Messenger No. 48

inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in

le fear. Before sunset a gentleman was ushere

stranger began, as he seated himself on

ked, thinking this man was som

to know where

come from

the las

t the insp

plenty of officers at headquarters to

tell to any

ll have to take you

hem fellers are bound to skip wh

fell

d up susp

y a word to anybody

do the business. You can

are

tive H

New

them at rest I'll prove that what I say is true," and the detecti

k the sergeant to st

at once, and when he stood at th

y who I am? He is afraid I am

him perfect confidence in you I will say further that at present he is confined for passing counterfeit money, but

; but if you fellers are playin' any game, the inspe

you know, and I answer for it that it will be

rgeant walked away, and

irst I want to know why that advertis

e especially since the manager at the district messenger sta

ventures from the time of leaving the Union Square Hotel, and Detectiv

of dirt are in the sergeant's hands," he

way, they took bo

the gang who are flooding the country with the most dangerous counterfeit known, at the sam

ut we shall have to w

fifty miles, providing we fi

nkey, ordered him to open

low

n' to keep me h

the sergeant said, and we must b

in a few moments the two were in earnest c

o pass without suspicion in the majority of cases, and the fact that the two discovered by Jet were imperfect impressions,

rrested," Harvey said i

. "It wasn't any fun to stay

great deal of time would have been wasted, and as it

t handle the crowd

en we leave this town our p

u want?" the chief

ng they are r

a certain portion of

tain

ur. I will have the best men I know of waiting a

e boy a revolver; one more weapon may come in handy in case of a fight, and unless t

ict Messenger No. 48 felt exceedingly proud as he walked out of

s caring for the comfort of hi

before was indulged in, and when the messenger arose from the

believed he had run away; but attributed his absence to exactly the true cause

, "for the rewards which have been offered, both for the counterfeiters and the mur

bad that money I found wasn't good, for I allowed to put the

if this thing turns, out all right

the tickets were purchased, and in order to be certain of his bearings he th

ould say, judging from their personal appearance, that they were well able to cope wit

e train, and Jet set out up the track leading the way, unt

k of a dead tree. "I took especial notice of that

is the house situ

nd Jet pointed t

ou could find i

a long distance to walk, so what's to hinder our goin

d, and when you think we a

and that is about what you are preparing to do,

for the sake of bagging our game. Let the boy do as he chooses;

t as enthusiastic. They complained at being under the guidance of a boy in whom they did not feel the m

no slight degree of

playing the traitor, and the task set for him was a difficult one, c

for success to the chapter of accidents rather than any espec

the prominent landmarks, and the fact that he

now and then to take counsel with Harvey, and at the expiration o

began the tramp after

certain

the bushes three or four hundred yard

ff the course, stop me," and H

ater when the outlines of the building with its barr

riking contrast with the scene as viewed by Jet a

ll hands ha

o find out, for we'll ov