The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

to me, by way of giving me its dimen-
sions.- ..... .r.
Three and half by two high ? and
chuckled quietly.
Then he crossed the road, and follow
ed, he explaining that we must wait till
the policeman passed. He hoved in sight
about ten minutes afterwards, while we
| walked past him. Then we waited till he
returned This time we did not pass him,
but watched him from a corner at a dis
tance.
Twenty minutes and half between 60
ing and coming, exclaimed my companion,
'And handy best; for he comes up the
corner there, pointing to one little be-
yond the shop,-'and goes down this street
next ours
The impression began to steal over me
I that [ was committing, or helping to COM
nit, felony, and that if caught l 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 l didn't like the job,) deferred me l
dared not explain that he had made a mis-
| take, for felt sure that he must have mis-
taken me for some ally Of his own. Il must
60 through with it, thinks l. He'll leave
ME outside to watch, and I'll hook it then y
So went on.
He crossed the street again the moment the
| policeman was past interfering with US, and
producing a piece of stout black cloth,
he applied the rule threto, l holding it
against the shutters while be set out three
and half by two thereon This done, he
cut it within two inches of the measurement
all round; and then producing treacle
pot from his pocket, he smothered one side
of the cloth with treacle, aud, desiring me
to hold it, he mounted the shop door, so to
speak, again and | gave him the cloth,
which he Immediately clappeG on to the
skylight, the treacle making it adhere firm
ly to the glass. Then, looking at his watch,
he cried,-
by Gosh he'll be here this minute y
and away we walked. A glance behind us
as we turned the next corner. Not yet in
sight! We stopped and waited, but the
policeman came not Ny friend mutterei i
an oath, adding, III go, Come along; but
keep your weather-eye open" And off we
went,
perhaps he is watching US p sugges-
ted. Bat the idea was discarded as not in
the natura of policeman like that one we
saw
We arrived at the shop. He mounted
again, and drove string through hole in
the cloth. Then he ran diamond round
the edge of the glass. A gentle pat, und
it gave way. Now [ saw the use of the
cloth and string He could hold the glass
by the string and he slowly let it down in.
to the shop, and, producing long-shaped
pad, he laid it along the bottom of fanlight
to cover the glass edge, and threw one leg
into the opening, and got astride ofit
Follow me- he muttered, and ducked
his head under the dool head. But before
he could draw in the other leg, mounted
the ladder, and seizing it, gave pull tina
kept him from goiug in, at the same time
yelling, Police Thieves Murder Police /!
at the top Of my voice And, 10 and be-
hold the policeman appeared at the corne
at tha. moment. A horrible oath from
within, plstol-bullet whIstling past my
head and | ran for death and life. l die
not stop I'LL | found myself in Broad
Street
In the next days papers I saw the ac-
count Of the capture of burglar by on
policeman, who had watched two burglars
from the corner, and saw one enter the
house, and the other leap up the wall like
a cat, grab at disappearing leg, and yell
Police and run.
The one that was caught got seven years
penal servitude; and 'The police are search
ing visilantly, though as yet unsuccessfully,
for the other, who, it appears, is dssper-
ate character! :! They never caught him.
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