| Show I 91 L Y oj t 5 IU MN 0 0 4 J Oe Ge or 01 e D B tir ar ton t o it v i Y 1 Ii 1 I 4 M I f 4 I t tJ tI J I J t tf tt 1 4 t f rt l lr i 1 o z 12 r 1 r r t d r i f 4 ZA ZAi i tT t W 1 i y 01 I t tW r I J I j jI jj 4 1 I I rf j r a T I 4 l I I 4 ton M 01 tim tho NA ft anil cory co 1 rIghted 1906 liy by Barton J T waft just ChrIstmas that thai IT Harnes hall had the tho concern r IlI tita tho ring rho Caledonia 4 a popular with pal on 4 gets who loved the Iho selL seat trip hail been docked clocked ind the tho voyagers coining j id tho gangplank ot o them wn the bishop anti b neo man who liVed In tin r atmosphere which 1 charlt charit tho ho weak and arni tho ho wIck 11 t ell A tall bright eyed young mart man walked with the bishop Ito wui Ia 4 b lost In his hia In the ic ii 4 outer oilier man Uj IL i degree or of They I in ho center or of thu tho pIer tu to make their tare fure The rhe put his hand on the mun In III a fatherly fl Wa Way which wn ono ot Of lila his J tics and at that moment 1 a ra ray or Of struck thu tho ruby In his co pal ring Burnes vaa it a few feIY p I i 4 the hash ot of color attracted Ms attention rite ring wan i Mill costly rhe ruby was oval ovalIn I In and all mounted without c thu tho gold goltl band ot of the tho s t ing wa waL L i delicately engro tutu tho th Initials and nOli the coat ot of of th A up UI to IL i tu tO and ho he promptly about the tho bishop and ring the tho ring was wan re rc recalled called to his mint mInd by b the tho ol the thes s My Iy dear chief ho In his ex cx t voice olce L I muse thank you yuu for tor your kindness In anIn n nIn In Ing lint ver very young man mun to toJ J iok ok after my landing landingS S Barnes looked nt at the bishop lie he murmured 4 q Im afraid I dont TIle laughed pleasantly nt at tho ho o of Ot o course you the young tA J who wiio caine the tho gangplank p 1 4 j with mo mc t Visions of bright eyes eyell lug Ing cone roso before the tho chief Yes yen 08 ho he said ald hurriedly What I about hIm hims NothIng except that he ii wan the tho cnn cus customs s toms toitin wilt who wan o VCr very to tome toI I me S queried Harne r said the tho bishop with I a ai i trace ot of tn In hlll his voice olce I Jm w all an Inspector 4 f I ilio duets wrath 1 the tIc do 1 Ito halted before tho word was fin icA S lb recognized the ot of t tI wan the theS S Vii S 3 thing n a Ho S S ty oty door dear bishop you ou have V p llie man mall In hi an 1111 thief thle S probably it 11 ml nid ux the tho bishop bishopS S I Dont Jump to nuch Buch cruel S i At that tito prelate 11 2 S to tt glance dOI n at his lii Il lie gave gaveS S I It Hasp ot of pain Barnos hia 4 The Tho faintly S Iy h ring nr my copal ring Il Iti S I S j And A nil 10 o ha hns yoni OUI arc agreeable ablo friend friendS S retorted the tho chief grimly j Tue Tho bishop rung his hands despair I It t its my mo t Precious Id SSt S give Nhe anything to get tet It back lant you OU J I 5 catch the Iho fellow f i flames Clancy Claney on me up tilled filed his besetting sin ii r 5 ts scarcely customs business II ot of your the chief said S addressing the tho atmOs s But ho he said mId himself I c follOW tello I a customs ot of nr lii business q 4 v rite rhe IdeA Inspired action S Clancy he Mid did you see n a tail I thin tuna man with eyes that make you OU creepy lIe lIo st left lett here hore We Ve Wen VeS S 4 n tt linn hun briskly Tho I Jumped on it 11 trolley car at the of the bill hilI billS S Como Cuino shouted S They bolted boiled from the wharf leaving js the bishop looking after them In inS amazement the reeo S his presence ence ot C mind he started to toM S S r M for his who hat be become como Pk parted s from him during the con cont conci ci S t on ot of landing landingS S Ita It ten to Quo one this Interesting bunro bunco gone to the New York Central I station Raid Paid S to 10 ChlOeY as an their trolley trolle car sp speeded Jn In hut 4 was vas something very cr familiar tI about that fellow rellow resumed the chief