The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-21

The Singular Adventures Of
Frank Thomas in Search
Of Q Policeman,
And the More Singular Experi.
enceo Of . Policeman in
Search oftho Thief.


The burglary of NJ. Fsank Thomss
housr, ISIS Lafayssle avenue, did no,
amount u much % . robbery. but - q
Comedy of Errors il vss s,wply immense
Mr. 1homss has girl wost,ng for hin,
named Emma Weber, hut kBosn to the po-
lice a. Emma smith. She is young and
gushing. aud has been expendine The iuIl
iosc~ Of her budding affections upon one
Henry Yaeysr, vho hes coarte,i her more
for . niercenars END than out III ideal love.
He hes called On Emma every evening
since her sdveot into she family, and upon
each occs.ion he hss gone away With some
souvenir OF eHectioas offering in the shape
OF pair Of surpsoden oi Mr.. Tho@as. or
. breastpin Of the madam. juss ~ . slight
token OF bis E0ma's esteem The dFsin OF
small articles Of value became uoticesble
ss Lest, and Mr.. Thonss made up
his mind to den the current Of
loves young drsa.,, consequently he took
10 sitting up sighss To compass this end.
List night there vss . light in the kitchen
and shortly after Henry emerged With .
ba.ket Of chssllss on his arm and made for
the front gate. He had no basket when he
came il. spd 20 M. Thomas pur.ued. He
expisins that he had to unlock as doc =
between his bedroom and the street, which
naturally gave Henry the start. A. soon
Is he reached the sideW.lk he commenced
wsrbling On . police whistle, and the 6rst
thing he kneW he VS. :Ollsred end shaken
by y burly msn in blue Who wanted to
know What the lur,d hades he was making
. sieam calliope Of himself for and disturb-
ing the neighboshood. Mr.. Thomas inter-
mi,,sd his melody only long enough to
take q good grip ON the policeman collar,
shoua he mistook for the peculasing Romeo.
and The ivo men indulsed in . fantastic
raeque,,e BY the moons pale beams to the
piercing strains Of the whistle. Call rape
began u sound On neighboring bests, and
in . pause Of the dance Mr.. Thomas OBJ
served the star on his partners breast.
"Why, you're . policeman" said he,
breathlssaly.
eyes. +. O6eer G.fFrsy Who ere
you! -
an Frank Thomas. I thought you
we're the man that's b<en robbing me-"
"was il tall COO. in h,. sbir,-sIreves,
With basket 30
"Yee."
Without waiting To hear more, Gaarey,
Who il one Of the deetest footed hoys on
the force, threw Of bis coat and stsrteti
dovn Lafayette avenue on deed run. In
the meantime the police all through the
neigh borhood had been arou-ed, and OH
Ger He-s hssisning tn the theatre Of var,
saw Q vhi,e-shirted msn Pseking along
towards him at . tvo-forty gait. O@cer
Hes il % prompt ~ he 10 quick and be
jumped into the shadow Of . Tree boz and
waited the runner psssed and Hess lesped
upon him like the Wild pums on the indus
irioss srosdillo, and over end over both
men rolled upon the sidewalk With clinched
teeth and fixed Differentiation TO collar the
other fellow il il broke = trace. When
Thomas came up and saw the too police
men doing . G,aco.Romsn business be
leaned up against the tree boz and laughed
until he got stitch in the side. but finally
succeeded in explaining the situatioa TO
the men. The balance Of the story il
soon told. Gsiirey started Of again and
made the collar on Ysaeer Who showed
eight and wa soou Quilted. Gs6rey ex-
planned to reporter this morning that he
has not he'd such time since he had the
measles. Both Yssgsr and his lady love
are in the caiahoose 1t the Four courts and
Thomss viii prosecute.