Accompanied by the other
deputy he arrived at Union City rather late at night, to avoid
publicity.
There he learned that Thorn had been in town nearly three years. That he
was engaged in the lumber business, was prosperous, highly respected and
was prominent in the leading church of the town. He was away on business
in Chicago at the time, but was expected to return in a week or two, as
it was rumored that he was soon to marry.
The sheriff's disappointment was much relieved by the receipt of a
telegram the next morning:
"We have got Darcy corralled here. Come at once.
Pat O'Leary."
"Just as well that we brought O'Leary along," remarked Carter to his
deputy. "You stay on guard here till you hear from me."
In Chicago the sheriff found that his deputy had promptly arrested Darcy
on O'Leary's identification, and had had the man locked up. But on
visiting the jail, Carter was considerably in doubt if he had ever seen
the prisoner before. The Darcy he remembered was smooth shaven, bronzed
through exposure to the California sun, rough and rather desperate in
appearance. This man wore a beard, was well dressed, rather pale from
confinement in his office, and of sanctimonious countenance.
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