Before leaving, however, he telegraphed me his destination, and what he had been able to learn.
From this information it was evident that Duncan was endeavoring to reach the far west, and there seek a refuge among some of the numerous mining camps which abound in that section of the country, hoping by that means to successfully elude pursuit, should any be made for him.

It was plainly evident to me that he was entirely unaware of being followed, and, in fact, of anything that had taken place since the robbery, and that he was simply following his own blind inclinations to hide himself as effectually as he could.
The first task performed by Manning after reaching St.Paul, was to examine all the hotel registers, in the hope of discovering some traces of an entry resembling the peculiar handwriting of Duncan.

He also took the precaution to quietly display the photograph of the young man to all the clerks of the various hostelries, trusting that some one would recognize him as one who had been their guest on some previous occasion.
In this, too, he was disappointed.

Among the many to whom he displayed Duncan's picture, not one of them had any recollection of such an individual.
Feeling somewhat disheartened at this non-success, Manning next sought the chief of police, and enlisted his services in our behalf.

That evening, in company with an officer, he made a tour among the houses of ill repute, and here, too, disappointment awaited him.