The Expressman and the Detective

. Giving him the same full instructions I had given the other operat

t with the servants in the house. She also found great fault with the proprie

these various circumstances so worked on her high-strung temperament that she was throw

gnantly refused to do so. On his pressing the matter, she

the Exchange, and easily managed to get from them consider

he duties of the apprentice, though apparently slight, were in reality arduous, as he had to supply all the spittle required

ld then apply the blacking and hand the boot to Tom, who stood ready to artistically apply the polishing brush. During the whole of this latter operation the little negro would dance a breakdown, while Tom, seated on the chair brought for his accommodation, would whistle or sing an accompaniment. By this time the

eatest sluggard who ever reiterated "God bless the man who first invented sleep,"

heard a good deal. Porter, by giving him an occasional fee, had made Tom his fast friend,

r emanating from the room used by Tom as his blacking headquarters. Going in, he found Tom, perfectly convulsed with laughter, rolling around amongst the bl

e matter, Tom?"

Tom could answer, but he

wine to stop in dis yer house a moment longer. Yah! yah! yah! Den Massa 'Roney come, and he fly right off de handle, and tole Massa Floyd he had consulted his wife. Massa Floyd tole dem dey could go somewhere else fu

of the affair, and also that he had seen Maro

irst thing in the morning. Bright and early on the twelfth of March, Porter arose, and

id dese shoes. Her and Massa 'Roney am habin a big confab,

with his wife and her daughter Flora, and drive off toward the station. Maroney secured for t

the same car. He took a seat in the rear end of the car immediately in front

m there to Charleston, where she put up at the be

e. They arrived at New York on the eighteenth and were met at the wharf by a gentleman named Moore, who conducted Mrs. Maroney and Flora t

n Montgomery selling goods, and he had then requested Maroney and his wife to stop at his house if they ever came to New York. Accordingly Maro

e weeks. They were very hospitably entertained and seemed to devote their whole time to socia

iends, not that Maroney easily took any one into his confidence; on the contrar

parently by accident, at Patterson's and other saloons frequented by Marone

the planters and overseers of the surrounding country, discovered that Maroney's walks were caused by a

employed as waiters at Patterson's, and worm from them all th

ld take an occasional hand at euchre, but never played for large stakes. There was little doubt but that he had a share in the gambling bank. He frequented the stabl

e regular reports I received from my detectives showed that they were doing their duty and watching carefully all that occurred. Porter, about this ti

ight be going away to change the money, and told him to telegraph me immediately if anything happened. It was my intention to buy any money he might get changed, as the bankers in Montgomery stated that they would b

that if he had, he would be completely disabused of it by discovering that Porter did not follow him. He was

e followed by a gentlemanly appearing man, who would drink and smoke occasionally, wear a heavy gold watch chain

until he started to leave Montgomery, and concluded by saying that I felt

or departure, all his movements