THE OHAHA. DAJM BEE , AUGUST 31 , 189G-TWENTY PAGES ,
GALLECHEU.
A 2WW8PA rm STORY.
Rlclmrd LTiirdinjj Davit ) , inScrlbnov'a
Muk'it/.Iiiu1 for August : \Vo \ lind hnd so
nwny olllro lx > y before Gull oilier cnmo
nmoiitf us thiit they hnd begun to lose .
the chtiractorlntlcs ol Indlvldunlt , ttnd
bccninu merged In a composite photo
graph olfiinnll boys , to whotnwro applied
thu gencrla title of "Iloro , you ; " or ,
"You , boy. "
\Ve Imd hiul ulccpy boyi. Hnd huy
boys , wlio hccnmc BO ftunlllnron so short
nn ficqunhltmiccllmt wa woio forced , to
pnrt with them to nave our own tolf-ro-
Bpcct.
Tliey generally ymduatnd into district
inefiflunj'ur toys , and occasionally re
turned to us In. blue coats with nlckle-
plalcd IjtitloiiB , tmd patronized us.
But Giilleplior was something difTor-
cnt from ttnj th Ing wo lind oxporluncod
bcforo. Galloghorwas sliort IUH ! braid
in build , with a solid , muscular broad
ness , and not a fnt and dumpy shortnow.
Uo wore perpetually on Ills face n happy
and knowing .smile , as if you and the
world In general mro not Impressing1
liliiniH seriously as you thought you
were , and his oyes. which wisro very
bluclc njid very bright , Hiiapncd Intollf-
[ jmitly iit you lil < o those oa little black -
and-tan terriers.
Ml Gnllochur knew bad been learnt
on the fcti'ects. ; not a voryyood sohoolln
itself , but onO that turns out very know
ing Boholar.t .And Oalleghei1 "liiul nt-
tcndod both morning and evening scs-
BionH. Ho could not tell you who the
Pilgrim Fathers woroiioi' could honamo
the thirteen original ntatc-3 , "but ho
knew all the olHi'oi'B of the twoiily-scc-
oad police district by mirno , lind he
could distinguish the clnnp bfn llro
cnqlno's gong from that o ( IL patrol
wagon or an ambulance fully two blocks
distant. Itvaa Gallo lior who
rani ? the alarm when the Wool
wich millH caught llro ivlillo the
oillccr nn his beat was tisleop , and it
was Galleglior who led the "IHack Dia-
inonda" against the "WLarf lints , " wlion
they used to stone each other to tholr
hearts' contunt on the coal-wharves of
Richmond.
I inn , nfrutd , now tlutt iBcotheso facts
written down , tlutt Giillcfjhci1 was not u
reputable character ; but ho was so very
young mid BO very old for his years that
wo all lilted him very inuoli , neverthe
less. Ho lived In the extreme northern
part of Philadelphia , where the cotton
and woolen mills.rim down to the river ,
and how ho ever got homo alter leaving
the Press building at ii in the morning
was one of the mystorlm of the oUlco.
Sometimes ho caught night car , and
sometimes ho walked all lliuivuy , arriv
ing tit the llttlo house , whore his mother
and himself lived all alone , atlin the
morning. Occasionally ho AVUS given a
ride on tin early milk-cart , or on one of
the nowHpapor delivery wagons , with Its
high pilea of papers still damp mid
sticky from the press. lie know several
drivers of "night hawks" those cabs
that prowl the streets lit night looking
for belated passengers and when it was
a very cold morning lie would not go
Home at all , but would crawl Into ono of
these cabs ) and sleep , curled up on the
cushions , until daylight.
Besides being quick and clieorful , Gnl-
legher possessed a powcrof amusing-
Press' young men to a degree seldom
attained by tlio ordinary mortal. His
clog-duncing on the city editor's ' desk ,
wlion that gentleman was upstairs light-
jfott for two moro columns of space , was
f jpys a source ol TTTnrtfieTlV-TGIrHCtrusT
- < * his imitations of the comedians of
the variety halls delighted oven Iho
dramatic critic , from whom the come
dians tliomsolvcs fulled to force n smile.
But Gulloghor'a chief character. Istio
was Ills love for that olomontof MOWS
gcnoricully classed as "crime. "
Not that ho over did tiny tblng criminal
himself. On the contrary , his was rather
* - the work of the criminal specialist ,
\ and his morbid interest in the doings of
Yill queer characters , his knowledge of
- ? tlioir methods , tholr present wherea
bouts , and their past deeds of transgres
sion oltori rendered him n valuable ally
to ourpolico reporter whoso daily fouillo-
tons wore the only portion of tlio paper
GalloKhor deigned to road.
