The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-12
CHAPTER XLIII.

III
Carter entered the room that the
game was mp.
The police captain looked up curl
ously when Carter asked Jim il his
name was Holden, and Jim replied in
the affirmative.
so you're the man Miss Brown came
70 Arizona for?" asked the police Of
hcer.
81 am"
Well" continued the other. why
didn't YOU say that before? Were you
pardoned. OF what2"
'Pardoned?" laughed Carter. ct
should say not He had the jail blown
up and made his escape"
so that's what you're here for?7
said the captain.
That's H. You probably Noticed on
my card that am connected with the
police in Dewitt. We got a telephone
message from a man named Barlow
giving particulars of how the man here
tried TO Kill him and then jumped
freight bound for Dewitt, ne thought
We searched the cars but found moth
ing He must have gone through on an
earlier train
Then we got the story of the pris-
oner having something or other 10 do
in this town and ] was sent here on the
first train In the morning. When I
met Holden I thought be was the man.
and when / saw him earlier this morn
ing reading a newspaper account Of his
escape i'm yesterdays paper, / was
sure of it,"
wei, that's lucky" remarked the
police captain
you bet. so I traced him 10 hIs hotel
and then Swallowed him % your office
Sent my card in and get here just in
time 10 make sure he's nay man"
II suppose, put In Jim. who had
stood by silent his head down, this
means that 1 can't carry out the mis-
sion on which / came"
Exactly" said Carter. you see. I'm
going 10 have you searched iu d min
ute and anything I find on you is con-
hsCated by the state or kept for you
until you aren't 10 more and then your
friends can haze 1T If they want it,"
With that Lhe detective snapped
bright pair OF handouts on Jim's wrists
and went through his pockets deftIy,
taking out every article and laying it
on the captains desk
When be came TO the envelope con
tanning the 5000, the man let out low
whistle
stealth agaln2' he smiled
Jim made 40 reply,
When the search was over Holden
turned 70 the captain and asked:
You were about 10 give me the adj
dress ] WautedE'
eyes, bat ] can't now"
isn't there any way j can have this
r...Ha
No" the detective put i'm. with IA
laugh. you see. it's JUST Sc. go0 Hfty-ohe
hundred-doilaT bills, and y0uW remem-
her that that packet Of money wasn't
located with the other This belongs
10 the Marshall bank now"
Jim dimIy understood and remembered
than only I'VE Of the ten thousand had
been recovered Was he now 20 be de-
prived OF hIs own money into the BAY
gain2
Oh. well. everything was mp now. he
might just as well let f. so, Nothing
mattered.
Turning 90 the captain. be said.
81 may come back for that address,
but 81 doesn't look probable"
NO the gOOd-natured little detective
smiled. 81 guess you'll go 20 the chair
the day you get back to Marshall. They
are apt 90 give YOU a chance 10 get
the thing over with as soon as possible
You see. 81 costs lot Of money TO re-
pair prisons"
Jim meekly sh0uldered the blame Of
having been responsible for the dyua-
hitting az The jail. He was willing 90
take any biame now; IL couldn't hurt
him. The game was up. He was
through tor good and all.
The only thirg there was TO do uJw
was 10 SIT around aud count OF his last
hours; they could almost be recIoned
on his fingers.
He did wish that he might have had
an hour more or liberty That might
have given him time 10 do one last good
act.
But what was the use Of worrying
about anything u0wg
This change in his prospects made
lin cool and calm: nothing matrrrcd
20 him one way or another. BE could
:aIk about Hi- own case as au outsider
might lie had become suddenly cal
ious.
II suppose" said Garter. "taat sou
INTENDED 20 get away 10 South America
of some other place with this five JHUu-
Eaudr't
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