Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-27

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selection to look after Philips London
stable.
All who had befriended the forlolm
boy in those early days had benefited
to an extraordinary degree. The cot
fee stall keeper who gave him coffee
grounds, and crusts. the old clothes
man who cut down the price of his
first outfit. Mrs. Wrgley going hope
lessly to her toll i'll a Shepherds Busfi
! laundry: Mr.. Wilson of Grant & Sons,
i the kindly ieweler of Ludgate Hill.
were each sought out and either placed
in good business or bointeously re-
wartled for the services they had rem
| dercd. O'Brien, of course, was found
a sinecure office mt the Mary Arson
| home
| AS for the doctor. he owed his Har-
ley street practice to the millionaire's
help and patronage.
f! 1t is worthy of note that Philip never
wore a watch other than that present
ed to him by the police of the White
i chapel division. -
1t was AN ordinary English silver
lever, and he carried it attached to n
l;pottcd bootlace.
Did he but know how far the his
torical parallel had gone that day-how
.Tocky Mason had waited for hours out
side his residence in the hope of seeing
F., 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 accomplish
unconscously.
I He was not in his club five minutes
| when n friend tackled him for con-
cert subscription.
"Anson, you are fond of music. Here
is Il new vio!inist Il Hungarian, who
wants a start. l heard him in Buda-
pest last autumn. He is a good chap.
!! Take some stalls"
Philip glanced at the programme.
/ "Eckstein at the piano. I see. He
must be 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 acquaintances?"
MY dear fellow, ] will be delighted.
I Sorry l can't help .Towkacsy bit my.
self"
"You are helping him very we'll Y
will take II dozen, two for you and me,
ten elsewhere for the claque."
You are a good chap. Hello, there's
Jones! Jones is good for couple.
Don't forget tomorrow night"
And the good natured enthusiast,
who was a terror to. many of his
friends, ran off to secure another vic
tim.
Philip had sent his hanson home.
Shortly before II he quilted the club.
intending to walk TO Park lane by a
circuitous route long enough to con-
sumo a big cigar.
He Glanced TO pass the hall in which
the concert was to take place. A few
people We're hurlying from the stage
door. Evidently rehearsal had just
taken place. A short man with huge
cluster of flowing locks that offered
ran out with n violin case in his hand.
He was about to enter hanson
waiting near the curb, but the driver
said:
Engaged. sir"
The man did not seem to understand,
so the cabby barred his way with the
whip and shook his head. Then the
stranger rushed to II neighboring cab
rank evidently an eXcitable gentle
man. with the high strung tempera-
ment of art.
A lady quilted the hall few seconds
later.
Are you engaged:" Philip heard her
asl; the cabman
no. miss
Take me 10 No. Al Mazda Crescent,
Regents park she said. After ar
4 ranging her skirts daintily she entered
4 the vehicle.
"That is odd" thought Philip. who
had witnessed both incidents In the
/ course of Il six yards walk. He
| glanced at the cabman and fancied the
! man gave peculiar look of intelli-
gence toward couple of fashionably
i dressed loungers who stood in the
shadow of the closed public entrance.
The two men. without exchanging Il
word to Phillips hearing, went to Il
! brougham standing at some little dis
lance. They entered. The coachman.
4 who received no instructions, drove off
in the same direction as the hanson,
| and as If to make sure lie was being
| followed the cab driver turned to look
behind him.
Once in Naples Philip saw n man
stealthily following Il woman down an
unlighted alley Without IL moments
hesitation he Went after the pair and
was Just i'll time 10 prevent the would
be assassin from plunging an uplifted
stiletto into the woman's back. The
recollection of that little drama flashed
into his mind now. There was sug-
gestion Of the Neapolitan bravo's air in
the manner in which these men stalk
ell q girl who was quite unaware of
their movements.
He asked himself why a eabman
should refuse one'Elre and pick up an
other iii the same spot The affair was
certainly odd. He would see further
into it before he dismissed it from his
thoughts. The distance to Mazda Cres-
tent WAS not great.
While thinking he was acting. He
tpiang into the nearest hanson.
"A bfousham is following II hanson
up Langham place, Sc said 10 the
diver. Keep behind them. II they
separate. follow the brougham. When
ii stops. pull zip nj the hest place to
avoid notice"
The man nodded. Nothing surprises
a London cabman. SoU.l the three We
hicles We're spinning along the Outer
circle.
/ 1t was not Il very dark night the sky
being cloudlcss and starlit Away in
front at Il psint where the two lines
of lamps curved sharply to the right
and vanished amid the trees n row of
little red lights showed that the road
I was up.
The leading hanson drove stesdily
| on. There WAS nothing remarkable in
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