In GaUoghortho dotoctivouloinonlwaa
abnormally developed. lie had shown
tills on Kovoral occasions , and to excel
lent purpose.
Onto the paper Imd gent him into a
homo for destitute orphans which was
, believed lo bo grievously misnianaged ,
vand Galtoghor , whllo playing tlio part of
u ucsttuto ( orphan , kept liisoyos open to
vyhat wns gping on around him so falth-
'lly ' that the story ho told of tlio treat
ment meted out to the real orplmns wtts
sufllciout lo rescue the unhappy little
welches from the Individual who had
them In charge , and to have the individ
ual hiniBolt sent to jail.
Galleghor's Imowlcdgo of the aliases ,
torniHof imprlsontnont , and vavlousmis-
doings of the lending criminals in Phil
adelphia was almost as thorough as that
of the chief of police himself , and ho
could toll to an hour when , "Dutch j-
Ulack" was to bo let out of prison , and
tcould Identify lit aplance "Uick Oxford ,
confidence man , " us "Gentleman Dan ,
i thief. "
There wore , at this time , only two
iiloces of HOWS In any of the papers. Tl > o
least Important of the two was tlio big
fi ht between the championof the United
btatts , and tlio woulu-bo champion , ar
ranged totako jlaco near Plilliulolplila ;
the Hcoond was tlio Burr bank murder ,
Nhluh wns illllnpr space in newspapers
ovqr the world , from Now York to
Richard F. Burrlmnk was one of the
-most prominent of Now York's railroad
lawyers , lie WHS also.as a matter of course ,
? n owner of nmcli railroad stock , and a
very wealthy man. Ho htid been s ink on
of nsapplltrcal possibility for many high
olllccs , and , as the oounsel for a great
railroad , was known even further than
, the great railroad Itself Imd strotohed
Its ayatom.
At U o'clock one morning ho wns
found by his butler lying at the foot of
( he ball Blairs with two pistol wounds
above his heart. Hawm finite dead.
Ills mfo , tovhlcli only ho ana his socre-
tnvyhatl the keys , was found open , and
5200,000 , in lioncls , Btocikn , and money ,
which had IHJOII placed there only tlio
nlglit iK'fore , xvas found missing. The
secretary was misslnjj also. His name
was Stephen S. Undo , and hin name and
lite description hud boon telegraphed
nnd cabled to all parts of the world.
There jyua enough circumstantial ovl-
doni'O ti ) alioIwyond ; any question or
possibility of mlstako , that no was tlio
murderer.
It maile 1111 enormous amount of talk ,
and unhappy Individuals - woro.uolng 'ar
rested all over the country , and nont on
to Itow York for identification. Thirco
had. boon arrested atJJvorpool , and one
/ilnn / .just as ho landed tit Sldnuy , Aw-
Imlia. IHil BO far the murderer had es-
capol. -
wovoro hll tiilldng about It ono
ntglit , njt ovei'ylody else ras all ever the
country , In ; tb local room , and tlio oily *
pditor Bah ! it WHS worth n. fortune to any
One who chanced to run against Undo
und succeeded in handing him ever to
the iiollco , Soma of us thought Undo
had taken passage from some one of the
emallor Mfx ] orts , and others wore of tlio
opinion that ho hnd burled hlmsolf In
some cheap lodylng liouso in Now York ,
ono of tha smiller tywm in New
Jersey.
'M shouldn't bo surprised to meet him
out walking , right hero In Philadel
phia , " snld one of tlio Bluff. "Ho'll bo
disguised , of course , but you could al
ways tell hi in by the absence of the trig
ger linger on hi.n right hand. It'a ' miss
ing , you know ; shot oft" when howtua
boy. "
"You want to loolt for a man dressed
llko a tough , " snld the city editor ; "for
as this follow Is to all appearances a
'ontlotmn ' , ho vlll try to look as little
"Icon gentleman as possible. "
fro , ho won't1 , suld ( Inllcifhcr , with
that calm impertinence thatimido him
dear to us. "He'll dress just llko a
gentleman. Tuughs don't vear gloves ,
and you ecu lus'sgot to wear "cm , The
Ili-Mt thing ho thought of after doing for
Burrbank was of that gone linger , and
how ho was lo hide It ; Ho ttilted the
llntfei'-ol that glove with cotton SO'H lo
maliu itlooklikoa whole linger , and the
llrattlmo ho takes oil that glove they've
( jot him sec. and ho knows it. So what
youj want to do Is to lee ! < fora man with
gloves on. I've boon a-doing it for two
weeks iiotv , and I can tell you It's hard
work , for everybody wears gloves this
kind of wcnlhoi1. But if you look long
enough you'll Hnd him. And wlion you
think Its him , pjonpto him nnd lioldout
your hand in a friendly -wiy , like a bunco
stoerer , and shako Ills hand ; and If you
feel that his forefinger ain't real flesh ,
but just wa-lded cotton , then grip to It
with your right and gral ) his throat with
your loft , and holler for help. "
There waa an appreciative piuo. :
"I see , gentlemen , " said the city edi
tor , dryly , "that Gnlloghor's reasoning
has impressed you ; and I also BCO that
before the week is out all of my young
men will be tin del- bonds for assaulting
innocent pedestrians whoso oiilyolTeneo
is flint they wear gloves In mid-winter. "
* * * * * *
It was about a week after this that De
tective Ilclllellngor , of Inspector Byrnos'
si all , cjimo ever to Philadelphia after a
burglar , of whoso v/herciibouts ho had
been misinformed by telegraph. Ho
brought the warrant , requisition and
other necessary papers with him , but
tha burglar had flown. Ono of our re
porters had worked on a Now York
paper and know Hofllellugcr , and the
dotccth'0 came to the oftlcoto see if ho
could help liltn lu his so far unsuccessful
search.
