The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

fee stan KEEPER who gave him cofie
grounds ai.d crusts. the old el1the-
man who cut down the price Of hi
first outfit N-s Wria ley. going hope
Iessl- TO he- toll in a Shepherds Basil
laundry: Mr. Wilson OF Grant & Sons
the kindly 'ewe.er Of Ludgate Hill
were each sought out and either plaeet
In COOL business or bOunteously re
warded for the services they had ren
dered. O'Brien, OF course, was fOund
a sinecure office at the Mary AnsOI
home.
As for the doctor. he owed his Hrr
ley street practice to the millionaire;
help and patronage.
Ii is worthy OF note that Philip neve;
wore a watch other than that present
ed to him by tile police OF the White
chapel division.
1t was an ordinary English silver
lever, and he carried it attached to a
knotted bootlace.
Did he but know how far the his
toricaI parallel had gone that day-how
Jocky Mason had waited for hours ont
side bis residence in the hope of seeing
him and becoming acquainted with his
appearance he might have been sur
prised, but he would never have guess
ed the evil that this man would accom-
plish, and In some measure accomplisl!
unconsciously.
He was not in his club five minutes
when a friend tackled him for con-
cert subscription.
"Anson, you are fond of music. Here
is new violinist, a Hungarian, who
wants a start heard him in Budc
pest last autumn. He is a good chap
Take some stalls"
Philip glanced at the programme.
"Eckstein at the piano, 1 see. He
must be a star Who is the soprano?
I have never heard her name before.
miss Evelyn Atherley," read his
friend over his shoulder. Il don't
know her myself. Dine with me here
tomorrow night. We will go and hear
the performance afterward."
"Can you distribute stalls among
your acquaintancesT
"My dear fellow, 1 win be delighted
Sorry l can't help Jowkacsy bit my
self"
"You are helping him very well.
will take dozen, two for you and me
ten elsewhere for the claque"
"You are good chap. Hello, there's
Jones! Jones is good for couple
Don't forget tomorrow night"
And the good natured enthusiast
who was terror to many of his
friends, ran off to secure another vic |
tim.
Philip had sent his hanson homo
Shortly before II he quilted the club. |
to walk to Park lane by a |
circuitous route long enough to con |
sumo big cigar
He CHANGED to pass the hall in which
the concert was to take place. A few
people were hurrying from the stage
door. Evidently rehearsal had just
cluster of flowing locks that offered
abundant proof of his musical genius
ran out with a violin case in his hand.
He was about to enter a hansen
waiting near the curb, but the driver
said:
Engaged sir"
The man did not seem to understand
10 the cabby barred his way with the
whip and shook his head. Then the
tranger rushed to a neighboring cali
ank evidently an excitable gentle
nan, with the high strung tempera-
nent of art.
A lady quilted the hall few seconds {
alter.
Are you engaged?" Philip heard her
SIX the cabrnan. ~
"No, miss" II
flake me to No. A Mazda Crescent, t
.egent's park" she said. After ar
angling her skirts daintily she entered b
ne vehicle.
THAT is odd" thought Philip, who t
ad witnessed both incidents in the d
purse of SIX yards walk. He h
anced at the cabman and fancied the I,
ian gave peculiar look of intelli- IL
snce toward couple of fashionably o
ressed loungefs who stood in the 81
ladow of the closed public entrance. cl
The two men, without exchanging a Il
ord to Philips hearing, went to a d
standing at some little dis.
nee. They entered. The coachman p,
no received no instructions, drove off to
the same direction as the hanson, W
I'd as If to make sure he was being
lowed the cab driver turned to look u
hind him. "
Once in Naples Philip saw a man re
ealthily following a woman down an ID
lighted alley. Without moments DC
STATION he went after the pair and
rs Just in time to prevent the would III
assassin from plunging an uplifted or
letto, into the woman's back. The pc
collection Of that little drama flashed le'
% his mind now. There was sug
stion of the Neapolitah bravo's air in ne
} manner in which these men stalk az
a girl who was quite unaware Of
sir movements.
lie asked himself why cabman 'h'
,uld refuse one fare and pick M an