Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-27
TIE pErEcT.yr:,s ADVENTURE.

| La,e IN tue autumn OF lSoO l was gong
home to Vermont for short visit. just MS
! stepped on TO the wharf at Buffalo, gen
tleman tapped me on the shoulder and said
| This way il you please"
AS did not happen to please, but was
turning to look after my baggage he seized
hold of me, and said, "Come along. sir"
said, " Don't be rude, my man, am not
on duty now, and cannot attend to your case
whatever it may be-" .-s..
But can to yours" rctorted he, $50
come along without any more ado"
"Claim your baggage! Train leaves here
in five minutcs!" shouted the porter.
my trunk A check for Burlington !"
"Chcck for the station house." put in my
pcrtinacious, new-madc friend.
"What on earth do you mcan9 You will
make me miss the train" SAID /.
Bat not the statiop," he replied drily--
80 come along" ....rr
"Will You please to introduce yourself be
fore we proceed with our acquaintance
"I am Deputy Crane, of Buffalo," he an.
swered. ...--#...
"And am Deputy Wood, Of Chicago
But trains off. will see you on my return
to Buffalo"
There vas little confusion "All aboard !
shouted the conductor. And all aboard they
got, excepting Deputy Wood and his trunk
which, to my certain knowledge, was left
Standing in the depot--thc one for momen,
about as specchlcss rs the other. Deputy
Crane presently remarked that he never be
fore had the pleasure Of meeting Deputy
Wood Of Chicago; but he thought his friends
Smith, Jones 4 Co, might have been NOR,
fortunate, and if would have the goodness
to walk up to the City Hotel, where they
boarded such as me for nothing, he would
send for them. knew there was some mis-
take; but thought It would hinder me only
one train, and as the adventure might bl
worth ali it cost, | would so along without
further explanation.
We were soon at the iron gate and qra
tings Of the City Hotel" as Crane face
tiously termed it; aud, while he was gon,
for Smith q Co, | had time to reflect
Great robbery in Buffalo. The store o
Smith, Jones d Co robbed Of some thousant
dollars worth of silks, besides notes anC
drafts for some thousands more One thou
sand dollars reward for the detection Of thief
&c" This notice had been published so Ions
before that should never have thought Of i
again, had not the present episode rclrcshc,
my memory. But had not long to medi
tate before Smith, Jones 4 Co., with half
a-dozcn clerks, were on hand-all dcntifyin!
me, from Smith down to the errand boy, a.
) being tho identical man who was lurkin!
around the premises in a suspicious mannc,
the day before the robbery.
We'll my man." said Deputy Crane, pat
ting me Oh the shoulder, guilty or not gull
ty?"
"Nsngry," replied "and if you pleas,
we will go and get some breakfast"
There is sense in that But could yo,
feed yourself With your hands tied together
That is according TO the rule or the house,
answered Crane.
Now hold on Cranc,' exclaimed
"this joke has gone about far enough. w,
can telegraph TO the chief in Chicago, anc
get our answer in half an hour, which vii
put the matter all right and in the mean
time will eat some breakfast, and be read,
for the noon express"
Tearing leaf from my memorandum bool
| wrote:
"Chicf Detective Police, Chicago :--Dcs
cribe Deputy Wood, and say where he is"
Crane took the dispatch, signed his owl
name to it, and sent it forward Immediately
Shortly the answer was returned
deputy Wood, thirty five years, red hair
frccklcd face, five feet eleven, dressed in ful
suit Sleeps gray. On way to Vermont, anc
probably passed Buffalo tbs morning. Has
any accident happered?"
Signed, g. -, Chief Detective po
lice, Chicago.
THIS was conclusive, and | was straight
way escorted, with many apologies, by my
new friend, from the "City Hotel" to III,
American, where | was invited to eat anC
drink-not at the expense of the CITY, but o
my humble servant. While the chicken wa.
broiling, VIC talked over matters, and cam.
20 the conclusion that as | had not been il
Buffalo before for more than year, some
body had who looked wonderfully like me
and thousand dollars was offered to an,
one who would produce him-wEich reward
Deputy Crane almost felt in his pocket wher
he nabbed me mt the station. After break
Fast we walked down to the store of Smith
Jones d Co., and talked over the affair
Jones apologized, and said he supposed thcy
must have been mistaken in the mar, " hiri
perhaps was not strange, seeing our attention
was not called to you particularly at tn,
r time, and several months had intervened
mistakes will happen in very good families
however,
Having delivered himself OF this doubtful
admission OF my honesty and entirely orgi
nal joke, Mr.. Jones retired into the countiu.
room looking very unconvinced and. th,
clerks, as IT 10y common instinct, began t.
put back all the loose goods on the counter
rs though they feared would grab them or
my way oat OF the store. Crane, | tiinl
) was thoroughly convinced, before bade hin
good by at the depot, that, so far as wa
concerned, it was all right; but persisted
! that it was a very natural mistakc--beggct
my pardon, and hoped | would see him OF
my return.
For a month or more, while among m,
friends in Vermont, thought little of tn,
occurrence. 1t is true the thousand dollars
reward would occasionally come into m,
mind but, as | was not employed in tn,
case, the prospect Of getting il was exceed
ingly small On my return, I spent a fcw
days in New York, visiting old acouaintanc
es and making new ones, mostly among The
detective branch of the police, as the line o
business to which was devoted can best bt
learned by minging with adopts
One day, while passing down West street
some one slapped me on the shoulder in
familiar manner, saying, at the same time
" How are you, old fellow? When did yor
get back9 Wasn't, you going to speak to {
fellow cause yoa got new suit? Made :h,
thing pay, eh y
Quick as thought, the Buffalo adventur,
came into my mind, and resolved at onca
to follow up the advantage
Nuns the worl," sail I, clipping my
lips at the same time to indicate that nun
soas the word but also more aTectually L
!. change my voice.
Come in joe" said my new acqnain
tancc, pointing ao1n the stairs into drink
ing saloon. " Nobody there but Bill and thu
boys. We've had some line pckings sinct
you left. Didn't expect you back till to
morrow; bat come in and get drink, any
way