ehle 11 I thInk so 50 too agreed Clane Clancy r There WaS silence for several ho hio ks ics I Clancy hi superior I b and almost shout shouted ell Ir iu his I ear I 1 remember him now hell hes the thc man the tho SwIss SWiM watches lIe l S I Sure I believe bellove youre ouro CI nry ui I Danes Barncs his head In V S a T 1 h lI 1 L A 1 I 4 S 4 I 1 S z 1 s i y yi i t i il 5 S f I II f 4 I F FU I Ih r 4 J U U H f U 1 J JC I it 1 C ji I fJ 4 v I rc J JI 0 I I I I v I II Iv tri i 11 I 1 f 11 f F I ij I l a c t 11 1 l Yo YoI c I 1 I I II I Il l lc 1 IJ I 1 l rJ I r I 1 f 0 r P X J r 1 I r 0 t 1 r I 1 J I IS S I I 1 I Im i i r S 1 1 4 il I 11 9 if m 4 1 i iI r v f I It I I t r rr II I I I It ItI I 1 A y 3 t 1 1 J I Vl S i I v vI vi vJ vt I t nn an effort to refresh It If Ill si thin affair Is in bigger than WO reckoned As th y the the tho tall bright eye vas talking III aid ani matell to to 1 13 young roun gir who a picture lint and II a ravish becoming gown A thickset ct mail In iii a 11 storm Pout stood with them Vho the tho gIrl IIi pall pal ly h Ill bet theo worked many 1 a confidence gautie together Tho giri attractive face toce was In Il a o of huffY fluff brown halt hall Two rows ot of white teeth n a pail o Jf red rel 1111 She to 10 he be radiantly happy hut bitt then lieu around al a It If caring pursuit Sues SheH fine looking Barne Ito worst vorst Clancy dogmatically Presently tue 1111 young lett his hili and over oYer 10 it the tha ticket to lioY hf h said aMid hr el nUI time lime to him hoarsely Not ot now nil any yet the lie duet arc you rou going to 1107 tin came the tha query Follow em cm replIed r Barne lie be fare oro long lonK have to nth on onlie lie He ent tn tc the ticket ye re the To to Tiny All thi elder chief time the tickets and I time the change tie he saw that the th luau ime hr was wan otter already up 1111 on lila his WI way to 10 the tho train shed lie started to no go In the tho same samo direction but I hi his way Iny cut off orr II Iy a short stout In III I lit Ut the titan man manIt It waS the stranger r he had seen In con conversation I with the couple a 1 few el nun min minutes utes before lie He realized that this fun was wasa a game to him Oo e more tie he made an effort to get past pilat the man tilI the fellow en 1 the way art artfully fully moving front ono side to the other ns as It If he ivero being hy by the nor sons eons behind him Harnes doubled liP imp hi his Ost flet to use tor force e when he quickly realized that a fight would an I the tho mans purpose It would take tak time and while it Il was liS In progress the tho would be steaming onward to its It o he deter determined determined mined to control hl hi temper and to meet provocation with strategy lie stood situ nn and looking nt at his tempter said sahl with calmness I beg bel 1 I that were both In the wrong rong Hul Ill thank you to let mil ate pass The ot of the hell bell In the station grew treW continuous the screech h or of a 11 hl his tie rent the air and the sound ot a moving train could 1 la tl jl heard hear Tho lito man this thill too tor or of o to h smiled grimly trim and stepped aside naldo The chief Inspector up stairs Mairs was waiting there therl ignorant ot of tue tho cause ot of the delay Th They reached the tho ot of Ito train shed just In time to have the gate hut eliut In their fads fac s BArnes timed with ra rge e enn nn and much so that ho it could scarcely ho found hi his voice olce I must mut jet get th that lt train lie he I I I I Son said the lie gatekeeper coMly but the Iho traIns gone goneI In I 1 must catch It Barnes Il not flat jilt of the shed yet the pate rall h lie 3 I sas as to II lie he hIs coat his Tile he It antI another word Harnell rail Iun UP 1111 the tho like Ilko It a mad milan ho started tho hut ear car ot of Ito tho loft lott the tho and the Limited was vae nut In the tho l By Bythe the thu time limo the chief chlof the tho nt it time the Ito rits nl fading out cut o of Tho stood on the tho rear