The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
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DRUMMOND

Half an hour later he was on the same train with
them bound for London. where they remained night
The next morning they went to Paris. And the red
trunk among the baggage followed them to
the hotel which they stopped In the French capital
The Southampton detective engaged accommodations
the place for week nothing OF import
developed. The who plenti-
evidently replenishing their already
stock of fnery In the evenings they went to the
theaters.
one morning the Southampton detective waited IN
vain to see them go out for their accustomed shopping
hour after the time when they usually
tered the carriage he began to be nervous Finally
subject gradually. made reference the "beaYS
THU English women whose beauty had been the sun
Ject OF considerable comment The clerk didn't know
whom he meant. The detective had purposely mis-
knowledge of them that they might regard suspi-
cious If it should come to their ears But in mo-
said:
oh you mean Mrs. Cutting and Mrs. steward.
But they English they Americans.
They left the city this morning"
boot heels but he controlled his emotions
Where had they gomez? Oh the clerk did not
know They left after midnight and another clerk
watch. But he might be able find
In little while the clerk impaired the information
that to the best of his knowledge and belief the ladies
had gone Berlin. Strangely enough the detective
was to depart for the German capital the same even
again to the same hotel with them
desk to bid him goodby. Pleasantries exchanged
hurled parting bit Of badinage-
Berlin Se said .rbsV V' have gone 10 Genoa III
The detective made enough inquiries to convince
him that the information undoubtedly
and changed his plans accordingly. on the way
down to the italian city he cudgeled his mind to de-
lost immigrants. They would reach Genoa several
hours ahead OF him and might sped
another city before his arrival There only
chance by means of which he might get trace of them
the red trunk
reacherd Genoa he made anxious .in-
quiries Of the who had charge OF the baggage
to learn. Speaking no Italian he had dihhcuty in
making himself understood. but at last sought
pnfif Ms hx nIafn fHafr
baggage red trunk. The baggage hands
questioned last found who had
sent the box that covered with the hide of the
brinde
1t had been transferred to the wharf OF steamship
and Constantinople.
find when he reached the city of the sultan that he
trunk-nobody any the
women And he was on the point of returning to
Becker and Chapman we're arrested by the Turkish
authorities for selling forged bonds Their trial
brought their wives in public to their Sides and by
shadowing them their habitation learned.
Becker and Chapman quickly found guilty and
sentenced to long OF Imprisonment in smyrna.
The Jail was fmsy a they
escaped simultaneously with their departure Mrs.
Becker and Mrs Chapman went to London. the de-
tectve following and tracking them to boarding
house in obscure part OF the city. Within week
their husbands Joined them osstssr Win 5ns osnSr
dead
The cause of her death will perhaps be known
The end came suddenly. II has always been supposed
After Mrs Chapman's death the party separated
Chapman { the United States. robbed another
bank. caught convicted and sentenced TO twelve
years imprisonment Becker came 20 Brooklyn.
where policeman making
the plates a 1000 franc French The red
trunk found.
Others wonder. did at first why Mrs.
Beckers father betrayed her husband the secret
service put the question 70 the fatty.
Charlie didn't right" he said He and
were in counterfeitng deal time and he
got of IT, l could bear dishonest
And. besides. didn't want daughter to
Europe meet him.
CThe story this series will appear sun
day.