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He is coming to see me the tirst diay he is off.” Larry felt a chill run up his back, hear- ing that. * And then Oi supose ye will foind out phwat his other name is,” he retorted. “Oj suppose ye have it in yure moind ‘dhat it must be Vanranselear, or Van- derybilt, or Knickerbocker, or something loike thot; but Oi'll bet ye a dime to a eint that it is plain Smith?’ P ‘And I don’t care a dime or a cent if it is plain Black.” “ Naythur do Oi.” “ And all is at an’ end between us.” “Yis, av ye have made yure choice, it is. Oi have no regard fur you ay you have regard fur thot gossoon.” And with that the Limerick boy lifted his hat and walked off down the street, and as he went he sang in a happy-go- Iucky fashion that caused passersby to turn a smile upon him: ‘*Swate Kitty Calla way, Bar ee tut tne Orn blasted And me beart is in dhe soup; Now fur Nelson Oi am goin’, Me affection to be showin’, And me fist Oi'll be bestowin’ M Phwere dhe baby had dhe croop! And that was his intention when he set out. He was going down to where the cars turned, and if he met his rival \.on the way back he intended to mount his ear and have it out with him. That was his intention; but reflection caused him to modify ‘vis plan. 4, ms “Business betore pleasure,” he said to himself. “Oi must foind Mister Murphy dhe first thing Oi do. Av Oi go and piteb jnto Nelson Oi will git mesel’ into a mess av throuble galore wi'd the police, lose me job, and l'ave young Brannagan in a hole. No, Oi must attend to business first. and dhen dhere will be plenty av toime tc square it off with Nelson.” . So he went on, with Bowling Green his destination, keeping a lookout for his friend on the way. ' Before he reached there he met his ri- val’s ear on its way back. wes He stopped, and it was hard to resist the ‘temptation to get on board, but he thought of Murphy and the case in hand and re peated the maxim already quoted. The car came along, and he saw the dudish conductor leaning against the rail on the rear platform. He was about open: ing a tiny, envelope which. he held in his hands, and Larry saw him take some money out of it. The envelope was tossed away, and fell fluttering to the ground. shite ~ By dhe twohornsay a dilemma, av itisn t his pay he has got Oi am A false prophet!” ‘Larry cried. ‘‘And av dhat is so, sure his name must be on dhe invilup! Oi will have dhat bit av paper or break me neck thrying to get it!’ He thought no more about the ear, but darted out into the street, and in a mo- *. -\ ment had secured the coveted prize. He was right; it was just what he had taken it to be. , 4 One glance at the name, and he gave a whoop. The name it bore was: | | NELSON HOGG. “By me sowl!” cried Larry, executing a wild Irish step on the sidewalk, ‘tay dhis won't be a crusher dhen Oi dun‘no’! Oj ain safe; by dhe harp of Tara, Oi; am. safe t could ask a Lhe Bowling Green eee: aoe aie: catenin ee a eee ee —eSSeSaQr SE — i ER ee | ee ee ee ee foine gurrel to marry him wi'd a name loike dhat would have dhe gall av apn ox!” With a broad smile expanding his face Larry. put the little .envelope -carefully away in an inside pocket, and with a lighter step and a lighter heart he went on his way singing: ‘**Swate Kitty Callaway, Oi kin sing ye now a lay, ur me heart is bubblin’ over, And me moind is much at rest; Sure, Oi'm not wan bit on‘asy, Fur Oi have a vision hazy, Thot you'll hit yure strate-car daisy Phwere his necktie looks dhe best!’ CHAPTER XIV. DOUBLE SURPRISE. Limerick, Larry was as happy as a lark. He sang verse after verse of his non- sensical coinage, some of which must have provoked a smile for their quaint combina- tions of brogue in rhyme. Continuing on his way, he came finally to the building in which Murphy had his office, and he mounted the steps with a run, only to find the office door locked when he reached it. From there he went to the office of the steamship company, where he made in- quiry, but the detective had not lately been seen. Failing to find him, Larry sauntered up the street again. He was now eager to see Kitty, to let her know what he had learned, but when he came to her place he found that she had closed up her stand for the day and had gone home. “ Well, it’ will kape,” he said to himself. “It is a hape more important ‘that Oi should foind me boss just now.” He went on, going to all the places where he thought it likely that he might fall in with the detective, but it grew on toward night, and still he had not found him. He returned then to Murphy’s office. * Oi will thry dhere onee more,” he de cided, *‘and av Oi don’t foind him Oi will have to go back again‘ to dhe ship, fur things are at such a fix now dhat Oi am in it clane up to me chin.’’ And he was. “Who would have thought,’’ he mused. “dhat Oi should come to New’ York to play dhe detective? Begorra, maybe it is fame and forchune Oj shall win in dhis same business before Oi get done wi'd it. By dhe same token, Oi may get it phwere dhe hangman puts dhe rope before Oi get done wi'd dhis case, Oi dun‘no’.”’ When he reached the oftice he found it Still closed. Murphy was not there, and Larry had no means of knowing where to find him at that hour. “Oi must give it up,” he said to himself. “Not knowin’ phwere he boards, Oi am. all at say. Oj will lave a bit av a note fur him, nevertheless, and tell him phwere te look fur me and phwere young Brannagan is, and dhat will post him ay Oi do not fall in wi'd him.” He wrote a note accordingly, and shoved it under the door unfolded, and went away. “Now fur a bite to ate,’ he said, “and dhen fur business. By dhe same token, it was down by dhe docks dhe boss said he would look fur me, av he wanted me, so maybe Oj shall fall in wi'd him down dhere. We shall see. Wan thing is cer- tain, since Oi have found out dhe name av dhat fare-ringer me heart is as light as a feather.” : Going to a cheap eating house, where he | had been in the habit of taking his meals when fortunate enough to be able to get any, he ate a hearty supper, thanks to the money with which Murphy had supplied + 6 Detective’s Drop. for.us to try to get on board all Having done, the Limerick scion set out for the docks, feeling equal to any emergency. Meantime, Neal Brady and Hogan Dunn had not been altogether idle, and we must return to them at the time when they es- pied Larry leaving the dock, It was Dunn who saw him first, and he immediately called his companion’s atten- tion to him. There was no mistaking the identity, for they knew the lad too well to doubt. }.’ “What d’ye suppose he has been doing there?’ asked Brady. “I give it up. Suppose we go down there and take a look around that same dock, Maybe we can find out something.” “Look there!’ Brady suddenly ex Claimed. “If it isn’t that feller!’ Dunn followed the direction, and his face paled again as it had done before on i} Seeing the man, ns “There is no doubt about it now,” said he. . “It is the same feller, and I wish we | wut" safe in the wilds of Australia instead ie of here.’’ 9 “We are safe enough here, if we can keep out of his sight, and ean stave the thing off until our ship sails. If we can do that, then we do not care a continental What happens.” : “* But, can we do it?’ ; “We have got to do it.” : 5 sii “That is easy to say. Suppose that lad Fe knows where the feller is, and I am not . Sure that he don’t.” i, * What of it if he does?” . ae “ Great rocks! Don’t you see what of it? | He knows us, and he is the only one iff fat New York who can identify young Bran- nagan!” aes ie “Ha! that is so. I had not thought of ra that!’ ; Both were thoughtful, while they , watched the young man to see where he Se % was going, and they saw him go on board the Victoria Royal. “See that!” again exclaimed Brady, ex- a citedly. “He has gone on that ship.” Wes S's “Well, I know it.” ae: ‘And it stands to reason that the la yA has located him.” | . yes “Which means that the detective will rsa know of it soon, and they will be out after eee us.” 05 Saha ' “You are right. Lucky we changed when we did.” aes i) oan Had they known that Murphy had shad- | owed them to their néw lodging, and knew perfectly well where they were they would have made the attempt to leave the city in haste. | 3 ie da It was a serious situation as it was. ‘** We must do the work over again, or we must get out of here. It will never do our ship now,” averred Brady. “TI see only one way—have a boat and meet the ship down ‘the bay the morning she sails.”’ | ath “That might be done, but even thatisa =~ big risk. I'll tell: ye what we should do, if it can be done.” hey | “And what is that?’ c “Put that youngster out of the way.” “What is the use if he has done the. business for us a’ready?”’ ‘Maybe be hasn't, that is what I am building on, don’t you see? 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