Ho gave Galloghor'his card , nnd after
Galleglior bad road it , and had discov
ered wlio tlio visitor was , ho bocnmo so
demoralized that ho was absolutely use
less ,
"One of Byrnos'smen , " was a much
moro awe Inspiring' individual to Gallo-
glicr than a member of Iho cabinet. IIo
accordingly Belxed his hat and overcoat ,
and leaving his duties to bo looked after
by others , hastened out after tlio object-
of his admiration , who found his sugges
tions and knowledge of the city so valu
able , and his company so entertaining ,
that tlioy became very intimate .and
spent the rest of the day together.
In tlio mciinwhilo'the managing1 cdlior
had instructed his subordinates to in
form Gallagher when ho condscondod ! to
return that his services wore no longer
needed , Galleglior had played truant
onco.too often. Unconscious of this ho
remained with his now friend until late
the sumo evening and started the next
afternoon toward the Press olHco ,
As I have said , Gallegher llvee in the
most distant pnrt of the city , not many
minutes' walk from the Kensington rail
road station wjicro trains ran into the
suburbs and on toNow York.
Jt wns In front of tliis tvrt iT ftt a
smoothly _ bha von.vrell dressed man
TTrushcd past Uallofjlior and hurried up
the steps to the tieliot ofllco ,
IIo hold a walking stick in his rltrht
hand and Galleglior. who now patiently
scrutinized the hands of every one who
wore gloves , saw that whilothrco lingers
of the man's ' hand wore closed around
the cano tlio fourth stood out ? in almost n
stralglit line with Ills palm.
Galleghorstopped with a gasp and with
a trembling all over his little body , and
his brain asked with a throb if It could
bo po.sbiblc. 3ut ! possibilities and prob
abilities were to be discovered later. No\v
was the tlnio for action.
IIowas after the man in a moment ,
hanging to hls.hecls and Ills eyes moist
with excitement.
Ho lieard the mnn nsk for a ticket to
Torresdalo , a little station just outside
of Philadelphia , and when ho Was out of
hearing , but not out of slglit , puroliasod
ono for the sauio place.
The stranger went Into the smoking
car and seated himself at ono end toward
the door. Galloghor took hLspltico at
tlio opposite end. .
IIo was trembling all over and suf
fered , from a slight feeling of nausea ,
Ho guessed it caino from fright , not of
any bodily harm that might come to him ,
but at the probability of failure in his
adventure arid of Its most momentous
possibilities.
The stranger pulled his coat collar up
around his earn , hiding tlio lower portion
tion ol his face but not concealing the ,
resemblance- Ills troubled oyps and
close-shut lips to the likenesses of the
murderer Ilado.
They reached Tol'rcsdalo in half an
hour , and the stranger , alighting quick
ly , struck olT at a rapid pace down tha
country road loading to the station ,
Galloglior gave.him n hundred yards'
start and then followed , slowly after.
The road ran between fields and -past a
few frame houses sot far from the rotid
in kitchen gardens.
Once or twice tlio man looked back
ever his shoulder , but ho saw only a
dreary length .of road with a small boy
splashing through tha Blush In the midst
of it and stopping- every now and again
to throw snowballs tit belated sparrows
After a , ton minutes'walk ' the stranger
turned into a side rend which led to
'only ono plaeo , the Englo Inn , an old
roadsdo ! _ hostelry known now as tlio
headquarters for p'ot-huntors from tlio
Philadelphia garao market and'thobat-
tlo ground f many a cocic fight.
Galleglior know the place ivoll. IIo
nnd his young : companions hud often
stopped there when out chostnuttlng on
lioliuava hi tlio autumn.
