Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-21

woods They finally located their man
III m empty hous. /. i,'w mites from
The point where hc had jumped from
tn" train He MAS arrested for
keeps this time, taken back la Lon
don. tried sentenced and Imprisoned
After he had served his time he
started on a tour of the continent AZ
coinl9anled by mysterious blonde
woman who passed as his Wife lie
played cards engaged in the pastime
ri huncn steering and varied these
performances occasionally by assum-
ing the part of the wrongcd husband
lie Was quite successful with this
game and made large sums OF money
AZ several al the more prominent con
tinontal resorts. but man OF hts rest
less disposition could not remain long
in the same line of business and u
few Years aso he returned To the Uni
ted States and was arrested in Wash
ington charged with being conf
dencc man He met we'll known
and finding that the man had weak
ness for cards offered To take him to
a room where thyc could play IA game
which would mean wealth for both
He had a scheme by which the bank
could be broken. and offered to show
the man how he could take a thou
sand dollars and come out with .
profit OF ten thousand The man ac-
cepted this glowing offer. but instead
OF going tn the house that WAS dcsig
mated he notified the District police
and the versatile rogue was once
name of Frank Tracy He was re-
leased On bail, however, and soon
after again sought the historic at
mospherc of London
His latest exploit is really deserv-
ing of a chapter in itself but because
OF lack OF space must be condensed
into Il few paragraphs. Superlntend
ent Froest, who was always on the
lookout for queer characters. learned
that Tracy as he now called himself
was in London "a hours after he had
set his feet ON English soil He in
structed his siibordinates to be on the
lookout for Tracy, but otherwise did
not give much thought to the man
One morning the telephone bell at
Scotland Yard rang, and the voice OF
an excited individual who proved to
be a clerk in a banking house near
I.eadenliall street. informed the nu.
thories that Il thief had entered the
institution that morning and robbed
one uf its depositors of goo There
was much excitement, crowd had
gathered in The corridors and in the
confusion the thief had escaped with
the money
Pardon me said the stranger.
but you have dropped one OF Your
notes"
The depositor glanced at the floor
on the other side of the desk and. sure
enough, there was bank note,
Thank you he replied gratefully.
and stopped down to pick M the odd
note The act only consumed two or
three seconds but when the deposition
Strengthened up and was abont To add
The missing note 10 his pile he found.
to his amaZement. that the original
package OF money had gone. and with
II il the stranger He gave the alarm and
rushed out OF the bank. but when he
reached the street the crowd was so
great that it was impossible To find
his man
When Superintendent Froest re
celvcd news of the theft, he immedi-
ately dispatched one of his men to
the bank. but, not satisfied with this.
he resolved 10 go there In person an
soon as he had finished the work in
his private office al Scotland Yard.
That only consumed few minutes.
and at its completion MIR Froest
pulled down the toI, of his rolldesk
aud hurried towards l,ea'ienhall
street Al Oldgaic whore Cprnhll
and Lcadenhall street converge, he
saw a tall. Well-dressed man, hurrying
along amidst the crowd II did not
take him many seconds To recognize
the man as his old friend. the versa
tile rogue who had lived successfully
under the titles OF Frank MACY Frank
Lacy and Frank Tracy Instinctively
the superintendent associated the Eel
low with the theft Of the bank In
leadenhal street Ne walked up and
took Tracy BY the arm.
Ny dear friend he said II would
like you TO go down TO the office with
me and have a talk over old times
Tracy made no resistance indeed.
this was characteristic pf he man
The moment an officer OF the law
touched him he surrendered without
a struggle The two men proceeded 10.
Scotland Yard and Tracy when
searched. was found to possess the
g2O0 which had been stolen from the
ieposi,ol in the bank hat morning
He was tried for that Dffensc, convict
ed and served his time
The versatile rogue is AT liberty
once again, and for he time being is
honoring the I'ni'ed States with his
presence This hries sketch is not
offered as d story Of his life II is
onyl what it pufpoffs % be frag
mcnt from The life Of versatile
rogue
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