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A HANSOM CAB.
j;V FK»I > U . HI MK.
(MA ITKK VIIIO\TIM KI».
Mad n e did 1 m»t >«' Iya n \ -
Tll iI i 1_!". IHI t n 111 Id lint 1 K'l j»
thinking that tlm-i*-was more
in it tha u the inii-i*-. i 'res
♦ 111 \* .1 u 1 i;i -ea -ed. ;ini she
; »]•(»j it »se 1 to no 111.
• \\!i \?" ;i>!♦•! Brian. w li >
v..i- 1 villn back iii a **«»mt »rt
;i I»I • • -ea I . Slliokinn* a cjnai
♦.ll It- n i enough
-11 ♦*l■» * .
• | 111 \] -1 ; i It• •11 1 t> 111 y
•jnot she answcivii rising.
"Yon stop }i#»i ♦ • and finish
\• 11 r e j n a re ll e. and *i th ;i
_t"; |\"1;11 ! e 11 -! I»' flit t »'(1 111 1 ) t ! I''
Ix ni-e lik• ■;t shadow.
J| 111 l t I 1! ! - 111 oketl.
st ;i linn I'llt i 11 1 » T I i«' UK >( HI- j
lin lit II MM II W'llile. es. the
t 11; i? i w; i - certainlv wa t *ll in«r
.
the 1K H i SC. I )1* 11' s; I t ( »11 ti.C :
oft hi* sen ts.aml k• ■ j>t his eyes
fi \•', lon t In* In ill i;»iit ly li«»*lit
i•( 1 \\ 111 l> \\ s. ! »i*i;i ii threw
;i w;i \ 11is •'iIretl• 1 and sh iv
♦ •!*« • 1 >1 iii 11 t ly.
• ( ouh 1 any one ha \«• seen
ine ?' * In- iiiui tered. risine- hi -
♦ i 1 \ . " I 'sha w ! >l r Hirst'
not. and 11 h* cabman would
never i»m*oen ize m«' nji'iiin.
( nrs• \\ 11 \I• I wish Il lit 1 v
i'j* s• t • *\ i s upon !i itii.
lie Ll'; I\ ' OlH' L! 1; I 11I t t lit'
dark tinuie on t li 1 seat. and
then. with a shiver. passed
into tin* warm. well lin I»t»' 1
I*oolll. 11''1I 1 1 11 > t ted »' IS V
in his 111:11 1. and In' w »u 1 1
ha ve felt st ill less so had h• ■ ■
known 111; 11 t In- limn on t lie.
M\'| 1 W ;1S t> 11 ' «>1 1 lH' '' I' \'t' l' 'St
t>l t h• Mell> nu nc l♦ *t *• tiv» s.
Mr. (itti l>y had been wa Ich
innt h«- I ret t lhy mansion Ih ♦ •
\\ IK »li' e\»• 11 i NUL* and was •T- (
t inn' r;i i her ,'inm»yetj. Mt >re-
II nd did IK »t know w IK 'if
111 zner;ild lived, and a- tliej
di >ll vt ive wnn i fd 11 > lint 1 on i J
hi' l«'t♦•rmiiH'd 1• > wntt h I»ri
nn- movement s .iml t rnee
11 i M IK une.
•• 1 i In' -ihn t | H*t*t ty ii"iris *
h > \ -T. I 'll w .lit t ill hf len ves
the 1 nrLLUel Mr. ( ioiv
liy 11 > hiin-'elt' w 11♦ -ii he tirst
t »(>k 111- - 'n t t >ll tli»' 1-.S! 11; | -
I
nnlt'. "'lt'' won ! -1; i v hum
nwn \ tr un her. nnd u'-r he
It ',* l \es tile 111 »U -e, I ! 1 I« »111 >\\
him up t ill 1 tilnl nit w here
he lives."
When l'rinn lmnle hi- np
jteninuee enrly in t he evening
» m hi- \\ ny t > M;irk I 'ret 11-
1»\ - mniisi ni. lie w .1- in even
inn' 11 re--, wit h n liuht coat
♦ > ver it. nnd ;i i-»> Inn] >ll ,• j
s ift ll.lt .
