Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
AN IMAGINATIVE MAN.

with the banks notes prior TO the week
~ Gearing.
Not for moment did the idea of fel-
ony on his part enter the minds of those
who knew him. The only hypothesis
was that a crime of violence had been
committed The sum in his possession
fell little short of 10000.
The bank directors, like the police
themselves. were convinced that he had
been followed, robbed and his body prob
ably thrown into the Thames. From
certain clues it even appeared that the
plot had been long matured by GER
tain gang of professionals.
Only one man in London shrugged his
shoulders on reading of these proceed
ings namely, Pritchard himself.
At the point where the acutest of the
Scotland Yard staff had lost all trace of
him he had simply boarded a bus in the
crowd, and within an hour stood before
an empty house in one of the less fire.
qucnted parts of Chelsea.
The preceding evening he had called
on the house agent for the key, so he
let himself in unobserved. In one of the
back rooms he found the artisans over
all trousers, the jacket, 'kerchief and
cap, placed there by him in readiness
the day before In the darkness of the
room he put these on. Then he calmly
left the house He passed the night
peacefully abed in workingman's club.
In the morning he made the notes
into package, which he carefully sealed
and with this he called on solicitor
I'm this package" said he. Il have
certain valuable papers which / must
leave in safekeeping | am on the eve
of distant voyage, and am Ignorant
of when | may return. ! wish to de-
post them with you There is no OBJ
stacle. believe, to leaving them in your
hands -
Not the least. will give you a re-
ceipt?"
The fact is | am alone in the world
without friends or relations. The jour
ney of which | speak is certainly haz-
ardous. My receipt would rum a hun
dred risks of being lost or destroyed.
Could you not keep the receipt in your
safe, so that on my return it would be
enough to give my name either to you
or to your successor"
1T is unusual
Write the conditions on the receipt.
After ALL the risk is mine"
AS you will. Kindly give me your
name"
Without hesitation he replied:
Harvey Andrew Harvey
He had thought the thing out cooIIy.
My Imprisonment over, | reclaim my
parcel Four or five years in goal and
shall be rich. That, at least, is better
than to east accounts all ones life I'll
take a house IN the country Thence
forward my name will be Harvey. An
drew Harvey. | viii live as country
gentleman. and, ! am confident, without
any pangs OF conscience"
He waited another twenty-four hours
10 make sure that the numbers of the
notes were unknown, reassmed ON which
point, he deliberately gave himself up.
On his examination, neither the police
superintendent nor the judge in court
could draw from him a word of the
100000 He confined himself to saying;
Il know nothing more about it,
fell asleep ON bench in the park. l
was robbed in my turn
At last came the day of liberation.
They gave him his pay some ten shil-
lings his ticket for London. He
was free.
How often he had dreamed of this
hour! On his arrival he would instantly
make for the solicitors. In his head he
saw the scene which would ensue.
He would be shown into the large,
solemn chamber
Your wish, sir?"N
II come to claim deposit | left in
your hands some five years since
81 :. q
The. name was--'
He sat up with jerk and muttered to
| himself:
This won't do. Not remember the
name | gave!"
| He lay back i'll his corner, and. a feels
| ing of weakness stealing over him, said
| TO himself:
| Come, be calm! The name was sit
was it commenced with--what letter?'
| For a whole hour as the train dashed
along he ransacked his memory, trying
to find a clue, a hint Every second it
seemed on the point of forming in the
air before his eyes, ON the tip of his
tongue. At first he was only tantalized,
then irritated. distressed. His nerves
were racEled; the pain was almost physi-
cal. Waves of heat flooded up from his
| body TO his head, His muscles con-
| tracted: he could not sit still His hands
trembjed He bit his dry lips. He felt
on the point of weeping. And the more
he churned his memory the more sure
| lv the name escaped him.
The train arrived at Paddington lie
sprang to the platform and started to
walk.
Il have lost it, must think no more
about it. 1t will come of ITSELF
But it is impossible thus to Danish an
ohsession.
Night fell. the pavements were de-
serted Worn out with fatigue. he went
to lodging house and threw himself.
clothed, ON his bed. He continued to
search his memory At dawn, exhaust
ed, he fell asleep When he awoke it
was broad daylight, He stretched him
self with lazy satisfaction. and sudden
| ly the obsession resumed its sway over
him.
The namel What was it? What was