platform o of the observation car carml ml mid his h tauntingly ly ut III time loan lie hi had an outwit em s angrily modo his WilY way to tolie lie tho lIlting room ant and poking hl his l hand hend handIn In III th the of o the bureau ot of oI J 1 does thE lie train leave lelle for or Troy Tray lii n tO tu a hahn rime fhe Information man might have hao a bucket ot oC water wilter Irl In tho or of hl Two holls h ba no hope of at overtaking th othI flie fhe thief s cull go free II lid could th lit ties lies at 1111 rity to In t the on am 1 him tutu he arrived Jo jr rio do that lie hI 1 have to lodge o n a Ip specific charge him Would timo tho bishop him he tho lie charge WILl Vas the lie ho hind had sufficient to establish h 1 a eo case ol While Whilo hla hi mint mind vas torn tom b by these trouble pomo ho n a sign Ing Station hoer It vas WIS nil an Ito bent hent hiM In iii Ito tho by tito placard A on Iho ho door informing III strangers that tha t there then IllS till no admittance except to Olt as calmly by tue A little bald bahl header maim nt at nta ata a lint hint top In the thc can center lOr ot of the room proved to bo be the autocrat ot of the theoffice office l lie look looked d up coldly all as hu hustled Into liuto room and curtly In what ho wanted rite fhe customs inspector his Identity lila his anti briefly cx his hili plight Instantly the tho nt at attitude or of the bu little man nian changed lie was wan iy and shoved n a disposition to 10 oblige the tho chief hut after going or time carefully Ito ho could not lint mind II any II moans or of rIo do doIn In lag so SG lie He however to con can suIt stilt some ome or of the higher officials ot of the thc and to with name In 10 Tho left lett hut but the than stated hi little nina man sail Thou lie he hl his work of I lag IlIg orders to two or three persall ut it n a aline line limo Noticing that anti and Clancy wore ore standing n 1 ho he might have hao an or a or both Sit down lIe Ho did not miot lock 1001 to see the they obeyed or not hut but on 01 with his work lie III pIcked up the r receiver ot of a 11 telephone Is that The apparently sas as iii the tho affirmative Mao continued the tho station master got a telegram saying that wo we have a bad washout this side of at 1 I bany Its not an ordinary affair but butt t n a pretty serious bit ot of business fht division lon there thero In hi at al already ready or 1 a gang ot of and they bo be on the ground wr very Hut But lie he says you ou must blurry hurn down clown amid take Inko charge ot of them 1 says Ito ho got a tuna man about the tho who tutu call hoes bos the tho jot Job like you Jt not IlOt nota IlOta a matter flatter ot of choice youve simply JOt got gotto to go Ont It your our thing In shape In a hurry hurlY Be nt at the station In 15 1 I min minutes mm I utes Alt MI rIght Barnes anti looked nt at each other thick their hands Caine together and shut shunt In It a clasp or of gratitude The They dill did not It 11 would bl be toll folly to disturb or needlessly retard this maker ot of a 0 stil ion master That Individual never 1001 looked nt at Item tham Ito Ho UnCoil o of their presence lIe mavo IIVO hurrier orders to several mon men who had entered tha room nail and were lag InA caps In hand before his desk They disposed of he picked up tho ho receiver ot of phone Is that thal tim tho round house Are Aro you OU carrying out lie tho order I gave 1110 you ou a 0 little while ago Yes I want the tho on Oil eli track II 11 Certain CorWin Certainly ly Iy give KIo us No Nn G 1 I want something that can make time into Place on thc box the tho Sell Idea a exactly I vant II a mOil man who ulio Imo how 1101 to put on steam Give 00 tutu him a good lire finn Ye Yc there thero will ho only one car CRI Its n ii baggage nn anti smoker Its on the tho track now wait waitIng Ing to bo be hitched up to your our en engine lne It there In III 15 minutes sure It Itou YOU ou It In 10 minutes It 11 mark you all as n a man worthy ot of promo