\\ e'!. I'm .ln-het]"' ei;n n
!n ted Mr. (i »rl -y. w hen In
-n\\ I'it/nernld li>nppenr:
''lt lie -lit ;) fool 1 tio 11 t
know who .-. tino n 1 m > ut ' n
the \ * 'ty ■i ot he- he W(»re \\ hen
he poli-he,: Wh\ te otr. nnd
t llitlk he W ( Hi t he reel >nui/'e.| .
Melhourne nin't Pa ri > or
1 .ondon. that he . nil ntVord
iti !»e -ii ent'eli --. nnd wln :i 1
] nit 11 e darliie- m him he
w ill 1»e n-t Hii-1 ie. 1. All. we'i.
1 •w• • i:' on. !:n:i\ii n hi- pipe
nnd ' n kit _ a m the I \ -
plamnie. *• { I P have
to w nit here * ot. •■-
out."
Mr iM• ri■ \ - . * !i«■ . -
J» I" et I \ \ • t'e .\' I"!e ;. *ii * *
iioiir .'i i i ei' liour p. i d;. t»• i
no one appeared, i hen lie
saw M a dee and Brian eome
out on the verar.da. and
henrd Miss Featherweie-ht's
-hrill voiee sinjfinr. whieli
-oniidet 1 weird and nneart hl \
in tin* stillness ot the ninht.
He -aw Mal 1 ee e«'
then l'rian. the latter turn
in n" and starinn* at linn t>\' a
minute or so.
••Ah!" said ( hn l»y 11> him
self. his }>ip'.
•■ vour t niseienee is a-smit
illn \ on. is it .' Wait till \ou
are in jail."
Then t lie e nots tame t nit
of tin* house a ml disappeared
one hv one, hlaek figures in
the moonlight, alter kisses
nnd hamlshakiiie'. Shortly
a Iter wards Brian en me down
t IK* pa I h Wit h lT«'t 1 lhy hy
his side and Madn'e
on to her fat her s arm.
I 1 let 111» V t »pel ied the Li'a 11 *; 11K !
held nit his hand.
"litKxl-nieht. I'itznerald.
he said in a hearty voiee;
••(Mime down soon anaiu•
•• iood-ninht. Brian, dear
est. said Matin*', kissing*
him. "and don t t h n'et t »-
morn >w.
Then father and daughter
closed the nntc. lea vine- Bri
an t mtsitle. ami walked 1 >a k
t» t lie house.
••Ah!" saitl ( iorhy to him
self. "it you only knew what
I know, you wouldn't he so
precious kind to him.
Brian walked, st rolled
ahum' the Ksplanade, and
then r )ssiiiLi" over, passed
liy (iorhy and walked on till
lie was opposite the hspla
nade hotel. Then lie lighted
a cinaret te and walked down
the st ej is ( HI to the] tier.
••Suicide, is it?" muttered
(lorhy to himself, as lie saw
t he tall, black (inure st riding
resolutely on. a loiiLi" way
ahead. "Not it' I can help
it ." So lie lighted his pipe,
and st rolled down the pier in
an apparently aimless man
-1 H * I*.
He t'ouinl Brian leaning,
t iver t lie parapet a t t lie end
of the |tier, and !t>kinn* at
t lie nlit terinn' atcrs be
i
; iieatli. w hieh k.'pt rising and
jfaHin.n* in a dreanix rhythm.!
that sot >t led ami cha rmet 1
the en r. " l't tt >r n'irl! pi > n*
nirl! the t leteet i ve heard
diim milt ter as lie ca me up.
•• 11 she only knew all! 11 she
A t t his moment lie heard
the ap|>rtachinn' step. ami
t nriietl n umd .-lia rply. The
detective saw that his face
w a - nhast ly pale in the ni(»on
linht, and his brow> w rink led
annrily.
-What the devil do you
w ant" lie burst out. as (ior
i»\" |>aused. "W hat I«» yitu
mean by follow inn* me all
t tver t he place?"
-Saw ine wat eh inn' the
!nui-e." snid ( litrby to him
-elf. -I'm not U tlh »w inn'you.
sir. he said'aloml. - l siip
po.-e the pier nin't pri\ate
pr>perty. I «uily eameth »wn
liere t »r. a brea t h t >!' t're-h
air."
