There the coachman was roused, and there Talbot gave Mr.
Belcher the privilege of sleeping until he was wanted.
Mr. Talbot had assured Mr. Belcher that he would not be safe in his
house, that the whole town was alive with rumors about him, and that
while some believed he had escaped and was on his way to Europe, others
felt certain that he had not left the city.
Mr. Belcher had been a railroad man, and Mr. Talbot was sure that the
railroad men would help him. He would secure a special car at his own
cost, on a train that would leave on the following night. He would see
that the train should stop before crossing Harlem Bridge. At that moment
the General must be there. Mr. Talbot would send him up, to sit in his
cab until the train should stop, and then to take the last car, which
should be locked after him; and he could go through in it without
observation.
A breakfast was smuggled into the stable early, where Mr. Belcher lay
concealed, of which he ate greedily. Then he was locked into the room,
where he slept all day. At eight o'clock in the evening, a cab stood in
the stable, ready to issue forth on the opening of the doors. Mr.
Belcher took his seat in it, in the darkness, and then the vehicle was
rapidly driven to Harlem.
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