The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-19

my mouth, and TO be informed that he
did not mean to harm me if kept quiet
NV hand were then tied behind me, a
towel fastened in my mouth, and the muz-
zle of n pistol placed against my head.
Another man was treating my wife in a
similar manner. They had dark Ian
tern and wore masks.
CATER securing us they began tosearch
the room, First my clothes, then the
bureau drawers; under the bed; every
where but where the money was. 1 be-
gan to think had outwitted them, when
one said to the other:
"'How's that stovel"
Another minute and they were haul
ing out the money.
"Imagine my feelings if you can. Ev-
en- if they left with this amount, it was
no small sum to lose I could almost
have cried then and there. One ran oy-
er the amount and said to the other:
"'Only half here
My heart grew colder than before.
They went to the easy chair and cut
open the stuffed seat; they picked up
the ottoman, examined and went out of
the room.
81 was trying to get up when one came
back-the other had the money. He
pushed me back into the bed, saying l
had better keep quiet. l heard the 9TH
er man walk down stairs, and knew my
money was gone. They evidently knew
haw much money had, and from the
way they had ripped open chairs and
cushions in my room, they would not be
long searching for that down stairs.
"The fellow must have come Straight
to that door. Iheard him turn the latch
and then followed a most unearthly yell.
L knew that Nap was doing his duty.
In fash 1 jumped to the floor, and in
doing so gave a wrench to the bandabout
the wrists and broke it, and before the
man on guard could fire, 1 caught hisre-
volver. He made o stroke at me; 1 dod
ged it, caught him by the legsand threw
him. As he fell he gave up his hold OF
the revolver.
'T cared nothing for him. ] wanted
the man who had the money; SO rush
ed down stairs only to see him going out
of the hall door.
81 fred at him; 1 fired again, and
heard sharp cry of pain; 1 fired once
more and broke his ankle, and down
he dropped. The otherma jumped out
of the window and escaped.
"Of course 1 secured my man, recov-
cred my money, and old Evans had tc
admit that he had been wrong, for the
robbers had been to the Office first, ant
came to my house when they found the
safe empty, Another revelation that th,
morning brought was confession from
my prisoner that our book-keeper was s
member Of the gang, and posted then
about our affairs. The book-keeper die
not come to work that morning, nor have
we ever seen him since.
"And the dog3"
eyes, the dog had all the credit-yor
see the thief supposed blythe silence that
there was no dog about the promises, ,and
he thought he was done for when he op
ened the door, and Nap sprang up al
him.
'rBut, said l, che was frightened ra
ther easily; these fellows do not usually
care much for a dog"
81 guess he never quite such dog
as Nap was that night" said AIcl
Laughing. 81 had rubbed his eyes and
mouth with phosphorus, and put on the
strong spring. don't blame the fellow
for imagining the evil one was before
him"
"Phosphorus and strong spring. What
are you talking aboutl"
"His eyes are glass, you know"
'Glnss! Have you been drinking ol
have II"
why, old fellow; don't you see tina
Maps fraud."
L jumped at the dog, and sure enough
1 had been badly sold-the dog was In
dia rubber? Alick laughed long and lout
at my sheepish face.
"Oh, the story is as true as preaching
l bought Nap when 1 was in Paris;
have springs fixed on the floor and OF
the door, so when the door is open the
dog stands up, and when he is up there
is an arrangement in his throat that
makes the growl you heard. But putting
on that upper lever he is made to JUMP
as high as a mans head, and that JUMP
was what frightened the burglar
sympathized with that burglar, and
hope he did not lose caste among his pro
fessional brethren, for certainly the dos
was an unmitigated sWindle,