The Harlowton news., 1913-06-13
He Left a Clew
Behind / lin u
BY GROVER ]. GRIFFIN

yether discouraged I had come to the
,ity six months before with $500 in
nv pocket to look for position. AL
but 81 was gone, and had not found
the position. Besides, owed q board
bill which ! couldn't pay. / decided
to 20 home, but didn't like to remove
my baggage without paying my IN
debtedness, so left my trunk and all
nv clothes except what absolutely
needed. These rolled in a bundle |
and carried out under my arm.
would write my landlady from hoMe
that had left and was not coming |
back.
On my way to the station, passing
trunk store, thought would 80 10
and buy cheap bag in which to car
ry my belongings. My ticket to my
home would be $3.50, so hadn't much
to spare for the luxury OF satchel
/ found a man in the store looking at
some suit cases. He bought one ana
transferred some clothing and pack
age to it from suit case that thought
as good as the one he purchased ana
asked the storekeeper to throw the
latter away. AS soon as he was gone
[ asked the storekeeper what he Wouid
take for the case that had been ieft,
and when he said so cents ! bought u.
did not notice till was boarding
the train that it was marked on one
end with the letters "E. r. NJ" and
then my attention was called to them
by man standing near the car steps
looking at them with considerable at
tention. He followed me in, took
seat directly behind me and, puil1ng
out newspaper, began to read. ~
was not till we had left the city limits
that he leaned forward and said:
"How are you, Nayler?'
my name is not Nayler," l said.
"You are mistaken in your man."
"You are Edward Nayler, alias Bill
Shanks. alias Pete Devon, and you
don't want to deny it with your initials
on the end of your suit case. The only
thing that puzzles me is that you
should attempt to get away with the
swag with such dead give away about
you"
| told the man how had come to
buy the suit case and, opening 1t, show
ed him that it contained nothing but
clothes. He believed my story and at
once asked me if / would know the
man to whom the case had belonged.
I told him would. Then he said that
the fellow had been q valet in an I'M
mensely wealthy family and had walk
ed off with some $4,000 worth Of jew
| els. a maid In the same service who
was implicated in the theft had con-
fessed to my informant that Nayler
was to leave the city on that train, but
he would doubtless be disguised. He
will probably wear the same clothes
and make up as when you saw him IN
| the trunk store" added the man behind
me, ''for he wouldn't have had time to
make change. ! wish you would &c
through the train and spot him."
"What is there in it for me?" I asked
The man who was working for re
ward Of $4,000 offered for the recov
cry of the jewels dickered with me fo1
some time, offering me amounts rang
ing between tenth and half OF al
he was to get out Of it. 1 closed will
him on half, and, going rapid.
through the train to the baggage car,
turned and walked back slowly, look
ing carefully at every one. l recog
nized my man in the next car ahead o
the one l had been riding in.
My friend-Dawson was his name
was delighted, and, taking some pape
and fountain pen from his pocket, b
wrote an agreement to pay me Wha
he had verbally agreed to pay in cas-
of success. Then we changed our seat
into the next car forward, where "
could keep an eye on Mr.. Nayle
Dawson wrote telegram to the chic
, Of police at the first large place on on
route to have force at the station
arrest a man, and ut our first stop
got out and sent it, having first arran,
!. ed with the conductor to hold the trai
! for me.
On approaching the place where tt
arrest was to be made stood aC u
|. front door and Dawson at the rear,
a that from whichever door he went o.
we could keep track Of him. That
would leave the train at that point v
felt confident, for the conductor hs
a Informed us that his ticket would ca
G ry him no farther. If he did not Y
e were to hail policeman from the pla
u form.
S Our man left the car by the fro
:, door, followed him and saw sever
y. men in police uniform looking up
= the train. beclzoned one Of them al
pointed out Mr.. Nayler. He was Il
most surprised man ever saw. I
: turned as white as sheet, and VIII
one of the policemen took his suit ca
from his hand / thought he would drc
We took him to police station, whe
his suit case was opened, and l sa
/ | tha Dackapa he had transferred In