The son of the mini who tanllt had
often accompanied them on tlioir excur
sions , and though the boys of tlio city
streets considered him a dnmlilout they
respected him oomevhnt owing to his
Inside knowledge-of dog and cock lights.
The stranger entered the inn atn side
doorandGalloglier , , reaching iin fair
minutes later , let him go for the time
lioing and Ml about ilndlncr his occa
sional playmate young Ivepplqr.
KcppJec'B offspring was found In the
woodshed.
" Taint hard to guess wliat brings
you out lioro , " said Hie tavornkcopor's
ion. wltlia grin : "it'itho light. "
"AVhatilghtV" autod Gallcgher , un
guardedly.
"NVImt fight ? "Wiry , the fight , " re.
turned Ills companion , -with the slow
contempt of superior knowledge. "It'a
to como off here tonight. You ; know
that as voll as rae ; anyway yOur sportln'
editor knows it. IIo got tlio tip last
night , but that won't help you any. You
noudn't tiling there's any chance of yout
potting a poop tit It.Yhy tlclcots is
| 250uplecol"
"AVhowl" whistled Galloglier ,
"whcro'a it to bo ? "
"Ju thq barn"whispered JCopplor. ' ]
helped 'em fix tjio ropoa this morning ; I
did. "
"Gosh , but you're ' In luck'loxfinlniod
Galloglier , with flattering envy. ' 'Could '
n't I ] est got a peep at It ? "
"Maybe , " said tlia gratified Keppler.
' 'There's a windorwith awooilon shutter
at the back of tlio barn. You can got in
by It. ii you have soraoono to boost you
up lo the sill. "
"Sa-ny , " drawled Gallagher , as if
something Imd but juat that moment re
minded him. 'AVho'sthatgeiit wlio come
down tlio raid just a bit ahead of mo
him with tlio capo coat ? Hnsho got any
thing to do with the Hglit ? "
"Him ? " repealed Gallegher , in tones
of stncero disgust. "No-oli , ho nln'tno
sport. Ho'sqiU'or , < lad thinlts. IIo come
hero ono day last wcok , about lOln the
morning , snld his doctor told him to go
out'en ' the country for his health , Ho's
stuck up and citlllcd , and wears gloves ,
nnd taJjos Ills inoalsin Ills private room ,
and all that sort ol truck. They was
saying-In the saloon last night that they
thought ho was hiding from some
thing , iintl Dad , just to try him , asks
him last night If ho wns coming to see
the fight. Ho looked sort of scared nnd
said ho didn't want to see no light. And
then Dad says , 'I guess you mean you
don't want no fighters to BCO you , ' Dad
didn't moan no harm by It , just passed
It us a lokc. but Mr. Unrloton , as ho
calls himself , cot vhlto asa gliost an'
says I'll goto tlio fight willing enough ,
and begins to Inngh and joke. .And this
morning ho wont right into the barroom ,
whore all the sporu wore setting , and
said lie was going Into town to see some
friends , and as ho starts ofl ho laughs
tui'"stij-H ' , This don't lookns if I was
afraid of seeing people , docs It- but
Dud says itviis lust bluff that itiiulo him
dolt , and Dad thinks that if ho hadn't
said what he did this Mr. Carleto.n
wouldn't have loft his room at all. "
tinllcRhar had got all ho wanted and
much inorothan ho had hoped for so
muoh moro thnt his walk back to the
station was In the nature of a triumphal
maroli.
IIo had twenty minutes to wait for
the noxt'train , and it seemed nn hour.
While waiting ho sent a telegram to
Hcfllofingcr at his hotel. It read :
" "Your man is near the Torresdalo sta
tion , on Pennsylvania railroad ; take cab
and tncot TOO at station. "Wait until I
come. CrAXLECWER. , '
Witli the exception of one at. mid
night , no other train stoppail atl'orres-
dale that evening , lionco the direction to
inko a cab.
The train to the city soorr.od to Gallo
glier to draw itself by inches. It stopped
and backed at purposolods intervals ,
waited for an express to precede it , a.nd
dnlliod tit stations , and when , at last , It
reached the terminus , Gallegher was out
before It had stopped nnd was In a cab
and oil on his way to the homo of the
sporting editor ,
The sporting editor was at dinner and
came out in the hall to see liini , with his
napkin in his hand. Galleglior explained
broathlcsslv that he had located the
murderer for whom the police of two
continents were looking , and that ho be
lieved , in order to ( pilot the suspicions
of the people with whom ho waa hiding ,
that ho would bo present at the fi < rlit
that night.
The sporting editor led Galleglior
into Ills library and-shut tha door.
