The Ordway new era., 1906-09-07

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The papers were full of the details
VI Judsons last exploit. The trick he
had turned on this particular occasion
was the lifting OF tray OF diamonds
Frcres.
ne police. spurrcd on by an unusu.
any liberal offer OF reward on behalf
oi the brothers CouvIcr, had followed
Jnnson pretty sharply and | knew that
N''Soh must have got some tip to the
e"ect that Judson was going to take
Ialn for cooler hab!tat-most
probably the $40 for the west.
Now Wilson and were rivals In
sort OF professional way. and de.
'tFhllned that II could prevent 1t he
should not finger any portion OF the
ip'ooo francs which had been hung up
pE inc diamond firm. therefore kept
ihodes,ly In the background-no need
TO be to conspicuous in these matters
but at the same time kept sharp
eye on Wilson and his movements.
We knew each other by sight, and |
thought 1t only common prudence to
conceal from him any fact which
would lead him to suspect that | was
connected or Interested In any way
with his mission. We had had n pro-
iessIonal rub or two on former occa.
s!ons. and knew with what had to
deal.
II Just happened that saw him get
n fnlRuFnuN "a IN ct "a ANnA uY.A
that gave me two Ideas which pro.
ceeded to put into effect. One was to
Intercept the messenger boy attached
to the Office. and for quId pro quo
induce him 10 hand TO Wilson this mes
sage. scrIbbled on a telegraph blank:
Mr.. Wilson: | forgot In my hurry
to copy the message Just delivered to
you. Kindly return II to me for n
moment and | will hand It to you at
any time.-Mary Emerson. Operator"
Five minutes later the boy handed
me the message Wilson had received.
II read:
Anderson says Judson will take the
$40 train for Chicago. VIII wear n
long white bcard.-Foley."
Foley was the chief His dispatch
threw new light on the Judson tip. So
Anderson had turned against Judson.
for whom | felt more than half sorry,
as knew him rather well. II hap.
pened that ! was going TO take the
$40 train myself. and | determined to
keep n sharp outlook for anybody with
n long white beard. | was smooth
shaven myself.
But the second Idea. It was ridic.
ulously easy to write n message my.
self, and my convenient messenger
friend for another quid pro quo
handed II to Wilson. My message ran
like this:
Made mistake. Judson will leave
on the 9:15 for Montreal.-Foley."
It was already 9:O5 and Wilson had
barely time to catcE the 9:15 train.
for he swallowed the spoon, hook and
bait
With Wilson safely side.tracked. |
boarded my train with my eyes peeled.
But I didn't see anybody with n long
white beard. and settled down for
good nights rest after had made a
thorough inspection of the entire train
as sauntered through it from the
smoker TO the rear Pullman. The
chances were that Wilson would not
be able to lay his hands on Judson
this time.
Message for Henry Wilson. Is Mr..
Wilson in this car?
"Ah. yes, guess that's for me-"
remarked, casually, reaching out my
hand for II as the conductor stopped
at my berth.
The message was worth many times
the half dollar it cost me. OF course
1t was from Foley. 1t read:
Anderson makes complete confes.
sion. Says story of Judson being dis
guised was blind. He will. so far
as Anderson knows. be smooth shaw
en-. as he does not suspect he will be
followed, but thinks he has side
tracked us. Williams is at Buffalo,
and will meet the train at Lees Land.
ing to be of any assistance he can in
the matter.-Foley.'
The plot was thickening! Williams
was to meet the train at Lees Land
ing. wherever that was. The chief
fact of interest to me was that al.
though mad successfully Snunteu WIZ
son off the trail of Judson SO that he
would not interfere with my plans for
keeping him from lingering the re-
ward, Williams suddenly loomed up,
and Williams was even a more dan
gerous rival than Wilson.
How far are we from Lees Land.
ing. porter" inquired.
Next stop, SIR"
Forty minutes and then if Williams
could find Judson on the train 1t would
be all off with Judson and my plans
would be somewhat disarranged.
/ started on another exhaustive in
snection of the car, but there was no
body there whom 1 thought Williams
would be likely to spot as Judson.
But there was gentleman with o
,>,ou-n heard sitting all alone