The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01

I believe it Was. And says LOOK
at this. Here's a go. Read thai.
And he pointed out an advertisement.
This is the way thread:
All burglars, house-preakers, sneak
thieves, and assasins are hereby noti-
fed that | have over @6O,0 worth OF
coin, Jewels. and silverware III my
house, which they are welcome to ii
tlev will come and take it. No dogs,
servants, or laborers about the place.
The house is mile from any other
residence, and the only occupant is an
old man, not in very good health. by
the name OF
JOHN CALCOTT.
ssIt's some old lunatic,' says I,
who hash got money enough to get
credit.
"No,' says Mattison, ''They say
up here he's worth half million. He
lives in a fine house all by himself
about two miles from the depot
It was three days talk in the office
aud then we forgot it. But the adver
tisement was kept in the paper, and
one day it seems Tony Frost, down at
Dobb's ferry, struck it. This was the
way it got to the gang. They pooh
poohed it as s'chaff, but Frost it
seems went up to Glen Spring, poked
about, sifted the thing, reconnoitered
the premises and came down to the
city with a big yarn for his pals. His
report was that the old ''luny' had
got sign on his fence informing
everybody that passed. that here was
the unprotected house full of valuables
that the river gang didn't dare walk
into. He was sure, toe, that there
wasn't any CANNON about the stuff,
for he'd found out that old Calcott
was immensely rich, and kept nearly
all his wealth in his house.
Now don't suppose it's reasonable
that q regular craftsman should bite
ut any such bait as this; but Tony
| Frost kept poking away at it, and one
day somebody in the gang said it was
too much TO have the profession in
suited Ill that way, unless they were
all afraid OF the old dutfer. After
that Tony Frost went to the house, got
MP as d tramp, and tried the back
door. The moment he knocked it flew
open, and an old mans voice hailed
| him over the stairs, Halo there
what d you want :"
"SummaU to eat, If yer please, " says
Tony, shutting in and taking a good
look around.
"Go down and try the kitchen,
shouts the old man, ''and don't stand
gaping round that way. There
bread down stairs. # you want to ex.
anime the house, come up when yOul
belly's full, and III show it to you
With that Tony goes down the way
he came and walks into the kitchen,
where little girl was washing dishes
She gave him some bread and neat and
talked quite freely. TO his astonish
ment she told him that the old mar
had lots Of money in the house. She c
seen l.. Also she told him that she
lived in the village and went home
every night. He must have made ;
favorable report. because it WASH
long after that when Bill Ketchum
who was the ringleader of the gang
| thought he 4 take look ut the house
So up he goes, playing the part of I
| peddler, and drops the neatest little
pack in front OF the place when he see!
the sign. There it was, sure enough
nicely lettered in red on white GROUND
and inviting all burglars, honse-break
ers, sneak-thieves, and assassins t,
come in and take what they would get
The house stood good ways back from
the road, and Us Bill went up the wide
path he had a good chance to take il
the dwelling. 1t was large bricl
house with a high stone foundation
and an iron stoop. There wasn't a shut
ter or pair OF blinds. on the place. Ant
if anybody had tried TO set it ahre h
would have given up the job as a bat
one.
Ketchum got in through the kitchen
He had lot of things in his pack tina
tickled the fancy of the girl, and b
let her amuse herself with them Will
he ate sandwich she had given him
and asked her a lot of sly questions
But he couldn't get much ont Of her
simply because she didn't know any
thing. SO he pokeS about till he 90
up stairs. and was hailed over the ba
listers, well, now then, what do 20
! want, hey!
NlSi plUs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EeCps
says ketchum, pushing up.
, Didn't you read the warning t
i peddlers on the fence. Amt you afrai
, OF the dogs!' shouted the old man.
"Warnin'p' says Bill, giving himsel
away.
"All right, sings out the old mar
quicker than lightning. You're n
J peddler. You want 20 see my property
: Come up. III show it 10 YOU.
, 'Wen. this stumped Bill a good dea
but lie plucked up and followed Calcol
) into The upper room. keeping one ey
} round him, and taking IN everythin
, but making great show of trade.
/ This room, said Calcott, lis wher
: | sleep. There isn't any lock on tn
door, and this room is where keep N
2 money. There's the safe-I neve
/ lock it. Here. I'll show YOU what i
it-stand still-because when pull th
3 door open. it starts telegraph m;
. chine, and three OF the best men
r the country start from the village
/ they're officers" With that he ierke
Q the door open.
9 Bill was a little nervous, and couI
J, not help showing il.
< ''lf any OF your gang should CON