The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-21
MUCH.
DELAY
Bv DONALD CHAMBERLIN

Oficer OF the law who had been sent
to take him. One detective had got
him cornered In a house. surrounded
the house and went upstairs to nab
him. A maid received him and admit
ted that the man he was looking for
was in a back room. The detective
went there. and the man jumped
down on to the roof Of u porch and
posts. The watchers collected under
the porch to take him when he came
down. and while they were doing this
the maid walked u the front door.
The maid was the man they were aft
er. and the man they took was hi.
wife.
There were other escapes equally
ingenious. and / resolved to profit by
them. | was told where ! would lind
Ethan Hardwick. which was one Of
the names he used. and took u train
for the place where he "a or. at
three hours ride. 1t occurred to me
that II ] arrested him ! would have
to bring him back over the same route.
and | would have to watch him con
tinually lest he give me the same kind
Of a slip he had given others.
On arriving in the city where Hard
wick had taken up his abode l didn't
go at once to his lodging to arrest him;
l hired \ room opposite and observed
him. My object was to learn all about
the approaches and exits that he
would have to rely on when l should
pOunce upon him. ] also desired to BE-
come familiar with his personal ap-
pearance 80 that I would know him
under n disguise.
saw him go into and come out Of
the house in which he was staying
several times. | had a photograph Of
him borrowed from the rOgues' gal
lery aud by it knew him at once the
first time | saw him. In coming and
going he made no attempt to appear
to be anything else than what he was.
He never looked Mt the house ! vas In
OF in any way gave evidence that he
suspected an enemy lodged there.
was puzzled to know how to catch
him. for he had chosen a retreat from
which there were many venue Of e.
cape. 1t was in a row Of twenty
houses, all the same height. and II he
could get on the roof Of any Of them,
not counting his own. there were nine
teen roof scuttles down any n Of
which he could pass to freedom. To
watch so many outlets would require
a considerable force. which ! did not
have ut my command and did not like
to hire. ! therefore concluded to watch
my chance to take him outside Of his
quarters.
On several occasions l followed him
on the street. but just az ] was get
ting ready to run up to him and clap
my hand on his shoulder he would
suddenly disappear in come alley or
basement. where ] did not dare follow
him lest the only result would be his
getting on to the fact that | was after
MIN. SO sure was he to thus evade
me that It seemed as II he must know
who | was and what my errand was,
and yet l could no zee how he could
Fave found out anything about me.
One day saw hin 90 out and fol-
lowed him AZ usual. He went to the
railroad station. To my surprise he
went to the ticket ONCE. where I FOL-
lowed him and saw him buy a ticket
for New York. | considered myself In
luck. All ! had to do was to telegraph
:or a force to be at the station TO take
MIN when the train arrived. ! bought
a ticket for the same place and follow
ed my man on to the train. getting In
the anne car with him. The telegram
20 send for me.
Hardwick showed no suspicion OF
.iie whatever. My eyes were on him
every moment from the time he en-
tered the station till he got OF to the
train. but he never once looked Mt me.
As soon as he took his seat he open
ed Il newspaper and began to read.
would have taken a seat behind him.
but he sat In the last seat I'm the ar.
and ! was obliged to sit In front Of
him. But till the train moved out I
kept hin, IN sight.
There was but one stop for that
train. Trenton. ! didn't think 1t neces-
gary to keep turning to watch my man
while the train vas running at the
-ate Of fifty or sixty miles an hour.
and after leaving Trenton. knowing
that we would not stop again till We
reached Jersey City. l r~efrained from
close observation. As we approached
the terminal looked for my quarry.
He was missing.
went through the train looking for
him. but did not ind him. He must
have jumped or while the train was
moving at least forty miles an hour.
II 70. I supposed he had been killed.
At any rate. l returned without my
prisoner. but made a resolution never
again to delay an arrest.
Several years later Hardwick was
arrested. and while he was being tried
asked him what had become Of him
on that memorable journey.
Fl had seen you before" he replied.
land knew you were after me. But