The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-09
Close Your Shutters.

Il was between ten and eleven
O'Clock, Oh q wet sul chilly evening III
November. that at alone By my com
. Portable library fire. NJ sister and
niece bad gone - party. AID the
servants had retired. the kl'cheu being.
- j. generally the case ~ the >ou'h.
hulldng detached from the hnu r.
had been busy settling ,eme house
hold aud other accounts, and counting
money jgst collected. 10 be next day
deposited in the bank Having now
concluded this business. put away my
books and papers, carefully locking the
money IN private drawer Of my sec
re'ary; then, producing dccantcr and
little brass KEITH. was presently
calmly imbIhing a st.aming beverage
of sugar. lemon juice water aud one or
two other ingredieu's-a sovereign
remedy against cold. Not that was
yet affected with that complaint hu, !
am believer in the adage that "ati
ounce Of preventative is worth pound
0t cure"
was just falling into a stat OF
luxurious drowsiness when Slight
noise at my window aroused me.
listened, and the noise vas repeated
The library. may observe, was on the
first parlor floor Of the house, and the
window WAS about eight feet from the
pavement.
Rising. | opened the window, and
saw two figures standing Oh the portico
of the adjoining house, which blythe
by, had been unnccupied The dim
hight Of the nearest street lamp show |
one Of these men mutiied ia great
coat whilst from beneath the loose
cloak of the other | caught a CLEAN of
the belt and buttons Of policeman ;
uniform
:" want to speak TO you." said the
latter. leaning forward and speaking In
low voice. Il am officer + rim. OF
the Third District Open the door. but
DO it with as little noise as possible"
obeycd, and found two men stand
ing Oh the threshold. Officer Perrin.
rs confronted bim. looked not at me.
bat beyond me. over my shonldcr into
the farthest recess of the hall. as
though searching for some one Then.
with silent salute. he entered followed
rather rrluctantly. il seemed by the
other man and both tipped noise iessly
across the hall into the library Rut
first. 20 my surprise. the policeman. on
turning the ky in the door, had .ric |
the bolt. aud sileutlv removing the
key, handed il 10 me.
You are Nj. Saunders, presume =
he said in the same low tone as before,
whilst he carefully shook the rain
drops from his oil SKIN cap
Yes
"Iiave you. or any one Of the house
hold, admitted any person al the fro t
door within the last quarter of an hour"
No; am alone in the house. No
one has entered but yourself
The two exchanged glsnces aud sig
niticant mods.
Then" resumed Perrin. impressive
ly. Il have to inform you- don't bc
startled OF make any sxclama,ion--that
there is probably NJ this minute burg
lar IN the house.
a bur
lie checked me with a motion ot hi-
iingcr and a; the same time turned his
ear IN "a listening attitude towards the
door ni the dining room adjoining
What room ia that
told hin He turned on tuli
blaze Of gas, went 70 the door. 'rawiug
"a weapon aS be d,d 80, listened n mo
mcnt or two, ther, opening the door
wide. gazcd around with keen. search
ing eyes
is the farthe>; door locked And
,nosc closets
Il believe so.' bat he proceeded TO
investigate for himself. still holdit = the
cooked pistol in his hand. and sad, as
he nodded toward the plate on the clos
Il shelves:
1t is here they will naturally try.
NJ doubt it j. tins they are after. unless
YOU have other valuables in the house -
Nothing, except the !ailes' jew
elry
"rha, is up stars. | suppose We
VII! first search this hoor thoroughly
aud proceed above"
But" said a little norvously
"wha, leads you - suppose thsre are
burg lar. in the house -
Il was coming up Foushce street just
now mot on duty IL night. you s"e-
hen me; this gentleman here. Mr
th -
"Goodman-Janes Goodman - Bel
WINS furniture factory" said the man
IN tina great coat speaking for the first
time
All He stopped me-. and aid he
had jus; seen something suSpiCi 1us a
man standing on the poe,ico of the
next house here, leanInz over and
sta lilly looking st a lighted window --
this window. you see
"Good gracious said l. remember
ns the money! had Iast been counting.
That led me t. Watching him. sali
Goodman, taxing up the narrative. Il
Sepped into a DARN doorway. and ~5a
h.m come down aud 20 up the front
step. If this hou>e lie sto,sl there a
considerable time. BOW an.i then stool-
ing down. ~ Il io;ug Something - TIE
!o,k. Then the door opetr'i ard ln
went IN
"Ru, the door VA iatA-l ou tie 54
>ids.' sail.
Thc policeman Shrugged h., >ho"l-
jcr>
Not much v; sn ol~te,le +" th',
class Il clllzeus Nhea vop eNaminr
that lu,k Tomorrow va NIL al, s"iaf
tb.uz the matter Wlth =.
Z.