The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09
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/ ffhe pe stnraeses booked there all straight
!. Whole party left Jersey City at o'clock
last night. teketed and baggage checked to
Washington. !. Slipped out Of the cars ut
Newark. all three In mems dress, and were
back here before midnight Met eight fell
lows know at u saloon In street. and can
apot all eleven Of them this very minute.
| They're III q don In street, getting ready
to play their little game somewhere to-
night" y, .,.,
/ He shook his head
Dunno said he, looking straight into the
fire.
Look here, Belts" whispered, this may
be fun To you. but, though lin no coward, It's
death to me- Why not arrest EN- now T.
Yes lust 50 ne returned l,,aa iut,ta9 Mnw NY
| Powers just look at this matter ssnsibly.
You know as well as ! do that half OF the
thieves we catch get off BECAUSE no one VIII
ewoar to their Identity ut their examination
/ New am anxious to make o sure thing CT u
for once, and take my oath that caught them
In the act
you mean to arrest them while they are
rohhng me2"
| II do"
i ''AlI right-only should prefer to have the
row lii another mans house,
y saw ut once that Betts's opinion Of mo
had gone down to zero; but he disguised his
contem pt. and went on to tell ME that he had
dispatched ono OF his men, johnson by maine.
to my place 10 make n Reconnaissance, under
protense OF trimming my evergreens
II went homo according TO directions, and
Rat about spending my day IN my usual way.
but The house was 80 stlll and seemed 50 de-
serted found 1t impossible to read, oven to
sit quietly III chair, for more than tive min
utes at a Time So called the little dog Jtu-
gle and set ont for walk about the grounds.
feeling apme curiosity to get glimpse OF the
detective Johnson. 1t was black Denatn-
ber afternoon u shivnring wind III tho ttha-
tops aud eaden clouds promising anoW be-
fore midnight. Tho bare ground was frozen
hard. aud d few dead leaves eddied about In
gusts that rose and fell at uncertain intervals.
| heard tho sound Of an TX through the som,
bro attllneRa. md Jingle ffleked forward and
hnrIsH at II man hacking MT tho frs In the
shruhbery. | addressed him regarding his
, work. and he wlnled back his appreciation of
o,r mutual sharpness: then | went on. recon-
notred few minutes longer. and again
turned In.
The day seemed endess and l was glad
When Saunders III the gas aud shut ont the
RhiTeling landscape and funereal clouds With
tho heavy curtains. Dinner time ca1ne and
brought with IL IL semhlanoa ct occupation.
aud when / was half through my meal sud
. denly remembered Jingle. and sent for him to
keep me company. He was not In the hul1se
II flashed upon me that ! had not seen him
, after passing johnson In the thicket, and |
dispatched I'm ooarhman To call him lii, hut
only echoes answered tho cry. He had evil
IDENTIFY remained out in the grounds with the
policeman. and dismissed tho subject from
my 'hlHu lltt',ieu III J aerSeih N'u "oh. s'"o"
" my library iiie. NO NpIu i'a.' come IRON,
Belts hence | was aafa tor tonight, at all
events, hiAi hfeathen ,taer, h,'u s1''teheu
my legs and HuEed until III o'clock III com
pnrhllve enhtnIt. hen. ,oua'ne ihase.',
liz lantern ana went ont me uoot i,aa aprhs
the side pR3aaa to speak word with John
son. VINO. hetls nau alHhgsu. was u. any
easeto Keep watch under the covered car
Iiage way
Iio was not there, did not understand IT,.
, Had he got drunk. or hnh EAlts taken him
AWAY Hafhteps. however ne vas sbt.t loitst-
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