Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-01
How 1 Got Promoted.


How 1 Got Promoted.
"Tom." said the chief. " there has
been . rather my sterious robbery at
Barrowtown, and it's likely to give the
locals some trouble. So I wish You
would 60 down Ms soon as possible"
This order / received one hot dav in
August, on the day after the robbery
had taken place. or course I did not
let much time pass before was ut the
station and fairly started. Oace there,
Barro~town is n sqnaint, picturesque
little town. like many other in gooily
England. 1t seemed almost too dull to
be able to boast the doubtful honor of
having had full-grown robbery. Still,
/ like the quiet little town, for it was
there thss.I gained my FIRST promotion.
! was met ut the station by the local
inspector. a stout, pompous, excitable
little man, who looked doubtful as to
tho prudence Of thu Scotland Yard au-
lh0rities in sending down such an or
diDary-looking mortal rs myself.
Oh, he remarked at last, I" SO it's
Jon, young man is it? / don't think
We arc likely to trouble You much this
6ne. The fact is-shem-we have
eaugbt the culprit ourselves"
! merely bowed, and expl essed wish
10 see the prisoner. and .e both set off
Tor the county jail, perhaps . mile or SO
avay.
Well. il certainly seemed "a plain ma
da1 to me that the unhappy wrstoh on
whom Insp. ctor Muaaridre had laid his
joll grasp could easily have proved an
nlibi had net that worthy off eer CON.
tiaually interrupted HIM With:
:. Better Keep IN that for your exam..
ination. nv good fellow. or irll he
Asoueht M against Won. INV msn. WON
InoW,"
I told him eeriously. n soon m I
could. Il DrivAfe. thst Cha m.n ha Md
nxzostsd was no more xuilty thap / ~:
M 10 simply smiled incredulonslv'
and aBked Who else could be ina cnl
prit. - this was the only really absn-
SoSSsi character Of lie, iovn. and + -.
plainly the work 81 como one VINO knsv
Is place. I" Basides. = he added. ";t
ian't very likely that any one conl.i
~ me on nv own eronnd. vhare /
know everybody. Won knov: and n ha
didn't do Il. Who did p" With which
really uususversble arrnmant ha ac-
companied me 10 the soene II tha roh.
hcYy. where We were shovn over the
premises by the mistress Of The housa
Wien 1 saw the ground. door window
b. whlch aocsss had been gained 10 tho
Aouso, / quite agreed with Tia worthy
local /" that il Wa the WORK Of a "nax
hand !" aud from the fact thst his foot.
prints. wherever Ne could trsce them.
ahovea no hesitstion. but rafhar a Thor.
eaeh scquaintsnce with the rrouuds:
he culprit. whoever he vas. unnat have
I'D some Opportunity Of y;.itinr the
seane az opersliona. ana proh.hlv lived
semevhere Ia the Observation-Disclosures
L seemed that the thief had entered
h howe by = vindov in cha raar and
carried OF ! small box al vsInsbias
itom the room 81 tia msatar os ths
henss. Who had been stsyinR at 4
friendss on that night, Both thsse
fnots showed a init ne knovIedca NJ
~ premises On the D.rt Of the cnInr;t !
and strengthened orr former heI,af
We were informed that the Loaf oasket
IAN ordin%xy tin cash.box--haa mean
a2most filled with various articles Of
'jewelry, and therefore the loss was
nther heavy. OF course. the 10 vledee
aAat there would bs : good reward for
he recovery pf thu missinr prone,tv
did mot absie my real. Still. in emit.
u my eagerness % discover the culprit.
] could make but little Of the case. and
might have come over to the Opinion ii
ihe worthy :. local. . but for ons yery
important fact. namely. the footprints
n the garden Ted we're ali smaller thau
those 81 the prisoner. Nov. sl,houeb