The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-04

III could onlyeeg the money back
sSiri" said The sup erintendent severe
", 'the police amt sent into the world
to get peoples money back, nothing OF
the sort we aren't going to encourages
composition of felony; and rs Tor put
ting our hands on Flashly Joe, for he
did the job, mark you-vell, what do
Won think the liberty Of the subject is
lori Where's your evidence
.Iwas Obliged TO confess / hadn't any !;
whereat the superintendent looked at
me coptem ptaously. /,
"Now, let's see into this matter" said
he, after he'd made some notes on bit
of paper. "How came they to know
yeu' d got the money in your coat T
/ said didn't know.
"Ah. but I know" said the superin-
tendent. "You went to get q glass OF
ale after you left the bank, young
man.
Twas obliged to confess l had done
90. .,
That's how property gets stolen,
said he, looking at me severely. And
what's more. you had glass with q
friend 7-Ah! knew you bad. And
perhaps you got talking to this friend
of yours 2
dyes, indeed, l had"
"very well; and mentioned shout
the money you'd just took z
VERY likelv."
"Tben this Joe. depend upon il, was
in the crib at the time, and be heard
YOU and he followed you back to the
bank; and you haven't got blinds, but
a wire netting over the window. and
anybody outside can zee you counting
out the gold and silver"
"That's true" l said.
Eyes; I zee il sll. said the super
Just as Joe saw it. he
follows you up from here to yonder,
and be sees you put your money into
your coat pocket and then be follows
Won home, and when all's quiet he
cracks the crib. Oh. it's all in nut
shell: and that's how property goes
And then you come to the police"
But il you know it's Joe, why don't
you YOU send after him and catch
him?"
"Oh, We know our own business,
sir; you leave it all to US; We shall
have Joe tight enough, il not for this
job, anyhow for the next Well give
him q bit of rope, like"
couldn't put any fire into the man,
do what ! could he was civil, that IL
for a Yorkshireman impsssive; he'd
do what was right. I'd given the In
formation very well, all the rest was
his business.
So oeme home miserable. despair
ing Ii was just daylight by this time,
and as opened the shutters, the debris
Of our feast was revealed the lees OF
the lobster salad, the picked homes OF
the chickens, the melted residuum OF
the jellies, whilst about everything
hung the faint smell of sour wine. /
sat down amid all this wretched mess,
and leaned my head on my arms in
dull, miserable lethargy. Then sprang
up, and as did so l caught sight Of
myself in the looking-glsss. Good
heavens! WAS this wretched, hsng-doe
fellow myself? Did q few hours
misery change q man like this? Why,
l was a very felon in APPEARANCE; and
80 should be thought 10 be. Who
would believe this story OF q robbery ?
Why, the police didn't believe in it,
else they'd have taken a different tone.
No; should be looked upon as thief
by all the world.
Then my wife came down stairs,
and with few touches, restored little
order and sanity, both to outward mat
tiers and my mind. She brought me
some coffee and an egg and some bread
and butter, and after ! had eaten and
drank. l didn't feel quite 30 bad.
Jack" she said, you must 90 to
London at once and see the directors.
Have the first word. and tell him all
about tall the particulars. 1t was
only q little bit OF carelessness, after all,
and perhaps they'll look over it.
Yves; that's all very well" / said.
But how am | to get there7 I've got
no money. This wretched party has
cleared US right out"
Borrow some o. Cousins "
NE asked me to lend him a cover
eigp lat night and / couldp't."
Now, you'll say: Here's 8 man
without resource. Why didn't he pawn
his ws'chP" To tell you the truth,
that's what / had done the week before,
and the money was all gone. Then
under these circumstances" you'll add,
ut was immoral to give q party" But
you'll bear in mind, the invitations had
been out for q fortnight, and then we
were in funds.
We'll, Jack" said my wife, you
must get the man-the 2 BIO give
YOU some more money on the watch
Sell him right out 1t must be worth
at least ten pounds, 'or it cost thirtv,
and you've only had FIVE upon it Sell
the ticket"
Yes; but where pas the ticket Why,
in the little cash pocket of nv brown
great-coat Still. l had heard, that if
you'd lost q ticket, You could make the
man give you another; and Brooke,
the pswn-broker, was respectable fell
low, who perhaps, would help me out
of my difficulty. ] went to him snv-
how, on nv way to the station. ! felt
like Q ticket .of.leave man Is I went
into his shop but put 8 good face
upon it.
Brooks" l said, "thst wstch-you
know the ticket-it's stolen"
Brooks gave q most portentous wink.
He Was q slow speeched man. with .
red face. and q tremendous corporation
NAY" be SAYS, my lad; thou'rt
wrong there"
what do you mesnY' Issid, color
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