The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-03-11
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ALlVini STATUE

ALlyi'i STATUE.
H. Go h";"h0o.,.o EAhi,. ',u .,
con ui ! .-. There ~, ug..,I u.t
of Up'rs'o. ...,. M. .yprj .t..
r,..g G.."N,.J IN Size H. p- u'
i'a'3o". hvn constant sys ...p o..
petty rothr'i,s. which to.s l...
ucoiy cvo'y night, 9t 'hc I,-t stu. .
Alh"ics OF value Vlr. stu.,n 4 .u
drawers ana boxes money Dol. l..
stall. keepers often went. ui,., yr.
securely slowed away lut TIC
dcrrCIH'ors did no, venture on TAX
ing any bulky articles, OF on bloqk.
my open amy receptacle which wuuld
r"quirc great folcc They knew then
risks, That was o,idcrt;uul that the
ttci,s were committed by some per
-uu or rcsons connected with It. g
E.ih.li.u was n'.o lcyond doubt
Watches bad been sct, ,lup9 had
u'.n laid Over ,.l over again. but
40 ia .siu When too much lad
been don. in tie Vuy of planting
watch mon. no IoLbrI.s took plac
ut all, nld when ~ iicl,s had been
IUrusc.y left, apparently fo' ,oti,n.
Hn, m l,ds.y t..l j.. o., m.uU. ,
Hltcs to bells which sounded at th,
slightest touch, tlDy wGo lett m
touched. The thief, if only one, nj
ways stole, too, from places in the
Shade, 80 !hlt Ao could command II
view Of the more open spaces, while
hc himself Wa5 un,-pu.
One muln'ng, rs the sergeant OF
police WAS going his carly round I've
FOR, thc building was opened for the
day, he came upon IN exhibitor and
ms stair Of assistants, who were
grouped round Il box which was open
before them, and at which they were
looking with apparent interest
Good norumr, Mr.. Basclton, %
said the officer ~ very i!ne day We
Me likely to have.
Fine day, sir And a very fine
night We have bad, too, | suppose,
SAID the c&nlbltur, in tone inr less
pleasant than IN which he had been
addressed. "liore pretty affair {.
Seven pounds worth of scotch peb-
bl,s, st IN l,ct--l rooches, earrings.
and 50 forth-the whole of them
clean gone"
The sergeant, with expressions Of
regret, said he would see the officer
Nho Lad been on duty MIR. Baselton
to have lost all confidence
IN the police, and asserted that if he
ele TO watch, the thief would cer>
'ainIy be discovered the very first
night
81 wish you would try, them" said
the sergeant. II would obtain per-
to watch with YOU and ii
you can suggest anything fresh, !
will gladly support you,
Although when he made this last
assertion, Mr, Baselton probably
meant nothing at all, yet, after a lit
Tx with the officer the desire OF
= the thief and his belief in
uperior acutcucss, We're
'h 20 make him volun-
aud it was agreed that
could join him just us
'loe'o" ut night, when
VA. '0Ok out di-
rect To say nj
pe robberies
.- enjoined on
n.uc ana, rved b. the ser
gSant entirely, ana py Mr. Baselton
pretty well, us he only mentic ned his
pan TO Mr ChatenouX at tie french !
'tall just by, and to his neighbors, !
Mr. Hynks aud MIR. Carrables. Mr.. |
Sarables, by the way, ws not there
hat morning; so Baselton told Mr.. |
ilisser, Mr.. Carrables' foreman, in,
'tead, who in a becomingly sym |
)athi2ing tone, wished Linn success.
The evening came, the spies met,
md hing about the passages Of the
;ast building until deepest twilight,
nd until Baselton was pretty nearly
ired of being on his feet.
Now. said the sergeant, uncon
ciously dropping his voice as he
poke, I'VE will take up our quarters,
I we can only get there unperceived.
have arranged what l think you
will find pretty good corner"
AN right returned the exhibitor,
n the same guarded tone and they
tole noiselessly on, passing. once or
vice, constable; but the presence
4 the sergeant Of course prevented
ny questioning, Some large boxes