The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-22

enough. The thicfs probably at this
moment upstairs. All you will have To
do Is 10 take your stand at the foot Of
the stairs, and shoot him If he attempts
to escape by that way. Look here" he
added more earnestly, "Ill not mind
giving you five, or ten, or oven fifteen
dollars out Of my own pocket, il you'll
only stand by me in this matter. It's u
thing I've been particularly wishing for;
and, now that I've a chance, Pm bound TO
do it. They're accusing me of hanging
back in the Ryan burglary, and, If can
show 'cm their mistake, and capture this
fellow without calling in professional a-
%sistance, it will be worth to me more than
the money lll owe you"
In a moment he had arranged his plan.
After going carefully over the first iloor,
and sccuringa all the doors SOFAS TO prevent
cycapc in this d~irec.iOn-all the time OBJ
| serving the greatest silence and caution
Perrin posted Goodman at the foot OF
the stairs, directed me to take my posi-
ton on the halfway landing, and then
himself quietly assembled to the second
| floor, revolver in one hand and his heavy
boots il the other. Both Goodman and
myself were 10 fire at the burglar if he
attempted TO escape in our direction.
As the policeman disappeared in the
darkness Of the upper hall, ! began to
feel rather unpleasantIy. ! pressed
closely into the darkest corner of the
landing, and listened. At first all was
Il dead silence but presently ! distinctly
heard in one OF the rooms above a sound
~ of a drawer being opened. Then there
wa n sharp, metallic ring, and some OBJ
iect fell lightly to the floor. Here, then,
| the burglar was at work, Before ! had
time to recover from the creepy chill
which this thought evoked, there was q
| sudden, stired cxaminatiOn-a scuil'ing
aud trampling OF ieet--a chair over
thrown-a crash Of glass, and Il heavy
fall, on the floor. The next moment Per-
rims voice was heard shouting loudly:
"Hcllo, here! Saunders? Goodman !
Quick Pvc got him down"
rushed up and attempted to open the
door. TO my surprise, it was fastened.
Break it in cried Perrin, cor get
through the neutrality-suspicious. IN the roof
OF inc porch, OF nt IL tbCdpc'
! rushed to the landing. The window
was too high to be easily scaled by one
cf my short and rather pussy stature,
and ! ran down into the hall, seized a
chair, called to Goodman-whO, how
ever, made no response, having doubtless
beat a retreat on hearing the noise above
and with difficulty and delay sue
ccedcd in getting through the window.
! wrenchcd opened the shutters Of the
room in which the struggle was going on,
and throwing up the sash sprang to the
floor within.
All was pitch darkness and deer
silence. Not Il sound, not n breath.
could be heard. A cold horror came
over me. The thief had murdered his
captor, left him dead ON the floor, and
escaped.
/ gropcd my way to the door. 1t was
still locked-nodoubt by the murderer in
his flight. | threw up the front window,
and yelled Justify for help.
"What'sthe matter ?" shouted a voice
( from the street.
"Murder!" burglars! help"
A crowd, including two policemen,
rushed in. They told me they found the
front door open, though | had the key,
which Perrin had given me, still about
me, and, brcaking in the chamber door,
pressed on with eager faces.
Where's the burglar" inquired ono
of the officers, ldSking around as the gas
was lighted.
Where's the murdered man ?" de.
mandcd the other, whilst Il prcCociOu9ly
thoughtful boy pushed his way through
the crowd, ushering in II physician,
whom he had hastily summoned from hi,
office, a few doors oil.
There was no mangled body on the
Moor, no blood stain anywhere. A broken
chair, an overturned table, n shattered
Bohcmian-gIass toilets these alone
testified to the struggle that had taken
place,
In rs few words as possible ! explained
the case.
"Thc thief has escaped, aud &C.
Iiceman is after kim" | concluded.
"IIodn't you better join in the pursuit
at onco?"
We will first look around u little"
said ono nf the onicers coolly.
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Inc secretary was ,ocNsn Wheh we
went upstairs al'er inc burglar nc
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