I it / n' 1 ra Id 1 id not a nsw »T.
but turned -liarply on his
heel, and w a Iked quickly up
the pier, lea vine; c i«irl »y -tar
inn after him.
11 e'jrettinjr friirhtened."
-t Vl]Oi | n i /.et 1 'he t ] i't et t1 Vet« >
hiinselt. as he strolled ousilv
a;«urn', keepinn the black tin
-1 ha v'» to Iceej. a - :iar;»ey
on .: *n »r I.♦ *!I be . ieariim'
' ' * 11 : \ll 111 rI; i.
I'rian walked e ii -kly u.»
:• >'. K >;; i -'.: 1 n Hi. ! 1 r
!on looking at liis watch h«
found he \voul«i just hav*
time to eateh the last train
He arrived a few minutes be
fore it started. getting
in to the smoking earring*
at tie* near end >f the plat
form. lie lit a eiuarette, and
1 ;I II ill LT back ill Ill's seat
watehed late comers hurry
ing into the station. Just
ns tie- Inst liell rnng lie saw a
man rush along, who sh'ukm]
•likely to miss tin 1 trnin. It
I was the same man who ha]
I teen wa tdiing him thewhoh
evening, nnd Brian felteonti
dent that lie was following
him. 11 ■eo m for ted himself
however, with the thought
thnt 1 his pert inaeious t'>llow
er would 1 >se t he t rnin. and
• being in t he last e.-i rriage him
selt. lie Kept n lookout alonjj
the platform. expecting t
sec his friend »f i lit* Kspla
naje standing disaJipointe3
on i:. was m > a j »| >ea r
a nee of him. liowever. so i»ri
an. sinking back into hi.-
seat. eursed his ill-luck in not
having shaken >ff the mar
who kept him under sue)
st riet surveilla nee.
-• J > him ! he muttered,
softly. •• I expect he will f>l
low me to Kast Melbourne
and find out where 1 live, but
lie sha n't it 1 can help it.
There was no me in tin
carriage except himself, on
1 .
which he felt a sense ot relief
for he was in that humoi
whieh conies on men some
times of talking to himself.
•Murdered in a rub." he
! said, lighting a fresh cigar
ette. and blowing a cloud of
smoke. *A romance in real
life, which heats Miss Krad
don hollow. There is one
t thing certain he won't come
bet wee n Mad ge and m e
again. Poor Madge! with
an impatient sigh. "If she
only knew all. there would
not be much chance of our
marriage; but she can never
find out. and 1 don't suppose
a u v one else ever will.
11 ere a sudden tIK Might
st ruck him. and rising out ot
his seat, he walked to the
ot her end >f t lie ea rriage a ml
threw hiniselfon theciishions
as if desirous to escape trolll
himself.
••What grounds can that
man have for suspecting
me? lie said aloud. "No
one knows 1 was with \\ liyte
on that night. and the police
can't possibly bring forward
auv evidence to show that 1
was. Pshaw !" he went on.
impatiently buttoning up
his coat. "I am like a child,
afraid of my shadow —the
fellow (>ll the pier was mly
s>mie one out for a breath ot
fresh air as he said himself—
I ain juite safe.
All t he same lie did not feel
ea>v in his mind, and when
the train arrived at tlie Mel
bourne station he stepped
out >n to the platform with
a shiver and a quick look
r mud. as it' lie expected t ■
feel t lie detect ive*S 11 a T »d Oil
his -h mlder. 1 fesaw no me.
however, at all 1 ik♦ • the man
lie had met «m the St. kilda
pier, and with a sigh »f relief,
left the statim. Mr. ( baby,
nowever, was on the wateh.
and followed him at a sale
distance along the platform.
1 Irian left the statum . and
walked slowly along I lindens
mi vet apparently in deep
'■ »O >iLlI i t . Wli • 11 lie 1_1 4 »• t
Ilusisell street he turned uj
' ami did i.>• »p u;.*.
■ -
.Mid Will- *h
i' very slace where the cab had
e stopped oil the night ot
. Whvte's murder.
"All! said the detective to
r himself, as he stood in the
e shadow on the opposite side
- of the Street. - You're going
. to have a look at it.areyou.*
. I wouldn't, if I were you—it s
- dangerous."
t Fitzgerald stood for a few
i minutes at the corner and
1 then walked up('ollinsstnvt.
t W hen he got to the cab stand.
