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When he reached St. Petersburg they had departed for Paris; and when he followed them there he learned that they had just set off for Copenhagen. At the Danish capital he was again a few days late, for they had journeyed on to London, where he at last succeeded in running them to earth. WHEN HE REACHED SAINT PETERSBURG THEY HAD DEPARTED FOR PARIS AND WHEN HE FOLLOWED THEM THERE HE LEARNED THAT THEY HAD JUST SET OFF FOR COPENHAGEN AT THE DANISH CAPITAL HE WAS AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATE FOR THEY HAD JOURNEYED ON TO LONDON WHERE HE AT LAST SUCCEEDED IN RUNNING THEM TO EARTH
r, looking from his window, had recognized the vagrant in the street, and had read murder in his eyes. He hurried before a justice of the peace, accompanied by Stangerson, who had become his private secretary, and represented to him that they were in danger of their lives from the jealousy and hatred of an old rival. That evening Jefferson Hope was taken into custody, and not being able to find sureties, was detained for some weeks. When at last he was liberated, it was only to find that Drebber’s house was deserted, and that he and his secretary had departed for Europe. Again the avenger had been foiled, and again his concentrated hatred urged him to continue the pursuit. Funds were wanting, however, and for some time he had to return to work, saving every dollar for his approaching journey. At last, having collected enough to keep life in him, he departed for Europe, and tracked his enemies from city to city, working his way in any menial capacity, but never overtaking the fugitives. HANCED HOWEVER THAT DREBBER LOOKING FROM HIS WINDOW HAD RECOGNIZED THE VAGRANT IN THE STREET AND HAD READ MURDER IN HIS EYES HE HURRIED BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOMPANIED BY STANGERSON WHO HAD BECOME HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY AND REPRESENTED TO HIM THAT THEY WERE IN DANGER OF THEIR LIVES FROM THE JEALOUSY AND HATRED OF AN OLD RIVAL THAT EVENING JEFFERSON HOPE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND SURETIES WAS DETAINED FOR SOME WEEKS WHEN AT LAST HE WAS LIBERATED IT WAS ONLY TO FIND THAT DREBBER'S HOUSE WAS DESERTED AND THAT HE AND HIS SECRETARY HAD DEPARTED FOR EUROPE AGAIN THE AVENGER HAD BEEN FOILED AND AGAIN HIS CONCENTRATED HATRED URGED HIM TO CONTINUE THE PURSUIT FUNDS WERE WANTING HOWEVER AND FOR SOME TIME HE HAD TO RETURN TO WORK SAVING EVERY DOLLAR FOR HIS APPROACHING JOURNEY AT LAST HAVING COLLECTED ENOUGH TO KEEP LIFE IN HIM HE DEPARTED FOR EUROPE AND TRACKED HIS ENEMIES FROM CITY TO CITY WORKING HIS WAY IN ANY MENIAL CAPACITY BUT NEVER OVERTAKING THE FUGITIVES
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