"Now , " lie said , "go over all that
ajiain. "
Gallegher went ever It again In detail ,
and added how ho had sent for Ilcllle-
fingorto make the arrest in order that
it might bo kept from the knowledge of
tlio local police and from the Philadel
phia reportoi-d.
"What I do Is '
want Hofllellnyor to to'
arrest Ilado with the warrant ha has for
t-lisiv.trg ; u eXTliimol ( Galloglior , "and
, o take him on to Now York ' -on the
owl train that passes TorrosduloLat T
o'clock. It don't got to Jersey tJity until
t o'clock , ono hour after the morning
lapors go to pr6ss. Of course , wo must
Ix Hcflloftnger so's he'll keep ciuiet and
not toll who his prisoner really Is. "
The sporting editor reached his hand
out to pat Galloghor on the head , but
changed Ills mind and shook hundd with
ilia instead.
"My boy , " ho mild , "you are an infant
phenomenon. If I can pull the rest of
jhis thing off tonight it vlll mean the
$5,000 reward and fame galore for you
and the paper. Now , I'm going to write
anototo the managing editor , and you
can take it around to him and toll him
vliat you've done and what I am going
to do , and ho'll take you back on the
paper and rniso your salary. Perhaps
youdldn'tknowyou'voboendischnrgedr' "
"Do you think you .ain't a-going to
take mo with you ? " .demanded Guile-
ghor.
" \Vliy.certainly not , "Why should I ?
It all lies ivitli the detcutivo and nu/folf
now. You've done your share , 'and ' done
It well , If the man's caught the reward
is yours. But you'd only bo in the way
now. You'd better goto the otlice and
innko your peace with the chief. "
"If the paper can got along without
nio , I can get nlong without the old
paper. " said Gnlleghcr , hotly. " .And if
ain't with ain't
I a-going you , you
neither , tor I know vhoro Ucllloflngcr
is to bo and you don't , and I won't toll
you. "
"Oh , very veil , very well , "replied the
snorting editor , weakly capitulating ,
"I'll send thonotoby iv messenger ; only
mind , , if you lose your place , don't blame
mo. "
Gnlloghor wondered how this man
could value a week's salary lu'iiinst the
excitement of seeing a noteu criminal
run down , and of getting the news tothe
paper , and tothntonopnpor alone.
From that moment the sporting edi
tor sank hi GaUogher's.cstimatlon.
Mr , DwyarHiit down at his desk and
6Ci-ilblo < l olT the following note :
I have received reliable information that
Hiidu , the Durrbnnk murderer , vlll bo pres
ent at the fight tonight. Wo liavo urraiiRcil
It so that ho will bo arrested quietly and in
such a manner that tlio fact may lo Ifcpt
from all oilier papers. I need act point out
to you that that this will bo tlio most im
portant plcco cf news In the country tomor
row. Yours , etc. , 3IiciuBL E. Dwimt.
Tlio snorting editor stepped Into t lie
walling cab , while Galloghor whispered
the directions to the driver. Ho was
told to go first to a district messenger
olllco , und from there up the Hidgo.
avenue rondout Broad street and on to
the old Eagle inn , near Torresdalo ,
It was a miserable night. The rain
nnd snow wore falling together , and
freezing as they foil. The sporting- edi
tor pot out to send Ills message to tlio
Press ollleo , and then lighting a cigar ,
and turning up the collar of his greatcoat -
coat , curled up in the corner of the cab.
"Vaho mo when wo get there , Gallo-
Ifher , " lie said. IIo know ho had a long
ride , and much rapid work before him ,
and ho was preparing for the strain.
To Gulloglior the Idea of going to
sloop eceincd almost criminal. From
the dark corner of the calj hlsoyosBhono
with oxdtomontnnd with the awful joy
of anticipation. IIo glanced every iiow
nndthon to where the reporting editor's
clgiir shone In thodnrkncssand watched
it as it { jnidually burnt inora ill inly and
wont out. The lights In thq shop windows
dews throw a broad glare across the ice
on tlio pavements , nnd the lights from
the lamp posts tossed the distorted nlind-
owsof the cab and tlio horse nnd the mo
tionless driver sometimes loforo and
Boniotiinos behind them.
Mtor half tin hour Galloglier slipped
down to the bottom of the cab and
dragged out a lap robe , In which ho
wrapped hlmsolf. It was growing colder
nnd the damp , keen wind swept In
'tlirough ' the cracks until the vlndow-
frumen nnd woodwork worocold to the
touuh.
An hour nasscd and the cab vraa still
moving moro slowly over the rough sur
face ol partly pared itroots , and by sin
gle rows of now houbs standing lit dif
ferent angles lo each other in lltMto cov
ered with ash-lioalu and brlck-lcllns.
