St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-27

''it's all going beautifully y...I fol
lowed the girl III Yesterday. Went to
- hotel....Thc DE Sturwc>eS booked
there all straight. Whole party left
jersey City at nine o'clock last night.
ticketrd and luggage checked to Wash
ngton.....Slippcd ont of the ears 1T
Newark. all three in mems dress. and
were back here before midnight ......Nrt
eight fellows know at Il saloon in ---
I Street. and can spot all eleven of 'cm
this very minute hey re- at Il den in
- Street getting ready 10 play thrir
littl" game Somewhere Tonight"
AT my house ," cried
He shook his head
"Dunno. said he l""kimg straight
into the fire.
''L""k here. Belts" whispered this
may he fun to you. but. though I'm N"
coward, its death to me. Why not
arrest '"m now -
Yes. Just SO" hr returned. iIritahlr
why not Where's Your evidence
Now, Mr.. Powers. just look At this mat
ter sensibly. l"u know a. well as
do that half the thieves We catch get
off because no one vii swear to their
identity at their examinations. Now i'In
anXiuuS tu make Il sure thing of it for
once. and take my oath that caught
them III the act.
You mean /" arrest them while thc>
are ruhhmg me ,"
Il do
"All right only >horld prefer t."
have the "w in another mans huusc.
>aw at once thai Belts opinion OF
me had gone down la zero: : but he dis
gui>cd his contempt. and went on To
tell me that he had dispatched one of
hi> men. Johnson 10y name. to my place
Ia make Il reconnaissance. undcI PIE
tense of trimming my cNclGIecli>. p
on this man. report. and upon tW" or
three Other open questions which hr
did not think il worth while To explain.
dcpcndcd his programme tor t"-uight.
If 10y ANY possibility there Wa> II likel-
hood of my house being entered at
once. | was 10 know it 10y dimmcr-timc.
that might toe prepared for the burg
lars. | WAS meantime tu 90 home quiet
". and spend my time III my usual
manner. 81 ~ Ia excite no comment
among the servants. and. receiving no
word from Belts. was to rest satisfied.
and consider my house safe tol anorhcr
twenty four hours.
went home according to directions.
and set about spending my day III my
usual way. but the house WIS 81 still.
and seemed So deserted. found it I'M
possible To read. even to sit quietly in
Il chair. for more than five minutes at Il
time. 80 called the little dog. Jingle
and set uut tor Il walk about the
grounds. feeling some curiosity to get Il
glimpse of the detective. .lohn>ou. 1t
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