The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-03

information, as II privy to the case and
fervid Of sympathy with it's victim.
Cronkite, too, grew hot, as now and
again he stopped to think it over. This
was not his usual experience. Had he
lost his cunning2 Had he degenerated
into such a tyro that every one could read
the badge Of his calling at first sightH
Besides, where was the accomplish, the
woman who had carried of the imposition
so we'll? Was it likely that Edmunds would
wish also to desert her, and if he had wished
it, would she suffer him to elude her thus
openlyP
1t was an i'll concealed sneer, a TESTING
word apart, from the laborers on the pier
that finally convinced Cronkite that he had
been led by the nose. He banded no words
with the grinning longshoremen, who had
80 glibly recalled the tall. fair gentleman,
Mr.. Edmunds, who had had such trouble
with his luggage and had just managed
to get aboard with it a moment before
the steamer sailed.
He left them 80 unsuspicious, 80 satisfied,
that a parting jibe could not be restrained,
but at the noon hour he was back among
them. In jumper and o~veralls, with hook and
card, a member Of the gang. A good fellow
this newcomer seemed to the men, paying
his'tot, as was right, for the beer, and send
ing round and round the ample contents
Of his luncheon box
No wonder, when the pipes were lighted,
that the story WAS told, without apparent
guide or prompting, of the handsome young
woman with a free hand who had enlisted
their sympathy and aid in frustrating those
who undoubtedly would attempt to prevent
an innocent elopement.
1T is queer, though, about this Edmunds,
whoever he is" said one of the men. I'VE
never seen hair or hide Of him. A poor
ooot, says i, lettin' his dearie do all the work
and take all the resk--"
'Sure, it's the no good sort the women
allus go crazy after" reflected another.
SIN t'inkin' somethin' whit agin their
plans,' a third suggested, 4for he had TUX
fust class passage, all right. P'raps there
was an accident, or he got an odd rap on
the conk. Somethin' put 1t up to her;
and she fought quick and strong, as such
a proper woman allus does do
Here a stranger approached the little
group on the end Of the pier and asked
for a light, a longshore man in dress and
bearing, though rather tall and sickly for
UIC u Nv goiihihVa IL pug ooMhD dIu
in his Guilty pipe with a dirty thumb; and
stood, putting vigorously, with legs apart.
Its slow we was resumed the first
speaker, not needing this addition to the
party, that We didn't give hat square toed
nibs Of a detective somethin' to reminder
us by, the marn. There's jest wan cure
for sech a dirty ocoypation--"
"A detective looking for EdmundsI'
asked the stranger incautiously.
isn't that jest what I've been tellin'?
And to my mind he wont be the unly wan;
his is a bang up, Important case, boys;
and I'm bettin' the hull Pinkerton push IL
onto it. We must watch out
Watch out!' sneered Crunkite most
unexpectedly. IF you weren't all deaf
and blind you'd be asking how this stranger
here could know anything about Edmunds
when you had never mentioned the name in
his presence, and then if he explained you
might go on and want to know how 1t hap
pened that a longshoreman had such soft
palms to his hands. And then il you couldn't