some somo clay nit all Good hy Again and Clancy Cloney looked nt at each ench time with wonder and ond clue station toaster master was or of tho thi pantomime Ito He mud not feel eel that ho doing anything worthy ot of special or It was sas simply nn an In cheat lii In a 11 bus busy days worl They mt at there thero quietly while hue he vent lent on onIth With Ith Ito tho needless routine o of his hili office Presently ho out his looked at It replaced It in III his hili pocket and goIng to a pulled out his hat anti and coat and pUl iUt thorn on omi Now lie ho sold said briskly come with nia lie Ho Iown the tho stairway anti the they followed him lie his Way through the tho throng In Ito tho waiting room looking hooking neither to thue tho right nOr tho ho left leU Soon they came to 1 it gate nto with a over It market pecla Before Deoro entering it Il he be turn turned et ed to the tho two inca I Aro re you both bath provided with tic I ICIs eta CIs Yes th tile almost In the tho same breath Th They r hurried through the tue gate For Far down ito tho track wan all II a locomotive to which was attached a solitary tiny coach The Tho engine wall puffing and shorting as I If It were something on en dewed dowed with human life Unconscious Unconsciously clous clousI I ly It time the two passengers rs of some lame taco tocO hor horse o that lint huts hM been boen mIlieu groomed or lie dash ot of Its lIfe lito It was n a camel backed engine with a slopIng and the tho cab In the tho can center tel or of its enormous holier From the tho top o of the tho shed tl over lie tho cal cah down to the grind grindIng grinding Ing which seemed to restrain s with difficulty as In tho ho of condition Looks s II a little old fashioned vena Barnes to hits his companion Tue Tho who suns polishing the tho pl toll rod with II a big blA ot of cot cotton cotton ton wn waste tc Tho blood mounted to hla hia s beneath the Iho coat ot of grime lIe the tho ot of Iron arid I tool steel on tue tho Itlo with all an affection affectionate ate gl gesture tule its liS It It was a thing ot of lIfo life tint blood nut nerves This Is No 0 6 lie Iw said resentfullY hon slit sh II gills a you OU wont think oh fashioned He turned to hula his work ork again rub ruh rubbin bin moro more than over all as It If relieved by this brief or of lila his favorite avo rite o housewIfe could have hao l kept her domicile tidier tItan this lilt man kept his locomotive Thu name nama front on the tho nose noso or of the tho monster was wall n In and nil air sparkling us an tho bl big brass plates that adorn the tho doors of at atour our grandfathers the tho glass on the tho great round ht was wan while tho railing about aboul the tho Cal cab was shining ito HO that if Ie It liar been a larger It might have 1110 been u used etl as a 11 mirror for fOI my lain boudoir The fireman Oreman kept rubbing away nt at atlie lie tho brass work ns as It If hy Homo miracle o of chance chanco he tint find It a spot suot that had not boon been Ihn fires uvero lip amid the tho III sparks wera be beIn being In ing hurled out or of tho throat thront ot of the hue enormous smokestack and each sep op separate arate purr s moll to say 11 Hurry I lIurnI I ii 11 Finally nail the tho lire milan man tossed lila 1118 cotton colton aside and rushing to tue tho front ot of time tho loco locomotive motive a 11 hasty test of at tho thio strength o of th cowcatcher Tim prospective passengers exchanged ed glances Wo Iso have hao the tIO might or of In ray ho ha salti grimly It will ho bo bad or anything that attempts to dispute It rho two to moved closer chaser to thur tho engine On the tho little platform to the engIneer was It a man In hi overalls and a jumper Jum per hello Mac said the tho station nuns mas mastel tel ter rill Im going to give you OU two pas pair jn ors have to Del act all as cost COli ductor and collect their tickets Barnes Barnell and his hlA assistant were 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