Hero nnd llioro tno gaudyllglils of a
dritjr store , the forerunner of suburban
civilisation , shone from the end of anew
now block of houses , and the rubber
cap of nn occasional policeman showed
f n the lljrht of the lamp-post that ho
hugged for comfort.
'Ilien oven the houses disappeared nnd
the cab dragged Its way between truck
farms , with desolate-looking , gltisa-
covered beds , and pools of water , half-
caked with Ice , iind bare trees nnd In
terminable fences.
Once or twice' ' the cab stopped alto
gether , and Gallegher could hear the
arlvor sweating to hiin.solf , or ivt the
horse , or the rdads. At last they drew
up before tlio station at Tprrcsdnlo. It
was qulto deserted , mid only n single
light cut a swath in the darkness and
showed a portion of the platform , the
tics , and tlio rails glistening In tlio rain.
They walked twco | , past the light before
a figure stopped out of the shadow nnd
greeted them cautiously.
"I am Mr. Dwyer , of the Press. " said
the snorting editor , briskly. "You've
hoard of mo , perhaps.Vcll. . there
shouldn't boiuiy.uilllculty in our making
a deal , should tliereV Tills boy hero has
found Hade , and wo have ronsonto believe -
liovo ho will bo among the spuutntors at
the light tonight , Wo want you to arrest
him quietly , and as secretly ns possible.
You can do It with your papers and your
badge easily enough , " \Vb wnntvouto
prctoml that you hollovo ho Is this bur
glar you came- over after. If you willdo
this , and take him away witliout anyone
so inuuh as suspecting who lie really Is ,
and on the train that passes hero at 1:20 :
for Now York , wo will glvo you $500
out of the $ j,000 , reward , If , however ,
ono other paper , either in Now York or
Philadelphia , or any wlioro else , knows
of the arrest , you won't ' got a cent , Now ,
wluil do you say ? "
The detective had n great deal to pay.
IIo wasn't tit all sure the man Galleglior
suspected wis Hade , ho feared he might
get himself inlo trouble by making u
false arrest , and if it should bo the man
ho was afraid the local police would In
torfere.
"We've no „ time to ai'guo or debate
this mutter , " f-aid Dwyer , warmly.
" " \Vo agree to point Ilado out to you in
the crowd. After the fight is ever you
arrest him as we have directed nnd you
'
get tho' money and the credit of 'the
arrest. If you don't llko this I will
arrest tlio man myself , and have him
driven to town , with a pistol fora war
rant. "
Ilottlofingor considered in silence and
then agreed unconditionally. "As you
say , Wr. Dwycr , " ho returned. "I've
heard of you for a thoroughbred sport.
I know you'll ' do what you say you'll do ;
and as for mo I'll do what you say and
just as you suy , and it's a very pretty
piece of work as it stands. "
They all stepped back into the cab ,
and then it was that tlioywore met by
a fresh difllculty.howto get the detective
into the barn where tlio llgbt wtis to
take place , for neither of the two men
had $250 to pay for his admittance.
I5ut this was overcome when Gidlcghor
remembered the window of which young
Keppler had told him.
In the event of Hado'S'losing courage
and not during to show liiinsolf in the
crowd ( vi-ound the ring it was ngree < l , .
that Dwyer should como to the barn anil"
.warn IIofHcfliijgor , butjf tiQ-ehould como
JOwyCr vraS'inerely io keep roar hjin and
to signify , by a prearranged gesture
whleh.ono of 1/n'g crowd ho vms.
" "Thoy drew up before a great black
shadow of a house , dark'forbiddlng , , nnd
apparently doe > rted. But at th6 sound of
tlio wlioelson thogravolthodooroponcd ,
letting out a stream of warm , cheerful
light , and a mall's voice said , "Put out
those lights. Don't you'so know no bet
tor than that ? " 'This ' was Kopplcr , and
ho welcomed Mr. Dwycrwith oll'uslvo
courtesy. I' ' " '
Thotwoinon'showod ' In the stream of
light and the d'firir closed on them , leav
ing the house a's it was at first , blackand
sllont save for Uio dripping of the ruin
and snow from me eaves.
The dotcutivb' ' and Galloglier put out
the cab's lamp aiidledtho horsotovard
along , low slicd in the rear of the yard ,
whioli they now noticed was almost
filled with teams of many different
makes , from the Holuon's choice of a
livery stable to the brougham of the man
about town.
"No , " said Gnllcghor , as the cabman
stopped to hitch the horse beside the
others , "wo want It nearest that lower
gate. When wo newspaper men leave
this place we'll leave It in a hurry , and
the man -who is nearest town Is likely to
get tlioro first. You won't ho a follow
ing no hearse when you make your re
turn , trip. "
Galleglior tied the horao to the very
gatepost himself , leaving the gale open
and allowing n clear road and a Hying
start for the prospective race to News
paper Row.
