Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-08
NUMBER Al.
what like Philip Anson at this mo-

what like Philip Anson at this mo-
ment"
His image, confound hlmw
mo; not his image. would not
humbug his friends. I might puzzle
them for moment ut distance, but
let them speak with me, and I am
done. 1t is sufficient that | resemble
him. But the handwriting that Is
goodw
"Flrst class"
"There agree with you. My skill In
that direction has been admitted by
three bank clerks and an Old Bailey
Judge. And now for the coup. II you
intend to kill this young gentleman.
you may as we'll kill him to our mu-
tual advantage. There Is no gain In
being hanged for him unnecessarily,
eh?"
| Mason glared at him I'm silence.
~ see / must keep to the point. We
must, by some means, inveigle him to
a place where you can work your
| sweet pleasure on him. All, that in
terests you! 1t must be known that he
is going to that place. 1t must be
quite certain that he leaves It."
Leaves it,
"Yes. I, Philip Anson the second,
will leave 1t. will lay my plans
quite surely will even telegraph my
movements to his fancee and to his
| agent, Abingdon, who used to be ST.
pendiary magistrate at Clerkenwell.
Now, don't interrupt. You spoil my
train of thought. Philip Anson will
live again for days after you have
er-disposed Of him. BY that time you
| will have established such an alibi that
an archangel's testimony would not
shake it. Then Philip Anson will dis
appear vanish into thin air, and with
him a hundred thousand or more OF
his own money, some In gold, but
| mostly In notes which will have been
changed so often rs to defy any one
to trace them. Js precautionary
measure, he will 20 out Of his way to
annoy or insult the young lady whom
he intends to make his wife, and that
alone will supply an explanation, OF a
sort for his wish to conceal his move-
ments. With proper management,
Philip Anson should leave the map
without exciting comment for weeks
after he Is dead, and when the weeks
grow into months people will class his /.
disappearance with the other queer
mysteries familiar to every one who
reads the newspapers. Neat, isn't itr'
"Too neat. You can't do It,"
Have you or | evolved the ideai
Who runs the greatest risk, the man
who strikes one blow and hides dis
figured corpse or he who calmly faces
hundreds of men and says he Is Philip
Anson"
81 don't care about risk. but II 1t
comes to that suppose you are the
more likely TO he found out"
THANK you. You see my way at
last. In any event, you are safe. Even
suppose am discovered, will split on
you? VIII | add charge Of murder
to one Of forgery Not much. | tell
you the scheme Is workable. not by
timid bunslcrs but by clever men. !
admit ! haven't the nerve to Kill any
body. nor would care TO suggest this
present arrangement 10 an accomplice
merely to make money. But II you
are resolved 10 end Philip Anson's
earthly pilgrimage | can't prevent you.
and | fail 10 see any reason why |
shouldn't profit by the transaction
what about me when the thing IL
done"
''Oh, you are beginning to appreciate
the other side Of events. Now. we
will assume that Philip Arson has
been dead couple Of months and Vic
tor Grenier has Amassed fortune by
sheer run Of luck on the turf; 1t Is fair
ly evident that Victor Grenier must
divvy with Jocky Mason or the latter
ran make the wcyd too hot to hold
hirl. even If an oil. 4: nj were unkind
enou II 10 refuse IL disgO:gc unless un-
der pressure"
Masous brows wrinEled in thought.
The project sounded plausible enough.
Determined as lie was to wreak his
vengeance on Philip, Grenicrs ingen'
ious idea not only offered him a reli'
able means of escape, but promised
rich harvest OF wealth. Certainly II
was worth trying. Not once, but many
times. during the preceding month Gre
nier had withheld the murderer Will
ing hand. When 1t did fall, what keen
er satisfaction could he have than the
knowledge that he would be enriched
bv the deedi