The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07

for.
The papers were full of the details
of Judson's last exploit. The trick he
had turned on this particular occasion
was the lifting of tray of diamonds
from the importing firm of Couvier
Freres
The police, spurred on by an unusu-
ally liberal offer of reward on behalf
of the Brothers Couvier, had followed
Judson pretty sharply and | knew that
Wilson must have got some tip to the
effect that Judson was going to take
a train for a cooler habitat-most
probably the $40 for the west
Now, Wilson and l were rivals in
a sort of professional way, and l de-
termined that If | could prevent it he
should not finger any portion OF the
10000 francs which had been hung up
by the diamond firm. | therefore kept
modestly 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 it 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 pro-
fessional rub or two on former occa-
sions, and | knew with what | had to
deal.
1t just happened that | saw him get
a telegram at the station Office and
that gave me two ideas which | pro-
ceeded to put into effect. One was TO
intercept the messenger boy attached
10 the office, and for a quid pro quo
induce him to hand to Wilson this mes
sage, scrubbed on telegraph blank:
Mr.. Wilson: | forgot in my hurry
to copy the message just delivered to
YOU. Kindly return it to me for
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. Will wear a
long white beard.-Foley."
Foley was the chief. His dispatch
Anderson had turned against Judson,
for whom l felt more than half sorry,
as | knew him rather well. 1t hap
pened that / was going to take the
9:40 train myself, and | determined to
keep a sharp outlook for anybody with
a long white beard | was smooth
shaven myself
But the second idea 1t was ride
ulously easy to write a message my
self, and my convenient messenger
friend for another quid pro quo
handed it to Wilson. My message ran
like this.
Made a mistake. Judson will leave
on the 9:15 for Montreal.-Foley.'
1t was already 9:05 and Wilson had
barely time to catch 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 | didn't see anybody with a long
white beard, and settled down for
good nights rest after | had made
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 1t as the conductor stopped
at my berth.
The message was worth many times
the half dollar 1t cost me. OF course
il was from Foley. II read:
Anderson makes complete confess
sion. Says story of Judson being dis
guised was a blind He will so far
as Anderson knows, be smooth shaw
en-. as ne 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
SuCCtSSlullg 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 doomed 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 II would
be all of with Judson and my plans
would be somewhat disarranged.
/ started on another exhaustive in
spection of the car, but there was no
body there whom l thought Williams
would be likely to spot as Judson.
But there was gentleman with
long brown beard. sitting all alone
in one end Of the car white beard
might be dyed overnight.
Anyway, the sight of the beard