Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
KaintuCk
He Saw New York and
Went Through the
Tunnel
BY THOMAS r. DEAN

way and Thirty third street which Is
the entrance room Of the Hudson tun-
nels There are newspaper and candy
stands. ticket offices and benches. one
afternoon tall. bony man dcscende!
the steps leading TO this subterrancan
station and looked about him wonder
ingly.
lie was Martin Granger, Ken
tuckian. who had come from his native
state to see New York. lie had taken
a tour In one of the big autocars In
which strangers are shown the metrop-
oils while conductor points out the
principal items OF curiosity and com
ments OH them through mcgaphone.
And now he had determined to 20
through the tunnel under the Hudson
river that he might 20 back to Hen
dcrson county. Ky. and tell his chill
dren how the great ships, some of them
500 or 900 feet long. had sailed right
over his head, while smaller boats
without number had steamed back and
forth in the same relative position.
Not knowing exactly how 10 get TO
the cars which were TO take him on
this Ito him perilous journey or per
haps wishing for time to screw up his
courage 10 plunge under the great riy-
or. he sat down on one of the benches.
presenting perfect picture of south
western countryman wonder struck
with that congregation Of people which
within radius OF twenty-five miles
forms the largest In the world.
He had not been there long before
man came and sat down beside him.
But Martin Granger was not Interested
In single man. but the throngs pass
Ing through this station, wherein every
thing was ms much alive underground
AS on the surface and were just rs
much alive above the surface rs on IL.
The man beside him sat there but
few minutes. then got up and went
away.
Presently Granger noticed persons
buying tickets Mt n booth and put his
hand into his pocket for money. in
tending to do the same thing. Casting
his eyes down beside him. he saw
small package Oh the bench. lie took
it up. looked NJ II. then cast glance
about him for the owner, thinking that
1t had been left through carelcssness.
4 number Of persons were near. but
there was no evidence that any one
Of them was the owner OF the pack
age He weighted il and found IL light
no heavier than paper. He pondered
awhile as TO what 10 do with il. then
united string and partly unwrapped
the covering.
Any look Of surprise that had come
over Martin Changers face while In
New York was surpassed by the one
that came upon it now. lie looked
upon the corner of bank bill and cs-
pecially on the figures 500 As soon
as he regained something of his cqua-
nimity he lifted the corner OF the bill.
and underneath Il was another OF the
same denomination The next below
this was marked $50. the next $40.
the next 500. and so on of different
denominations The package was
about two inches thick.
what you got there"
Granger. looking up, saw man
standing over him regarding him with
severe expression
Somebody has been powerful care
less and left whole stack o bank
bills on this we're seat"
I'm In luck" said the other. You've
found the bills taken from the vaults
Of the - Trust company"
How do you know that?" asked
Granger.
II know IL because am a detective
and have been shadowing the man
who stole the bills followed him
down here. and. realizing that had
him trapped. rather than be caught
with the plumber on him he sat down
here beside you and when he went
away left il. His intention Is doubt
less to follow you. and when you get
far enough from the station and he
thinks himself unobscrved he will
claim the property"
The westerncr looked nj the man
with wonder ''yon must be one %
| them fcllcrs that I've read about IN
the stories printed In our home paper
They kin tell from shirt button or
the stump Of n cigar jist who done the
murder"
"Ycs: I'm q detective Now I've got
the stolen property want you 10 help
me take the thief Where are you go
ing"
I'm goin' down under the river jist
10 see how il feels TO be joggin' along
under the biz ships"
IAN right Put the package in your
pocket and
The speaker stopped short and turn
ell his back on Granger as though he
had no Intercourse with him. In II few
minutes he turned again and con
| tinucd
i saw the rascal He's gone down
The stairs 10 the train ! didn't want
10 have him see me talking to you
90 10 that hirtlcage over there and bus