The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-27

Alex was a spy, and that by taking
him into the house / had played into
the enemy's ham,. But at 8 o'clock
that night Alex himself appeared, and
with him a strange and repulsive indi-
vidual. They made a queer pair, for
Alex was almost as disreputable as
the tramp, and he had a badly swollen
eye.
Gertrude had been sitting listlessly
waiting for the evening message from
Mr.. Jameson, but when the singular
pair came in, as they did, without cere-
mony, she jumped up and stood star
ing. Winters, the detective who
watched the house at night, followed
them, and kept his eyes sharply on
Alexis prisoner. For that was the sit
uation as 1t developed.
He was a tall lanky individual,
ragged and dirty, n just now he
looked both terrified and embarrassed
Alex was too much e~ngrossed to be
either, n to this day l don't think
l ever asked him why he went off with
out permission the day before.
Miss Innes." Alex began abruptly,
this man can tell. us something very
important about the disappearance of
Mr.. Innes. l found him trying to sell
this watch"
He took a watch from his pocket and
put it on the table. 1t was Halsey's
watch. l had given it to him on his
21st birthday; l was dumb with appre-
hension.
He says he had a pair of cuff-links
also, but he sold them"
Fer a dollar'n half" put in the dis
/ panIltah1a tp6txtl.raI hAaraalxv with on
eye on the detective.
He Is n~ot-dead?" ] implored. The
tramp cleared his throat.
Nom" he said huskily. HE was
used up pretty bad, but he weren't
dead. He was comm to hisseif when
The stopped and looked at the detec-
tive. II didn't steal 1t. Mr.. Winters"
he whined. II found It in the road.
honest to God, / did"
Mr.. Winters paid no attention to him.
He wa watching Alex.
I'D better tell what he told me-
Alex broke in. at will be quicker.
When Jamieson-when Mr.. Jameson
calls up we can start him right. Mr..
Winters, I found this man trying to sell
that watch o. Fifth street. He offered
1t to me for three dollars
TOW ola you KNOW tne WdtcH!
Winters snapped at him.
Il had seen it before, many times. ]
used it at night when l was watching
al the foot of the staircase" The de
tective was satisfied. when he offered
the watch to me, 1 knew 1t, and I pre-
tended I was going to buy 1t. We went
into an alley and / got the watch
The tramp shivered. 1t was plain how
Alex had secured the watch. ''Then-
I got the story from this fellow. He
claims to have seen the whole affair.
He says he was in an empty car-in
the car the automobile struck"
The tramp broke in here, and told his
story, with frequent interpretations by
Alex and Mr.. Winters He used a
strange medley. in which familiar words
took unfamiliar meanings, but 1t was
gradually made clear to us.
On the night In question the tramp
had been pounding his ear"-this
stuck to me as being g~raphic-in an
empty box-car along the siding at Cas-
onova. The train was going west, and
due to leave at dawn. The tramp and
the "brakey'' were friendly. and things
going well, About 10 o'clock, perhops
earlier, a terrific crash against the side
Of the car reused him. He tried tc
open the door, but could not move it
He got out Of the other side, and just
las-he did 20. he heard some one groan