Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

ture of Lamon was published the
Stepney landlady passed it over to her
ledger and asked him If he did not
think it was remarkable case. He
looked at the picture intently and also
read the summarized account before
he replied:
"No; / don't think there's anything
wonderful about it.
Goodness gracious, Mr.. Park" she
protested, with the volubility of her
class. II think it's the most romantic
thing I ever heard Of in all my born
days."
The engraver merely smiled.
"You needn't laugh" she cried;
"just imagine a murderer being at
large in the streets of London!"
There are many of them," he COM
mented dryly.
Eyes, but we may be passing this
Lamon on the street for all we know"
"Quite likely
"And you don't think it's wonder
full"
He shook his head.
e'Only clever criminal getting the
DGSC OL JuS SLuplu pOl1CC.
"They say murder will out" re-
marked the landlady sagely.
Don't you believe it," retorted the
engraver. That's one of those copy
book maxims that sounds well, but it
won't bear the test"
'But this fellow-this Lamon-will
be caught sooner or later?"
why"
'FWell, everybody will be on the
lookout for him after this publication"
The 1odger threw his napkin aside
with gesture of dissent.
He'll be safer now than ever" he
said; he'll be on his guard"
"You talk as If you knew him."
IT do" he confided to her, "and
from my knowledge of the man he
will not let the police get him."
That afternoon the landlady met
friend who was policeman, and re-
peated the conversation she had had
with her lodger at the breakfast table.
The policeman in turn reported it to
his official superior, and before TWEEN
| ty-four hours had elapsed Mr.. Park,
engraver, was being Swallowed by one
OF Mr.. James Frazer's plain clothes
men. But he stood the test well. He
came and went silently but there was
nothing in his daily life that did not
seem to stand the severest scrutiny.
The secretive 1odger had a work
bench in his room, supplied with tools,
and at times he could be seen at work
with a green shade pulled down over
his eyes. Once or twice the man who
was shadowing him lost the trail, but
as the Swallowed one promptly reap
peared no great significance was at
tached to these temporary lapses.
One day Chief Frazer learned that
stranger had been seen in the vicinity
of Preston Park, Brighton, making in
quiries concerning the Gold murder.
| The unknown person asked all sorts
| Of questions and was particularly
anxious to know the whereabouts of
the ladies who kept the girls boarding
school near Croydon. This, it will be
recalled, was the place where Lamon
had gone directly after leaving the
| train, and whence, on the plea of
| changing his clothes, he had made his
escape. 1t SO happened that the
school was closed for the short holt
day. The pupils were at their homes
and the ladies in charge were spend
ing few days in London.
There was great CONSERVATION the
following day when it was learned
that someone had entered the school.
| The thief had broken open side win
dow, and after ransacking a number
| Of rooms had escaped by the rear
door. Drawers had been pulled out
of their places and the contents
| thrown about the floor. But the amaz-
| ing feature of 1t all was the fact that
! nothing had been stolen. At least,
| that was the assertion Of the ladies,
and they were in a position to know
what they were talking about. They
were maiden ladies and very precise
| and systematic in their habits. They
| had a little book which contained
| list OF every article In the house.
| This included not only the furniture
| but also every ornament, every book
and every particular article Of wear
| ing apparel. They made careful sur
vey OF the establishment and found
everything intact. Thus, but for the
fright and the inconvenience Of hav-
ing their property disarranged, no
damage had been done.
The police were at their wits ends.
The murder was bad enough, but this
useless housebreaking-to their official
minds-seemed worse. 1t was sug-
gestive of the supernatural. It got on
their nerves But Chief Frazer, in his
London Office. was thinking and pre-
pairing to act. The day after the
second scare at Croydon he sent for a
trusted officer and gave him minute
instructions.
That morning plain clothes man
called at the Stepney lodgings and
asked for Mr.. Park.
TIN sorry" said the 1oquacious
lady, ''but he's gone to town."
"Then I'll wait"
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