CHAPTER I
THE SCARE AND ARREST
Passing along the street, apparently self-absorbed, there seems little in this man to attract notice.
Why does the scared newsboy hurry by, thinking of that strange face?
Quickly the agitated countenance assumes a look of dignified indifference.
A block away the boy resumes his calls:
"All about the murder of a young girl! Body found in the river! Police on track of the murderer!"
"Poor little fellow!" murmured Oswald. "He gave me such a shock! But how frightened he seemed when passing, with his innocent yell! How foolish my scare! What do New York police know or care about a crime committed in London years ago?"