The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
The Modern FOOlishness About II.
An Adventure.

An Adventure.
went to Convent Garden theatre one
night last season. We were let out at 1.
and set off to my lodgings. | Knocked
there was no answer. ! knocked again; d
window was thrown up and MY landlady's
head appeared.
who are your" she screamed.
Lets in, please; its mel" answered.
Then, Mr.. Me. il you don't come home
before 10, you may stay out till mornin'.
never walt mp for my lodgers-my door is
closed at l0l" and then the window closed
with bang.
mo go ~ thinks /. al have no money.
I'll go to a railway station aud wait in the
waiting-room till morning." which resou-
ton | proceeded to carry out by walking
briskly for the Bank.
! turned into Moorgate street, and was
Just thinking whether | should go 10 Lon
don, Brighton and South Coast or the Lon
don bridge station. | stopped to think,
There was Il confectouer' shop Just in front
OF me. Oh, that ii were open had three
pence left.
Just at this moment tall, broad-shoul-
dered man came up to me and viewed me
from top TO toe. looked at him, He was
dressed in dark clothes; a pca-jacket and
clap-trap cloth hat, with peak lying level
on the forehead, gave me feeling of awe,
The thought forced itself upon me that he
was garotter. lie spoke first.
You're Mr., sam ?" and he laid his finger
on his nose.
You've guessed il, said |, thinking it
pest to agree with him, although my name
was Tom.
Then come along and away we went.
Did Butler give ye e'er a pistol ~ he
asked.
mo-" said |, beginning to tremble. HE
said he wanted them HIMSELF
Just like hln. He told me I'd find you
standing in Moorgate street, between u
and l, opposite the confectiouer's, with
your right hand in your pocket"
Pm in for it," thinks |, but must 20
through with it. But whatever will itcome
to at all, at all?'
He led me through q labyrinth of streets,
walking rather fast, till we emerged upon
the city road. Then he made straight for
the Angel, and from thence took cab for
Fleet street. What object he had in doing
this cannot say. lie did not offer to eX-
plain; in fact not word passed between
us TILL we got out at the top of Ludgste
Hill.
From thence we went into back street,
and out OF that into another, no matter
which, and suddenly stopping opposite a
shop, exclaimed:
There's our crib"
as !t?" saysI.
Whereupon he produced from his pocket
q rule. The shop was evidently tailor's,
as ii had bars standing out like the rungs
OF Jacobs ladder, from each side OF the
door, to exhibit stock upon My friend
stepped on the first of these, which was
three feet from the ground, and speedily
measured the hight of large glass fanlight
over the door; then, stepping down again
he measured the breadth oil the door, and
as the lanlight was square, he muttered to
me, by way Of giving me its dimensions:
"Three and a hhlf by Two high" and
chuckled quietly.
Then he crossed the road, aud followed
he explaining that we must wait until the
policeman passed. He hove in sight about
ten minutes afterwards, 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 u hall between
going and coming, explained my COM
panion. And q handy beat; for he comes
up the corner there''-pointing to one .
little beyond the shop-"and goes dowr
this street next ours"
The impression began to steal over IA,
that | was committing, or helping TO com
init, felony, and that il caught nigh
get into trouble. thought OF running TO
IL, but the remark my companion made a
that moment, 20 the effect that it would b.
short run If 1 deserted him flor he seemed
tosee ! didn't ike the jobl deferred me.
dared not explain that he had made mis-
take, Tor ielt cure that he must have mis-
taken me for some ally of his own. :"
must go through with it," think
|. Hell leave me outside to watch
He crossed the street again the momen
the policeman was past interfering with MS
and producing piece of stout, black clotl
he applied the rule thereto, holding
against the shutters while he set out, "thre
and half by two' thereon. This done
he cut ii within two inches of the measure
ment all round, and then producing {
treacle-pot from his pocket he smoothet
one side of the cloth with treacle, and. de
string me to hold it, he mounted the shop
door, so to speak, again, and gave him tn
cloth, which he Immediately clapped on T.
the sky.light the treacle making 1t adher
firmly to the glass; Then, looking at hi
watch, he cried:
"By gosh hs'll be here this minute 7
and away we walked, A glance behind.us
as We turned the next corner. Not yet i
sight, We stopped and waited, but GU
policeman came not. My friend muttere
on oath, adding, "l'll 80. Come along; bu
keep your weather-eye OPEN" And Off W
went.
perhaps he ia watching us, )" suggested
| But the idea was discarded as not in th
| n oinra M A nplinap,an ~ liEa al =,
saw"
We arrived at the shop. He mounte
again. ana drove q string through hole
the cloth. Then he ran diamond roun
the edge of the glass. A gentle pat. and
gave way. Now saw the use of the clot
and string. He could hold the glass by til
string; and he slowly let 1t down into th
shop, and producing long.shaped pad, Il
laid IL along the bottom OF the fanlight
cover the glass edge, and threw one log int
the opening and got astride OF it,
Follow me-" he muttered, aud ducke
his head under the door-head. But beio
he could draw in the other leg | mountC
the ladder, and, seising it, gave him pu
that kept HIM from going in at the san
time yelling, "Police rhievesl Murde
Police!" at the top OF my voice. And,
and heholdl the policeman a
npuTcU Nv tut CuTuVT ~ TN
moment. A horrible oath fro
within, pistolbullet whistling past m
head, and ran tor death and life. di
not stop till found myself in Broad stree
In the next day papers | saw the a,
count of the capture Of burglar by o,
, policeman, who had watched two burgla,
, rom the corner and saw one enter h
house and the other leap up the wall like
cat, grab at a disappearing leg, and y,
"Police" and run.
The one that was caught got seven yea,
penal servitude, and 1.-THE police are scare
. ing vigilantly, though as yet unsucccs
fully, for the other, who, It appears, is
desperate character" They never caug
him.
Who wong
Ting.a.ling.ling! goes the school bell, NJ
bat and ball nre tossed in their respecti
places. the bat on the ground and the b,
in Tim Carnahan's pocket, and with
/ whoop and iostle the rosy, painting croy
4 make their way into Tho small scho,
r house Of Maple Grove--that is, all with o
q exception: naughty percv Smith rema;