Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-22
would have a tendency to make him
appear more refined.

would have a tendency. to make him
appear more refined.
The chief had advised that an ar.
rest, If made, should occur at the New
York end Of the line. In the first place,
it would give us more time to look
about us and thus be more certain of
what we were doing. In the second
place, we might need to keep more
than n suspected person under sur.
veillance and follow our man to the
steamer. We had telegraphed to New
York to have a couple of men at the
station to do my bidding.
The only weak spot in this plan was
the stop at Poughkeepsie. l told Hor-
ton that if the woman got out there
to arrest her, and l would do the same
with the man. But we didn't believe
either would do so because I had
learned from the conductor that both
had tickets to New York. Before we
reached Poughkeepsie my suspect had
thrown down a newspaper he had been
reading and dropped asleep, real or
pretended. He didn't awake while we
were at the station. but as soon as
the train started he jumped up and
made a dive for the car door.
Of course I followed him. He shut
the door in my face, and time was re-
quired to open it. When 1 got off he
was running like q deer through the
station. From there he ran along the
track northward, and as there was no
favorable outlet on either side Of him
he was obliged to run under my full
view. I called to him to stop, and he
did so at once without my firing a shot
and surrendered very tamely. I clapped
the bracelets on him and waited for
the next train to return to Albany.
While doing SO l ordered him to take
of his boots, expecting to find the
bills in them, as we had been, advised
by the woman who had given him
away. I was disappointed in finding
nothing. I noticed that he had a very
small foot. There were other things
about him that led M to fear / had
got the wrong But he seemed
to have expected his arrest. and the
circumstances taken altogether were so
overwhelmingly in favor of the theory
that he was the man 1 wanted that I
gave the matter little thought. I be-
lieved now that the woman who was
under Horizons care had the loot, and
my anxiety was all in that direction.
I took my man to Albany and gave
the chief an account of the circum-
stances of the capture as far as I
knew them. Nothing had been heard
from Horton. The chief ordered q
search made of our captive. He was
handed over to a couple Of the force
for the purpose and taken into a pri-
vate room. Presently one of them
came out with a broad grin on his
face.
"We don't care to go any further
in that NATTER" he said. eff you
want that young fellow searched
you'd better call in a woman"
"Why?" l asked, astonished.
Because he's a m himself"
The chief looked at me thunder
struck, then with an expression Of
contempt ordered that my catch be
held till Horton should be heard
from, after which. if Horton had no
success, she should be discharged.
Gust you waltz said, a good deal
iritated; "this thing is a game. The
woman Horton is watching has got
the property On her, I'll warrant"
"This one," replied the chief sneer-
ingly, "has turned out to be a woman.
I'll bet the other turns out to be a
man."
AS he spoke a telegram was handed
in. 1t proved to be from Horton and
simply said that he would be with us
by the next return train. That was
the longest wait 1 ver had in my
life. When he came in his counte-
nance showed what was Of course tt
be expected-failure.
He told US hat when the train
stopped at Poughkeepsie the woman
he was watching went into the saloon
and locked the door. If Horton wait
ed in the car for her to unlock the
door she might make her escape
through the car window. IF he went
out on to the platform to watch
from the outside she might unlock
the saloon door. come out and 'eave