The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
BY JAMES PAYN.
OR 4 TALE or MONEY HADNESS.

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''Postoffiee Directory" He turned
to his own address in Albany street,
and in the city. In the next edition,
he bitterly reflected, they would not
be there-nor anywhere. 1t was
doubtful whether he would ever dare
to set foot in England again; yet If
Sophy and her child would not obey
his orders and come out to him, he
would dare; and then so much the
worse for them. AS he idly turned
over the leaves he read a page of
trades" then, half closing the book,
repeated the names in their order,
with only two mistakes. He read 1t
again, and this time accomplished
the feat without an error. What an
amazing memory he possessed; what
grasp of mind and talent for detail!
1t was impossible, with the funds he
had to start with, that he should fall
a second time in utilizing such amaz-
ing gifts.
. He dined, or rather supped at a
late hour, and at little before eleven
started for the rendezvous. Bearing
in mind the warning Dawson had
given him against being too early,
he went on foot, Notwithstanding
that it was raining heavily. There
was also strong wind blowing. This
reminded him of the night when he
logged the footsteps of Herbert Per-
ry when they came away from the
ball.
There was another point Of resem-
blance of which he was unaware;
his own footsteps we're being dogged.
and with much greater cunning; he
had been but an amateur detective,
and this was professional. Along
the Strand and Fleet street, and then
into the narrow thoroughfares by
the river side, this man pursued him
save that he always kept upon the
opposite side of the way-like his
own shadow. At the corner of Miller
street Adair stopped and took out his
watch. 1t wanted but five minutes
to midnight. Then he turned the
corner of the street and made rapidly
for the river. His pursuer. seeing
him pause, had skunk into gateway,
and, taken unawares by his rapid
movement, was thrown more behind
him than he had been heretofore.
When he also turned into the street,
which was of no great length, Ada1r
had almost reached the bottom of it,
when he suddenly lost sight of him.
The detective hastened his steps, and
quickly reached the very spot, as he
imagined, where Adair had disap-
peared 1t was a large warehouse,
with a huge crane depending from
it, and its great doors were closed.
1t was impossible, he felt, that they
could have been opened and shut
within so short time. Yet the
man was gone. The detective placed
a whistle to his lips and gave a shrill
signal, twice repeated. Within three
minutes there were two policemen
with their bulls eyes assisting him
in his search. He told them hurried
ly what had happened, and one of
them ran on to the river bank. AS
he reached it, O. light boat, with six
men in her, four of them rowing,
and two in the stern, shot out from
under the stairs.
E"He has got away, SIR" said the
policeman, running back to make his
report, "in ships gig down the
river
81 don't believe it," said the de-
tective. He never moved a yard
beyond this spot" and he struck his
foot upon the ground. The sound it
gave was dull and hollow. They were
standing on cellar trap.