Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-25

woulnt believe mo at first; but when
she heard the whole story, she was
frightened enough. Yet she had wits
about her more than 1 had.
" You must run OFT to the town-hall,
Jack" she said, q" and set the police to
work. They must telegraph to all the
stations, to London, and everywhere!
OIL do go at once, Jack, this very mo-
meat. Every second lost may be ruin
to u.s."
Away went to the town-hall. This
was big, classic place, with an I'M
mense portico and huge flight of
steps, but you didn't 60 into the por-
tico to get to the police Office, but to
the side, which wasn't classical at all,
but Of the rudimentary style of archi-
lecture, and you went along a number
of echoing stone passages before you
reach the superintendent office.
When I'd told the superintendent the
story" Ah," he said, 81 think I
know who did the job
"Oh," said I, " how thankful am !
Then You can put your hands upon him
and get back the money. want the
money back, Mr.. Superintendent; never
mind him. I wouldn't mind, indeed,
rewarding him for his trouble if could
only get the money back"
"Sir!" said the superintendent Sc
verely, " the police amt sent into the
world to get peoples money back.
nothing of the sort; we aren't going to
encourage composition of felony; and
as far putting our hands on Flashy
Joe-for he did the job, mark you-
we'll, what do you think the liberty of
the subject is for? Where's your evil
dence?'
Twas obliged to confess I hadn't any;
whereupon the superintendent looked
at me contemptuously. Now, let's
see into the matter" said he, after he'd
made some notes on bit of paper.
How came they to know you'd got
the money in your coat ?"
I said I didn't know.
"Ah! but 1 know" said the superin-
tendent. "You went to get glass of
ale after you left the bank, young man ?"
1 was obliged to confess 1 had done
"Thats how property gets stolen"
said he, looking at me severely. "And
what's more, you had glass with
friend? All! I know you had. And
perhaps you got to talking to this friend
of yours ?"
Yes, indeed I had"
every well; and mentioned about
the money you'd just took?'
very likely"
"Then this Joe, depend upon it, was
in the crib at the time, and he heard
you; and he followed you back to the
bank; and you haven't got blinds, but
wire netting over the window, and
anybody outside can see you counting
out the gold and silver"
"That's true" said.
eyes; I see it all" said the superin-
tendent; "just as Joe saw it. He fol-
lows you from here to yonder, and he
see you put your money into your coat
pocket, and then he follows you home,
and when all's quiet, he cracks the crib.
Oh! it's all in nutshell; and that's
how property goes. And then you
come to the police"
"But if you know it's Joe, why don't
YOU send after him and catch him?"
"Oh! we know our business, sir;
you leave it all to us; we shall have
Joe tight enough, if not for this job,
anyhow for the next. Well give him a
bit of rope, like"
couldn't put any fire into the man,
do what I could; he was civil, that is
for a Yorkshireman, impassive; he'd do
what was right. I'd given the informa-
ton; very we'll, all the rest was his
business.
So came home miserable, despair
ing. 1t was just daylight by this time,
and as I opened the shutters, the debris
of our feast was revealed; the lees OF
the lobster salad, the picked bones OF
the chickens, the melted residum OF
the jellies; whilst about everything
hung the faint smell of sour wine. l
sat down amid all this wretchedness,
and leaned my head on my arm in dull,
miserable ietharsy. Then Isrrans up,
and as did so 1 caught sight of my
self in the looking-glass. Good heav-
ems! was this wretched, hang-dog fellow
| myselfP Did n few hours misery