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THE GHOST OF POUBALOYD. | 153 uffair, for reasons best known to themselves, withhold information, gut they admit that the assault took place as described above, - “Tt is believed that the murderer will be arrested this morning, _ “An extra edition giving full details of this occurrence will be pub- lished at ten o’clock.” Litizki looked cautiously around the room. A policeman in full uniform was eating at a table near the door. For one instant the tailor meditated flight through an open window. Then he pulled himself together and ate his breakfast, ‘‘We shall see,’’ he’ thought, and he hastened, that he might finish ahead of the policeman and pass di- rectly in front of him on the way to the office. ‘Tf he is here to arrest me,’’ reflected Litizki, ‘‘he will obey his instructions when he sees me go out. If he lets me alone, it will mean that there is still a chance for ne. “e | _ The policeman did not stir when Litizki passed him. The tailor paid his bill, and, the dock being open, went to the steamship office and bought a steerage ticket for Liver- pool. He was exultant ouce more, proud of himself as a 1er0. ‘The next edition, and then all the papers,’’ he thought, “will print my name, and everybody will know what I have done. When Strobel is released there will be plenty of thinking people who will applaud me in their hearts, whatever they may say aloud.”’ Believing that he could sleep now that his mind was relieved of uncertainty, he went down into the men’s de- partment of the steerage and crawled into a bunk away forward. A great many passengers were booked for this trip, and a compartment never used except in the event of 2 crowd had been fitted in the very prow of the ship. Li- ‘izki knew that the steward would not assign the bunks here until none were left elsewhere, and he hoped, there- ore, to be undisturbed until after the boat had started. So he lay down upon the toarse mattress and tried to leep. He closed his eyes only to view again the scene in im he drawing-room car. Physical fatigue caused his mind _