Messenger No. 48

ne right in obeying the tall man so implicitly, but yet he could not understand how it would make any differ

mself, and then the rush of business was so great

our returned after having been to the post-office to mail a large lot o

the boy laid the service slip on the desk. "Go with t

aring person who was pointed out to him, sta

you mea

him waiting, and come back here a

did not have an opportunity to ask any more questions, for at t

I've lost too m

agged him through the crowds on the sidewalks, and continued on at a

ere for?" Jet asked, a

ased any show of resistance, for he began to realize that he was

front of the inspector, and that gent

r had been given be continued by inquiring into all the pa

think I hav

had said, the inspector summoned a man in the garb of an ordinary citizen, to whom he hand

urning

you been a dist

o d

he morning do y

n o'c

first call y

ast Fourtee

there, and remember If you

he strange position in which he f

ired him, to repeat what he had been told to say, but then came the thought th

?" the inspector asked, whe

that the hair of one and the whisker

u know th

l man I could spot even if

t's statement regarding himself, returned, nodded his head in a sign

he story of his morning's work, and when fully an hour had been

n important witness in a very serious case, and I suppo

oin' to be locked up?

r liberty, but it is very di

deal of money, and it'll knock me out of it. Besides," Jet added as a lucky thou

I am depending on you to do that same thing, but

when I'm out with a message, an' come

ho would go bail for your

ll you that I'll act sq

ply for several seconds,

, every twenty-four hours, and, in the meanwhile, if you get a glimpse of either of those

r rose to his feet, and Jet, overjoyed at the prospect of esca

t that moment, motioned him to a seat on the messengers' bench, and

ve anything to do

do you

h Street last night, and some of the fellers said you wa

aloud, astounded by the knowledge that he had possibly ass

in it!" the fa

some men this morning, but that's all I

rcoat pocket. Get it an' you have the whole st

as ordered to the desk, and from there sent

the regular patrons of the

st outside the clerk's desk, who appeared partic

ring back certain papers which must be deli

haven't been on the force very long, and don't know exa

s possible, for I want to l

mation that he was at liberty to go wherever the gentleman desired, so

o to pier 466 North River, and wait there until I come.

e were going

can get there just as quickly by boat. Hurr

e if the business demanded so much speed, and on his way to the pier he heard the

e bought one of the papers, but he did not stop to rea

is arrival, but did not express any an

way some baggage," he said, glancing around

is the Al

's nothing to prevent ou

now she sto

to learn several things bef

mer doesn't le

esn't concern you since a messenger's duty is to

e should give further offense, but at the same time the whole affa

main saloon to a state-room forward, where, through the half-opened door.

atiently, pushing Jet into the

d the man carefully fastened

e door with upraised fist as if to pound for assist

n whispered, and almost before Jet knew what was being done a hard substance ha

senger could have no doubt, and he struggled wi

tout rope, bound first Jet's hands and then his feet,

et you go," he said, as he treated himself to a long draught from a black flask

ith the one he had had in the morning, and after looking i

e!" he said to himself. "They know about my goin' to se

add another to his list of crimes, was far from reassuring, and the perspiration burst ou