Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-05
KaintuCk F..
He Saw New York and
Went Through the
Tunnel
By THOMAS R. DEAN


In New York city there is a spacious
excavation at the crossing of Broad
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 descended
the steps leading to this subterranean
station and looked about him wonder
ingly.
He was Martin Granger, a Ken
tuckian, who had come from his native
a tour in one of the big autocars in
which strangers are shown the metrop-
oils while a conductor points out the
principal items of curiosity and COM
ments on them through a megaphone
And now he had determined to go
through the tunnel under the Hudson
river that he might go back to Hen
derson county, KY, and tell his chill
dren how the great ships, some Of them
800 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 to 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 to plunge under the great riv-
er, 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 a single man, bit the throngs pass
ing through this station, wherein every
thing was as much alive underground
as on the surface and were Just as
much alive above the surface as on It.
The man beside him sat there but a
few minutes, then got up and went
away.
Presently Granger noticed persons
buying tickets at 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 a
small package on the bench. He took
1t up looked at 1t, then cast n glance
about him for the owner, thinking that
It had been left through carelessness.
A number of persons were near, but
there was no evidence that any one
of them was the owner Of the pack
age. He weighted It and found 1t light
no heavier than paper. He pondered
awhile as to what to do with 1t, then
united n 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. He looked
upon the corner of bank bill and es-
pecially on the figures 500. AS soon
as he regained something of his equa-
nimity he lifted the corner of the bill,
and underneath It was another OF the
same denomination The next below
this was marked $780, the next $50,
the next 500, and so on Of different
denominations The package was
about two inches thick.
"What you got there"
Granger, looking up, saw a man
standing over him regarding him with
a severe expression
Somebody has been powerful care
less and left n whole stack o. bank
bills on this yere seat"
T'm in luck" said the other. you've
found the bills taken from the vaults
OF the - Trust company"
"How do you know thatT" asked
Granger.
81 know it because | am a detective
and have been shadowing the man
who stole the bills. / followed him
down here, and, realizing that l had
him trapped, rather than be caught
with the plumber on him he sat down
here beside you and when he went
away left II. His intention is doubt
less to follow you, and when you get
far enough from the station and he
ulluStll HllDDFNlfth ht WIZ
claim the property"
The westerner looked at the man
with wonder. "You must be one o.
them fellers that I've read about in
the stories printed in our home paper.
They kin tell from a shirt button or
the stump Of cigar fist who done the
murder"
Eyes; I'm a 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 fist
to see how 1t feels to be Joggin' along
under the big ships"
"All right Put the package in your
pocket and
The speaker stopped short and turn
ed his back on Granger as though he
had no intercourse with him. In few
minutes he turned again and con
tinued
II saw the rascal. He's gone down
the stairs TO the train. didn't want
to have him see me talking to you.
Go to that blrdcage over there and buy
the tickets. You'll be given two Of
'em. Then go past that man over
there and drop 'em in the box. Get on
the train, and don leave It till you
get to the last Standardization. I'll
be in the same car with you. and quito
likely the man who stole the bills will
DR.. J. q. CLIFFORD,