The Washburn leader., 1912-01-19

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frankly that he wished to escape OBJ
servation and also. that rest and quiet
were necessary for his work.
On the morning the newspaper pic
ture of Lamon was published the
Stepney landlady passed it over to her
lodger 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 1 ever heard of in all my born
days"
The engrayer merely smiled.
"You needn't laugh.' she cried;
"iust imagine 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"
t4ulte HRety.
"And you don't think it's wonder
full"
He shook his head.
s'Only clever criminal getting the
best of the stupid police"
"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?"
"Well, everybody will be on the
lookout for him after this publication"
The lodger 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."
II do," he cont1ded to her, "and
from my knowledge Of the man he
will not let the police get him."
| That afternoon the landlady met a
friend who was policeman. and re-
peated the conversation she had had
with her lodger at the breakfast table.
Tie policeman in turn reported it to
his official superior, and before twen-
ty-four hours had elapsed Mr., Park,
engraver, wac being shadowed by one
Of Mr.. James Frazer's plain clothes
men But he stood the test we'll. He
came and went silently but there was
nothing in his daily life that did not
seem to stand the severest scrutiny.
The secretive lodger had work
bench in his room. supplied with tools.
and at times he could be seen at work
with green shade pulled down over
his eyes. Once or twice the man who
was shadowing him lost the trail, but
as the shadowed one promptly reap
peared no great significance was at
tached to these temporary lapses.
f One day Chief Frazer learned that q
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. It 80 happened that the
school was closed for the short holi-
| day. The pupils were sat their homes
and the ladies IN charge were spend,
| ing q few days in London. is /.
There was great CONSERVATION the
following day, when. It was learned
fthat@soneone had. entered the achool.I
The thief had broken, open side win1
dow. and after ranggacking number
Of rooms Had escaped by the rear
door. = Drawers had been pulled out
i Of their q places and. the contents
thrown4about the Aoor. But the amazI
ting feature. OF Il, all was the fact that
nothing had been stolen. At least
that was the assertion Of the ladies'
land they were in. . position to know
what they were talking about. They
were maiden ladies' and very precise
and systematic In their habits. They
had . little book which contained v y
i 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 Q careful sur
vey OF the establishment and found
everything intact Thus. but for the
fright and tho Inconvenience o. hayY
Ing their property disarranged. no.
damage Ind bsen done. !.