The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-12-03

a preteXt to call upon her often. |
talked to her about it a good deal, but
did not conine myself to it exclusive
ly. She was much pleased to be con-
suited by a detective. and l encour-
aged her to help me. She said that
about once in two weeks the man op-
posite sailed forth as though he was
intending to accomplish something.
She had noticed this. because at other
times when he went out he did so list
lessly and as though time hung heavily
on his hands. ! asked. her to let me
know the next time she saw him go
out in an energetic mood and try to
notify me In time to enable me to fol-
low him.
Not long after this she knocked at
my door and told me our quarry had
just gone out. appearing to have pur-
pose. ran downstairs and caught
sight of him turning corner. He
soon entered a sta tonery store. where
he bought some articles. l did not fol-
low him into the store, for l knew
that if he was a criminal he would be
suspicious of every one he met. My
purpose was to note the stores he went
into and if he passed counterfeit mon
ey. If he did his game was up. for
could arrest him where he lodged.
HE visited various stores, buying
something in each. then, instead Of go
ing to his lodging. entered a house
where several families were quartered.
I concluded to wait for him to come
out, but he never did come out-that
is, so far as l could see. While was
waiting for him several persons en-
tered and came out Of the house. but
not my man. After waiting for some
time l telephoned- for a person to rsS
lieve me and visited the stores at which
the man bad made purchases. In ev-
cry store be had passed a counterfeit
bill.
II resumed my watch on his lodg-
inps: but, although | continued it for
q week, l never saw the fellow again.
''By this time the young lady who
had given me the cIew had become
much interested in the case. Moreover
she sympathized with me in my defeat
and was anxious to do something to
help me- couldn't afford to spend any
more time watching the house where
the counterfeiter lived. l learned that
he had simply lodged there. and the
occupants knew nothing about him.
The young woman volunteered that If
she saw him there again she would at
tempt to shadow him and il possible
communicate with me while she was
doing so. 1t was evident that he was
one Of several persons who were ShOv-
ing the counterfeit money. but l had
no clew to his wherea bouts and was
therefore no better off than before.
1.-THE fellow went back just once to
the house in which he had lodged to
get some clothes he had left there. and
the young woman happened to see him.
She followed him and caught him on
one of his rounds getting rid Of spu-
rious bills. After visiting divers stores
be went to a house where he disap-
peared as before. His shadower wait
ed from 10 o'clock in the morning till
4 in the afternoon for him to come out
1ueu WOtudU eIueFSeu, CdEEyiuS
parasol and a reticule. The shadower,
who had for weeks seen the man op-
posite go and come, had no sooner seen
the woman walk than she recognized
in the peculiar gait him whom she was
looking for. She followed, looking
about her for a policeman. but these
gentleman have a convenient way of
not appearing when they are wanted,
and the party turned into building
before she could get d cop.
There was a store opposite and.
luckily, telephone in the store. The
young womaD called the police and
explained why she wanted them. They
come in sufficient numbers to surround
che house. then went upstairs to the
top story, where they found not only
the man in woman's clothes. but the
whole gang Of counterfeiters and their
tools. In the reticule was considerable
genuine money be had brought for di-
vision among them.
HE had been the only one engaged
In passing the queer. After doing a
bit of this work be would enter house