East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-01
GEO. f. LEWIS, PUBLISHER.

|, the musk he had so long worn before Mer.
ton had been gradually slipping Did
you hear noise belowY ..
1fy ear had caught the sound and
could better interpret than lie. 1t ceas.
cd. rn $40 t1sai
! Touch the signal.bell, Adolphc, added
Sanford. 81
/ Not only the play, but the very breath
ing of the villain, was suspended as they
listened for the reply. iai
1t came. The answering tinkle sound.
ed nce-twice--thrice. 'All right 7
shouted Sandford Proceed The farce is
nearly played out.
/ l had instructed the officers, that two
of them in plain clothes should present
themselves at the front door, obtain ad.
mission by means Of the password / had
given them and Immediately seize and gag
the door-keeper. / had also acquainted
them with the proper answer to the sig
nal-ring-three pulls at the bell-handle
communicating with the first floor. Their
comrades were then to be admitted, and
they were all to silently ascend the stars,
and wait on the landing till summoned
by me to enter and seize the gamesters.
The back entrance to the house was Sc
curely but unobtrusively watched.
One only fear disturbed me; it was lest
the scoundrels should take alarm in suli-
cient time to extinguish the lights, des.
troy the forged papers, and possibly es.
cap by some private passage which might
unknown to me, exist. f.-..
Rousing myself as soon as the play
was resumed, from the trance Of memory
by which | had been in some sort absorb
ed, and first asccrtaining that my pistols
were within easy reach--for knew was
| playing desperate game--I rose, step
ped carelessly to the door, partially open
ell it, and bent forward, as if listening for
repetition of sound which had so alarm
ed the company. To my great delight the
landing and stairs were filed with police
oflicers--silent and stern as death. l
drew back, and walked towards the table
at which Mr.. Merton was seated. The
last stake --an enormous one--was being
played for. Merton lost. He sprang up
on his feet, death-pale, despairing over
whelmed, and hoarse execration surged
through his clenched teeth. Sandford and
his associates cooly raked the plumber to-
gether, their features lightened up with
liendish glee.
| 'Villain--traitor miscreant ? shrieked
Mr.. Merton, as if smitten with a sudden
frenzy, and darting at Sandford's throat I;
you, devil that you are, have undone, de-
stroyed me !
no doubt of it, calmly replied Sand
ford, shaking off his victims grasp; and
think it has been very artistically and
effectually done, too. Snivelling my fine
fellow, will scarcely help you much
Mr. Merton glared upon the taunting
william in speechless agony and rage.
Not quite so fast, Carbon, if you
pleased | exclaimed, at the same time
taking up bundle of forged notes. 1T
does not appear to me that Mr. Merton
has played against equal stakes, for un-
questionably this paper is not genuine y
Dog lSroared Sandford, do you value
your life so cheap 2 and he rushed tow
wards me as if to seize the forged notes.
L was as quick as he, and the levelled
tube of a pistol sharply arrested his Gag
er onslaught. The entire gang gathered
near us, flaming with excitement. Mr..
Merton looked bewilderely from one to
another, apparently scarcely conscious of
what was passing around him.
Wrench the papers from himI scream
ed Sandford, recovering his energy
Seize him---stab him stranglc hinp
Iook to yourself, scoundrelP shouted
with equal vehemeuce. Your hour is
come Officers enter and ,lo your duty.
In an instant the room was filled with
police and surprised panic stricken, par
alyzcd by tho suddenness of the catas-
trophc, the gang were secured without
tue slightest resistance, though most of
them were armed, and marched off in Gus
tody. M
Three -Sand!ord, or Carbon (but he
had half dozen aliasses,) one of them-----
were transported for life; the rest were
sentenced to various terms of imprison-
ment. My task was effectually accom-
plished. My superiors were pleased to
tADiCoo WY Wdtui VI thO
manner in which had acquitted myself;
and the first step in the promotion which
ultimately led to my present position in
another branch of tho public service, was
soon afterwards conferred upon me. Mr..
Merton had his bonds obligations, jewels
and money, restored to him; and, taught
wisdom by terrible experiences, never
again entered a gaming house. oct
Neither he nor his lady.mother was un-
grateful for the service had been fortu-
nate enough to render them. <
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