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88 AS DETECTIVE BOB BRIDGER. “«When the porter had routed all hands up to take breakfast and change cars at Williamsport,’ continued the sleeping- car conductor, ‘I passed the open door of the Irish woman’s section, and perceived her washing the face of her charge with a wet towel, much as a mother would do that of a child.’ “<The girl was str ikingly beautiful, and, unmannerly as it certainly was, I stood stock-still for a moment gazing at her.’ “Perceiving this, the Irishwoman, with an angry leer, shut the state-room door, and when the party left the car at Williamsport the young lady was deeply vailed, as she was on last night.’ ‘“*She, however, tripped lightly along, and did not seem to be either sick or insane.’ : “*And, taking everything into consideration,’ added the conductor, ‘I made up my mind that some mystery sur- rounded the trip of those three passengers, and, in fact, I expected to hear of a detective, or some one. following them up. And you are a detective, are you not?’ ‘“““T am,’ I responded, ‘and I have been much aided by thus meeting you. ‘Tell me, did the party continue east- ward upon the same train ?’ “**'They did.’ “At that moment the train moved off, and, as the so: ciable trainman sprang on board, I slipped a ten-dollar bill — | in his hand and waved him adieu.” CHAPTER XXI. DOCTOR MACY AND THE RAJAH. ‘*The rest is easily told,” continued the Scotch detective. ‘I traced Meg, ‘Silly’ Billy, and Annette here to New York, and here I have since hunted for them as best I could, considering that Iam ‘wanted’ in Western Penn- sylvania to answer the charge of murder, and I have had to keep ‘shady.’ | ‘‘Come, Bobe,” he added, swinging his chair about to face Bridger, “vou are better posted in regard to these American cities than JI, tell me then where think you: ag ore Annette to-night ?” ‘The only basis we have to go on that I see,” returned’ | 4 Bridger, ‘‘is our discovery of ‘Silly’ Billy in the ee footpad to-night, But if it is as the + UMDAAD. ¢ car ¢ T conductor ‘ : / ¥ = 7 ’ cenid aes: > . % +? - —— . - . ‘ m%¥ é Cee . Pi aA Ee 4 kee 2 | - G al a / ~~ ff. . | i" y H ow | 9 . ’ i ee =A cant @ rm "N ° - (me) « ae" + (Po te 4 _ bits aa “4. « ~ 3 a ~* mi * - 7 © - e we * ee .