1 opposite the Melbourne club,
e still suspecting lie was fol
- lowed, he nailed a hansom
r and drove away in thediree
. ti>n Spring street. (lorby
t was rat her perplexed at this
sudden move. but without delay lit*
hailed another cab and tolil the
diivert> fellow tie first rab til it
r
) stopped
••Two can play tit tha game. he
1 said. settling himself back in Ibo
rab. "and I i 1 t tin- el \ou.
- 1 ' *
(•!» ver re von are —an I yoiy are cit \ -
er. he went on in a ton - jot admiru
t i
j lien, as lit' looki d round tl.e luxui'-
ou> hansom. "* D choose surh a con
venient pl.ice for a murdri': no dis
- tuibanceand plenty of time foi es
cape after you had finished: its a
1 • it-'isule • r «>illi_r after a rhap like vou
t
instead 4* men who tumble down
like ripe fruit, and ain't got any
l brains to keep their eiimc quiet
While the detective thus solilo
quized his cab. following on the trail
of the other, had turned down Spring
street and was being driven rapidly
i
along the Wellington paradi in the
t' direction of East Melbourm . It then
1 turned up Powtett street, at which
- (iorby exulted.
"Ain't so clever as I tought. he
I
said to himself. "Shows hi*- ne-t
j light off. without any attempt to
, hide it."
| T|?e detective, however, had reck
" ,»ned without his host. f l' the cab in
front kept driving on. through an
interminable maze of streets, nnti it
seemed as if Brian was determined
j- never to stop the whole night.
' "Look ere, sir!" cried s cab-
J man. looking through his trapdoor
in the roof of the hansom. " ow long
' is this 'ere game a-goin t:> larstf My
oss is knocked up. e i-. and is bles
...
,• s(*d old legs a-givm away under
) im!"
"(io on! r o on! answered the de-
O
tective. impatiently: "111 pay you
j we'll.
The cabman'-, spirit- were raised
> bv this, and by dint of coixing and a
• liberal use of the si k. he manag* dto
, g*t his jaded horse up to a pretty
'. orood pace. Thev were in Fitzrov
jo 1
bv tl.is time, and then both cabs
turned out of (lertrude street into
1 Nicholson street, tbence pßsse«l on to
I Evelyn -treet and along Sj riijg
street, iiitil P.riai -.cab stoj-ped at
1 the corner ef *oI 1i r - -tint, and ror
bv saw him alight and dismiss hi-
V
. cabman He then walked down the
I .~tree f . and disaj \ eared into the Trea--
. ury gardens.
1 ••Confound it. -aid the ietertivt-.
1 a- he got out and paid his fare,
which wa- not by any means a light
one. but over which h* had no time
. to ar f "we've con.e in a circle, and
I !o believe he !iv« sir P wh tt
1 .-tn et after n...
s He went into the gai lens, an i
-aw P>iian - me 1.-tai.ee ahea i o:
I
hi::: v rapi-i.y. It wa- bright
lu- t. 'he c i ! eas'.!v • :i
--.
H-- . .ii • !.- : v t.i- •1. : •."
Then be went aioiijj the Wtlliugtou
parade. and turned up Powletl
street, where he stopped .it a bouse
near Cairn's Memoiial church, much
t Ti". Goiliy s relief, w ho. like
Hamlet, "fit and scant of breath,"
found himself rather r-xhau>t»d He
kept well in the shadow*. however,
and saw I «jive one final
look around before he disappeared
into the house then Mr. (Jorby, like
the Robber Captain in *A i Hal a.
took eatetul stock of the house. and
xed its locality an 1 appc nance well
in his nurd, as he intend* 1 to cull at
it on the morrow
"W hat I'm i*oin« r to d". Ie s iid. as
O O
he walked slowly l>a« k 10 M« !b -nine,
"i-to see Ins landladv w'r»-n he'-. out.
and find out what time he cum* in on
t!'- i)ij_rht of the mind- ! If it tits
into the time he 'mJ* > 1 Jan kin s
cab. I'll t out a a: ran:. an 1 hi i e«*t
him si rai*ht >lT
ro hi covriM t>.
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