ile Long cannot place him, his face seemed quite familiar. At
first sight he was taken for Jack Lynch, bailiff in Judge
Clifford's court, and very strongly resembled him, but as far as
Long knew Lynch was unknown to Cronin. Cronin's companion was
dressed in a dark suit of clothes and slouch hat. He carried
nothing but a newspaper, which was afterward picked up on Victoria
street and proved to be a Chicago evening newspaper of the 7th
inst.

Long at once made for the Union Station in the hope that he might
there run across the pair, but after waiting some thirty minutes
concluded to notify the police and have them keep a sharp lookout
for Cronin. While on the way to the Court street Station, police
headquarters, and at the corner of King and Toronto streets, Long
again caught sight of the pair walking rapidly down Toronto street.
Slipping into a doorway at the receiver general's office he waited
until they had passed, and then noticed that Cronin had adjusted a
pair of goggles, but otherwise was attired precisely the same as on
Yonge street. Stepping up to the doctor the point-blank question
was put: "Cronin, what are you doing in Toronto when your friends
in Chicago are hunting the earth for you?"

"Now, look here, Long," he replied, "for God's sake let up on me. I
have already had enough notoriety and don't want to be bothered.
Why can't you let me go? You know I have always been your friend,
and I shall expect that you will say nothing about having seen me."

"Come in and let us talk the matter over," said Long, leading the
pair into a convenient saloon. Cronin appeared to be a very sick
man; in fact, the first impression conveyed was that he was out of
his mind. He rambled away, talking about the Royal League and Mr.
Warren, the secretary, and then, apparently getting frenzied,
denounced in strong terms a number of St. Louis and Chicago
gentlemen, among them Alexander Sullivan, John F. Scanlan, Dr.
O'Reilly, M. F. Madden, Lawyer Berry, Harry Ballard, Judge
Prendergast and Lawyer Wade. He mentioned several other names, but
they were unknown to Long. Cronin went on to state that he had
unearthed a great crime in Chicago during the past few months, but
would give no details, and stated that his life had been settled as
the penalty. "You know