The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-04-20

serious; and, should you require in
prosecuting your plans any pecuniary
assistance"
.'Not one cent! We are paid should
we fail, and in case of success your re.
ward is munificent. Besides, there is
not one among us who would not give
half his pay to convict this man."
After few cautionary remarks, we
were about to leave; when, with a
joyous bark, in rushed the burglars
dog. The thought flashed through my
mind in an instant: ''He is on the trail
of his master!'' ~
n !
=. Snatch. made Acircuitof the, room; !;
and then suddenly darted to the door
leading into the cellar, where he stood
and whined most piteously.
"Jlm, we have caught the Weasel
with one Of his own traps. Hurry up
the men,'' l eagerly exclaimed to my
chum, who bounded away .elated at
this sudden freak of fortune. ,-"Yop
must permit me to congratulate you,
sir, for this dog will follow every step
of his master and will no doubt lead
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complies, and the recovery of the
money!
"Young man, see the hand of
Providence in this" devoutly, replied
the old man, the tears flowing down
his cheeks.
BY this time had impressed the i'm.
portance of the strictest silence upon
those present, Jim and the men en-
tered. : Fastening 4 strong cord to
Snatch's collar, who had torn up a
foot or more of carpet around the door
in his attempts to get out, and select
ing three men to 60 with me, Iordered
Jim and the others to arrest Bill Cole
at all hazards.
the prisoner until I come, no matter
what occurs" was my last order as we
separated. -
Bill was easily found, and arrested
without the slightest show of resist
ance. He made jest of the whole
affair; nodding and bowing to acquain-
tances, he fairly led the way, in place
of being taken to headquarters for his
preliminary examination. An alibi
was proven, not only by undoubted
and responsible parties, but by two of
the regular policemen. By their con.
fidence already shaken by his easy and
off-hand manner, he would certainly
have. been discharged on this last ev.
idence had it not been for my positive
order to keep him mo matter what
occurs" As time passed the prisoner
began to exhibit more and more un-
easinesS.
Wrapping the end of the cord firmly
around my hand, the door was opened,
and we started from the Office upon the
trail. Passing through the cellar, we
had to wait until the door was unlocked,
for the thief had picked it on en-
tering, and locked it after going out.
We followed close under the shadow
of the fence to the back gate, through
that into the alley, and down it, out
upon the broad pavement. A cold
shiver ran over me as the dog hesita.
ted.
"What if he should lose the trail p
The anxiety which followed, though
it lasted but few moments, cannot be
expressed in words. With a quick,
sharp bark, our eager guide crossed
the street, and without pausing or
Stacking his gate, kept on in
the direction of Coles house. Positive
that nothing could be found there,
was again about to give up in despair,
when the dog abruptly turned the cor.
ner of small street and stopped be-
/ fore bakers shop. Reckoning to the
men, who according to custom had fal.
len behind, so as not to attract atten.
ton, to hasten up, we entered.
No one being in the small, dingy
front shop, I quickly stepped to the
back-d0or, and was about to enter
when l was met by a small, sallow'
complexioned man, who nervously at
tempted to force me back. at the same
time anxiously remarking:
"The other room, if you please; this
is the bakery
AS his eye fell upon the policeman
who just arrived, he became livid, and
fairly trembled with fear. Snatch
seeing an opening, made an attempt tt
rush by him, and added SO to his fright
as he recognized the dog, that he coult
barely support himself by the door
knob. I never before or since saw
such intense, abject fear as he ex
hibited. My course of action wa!
plain +; it was to extort a confession
from him through his fears. Prompt
ness was the word. T..
"Arrest him!' thundered, in lout
tone, not allowing him a moment t.
regain the slightest degree of self-pos
session., Roughly dashing the. dool
open, he was seized and forced into {
corner.
.This is the: crib, just as Bill de
scribed it," remarked glancin,
around +! ssovens and ALL was accident
! ally added. :: J. .etl;.;sr .~.:. ..,t
At the word .'ovensI' the wretch be
came perfectly Frustrated, and, utter
ing a groan. sank helplessly upon th'
floor. A few dippers Of water from
bucket in the room, dashed into hi
face, soon revived him, and he en-
deavored to speak, but his tongue re
fused its office. u, :.-.; .;....., go,
"Where are the others p / threat
ingly inquired, / positive that thi
man nj n was only used as a blind lii d "Qp q
.'You may as well come OUT Mac,
whinned the pitiful craven, with :,
gasp. ..The jig is up; Bill has blowe.
and they know everything : .: .He4T. !.
To our utter astonishment an
amazement, one of the red:hOt Ovel
doors was slowly opened, and TIL
burly head: Of q Scotchman cautiousl,
was promptly seized and handcuffed t
his trembling comrade, whe uttered
! sigh of relief as the spring snappe'