The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-06

you uluu 20 lHto Tie pOrClcO CO gbI lntO
the police office, but to the side which
wasn't classical at all, but of the rudi-
mentary style of architecture, and you
went along number of echoing stone
passages before you reached the superiH-
tendent's Office.
When l told the Superintendent the
story-"Ah," he said, II think l know
who did that job"
"Oh," I said, chow thankful am
Then you can pat yeur hands OIL him and
get back the money. l Iwant the money
back, Mr.. Observation-Disclosures mind
him. I wouldn't mind, indeed. reward
ing him for his trouble, if / csuld only
get the money back"
"Sir," said the superintendent, Sc
verelv, "the police amt sent into the
world to get peoples money baek-
nothing of the aort; we aren't going to
encourage composition of felony; and
for putting our hands on Flasby Joe-for
he did the job, mark yorl-well, what do
YOU think the liberty of the subject is
for? Where's your evidenceT
was obliged to confes / h dn't any,
whereat the superintendent looked at
me contemntuously
"Now, let's see into the matter" said
he, after he'd made some notes on a bit
of paper. "How came they to know
you'd got the money in your coatT'
l said didn't know.
"Ah, but | know" said the superin-
tendent. "You went to get glass OF
ale:after wa left the bank, Young man|
| Twas Obliged to confess l had done SO.
/ "That's how property gets stolen" said
he, looking at me severely. "And what's
Imore, YOU had glass with friend. All!
i knew YOU had And perhaps you got
talking to this friend Of yoursw
+ eyes indeed, ! had" ......
"Verv we'll; and mentioned about the
money you'd just toekF'
Every likely
"Then this Joe, depend upon it, was in
the crib Mt the time, and he heard you,
and he followed you back to the bank;
, and YOU havn't got blinds but wire net
ting over the window, and anybody out
, , side can see you counting out the gold
and silver"
"Yes, I see it ALL" said the superin-
tendent, s'just as Joe saw it. He follows
you up here to yOnder, and he secs you
7 put your money in your coat pocket,
, and then he follows you home, and when
) ais quiet he cracks the crib. Oh, it's
: all in a NUTSHELL and that's how proper
! ty goes And then you come to the
pol ce." ... :.
; "But, if you know lis Joe, why don't
, YOU send after him and catch him.?
"On, we know our own business, sir;
; YOU leave it all to us; we shall have Joe
tight enough, if not for this job, anyhow
for the next. We'll give him bit of
rope, like"
coul Int put any fire into the MIN,
do whit | could; he was civil, that is for
a Yorkshireman, impassive; he'd do
what was right. I'd give the informa-
ton; very we'll; all the rest was his busi-
ness.
So came home miserable, despairine.
! 1t was just daylight by this time, and IS
/ opened the shutters the debris Of our
feast was revealed; the lees of the lobster
salad, the picked bones of the chickens,
the mclte'l residuum Of the jellies; while
about everything hung the faint smile of
SOUR wine. ] sat down amid all this
wretchedness and leaned my head on my
arms in dulI, miserable lethargy. Then l
sprang up, and as dill so l caught sight
of myself in the looking-glass. Good
heavens! was this wre ched, hang-dog
looking fellow my-elfS Did few hours'
! misery change a man like thisg Why, /
was very ielon in app arance, and 50
should be thought to be. Who would be-
) lievc this story of robbery Why, the
, police didn't believe in il, elae they d
: have t4ken different tone. No; l should
: be looked upon as a thief by all the
| world. ...... .....
Then my wife came down stairs, and
S with few touches restored a little order
: and sanity, both to outward matters and
| my mind. She brought me some coffee
3 and an erg, and some bread and butter
e and after / had eaten and drunk didn't
r feel quite 80 bad.
o "Jack," she said, "you must 60 to Lon
n don at once and nee the directors. Have
t the first word and tell them all about
{ it--all the particulars. II Was only lit
4 tie bit Of carelessness after all, and per
t hals they'll look over it,
= ayes, that's all very well' ! said
'But how am Ito get theres I've go
4 no money This wretched party ha
t cleared us right out"
d "Borrow some of Cousins
c 'fHe asked me to lend him sovereign
n last night, and / couldn't"
y Now, you'll sly, "Here's man with
a out resource. Why didn't he pawn hi
It watch9" To tell the truth, that's whist.
= did the week before, and the money wa
0 all gone. "Tnen, under these circum
t stances" you'll add, "it was immoral tt
s give n party" But, you'll bear in min'
IS 1.-The invitations had been out for fort
IS night, and we were then in funds
/ "Well, Jack, SAID my wife, "you mus
{. get the mant-ths p. B.--to give yol
+ some more money on the watch. Sell i
e to him liglit out. II must be worth a
d least 9lO, for it cost EDO, and you've onl..
d l,ad E5 upon it. Sell the ticket"