The driver disappeared under the
shelter of the porch , and Gallegher and
the dotootlvo moved olT cautiously to the
roar of tlip barn. "This must bo the
window , " said Hofllolinger , pointing to
si broad wooden shutter some feet from
the ground.
"Just you give mo a bo.ostoncoand I'll
got that open In a jiffy , " said Callc-
ghorr
The doteotivo placed his hands on his
knees and Galloghor stood upon his
8liouldorsnnd , with thoblado of his knife
lifted the wooden button that fastened
tlio window on the inside and pulled the
snuttor opoii.
Then ho put ono log inside ever the
sill , and loaning down helped to draw
his fellow-conspirator up to u level with
the window. "I feel just like I was
burglarizing a house , " chuckled Gallc-
ghor as ho , dropped noiselessly to the
iloor below and rcfastoned the shutter.
The barn was a largo .one , with a row of
stalls on cither sldo in Which horses and
cows were dozing. There was ji hay-
mo w over each row of stalls , and at ono
end of the barn a number of fence rails
had been thrown "across from ono mow
to the othor. These rails were covered
with hay ,
In the middle of Iho floor wns the
dag. It was not really n ring , but a
fquaro , vlth wooden posts at its four cor
ners through which ran n heavy rope ,
The space inclosed by the rope wns cov
ered with sawdust
Galleglior could not resist stopping
Into the ring , nnd after stamping tlio
sawdust once or twice , as If to nssuro
himself that ho was really there , began
dancing around it , nnd indulging In such
u romnrkabloBorloa of fistic ninnojuvroa
with nn imnglnnry adversary that the
uniniaglnatlvo dotocllvo precipitately
hacked into n corner of tlio barn.
" .Now , then , " wild Galleglior , having
apparently vanquished his fee , "yo\ \ >
como with me.j His companion fol
lowed qulcklyas Gnlloglior climbed to
ono of tlio htiympwB , nnd crawling care
fully out On the fence rails strctohcd
hlmsolf at full- length , fnco downward.
In this position , by moving the straw a
little , ho could-jook down , witliout being
hlm > elf seen , ni'on tlio heads of whom
soever stood below. "This Isbotter'nn
private IRIX , nluUltV" said Gnlleghor.
The boy from , the newspaper otlico and
the detectlvo Uiy tlioro In sllonco , biting
ut btrawfnnd taslng anxiously on their
comfortable bod.
It sooinud fully two hours before they
camo. Gnllt'gher hud listened without
breathing , and with every muselo on u
strain , at least a dozen times , when
iomo movement in the ynrd bad led him
lo bollevo that they were at the door.
And ho had Humorous doubts ami
'oars. Sometimes it was that the police
lind learnt of the light and lind raided
Ivopplor's In his ausonco , nnd ngnln it
was that the fight hnd been postponed ,
or , worst of all , that It would be put oil
until so Into that Mr. Dwyer could not
: ot back in time for the last edition of
, ho paper. Their coming , when at hist
.hoy came , was hcrnldod by nn advance
junrd of two sporting men , who sta-
.ioncd themselves at cither side of the
jig door.
"Hurry up , now , gents , " ono of the
non saw with ashlvor , "don't ' keep this
door open no longor'n is needful. "
It was not a very largo crowd , but it
vas wonderfully well selected. It ran ,
h the majority of its competent parts ,
to heavy white coats with pearl buttons.
The white coats were shouldered by long
jluo coats with astrakhan fur tritumings ,
, ho wearer of which preserved a cliquo-
less not roinarkablo when ono considers
, hat they believed everyone else pres
ent to bo cither a crook or a prize
fighter.
There were well-fed , well-groomed
clubmen and brokers In tlio crowd , a
) olltic3un or two , a popular comedian
vlth his malinger , amntour boxers from
ho athletic clubs , and quiet , close-
nouthod sporting men from every city
n the country. Their names , if printed
n the papers , would liavo been as fa
il illar as the types of the papers them
selves.
.And nmong these men , whoso only
bought was of the brutnl sport to como ,
vas Hade , with Dwyer standing at ease
it his shoulder Utulo , white and visibly
n deep tmxloty , hiding his pale face bo-
lojilh u cloth traveling-cap , and with
i is chin imilllod in a woolen scarf IIo
nid dnrod to como because ho feared his
lunger from the already suspicious
vepplcr was loss than if lie stayed away.
And so ho was there , hovering restlessly
on the border of the crowd , feeling his
danger and sick with fear.
