New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST D. 1908

lectual methods. so he blew out his cheeks and
glared at the speaker, who calmly seated himself
and resumed
You NAV be surprised TO learn. Mr.. Girard that
| am officially connected with the AnglO-Amercan
Detective Bureau, whose headquarters are at Wash
ington. But perhaps You have heard OF me. No.
Oh, well it doesn't matter lie paused modeStly'
but receiving no response from his listeners ne went
on For two years and five months sir. have been
on the track of of the greatest criminals OF the
century and have, | am happy 70 state, ensnared
him"
Is that the man." snorted Girard with
complimentary gesture IN the direction OF Tracy.
Well, he looks II!
The man thus referred to uttered hoarse g0Wi
of protest while one hand slid toward MS mp ou-
Orrnond kicked him cautiously and averted trouoie'
At the same time the sound Of discreet cough came
floating through the deck portfolio gIv1ng assurance
that Captain Joe was dutlfuly standing oy VIII
Capstan bar.
MO" said Orrnond indicating Tracy with an alec-
~ tionate nod, this Is not the criminal DuI =!
highly esteemed assistant The fugitive from luS09
to whom | refer IS, your daughter alreaGy AHo%
on board this yacht IN the person Oh OeoiSe o.
Brown -..4.
Vada flushed to the roots Of her hair. but nals
not the slightest effort to refute the charge- IL -
circumstances it might have been eXpecIeI 'Ll -
would bring previous facts to bear upon .Ie 9A ~.
and brand the aCCuSer as an unnltfSated n@I' 49,
strangely she did nothing OF the sort lnSle1- -
restrained her fathers attempted outDurSt y %.
firm. strong pressure OF her hands On MS 'IO"---
and turned to OrmOnd- ,..,o"
Go on" she said quietly We are nSleDns. .ss,-
He bowed his acknowledgment OF her oouI.<s5
and help then returned 10 his professional La
though addressing Girard rather tnan Ms l1 tSrgh
We had never actually seen our man a. = .;oss.
we had given him a close thing OF It SeVeI-l go
md nai1I- we received information that ne was 1.oP
ping at a little hotel called the Itvoh AIlS 1Isb
don. For purely private reasons We IIio-a+;ved
to take him in England. and therefore , AGENTS
rather pretty plan IN which JnTee o y. As guest
figured COnspicuOusly- One Of them pose -
in the hotel while the other Two nhppa sbfing
masked burglars. attacked hi-' m the Ilsl-. go, One
him of a belt supposed 70 hold Ea!HaoLs ~ behind
of these burglars escaped the 'tleS oTlis blow on
feigning Inconsistencies as the reS''-' ,rssS1re
the point of his Jaw; and tins man unIe. Vat1-
revealed the whereabouts OF hrs conIedel@ee .-,snt
rally the hotel guests were m State " as We
and among those who presented thellLSoN NJ George
correctly surrniSed would be the case, vs.
c. Brown. who TT. cory rav
Hold on cut in Gira-f. That s SO. ,bogt
sound all right for newspaper oIt ms"
signing my TO your lrtert'-ll lSe 7nert,rba-
I'm coming TO that answered Jl 1,,- s touched
bic Oruond though possibly should n@ve ~ VIC
upon it at first | had called upon Hou ssistance.
toria with the intention OF obtaining O" i-there.
as a loval citizen of the United states, found
don't excite yourself sir-ant unfoTl - nv inter
YOU absent then took the next oe'- oil;ng upoa
viewing your faithful valet and FFeNAiii-'
him to"
cTOPt Numbered Girard swelling until he iI ta Ioo
~ resembled a toadfSh badly Go s4 abs Why
believe a word of it, Torkin> tlthtui. en- one Of
~hy, confoand Your ipadencs the fellow o41 on you
your gang sir Your gang He run - nv valaa-
understand me run on Win - -. ,,.- a weaklng
bles as he could carry, And he WASH
eitherI -, ,stonish-
Orrnond elevated his brows IN poniEe n air Of
ment and looked on the old man VIZ - ~Cbservet
1t is too bad Mr. Girard. really, Your man ts9per
to me at the time of the violence OF To 1a and let