The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-08-26
FEARS NO ENEMY
SECRET SERVICE NAN LAUGHS
AT PERIL.
Threats Of Criminals Whom he Has
Seen Instrumental in Putting
BEHIND the Bars Have No
Terriers fer Him.

That threatened men live long is
an sdage as true as IL is old. re-
marked an ex-chief Of the United
States secret service, who is still &C
tive in the detection Of criminals
II don't know how many rogues l
have arrested and sent 10 jail. Meth
~ can ! recall how many Of them
have threatened 10 take my life as
soon as they were free"
Why don't they?" was asked
Don't they hate you more when they
get out Of jail than when they went
il? Think OF the months and years
they have TO treasure up their wrongs
and plan their revenge
Yes, that's all very. we'll an
swered the detective. but it's a. very
desperate man indeed who is not
cowed and tanned by Imprisonment
Were you ever in a prison and did you
ever see the way that discipline is
enforced There is no Please do this
when the keepers speak 10 the prison
ers. The commands they give are in
the superlatively imperative tense. II
they were not. few guards could not
hold in check for FIVE minutes hun
ireds Of convicts. The average Grim
iral is 10 gentleman He is as COW
srdly and as fierce as a tiger. Only
fear and force rule him But his spirit
is usually broken. and his inssparable
companion is fear when he comes out
into The world again. ! don't mean
hat he won't fight when he can't get
away. but. as a rule. he doesn't hunt
for trouble
Put late az night and in lonely
streets don't you take the middle Of
the road? Isn't there the chance that
some day one OF your many enemies
Kill kin you?"
Perhaps ] remember once. years
ago. I was scared. or, rather. startled,
for 4 moment by one Of those fellows.
I had secured the evidence and ar
rested man for counterieiting. He
was subsequently sent up for a term
Of years. forget how many-but l
remember that he cursed me in the
courtroom while ! was giving my evil
tence. and threatened. in the most
dramatic and blOOd-curdling manner
IN Kill me- when he got out. The az
fair had passed out Of my memory
when q man came 10 me one day years
later and told ne that this counter
fei-er had been released from Jail and
had been heard 10 repeat, in the pres
ence Of ST least 80 persons. his threats
70 kin me on sight I was cautioned
TO be wary. and not 10 give him a
chance 10 do f.
Two OF three months afteTward
got Of a street car lace one night in
Philadelphia. had heavy bag in
each hand
And who should I see coming
toward ne. but The man himself l
recognized him first. Ny first thought
was for the contents Of the bags I was
csrrving-counferfe plates that had
seized and was bringing from Wash
irgtCn 70 New York. l didn't want 10
get killed and lose those. naturally. II
was two blocks 10 the station, and /
couldn't very well run.
It was only a few seconds until I
ne the man face 70 face ] was just
automatically about 10 drop my heavy
valises and pull my revolver when the
-x-couEtertei-er saw and recognized
me Re stopped short for an imper.
eeVtble instant and then be turned
5il and ran as II the devil was after
r.m. like The coward that he was.
shy did he run after he had threat
end over and owe. again 10 kill me?
I've told you. Further, he knew that
would probably have shot him a frac.
lion Of a second before he could spring
al me-"