The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-09-04
THREE TRICKY THIEVES.
How They Managed to Dupe a
Conflding Jeweler.

=. Conhding JeWeler.
Mr.. Glister stood at his own shop
door and looked out upon the almost
empty Cathedral Close. Things were
dull just then in Ravensthorpe, as they
always are. except for few months
during which the Bishop is regularly
resident at the Abbey Hail. and the two
rival local parks contribute to make
them brisk, and Mr.. Glister seldom had
much else to do in the long of-season
but pursue such limited observations of
the worlds life in general as the Close
offered him material for.
Glister Geo, goldsmiths and jewel
ers, had London house in Bond street.
The London manager spoke sometimes
to his clients of "our Ravensthorpe
branch" which was inaccurate. The
london house was only thirty years old,
and had been established by the present
proprietor Go. had long since faded
out of reality, but the old name of the
firm was retained who was the third
of the dynasty in Ravensthorpe.
He had personally managed the Lon
don house, until satisfied of it's growing
solidity, and had then returned to his
native town and established himself and
his family in the venerable building of
which his business premises occupied
the lowest story.
He was one of the fine old race of
country tradesmen now fast becoming
extinct-proud of his business and Of
the long and untarnished history OF the
firm. His manner was marked by
certain stold, genial pohteness to all
men, untainted by any effort to ape the
grand air of his clients, who respected
him as their forefathers had respected
his
He passed nearly all his time in Ra-
vensthorpe, going to London on the &C.
casion of stock taking, and to draw the
handsome profits which went to swell
his balance at the county bank of which
he was a partner.
Mr.. Glister was warm man. He
looked it with his clear, rich, rosy COM
pleXion, heightened by his crisp IRON
gray hair and strips of silvery whisker,
his portly waistcoat crossed by the
modestly solid watch-chain, and the
handsome diamond ring which was his
solitary vanity in the article of dress.
"Here he is again" said Mr.. Glister.
A rortly, elderly gentleman in the
dress of q rural dean turned the corner
Of the Close and came briskly along the
pavement From his countenance
beamed forth benevolence and good
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shoes and his neatly-stockinged calves
TO his jolly port-wine face and clerical
hat, his whole person seemed one solid
smile. AS he passed Mr.. Glister he
gave him casual glance of such cor
diality that the jeweler felt emboldened
20 salute him with bow, courtesy
returned by the reverend gentleman by
y brisk "Good-morning, and o yet
broader smile as he went by.
Fate so ordained it that Mr.. Glister,
during the next day Or two, saw good
deal of the reverend gentleman. That
same afternoon the generally peaceful
air of the Close was rent by the de-
Epairing walls of a very small damsel
over the scattered shreds of an earth
enware jug, with which she had been
intrusted for the conveyance of the
family milk. The child stood above
che ruins in such despair as only infants
of her tender years in dread of an i'm
minent beating can know. The child
was pretty, and looked all the prettier
IN her innocent affliction, and Mr. Glis-
ter was a tender-hearted man. AL
ready he had taken a step toward the
little one, and his finger and thumb
were cropping in the pocket of his port.
ly waistcoat for the consolatory shilling
which would repair the damage and
dry the mourner'S tears, when he saw
that his intention had been forestalled.
The. self-same rural dean whom Mr.
Glister had that morning saluted was
soothing the child's grief with words
of cheer and consohng pats on the
child's tumbled golden hair through
which the little damseps fearful eyes,
already brighter at the sight of the
profIered coin the reverend gentleman
held out to her, looked up at him with
shy gratitude. A pretty picture,
thought Mr.. Glister, bowling again to
the rural dean as their eyes met, where
at the old cleric nodded with a con-
fused and somewhat shame-faced as
pect, as though embarrassed that his
good deed should have been witnessed.
Next morning saw Mr.. GliSter again
at his post of observation, and at his
accustomed hour the old cleric was
again deserted upon the pavement The
jeweler had already begun to feel
friendly almost an affectonate interest
in the old gentleman, whose appear
ance was so inviting, whose voice so
jovial, whose charity so ready and I'M
assuming. His attention was so COM
pletely absorbed by the approach of his
new acquaintance that he had no ears
for the quickly approaching step of a
young man advancing in the contrary
direction. The rural dean was Just
opening his lips to reply to Mr.. Glster's
morning salute, when the young man
paused precisely opposite the jeweler,
aud extending his hand, hailed the old
dignitary as "Uncle." The reverend
gentleman turned with q quick start
and stumble, which, but for the young
mans restraining hand, would have
brought him to the ground.
% You young villain" painted the old
man, you'll never be satisfied until
you have been the death OF me-"
The young fellow expressed affection
ate contrtion for his ahruptness, but
his venerable relative was evidently
more shaken by his sudden appearance
than it.seemed likely so robust an old
gentleman would have been by so slight
an occurrence. He trembled and leaned
upon his nephew's arm for support. and
was so evidently affected that Mr.. Gls-
ter begged him to enter and seat him.
self in the shop until his composure
should return. The offer was accepted,
and the rural dean was bestowed in a