The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-15

here My heart grew colder than be-
fore. They went to the easy chair and
cut open the stuffed seat, they picked up
the ottoman, examined it, and went out
of the room.
q was trying to get up when one
came back-tbe other had the money /;
he pushed me back into the bed, saying
had better be quiet. | heard the other
man walk down stairs and / knew my
money was gone. They evidently knew
how much money | had, and from the
way they had ripped open chairs and
chusiors in my room they would not be
long searching for that which was down
stairs.
sThe fellow must have come straight
to this door. heard him turn the latch
and then-a most unearthly scream ]
knew that Nap was doing his duty. In
fash jumped to the floor, and in do
| ing so gave a wrench to the band about
my wrists that broke it, and then, be-
fore the man on guard could fire, l
caught his revolver. lie made stroke
at me, lodged it, caught him by the
legs and threw him. AS he fell be gave
up his hold Oh the revolver.
cared nothing for him, wanted the
man who had the money: so dashed
down the stairs only to see him going
out the hall door. fired, but missed
him. fired again and heard a cry OF
pain. fired once more and broke his
ankle and down he dropped. The ether
man jumped out of the window and es-
capped
fOf course secured my man, recov.
cred my money, and old Evans had to
admit that be had been wrong, for the
robbers had first gone to the office, and
came 20 my house only when they found
the safe empty. Another revelation
that the morning. brought was a ccnfes
fion from my.prisoner that our book
keeper was one OF their gang and posted
them about our affairs. The book-keep
er did not come to work that morning
nor have we ever seen him since
'And the dog asked.
Yes, the dog had all the credit. You
see the thief supposed by the silence
that there was no dog about the prem
ises, and he thought he was done fel
when he opened tho door and Nap
sprang at him.
But said !, Che was frightened rath
er easily. These fellows usually do moi
care much for dogs
81 guess he never saw quite such {
dog as NAP was that night, said Aleck
laughing. Il had rubbed his eyes and
mouth with phosphorus and put on the
strong spring. doa't blame the fellow
for imagining the evil one was before
him.
Phosphorus and strong spring..
exclaimed; what are yeu talking about?
His eyes are glass, you know
'Glass Have you been drinking, OIL
have p
'Why, old fellow, don't you see that
Nap is fraud 2
l jumped to the dog, and sure enough
I had been badly sold-tbe dog was in
dia rutber! Alecl laughed long and
loud at my sheepish face.
is the story as true as the dog
asked.
ooh, the story is as true as preaching.
| bought NAP when | was in Paris.
have springs fixed on the door and in
the floor, so that when the door is open
ed the dog stands up, and when he is W
there is an arrangement in his throat
that makes the growl you heard. By
putting on that upper lever he is maze
to Jump as high as mans head, and
that jump was what frightened the bur
glar'
sympathizc with that. burglar, and /
hope he did not lose caste among his
professional brethren, for certainly the
dog was a villainons looking brute "a
well as a most unmitigated swndie.-
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