Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-25
The Wrist
Mark
Metropolitan

By
]. S. Fletcher

Engleden. How did the f5 note come
into the soldiers possession?"
THAT is something that may be
found out and, again, it mayn't" re-
piled Johnson But no soldier busi-
ness for me! Let Madison pursue his
own line-well take ours
! What is CURSE? said Engleden.
Hanged if I can see ESPECIALLY after
last nights work.
ours is to find out who it was in this
town, or in this neighborhood, that Col.
Engleden recognized as one of his old
| charges between his arrival here on
Sunday evening and Monday afternoon,
when he sent that telegram to the pres
ent governor of Southmoor," replied
Johnson. In plain English, We must
narrow our nett"
"I was hoping that Millwaters would
have been Of the greatest assistance in
| helping us to do that" observed Engle-
den. IF he'd recognized somebody"
johnson allowed himself to give vent
to a grim chuckle.
| Poor chap!" he said. II think he did
recognize somebody! Little doubt of
that! Well, we may have to fall back
| on somebody else"
Had johnson known it, the somebody
| else was already awaiting their arrival
When they walked into the hall of the
| IL,
| Soldierly-looking man who was in con-
versation with the landlord. Christmas
directed his attention to them, at the
same time motioning to Engleden.
This gentleman has been asking for
| you, Mr.. Engleden." he said. This is
| Mr.. Engleden, sir; this, Mr.. Johnson.
| can't give your name, sir
My names of no particular inpor-
lance at present. Mr.. Landlord" said the
stranger, smiling But you shall have
it after I've seen Mr.. Engleden." He
turned to Engleden. Perhaps we can
have a word or two in private?" he sug-
gested. IT have come a long way to see
| you-aIl the way from Southmoor," he
continued, as Engleden led him toward
his sitting room, ALLOW me-Capt.
Shoreham, deputy governor of South
moor Convict Prison. The fact is, Mr.
Engleden," he went on, when they were
all three in the room and johnson had
carefully closed the door, ''the governor
and myself, in view of what you told
| us in your letter, came to the conclu-
sion that I had better come here at
once, to see If could help you in
identifying anybody was at South
moor, you know, during most OF Col.
Engleden's term Of office"
I'm awfully obliged to you'll" ex-
claimed Engleden. You can give the
very help we want! But-have you
heard the latest news?"
81 can't say that I have. I'd only
been here few minutes when you came
in. came frcm York this morning,
| by car. The landlord was just asking
me the very question you've asked when
| you appeared What is the news?-
something relating to this AFFAIR.""
THE news" replied Engleden, as
that Millwaters. an old warder-"
ct knew Millwaters!'
"Millwaters, whom I'd got down TO
help in the way hope you'll be able to
help, was shot dead last night, at Harl-
ington!" Shorehams face became very
grave.
That's serious news" he said where
| is Harrington"
Fifteen miles away-the principal
town in the district; big manufactur-
| ing town. johnson and I saw Mill
waters there last night, at the Station
Hotel. We left him there about 9
o'clock; an hour later he went out of
the hotel, and at IL o'clock was shot