Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-14

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he measured the breadth of the door,
and as the fanlight was square he NUT
tered to me by way of giving me its
dimensions:
"Three and a half bytwo highr and
chuclzled quietly.
Then he crossed the road, and I fol
lowed, he explaining that we must
wait till the policeman passed. He
hove in sight about ten minutes after
wards, while we walked past him.
Then we waited till he returned. This
time we did not pass him, but watched
from corner at distance.
"Twenty minutes and a half between
going and coming" exclaimed my COM
panion. "And handy beat; for he
comes up the corner there"--pointing
to one little beyond the shop -"and
goes down this street next ours
The impression began to steal over
me that l was committing, or helping
to commit, felony, and that if caught
1 might get into trouble l thought
of running for it; but the remark my
companion made at that moment, to
the effect that it would be short run
if deserted him for he seemed to
see didn't like the job), deferred me.
I dared not explain that he had made
a mistake, for felt sure taat he must
have mistaken me for some ally of
his own. II must go through with it,
thinks I. "Hell leave me outside to
watch, and I'll hook it then ?" 81
went on.
He crossed the street again the mo-
ment the policeman was past intcrfer-
ing with us, and producing a piece
of stout black cloth he applied the
rule thereto, holding it against the
shutters, while he set out "three and a
half by two thereon. This done, he
cut it within two inches of the mea-
surement all round, and then produc-
ing treacle-pot from his pocket, he
smothered one side of the cloth with
treacle, and, desiring me to hold it, he
mounted the shop-door, so to speak,
again; and gave him the cloth, which
he Immediately clapped on to the sky
light, the treacle making it adhere
firmly to the glass. Then, looking at
his watch, he cried:
"By jngo! he'll he here this minute!''
and away we walked. A glance be-
hind us, as we turned the next corner
Not yet in sight, We stopped and
waited, but the policeman came not.
My friend muttered an oath, adding,
"1'll 60. Come along; but keep your
weather-eye open!" And off we went
"Perhaps he is watching u.s." 1 sug-
gested. But the idea was discarded
as not in the nature of a policeman
"like that one we saw"
We arrived at the shop. He mounted
again, and drove a string through
hole in the cloth. Then he ran dia-
mond round the edge of the glass. A
gentle pat, and it gave way. Now
saw the use of the cloth and string
He could hold the glass by the string;
and he slowly let itdown into the shop
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and, producing a long-shaped pad, hi
laid it along the bottom of the fanligh
to cover the glass edge, and threw on
leginto the opening and got astride O.
| it!
, "Follow me-" he muttered, an(
, ducked his head under the door-head
| But before he could draw in the othe
leg mounted the ladder, and, seizins
| it, gave him pull that kept him from
} going in, at the same time yelling
s.Police! Thievesl Murder! Police!" a
) the top of my voice. And, 10 and be
hold! the policeman appeared at tn
, corner at that moment. A horribl
7 oath from within, pistol-bulle
whistling past my head, and ran TO
g death and life. 1 did not stop till
found myself in Broad street.
In the next days papers I saw tn
account of the capture of burglar b
J. one policeman, who had watched tw
burglars from the corner, and saw on
/ enter the house, and the other leap u
: the wall like a cat, grab at disappear
: ing leg, and yell "Police!' and run.
r The one that was caught got seve
years penal servitude, and "the polio
t are searching vigilantly, though as yt
+ unsuccessfully, for the other, who,
appears, is desperate characterl
f They never caught him.-CasseD
RocheIoY Tifa in Turkey.