Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-14

lie welfare :. had further re
Gupsted him /" SEQ 'hsi y ,Inzen empty
barrels were put on board.
"I'm going tn try to arrest a rather
desperate criminal" the colonel had
explained. "One or the other OF Us
may get hurt little. Therefore we
must have surgeon aboard. It's only
a short trip. We shall he hack al
0gdensburg In the morning."
When the nature and details Of the
enterprise were laid before the boats
commander In his luxurious cabin he
insisted on expressing his hearty good
wishes with bottle Of champagne.
"Wait till dinner time" said the col
oneL wen drink a glass with you
then. 1t is not to be careless night
l used to enjoy stepping on This kind
Of banana peel and slipping down
just for the fun Of It. Il jars me t'
fall these days, so ] step careful. How
Is the searchllght worklngY"
tits a wonder-a kind Of a hooded
sun" said Shaw. 81 could count tn.
hairs in your mustache with II =
quarter Of a mile away"
Darkness had fallen when the,
reached the dock in MorristOwn. The
abandoned ferry boat was well out Of
the way. The crew put the barrels
ashore. The colonel and the sheriff
placed them to their liking. Some fft,
Set haak from tho Arab stool =. -..t
building occupied during the lay b,
a collector Of customs. No one was on
duty there. the ferry having stopped
The colonel stood q moment looking
at 1t. The boy was at his side.
"This will be your shelter" the law,
yer whispered. "Get behind It as soon
as you can"
They returned to the yacht. II put
out In the river. swung about and an
chOred downstream a little and about
a hundred and fifty feet from the
landing far out of the way of through
traffic.
Dinner was ready. Soon they were
seated with their host in the main
cabin, with cocktails and hors
d'oeuvres on the table.
when q man 10 ruined and ready
for the junk heap. as l am. cocktails
are q consolation" said the colonel
Until one gets wrinkles and corns
and a churlish voice. bald head and
a rebellious stomach he has no need
Of the consolation Of strong drink"
Shad did not fail to understand that
the colonel's remark was aimed at
him. He took sip from his glass
with a teaspoon just to see how 1t
tasted. He felt now like a man among
men and 1t seemed necessary that he
should know the taste as well as the
meaning Of this thing they called
consolation"
With deep interest he listened TO
their talk and their stories as the din
ner was served. He felt rather drOwsy
while the men sat with their cigars
and coffee talking of local politics.
Nothing could have tempted him to
yield to this feeling. Soon they came
to the familiar theme Of the murder
of Oscar Perry.
Are you seeking the guilty man to-
night?" Shaw asked.
The colonel answered: strictly
between ourselves l hope to show you
the fellow that the Pinkerton men are
after. think that he knows who
killed Perry and that's why l want
him."
Shaw turned to the district attorney
and said: 81 guess that you know who
killed Perry"
Its difficult problem, my friend.
Twice have thought that | knew the
man. Then l have had to back-water
had evidence enough to convict
Bumpy Brown but it was artificial al
though very well made. The master
mechanic who made it is the man we
have come here to meet. want to
know him. He has an intellect"
Mr.. Shaw told of an event which
had begun to be a subject Of gossip
in Ogdensburg.
81 have heard that the bank rob
Der disappeared from Ashfield in the
evening of the first" he said. %That
night near eleven O'Clock a big stran.
ger in q long ulster came into Per.
quette's saloon in our city. He bought
a drink and some cigars and inquired
how he could get across the river. A
Frenchman who works for me hap.
pened to be there. The stranger made
q bargain with him to be taken across
In 4 rowbOat. I would not have heard
Of It save for the fact that he gave
the Frenchman a counterfeit fve-dol.
lar bill. For that reason he told me
Of the incident and showed me the hill
which the savings bank had refused to
accept. asked the Frenchman to de-
scribe him. He said that the stranger
was about six feet tall; that his collar
was turned up so that he didn't no.
tice his ears. He did observe that the
man wore sandy beard. The though,
came to me that It might have been n
false beard"
you were probably right" said
Blake. 81 have reason to believe thai
he arrived in Ogdensburg a little he
fore the hour you mention and thai