The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-21

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said. Tive got All can do to hold
down my own, Let's so down to New
fork on the next train ANA hang
aro@nd there today ard go up The
river on the night boat"
! Come on" he said.
Rad given MIN chance to talk
he might have spotted out his whole
story on the train gcing down to the
city That was all that was troubling
him; he needed somebody to whom
he could tell the story OF his crime
But | kept interrupting and leading
the conversation away to other sub-
leetS As soon as We reached New
York ] made prAtext of calling up
to find at what time The boats left
and called VI the Office and told tho
whole situat en-,
Well" said the manager In a cas-.
uHl sort OF way, we ought to get him
tonight on the boat III reserve 4
stateroom for you on the c. ". Morse,
OF the Hudson Line. You tGa. hold
your man off until YOU get him h.
there, and then get him 10 talk. That's
ali yon need to trouble about Wen
do the rest. You get your boat ut G:30
at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
street, and when you cater your state,
room take off your hat and wipe Your
forehead SO our men will nave eDCt
on you and know that everything Is
all right"
came out and told DonlIn that
had reserved a stateroom for us by
phone. had no idea OF how all this
was going to work out, but | followed
directions implicitly The New York
American Leaguers were playing De.
troit that day, and Doniin being a fan
we went to the game. 1t was nv
purpose to keep him in a crowd SO he
would have no temptation to begin
his tale OF woe until we got on the
boat. 1t seems strange to think of
detective working himself into a
sweat to keep" his quarry from max
ing a confession, but that is what I
did this afternoon. After the game
we hurried from the ball grounds to
the boat, where, as we entered our
room, | removed my hat and wiped
my forehead as per directions, Two
young fellows, apparently clerks,
mad stateroOms on either side of Ours
but 1t was not until later that | knew
what part they were playing in our.
programme.
! waited until the boat had cast
oil before | began the line of talk Il
had decided upon. began to curse
my luck, my supposed former employ
eF, my alleged brother, my assumed
WIFE, and everybody that could
think OF, | played the part Of q whim.
perez to a finish.
"lf they'd only stuck by me in tho
hFst place, | walled, Il would never
have been IL any trouble, and now
that I'm in they're throwing ME
down. Well, there's one satisfaction;
I'll take some of EN- with me when |
so down"
How much did you get out OF IT."
demanded Donlin suddenly.
l looked at him and knew he had
read the letter.
III come through with about $t6.
000,' ! said. But wouldn't go
through this worry again for ter times
that much"
Hell" he growled. And you're
kickingt What would you say to talk
ing a measly little twenty-five hun
dred from dirty bunch of rich crooks
and going around with everybody sus-
pecting you of having done it?"
Say, Cornell" he said, striking the
side OF his chair. You think you've
been steered up against it and thrown
down, but let me tell you that you
don't know what raw deal is. Here
now, listen to me. | want to tell YOU
this; you've got to listen Why
Darn it, man you've got to listen.
I'll go crazy If | don't tell somebody"
He 1oosened his collar and went on.
Here a little over a month ago
old man Smythe, our mayor, and
Bruley, the commissioner Of public
works, and the rest of that bunch of
that runs things in Peeks.
willie. got into a mess. They'd tried
to get contractor nauled Kellner 10
help them sting The city, for 100000.
He turned on EN- aGd wouldn't give
em a chance. aud TO get even with
him they cut down his charge for
work ON the waterworhs contract