The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-26
CATCHING A BURGLAR.

ed again window was thrown up and
my landlady's head appeared.
"Who are you ?" she screamed.
"Let's in please it's mel' 1 answered
"1hen Mr.. Me, if you don't come
home afore ten, you may stay out till
mornin." | never wait up for my dodgers
my door is closed at tcn!' and then
the window closed with bang.
No gow thinks [. 4" have no money,
I'll go to railway station, and wait in
the waiting-room till morning." which
resolution [ proceeded to carry out by
walking briskly for the Bank.
turned into Moorgate street and was
just thinking whether should 90 to the
London, Brighton, and South Coast or
the London Bridge station. | stopped to
think. There was confectioner's shop
justin front of me. Oh, that it were
open had three pence left.
just at this moment a tall, broad
shouldered man came up to me- and viewed
me from top to toe. looked at him. He
was dressed in dark clothes; pea
jacket, and clap-trap cloth hat, with u
peak lying level on, the forehead, gave
me feeling Of awe. The thought forced
itself upon me that he was garroter.
He spoke first. g You're Mr.. Sam 2" and
he laid his finger on his nose.
You've guessed it." said [, "think-
ing it best to agree with him, although
my name was Tom.
"Ihen come along" and away we
went.
Did Butler give ye e'er pistol ?' he
asked
NO." said I, beginning to tremble.
" He said he wanted them himself"
Just like him. He told me l would
find you standing in Moorgato street
between twelve and one, opposite the con-
tcctioner's, with your right hand in your
pocket"
"I'm in for it"' thinks I, 6 but must
go through with it. But whatever will
it come to at all, at allY
lie led me through a labyrinth of
street, walking rather fast, till he mer-
ged upon the City Road. Then he made
straight for the Angel, and from thence
took 81 cab for Fleet street! What object
he had in doing this | cannot say. He
did not offer to explain in fact, not
word passed between us till we got out at
the top Of Ludgate Hill.
From thence we went into back street
and out Of that to another, no matter
which, and suddenly stopping opposite
shop, he exclaimed" There's our
crib Z"
Is it 2" says 1.
Whereupon he produced from his
pocket rule. The shop was evidently
tailor's, as it had bars standing out like
the rungs Of Jacobs ladder, from each
side Of the door, to exhibit stock upon.
My friend stepped on the first of these,
which was three feet from the ground,
and speedily measured the height of
large glass tanlight over the door: then
stepping down again, he measured the
breadth Of the door, and as the fanlight
was square, he muttered to me, by way
Of giving me its dimensions" Three and
a half by two high!' and chuckled quietly.
Then he crossed the road. and | fol-
lowed, he explaining that we must wait
till the policeman passed. He hove in
sight about ten minutes afterwards while
he walked past him. Then we waited
till he returned. This time we did not
pass him, but watched him from corner
at distance.
Twenty minutes and a half between
going and coming" exclaimed my com
panion. "And handy beat; for he
comes up the corner there"-pointing to
one a little beyond the shop" and goes
down this street next ours"
The impression began to steal over me
that was committing, or helping to com
NIT felony, and that if caught [ might
get into trouble, | thought of running
for it; but the remark my companion
made at that moment, to the effect that it
would be short run if deserted him
(for he seemed to see didn't like the
job), deferred me. | dared not explain
that he had made.a mistake, for | felt
sure that he must have mistaken me for
some ally Of his own. "but ] must 90
through with it," thinks /, 4" He will
leave mo outSida tO watch and I'll hook