Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-02-19

VINO IN MS DAY nad been celebrated as detect
i've, but of whom had not heard for years. and
If he were still alive, to submit the matter to his
judgement. The directory gave me his address,
and in an hour was with him. B was in
| terested out he had retired from business, rheu-
matism was the only thing he detected, and that
to his sorrow. He, however, would recommend
me to gentleman who, if he would take the
job, could unravel 1t, if it were to be unraveled
by human skill, and he gave me a letter to the
Doctor, or Robert Blaisdell, NJ. D., as he
strangely directed the envelope. Before | went
to bed that night found Blaisdell and not en-
gagged him only, but, as could see interested
him, and he agreed to meet me the next morn
ing at my office, and so conduct himself that
there would be no suspicion OF his business.
! lie was there promptly, aud opened matters in
the hearing of the clerks by talking coffee and
proposing to sell cargo of Rio which was to ar
rive He never appeared to look at any of my
people, but, with his pencil, as he was supposed
TO be computing quantity and price, asked sew
eral questions, and in few minutes communi-
Gated to me his belief that the clerks were all
right This was relief | opened the drawer
freely handling the money, and giving him every
opportunity to see its working. lie was bothered.
saw that by his face He asked me if the
clerks could be sent out, and we would be alone
for half an hour Yes, at lunch time, In an
hour, all would go but Mr.. Conway, and would
contrive an errand for him. Blaisdel went away,
N"N tN'"'"SU !" 'h"s tiihoy anu We WotS AlOHes
I" This thing is done by somebody outside of
your clerks, sir, but by whom or how, puzzles
me. Let me examine that drawer said Blas-
dell. Have you any mice aboutr
There has been stray one seen once in a
while
" Because, you know such things have been
as mice using the soft paper of bank notes to
make their nests. No. he continued, after
close examination of the drawer, q no mice, ;"
and he drew the drawer completely out, and
peered back into the opening. " 1t seems to go
cbock up against the wall, and to fit too close
for even mouse to get in." f... ..a
examined, and found he was right but in a
moment saw his face Tighten up, though
could not see at what. Again he peered into
the depth that the drawer was taken from, and
slipped 1t back quietly to its place. Then he got
up, took survey of the room, looked out of the
window, and saying, 81 will be back in few
minutes" walked into the street, and returning
in less than five said
" You had better go on to-day the same rs
usual, and after business hours shall want to
come in here with friend of mine, and be en-
urely alone with him for couple of hours"
This, of course, agreed to, and went on using
my drawer the rest of the day, but it came out
all right. AT five o'clock | admitted Basdell
and his friend, who looked to me like a lock-
smith, and left them. The next morning, at ten
O'clock Blaisdel handed me tho KEY of my
fore, and, opening the drawer, said, pointing to
piece of white paper, pasted in the bottom:
You will please not disturb or touch that,
but lay your money carefully upon it. | shall
be in and out every half hour or so, to see how
the thing comes out"
" How the thing comes out, rather puzzled
me, but, as | was in the Doctors hands,
obeyed orders, and said nothing, Blasdell
came in and out, and talked coffee closely and
knowingly and | had some trouble, once or
twice, TO persuade myself that | was going
through the motions, and not really buying
cargo of him
All was quiet and my accounts right, Blais-
dell declining to lunch with me, saying, in an
of-hand way, that he would foot up his freight
accounts, in my absence, If would permit him
to sit at my desk. In half an hour | was back,
and the moment entered | saw peculiar ex-
preston on Blaisdell's face an expression of in
tense lingering. He did not get up from my
chair, but put his finger on his lip. The Office
was perfectly silent, with the exception of the
scratching of Conway's peu-he always would
use quills-when suddenly there was sharp
noise and struggle within my desk Basdell
jumped to his feet, exctedy, and called
.'The key =, Quick, quick BY George
we've got him ~
handed him the key in an instant, completely
astounded, as was old Conway, for he tumbled
right of his stool, and Blais6ell unlocked the
drawer II was not so easy to open 1t, for it
took our combined strength. The first sight
that met my eye, when that was done was a
human hand, which Basdell siezed with grip
like vice, and in an instant had handcuf on
II. ] saw at glance it was a hand without
thumb, and, at the same time, heard Blaisdall
say
"why, it's Thumby I thought he was up
the river"
was SO dazzled that could hardly under-
stand the thing, and stood looking like an idiot,
while Blaisdell took up heavy poker, clasped
the other bandcuT on ii, and, placing IL across
the drawer, said composedy;
" There's your man, sir-Thumby Dick, one
of the most accomplished burglars in this coun-
try. Shall We go round and see him p ,
We went round and saw him, and, the moment
laid eyes on his face, ] recognized him as
man who had been several times to see me in
reference 10 a schooner with fruit we expected
from the West Indies, protesting that he wished
to buy all the pneapples. This was the greet
ing between the Doctor and Thumby Dick:
"Ths was well put up job, Dick" said the
Doctor; &c but it's played"
"If I'd know you was on it, Doe, ia 'ay
struck the heap, and gone"
" Yes" scratching his chin, "but you didn't
want to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs,
eh T'
" Come, take US cut Of this, Doc, I've got
nothing TO say.n
And so Mr.. Thumby Dick was taken out, and
accommodated with bracelets on the same side
Of the house, and told us the whole story He
had noticed the money drawer when he first
came to see me, his intention at that time being
to tap the safe some pleasant evening. He
knew the next building well, it was a small
drinking place in front, with back room, and
Offices up stairs. This back room he managed
to hire, and with the nice eye of mechanic
for the job showed skill-through the wall he
went right behind my desk. At night he had
skillfully removed the of my money drawer,
and reftted it with four wooden pegs (Which
was Blaisdel's frs: clue, as he was examining
the drawer) and so noiselessly help himself da-
ring the day, for, even though I might open the
drawer, when he was In the act, | could not
have detected him, unless bent down and
looked back TO see the rear part out. Blaisdell