his female accomplice.
narici Daisy Giibart Brady is certain
~ be disguised. The writer. however. in
c.eses a-pac:cS-c2h OF Daisy Giibart
4 who. not being as yet known to the po-
| lice. may possibly travel IN propria per-
4 soma -sS!i ~ Trlg 5'pIlri 90
| The, photograph was that OF bold.
1 saucy eyed young woman with profu.
sion Of light hair and very showily nj.
tired In evening dress. A mark on the
neck attracted my attention.
| '-One would have thought that wo-
man OF that type would have got the
/ photographer to retouch the mark out
| OF the picture" I said. "what do you
make Of ii all. SRA split in the camp:"
| THE chances are that jealousy of
this person Gilbart prompted the in
| formation"
| 1 could not gainsay the chiefs view.
In nine cases out Of ten the anonymous
letters that lead to the capture of i'm
portant criminals are due to feminine
spite. And yet there was the chance
that the friendly letter might be a
| plant"
The warrant for Joe Brady had been
In my hands for six weeks. The only
| credit could so far take was that my
pursuit had been so keen that he had
not dared to come out into the open
and make bolt for it.
glanced at the clock. 1t was near
ly O'Clock. and had two hours and
half to make arrangements Tor the
capture. ! mentioned .he names OF the
plain clothes men whom l desired to
support me and took my departure.
| So IL was that at ) o'clock drove ND
In hanson to the terminus. carefully
dressed in the garments Of a bishop
and with my face altered from all SEM
blance to the original. To be in keep
ing with my assumed character in re
probable event of Brady having
federates en- the watch. went int.l.--
booking Office and took a first class
ticket for Liverpool. after which
strolled out on TO the platform just as
the train Of vestibule cars was backing
into position.
| Early as ii was, my two subordinates
/ al by my direction preceded me to the
cation, though they were not to openly
communicate with me till the supreme
moment. One OF them. a smart young
sergeant named Parker. who was got
up as a blue jacket. contrived to whis-
per in my ear as I stood at the book
stall:
The cir. is here. apparently alone.
| Came ten minutes ago. Took two first
to Liverpool. Now In the ladies' wait.
ing ROOM"
Parker andt his colleague had Of
course had a sight Of the photograph.
His information was welcome, as prov
ing that at any rate the letter received
at the yard had some foundation and
was not. as / had half feared, a prac-
teal joke designed to lead us on wild
| goose chase.
sat down on q bench opposite the
dining car to await Developments. A
bishop Is a common object nowadays.
/ ana my laced hat and CATERS attracted
but little attention. was able to look
over the top Of the Church Times. which
i had purchased. and so watch the ar
rival OF passengers. A score Of people
had taken their seats I'm the dining car,
but not one Of them. allowing for the
most elaborate disguise. could identi-
fy as Joe Brady. They were mostly
unmistakable Americans returning to
their native land In parties of threes
and fours.
Suddenly an incident occurred which
| nj the time caused me some uneasi-
ness. Sergeant Parker's voice reached
me. raised In tones Of expostulation.
| NO. don't want drink. mate. and
by the same token you seem TO have
had full dose already" he was say.
! ing.
n little way along the platform my
assistant had been accosted by a half
| hpsy blue jacket. who was trying to
pun him into the buffet. The sailors
cap proclaimed that he belonged 10 the
same ship as that which Parker's dis
guise denoted. the Majestic. To my re-
lief. the man seemed to be too muddJed
TO perceive that the sergeant was no
shipmate Of his. but staggered on. drop
ping his bundle once or twice. to the
front Of the train.
The sailor had hardly disappeared
when the original OF the Photograph
came out OF the waiting room and
crossed the platform 10 the dining car
She was wearing well cut serge cos
tune and had made no attempt M dis
guise. even the mark on her neck being
distinctly visible above the collar Of