New Britain herald., 1921-08-13

A' "Alu uttle straw nat In place of the eighteen inch sombrero .nat ne had worn for years. Conf oent of the disguise. he affected as- ton1shed indignation.
 guess you've made a mistake in your man" said he. Lambert told him with polite firm ness that there was no mistake.
 I'd know your voice in the dark I've got reason to remember it." he said. He got tho warrant out with one nand, keeping the other comfortably near his gun, he little handbag with us riches between. his feet. He kept Kerr within reaching distance, flashed the warrant before his eyes, passed it up and down in front of his nose and put 1t away again. There's no mistake, not by thou sand miles. You'll come along back to Glendora with me-"
 policeman appeared by this time and Kerr appealed to him, protesting mistaken identity. To forestall the 1 pohceman's decision, which he could see forming behind his clouded countenance, Lambert said: There's a reward of nine hundred dollars standing for this man. If you've got any doubt of who he is or my right to arrest him, take us ! both to headquarters"
 That seemed to be a worthy sugges- tion to the officer. He acted on it without more drain ofl his intellectual | reserve. There, after a little course | of sprouts by the chief of detectives, Kerr admitted his identity, but re- fused to leave the state without re- quisition. They locked him up, and Lambert telegraphed the sheriff for the necessary papers.
 Going home was off for perhaps several days. Lambert gave his little satche1 to the police to lock in the ! safe. The sheriff's reply came back
 like a pitched ball. Hold Kerr, he
 requested the police: requisition would be made for him. He instruct ! ed Lambert to wait till the papers
 came. and bring tho fugitive home.
 He would meet them at the station. They stepped off the train almost l directly in iron of the waiting room ! door. There was nobody in sight but
 the postmaster with the mail sack. the station agent, and the few citi- ze1s who always stood around the sta tion for the thrill of seeing the flier stop to take water.
 Few. If any, of these recognized
 Kerr as Lambert hurried across the platform and into tthe station, his plaform and into the station. Kerr held back for one look up and down
 the station platform, then stumbled
 hastily ahead under the force of | r >f I,4
 telegraph office stood open; Lambert ! pushed his prisoner within and closed it.
 . The station agent came in as the
 train pulled away, and Lambert made
 inquiry of him concerning the sheriff.
 The agent had not seen him there ithat day. He stood in front of hi. lchattering instruments in the bow win Idow, looking up and down the plat form with anxious face out of which This natural human color had gone, leaving even his lips white.
 'They're layin' for you out there, '
 he whispered.
 "I kind of expected they would be- Lambert told him.
 "They're liable to cut loose any min Iutte," said he agent, land I tell you Duke. I've got a wife and children de-
 
 pendin' on mel"
 '1'u take him outside. I didn't in ltend to stay here only 8 minute
 Here, lock this satchel up. It be- Ilongs to vesta Philbrook. If I have
 to go with the sheriff. or anything !send her word it's here."
 It was unaccountable that the
 sheriff was not there to relieve him lof this responsibility. Lambert cast about him for some means of secur. ling his man in such manner that he , could watch him and defend agains1 any attempted rescue without being hampered.
 A telegraph pole stood beside the platform some sixty or seventy fec
 from the depot. the wires slantins down into the buildings gable end , To this Lambert marched his prisoner the eyes of the town on him. He , freed ono of Kerrs hands, passed hi' , arms around the pole so he stood embracing 1t, and locked him there He laid out a little beat up ant down the platform at Kerr's back rolled a cigarette. settled down tc
 wait for tho sheriff, the train. the rusf
 of Kerr's friends, or whatever the da! . might have in store.
 Lambert did not see any of Kerr! men about. Five horses were hitchee , in front of the saloon; now and theI he could see the top of hat abov' ! the latticed half-door, but nobod! entered, nobody left. He knew tha some of them, if not all, were there Two appeared far down the road riding for Glendora in swingin, gallon. The sheriff. Lambert thought ~o3.,od the train and had ridden the , forty and more miles across. No. on, was Grace Kerr. Even at a quarte of a mile he never could mistake hel again. The other was Slim Hargus They had miscalculated in their in tention of meeting the train. ant were coming in a panic of anxiety. They dismounted at the hotel, ant
 started across. Lambert moved a lit tie nearer his prisoner, where h, ' stood waiting.
 AS Hargus and Grace advanced