Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-20
MAN HUNTING:
BY Waller h. FarleIgh
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Copyright, 1901. by A. S. Riehardson

The English gov eminent had been
appealed TO by Russia to maze Eug-
land too hot To hold 'he n.hilIsts Nho
were Matching plots ~ inst the life OF
the ear. and Detective Frazer had
been employed TO take the preliminary
steps. He was 90 locate the center
and spot the individuals comprising II.
and when all was ready he would call
for assistance and draw a full net.
Frazer was the right man in the right
place. lie was a human bloodhound
by instinct. lie was without mercy
or pity for a criminal. He was ambi-
tious. Jealous and untiring. II any
public officer I'm London could locate
the bloOdthirsty theorists who were
causing the ear so much anxiety, IL
was Frazer. He was a man OF won
derful intuition, and he was trained in
the art Of cunning down shadows TIL
he found them, flesh and blood.
The government did not let II be-
come publicly known that II was max
ing n move against the refugee con-
splrators, and Frazer took care that
no one should know Of his mission. lie
went on n still hunt for three months,
and during that time he covered every
district I'm London and became famil-
far with every suburb. Luck and in
tuition guided him Alright. One night
he called in the aid OF the police and
made n descent on a house, bagging
eight OF the men he wanted. The pa
pers did not call them nihilists, but
counterfeiters. for the papers were not
told OF the bombs. Internal machines
and reasonable literature captured
with them.
There were ten nihilists in the group,
and Frazer had secured but eight of
them. The eight were given up to
Russia 10 become Siberian exiles, but
the other two were left behind to
avenge them. That they would seek
his death Frazer fully realized and
prepared himself for the struggle. If
they had TO do with a crafty, aggres-
sive man who knew no fear, he had to
do with two cunning, vindictive men
who had sworn TO take his life and
would dare everything to accomplish
their object. Their identity was I'M
known TO him. as they had been out
OF the country while he was working
up his case. while It was more than
N probable that they knew him by sight.
They also had the advantage of hav-
Ing friends among the criminal classes
who would aid them i'm various ways.
Having concluded his labors for the
English government. the English gov
ernmcnt wanted nothing more of De-
teCtive Frazer. Were II known that he
had received orders from the cabinet
there was no telling what public build
ing might be blown up in revenge. An
Internal machine in the house of par
lament or a bomb thrown through q
window OF Somerset House would
awaken all England In an hour, and
questions might be asked that the gov
ernment would find II embarrassing to
answer.
While England and Russia have long
been on the most friendly terms. there
nre plenty of Englishmen, and many
OF them people OF influence. who SYM
pathize with the struggle for freedom
n Russia and argue that the cars OBJ
stinacy has driven his subjects to
hdopt extreme measures. The govern
ment would have been glad to hear
hat Frazer was going of to Australia
pr America for long vacation, and II
20 limited, but he refused to 60 He
knew he had been marked down by the
wo nihilists, and pride prevented him
rom running away. While they hunt
ID for him he would hunt for them. II
hOuld be battle to the death.
He made an immediate move, and
perhaps II was with a feeling OF ex-
lltation that he discovered that the
nemy was just as prompt. He was
low dancehouse in disguise when
he point OF n knife thrust at his heart
ras buried in the memorandum book
his pocket, and the would be assas-
In got away. Frazer was not injured,
ut his nerves were a bit shaken. In
having the street behind him a brick,
Popped from a third story window,
Kissed his head by an inch. The next
ny he called other officers to his aid
nd raided house OF doubtful charac-
r., but OF all the persons pulled In
Dne was detained beyond a day.
From that day on, for months and
onths, Frazer was hunting over Lon
bn. He was never Frazer as his COM
des knew him. He had n dozen diff
rent DISCUSSES, and IL he was ''toft''
e day he was a costermonger the
xt. Here and there he picked up a
ew until IL came to pass that he
ew the lodgings OF his foes and
build have recognized their faces on
street. Then they suddenly dis