"When Hclllefinger first saw him ho
started up on his hands and elbows and
nado a movement forward as if ho
vould leap down then and there and
carry off his prisoner single-handed.-
"Lio down , " growled Uallcghcr ; "an
ofllcpr of tiny sort wouldn't live three
minutes in that crowd. "
The detective drew back slowly and
igain buried himself in the straw , but
lover onue through the long fight which
'ollowod did his eyes leave the person of
, ho murderer. The newspaper man
took their places in the foremost row
close around the ring nnd kept looking
it their watches and begging thomastor
of ceremonies to "shako it up , do. "
There was a great deal of betting and
all of the men handled the great roll of
jilla they wigered with a flippant rcck-
ossness which could only bo accounted
'or in Gallegher's inhid by temporary
mental derangement. Some 6no pulled
i box out into the ring and the master
of ceremonies mounted it and pointed
out in forcible language that as they
were almost all already under bonds to
ceep the peace , it behooved all to curb
ilioir excitement nnd to maintain a se
vere sllonco unless they wanted to bring
, hc police upon them and liavo them
selves "sent down" for a year or two.
TIiou two very disreputable-looking
persons tossed their respective princi
pals' high hatH into the ring , and the
srowd , recognizing in this rolio of the
days when bravo knights threw down
iholr gauntlets In the lists as only u fcign
that tlio 11 glit-was nbouttobcgincheerod
iumultuously.
This was followed by a sudden surging
forward , and n mutter of admiration
much moro flattering than the cheers
liad been $ wluin the principals followed
tholr hatsana slipping out of their great
coats stood forth In all the physical
beauty of the perfect brute.
Their pink skin -was as soft and
healthy looking as a btiby's , and glowed
in the lights of the lanterns like tinted
ivory , and underneath this silken cover
ing the great bleeps nnd muscles moved
in and out nnd looked llko the cells of a.
snake around the branch of a trco.
Gentleman and blackguard shoul
dered each other for a nearer view : the
eoaehmcii , whoso metal buttons were
unpleasantly suggcstivo of police , put
their hands , in the excitement of thomo-
mont on the shoulders of tlioir masters ;
the perspiration stood out in great drops
on the foreheads of the backers and the
newspaper men bit somewhat nervously
at the ends of their pencils.
And in the btalls the cows munched
contentedly at their cuds and gazed
with gentle curiosity at their two fellow-
brutes , who stood waiting the signal to
full upon , and kill each other , if need
be , for the delectation of their brothers.
"Take your places , " commanded the
master of ceremonies.
In the moment in which tlio two men
fnced each other the crowd became so
still that , stivo for the beating of the
rain upon the shingled roof and the
stamping of a. horse in ono of the stalls ,
the place was as silent ns ti church.
"Shako hands , " commanded the master -
tor of ceremonies.
Two great , bruised , misshapen fists
touched each ether for an instant , the
two men sprang back into a posture of
defense , which was lost iisquickly ns it
was taken. Ono great arm shot out llko
a piston-rod , there was the sound of
bare lists boating on naked Hosh , there
was tin exultant , indrawn gasp of savngo
pleasure nnd relief from the crowd , tinU
the great fight had begun.
How the fortunes of war rose und fell
and changed nnd reehanged that night ,
isnn old story to those who listen to such
stories , and those who do not will bo glad
to bo spared the t < | lli < ig of it. It was ,
they eay" , ono of the bitterest lights be
tween two men this country has ever
known.
But all that Is of interest hero is that
after an hour of this desperate brutal
business , the champion ceased to bo the
favorite ; the man Whom ho had taunted
and bullied , and for whom the public had
but little sympathy wns proving himself
a likely winner , , and under his cruel
blows , as sharp and clean us those from
n cutlass , hisj > pponont was rapidly giv
ing way.
The men nbout the ropes were past
nil control now. They drowned Kopplor's
petitions for bllotico with oaths nnd In in
articulate shouts of rage , as if the blows
had Mien upon thorn , nnd In mud rejoic
ings. They swept from ono end of the
ring to the ether , with every muselo
leaping in unison with these of the men
they favored , and when n Kow York
corrosponilont muttered ever his shoul
der that this would bo the biggest sport
ing surprise since the IIooiiun-SayaiM
llgal , Mr. Dwyer nodded his head sym
pathetically in assent.
In.tho excitement and tumult It is
doubtful If any heard the thrco quickly
repented blows thnt foil heavily from the
outside upon thd big doocs of the barn.
If they did It was tilrondy too late to
mend matters , for the door full , torn
from its hinges , and us it foil a captain
of police sprang into the light from out
of the storm , with hla lieutenants nnd
their men crowding close to hla shoul ,
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