Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

out n regard to the romance it con.
tanned. Claypole was known to him as a
reputable lawyer, and he could scarcely
believe the story of his connection with
the gang.
He lost no time, however, in going to
tho office on Dearborn street. The law
yer had not been there that day. An in
spection of the vault revealed a lot Of
plate, jewelry. silks, ~velvets. laccs and
other valuable property.
This was startling evidence Of tho law
yer's close relations with the youthful
gang of burglars. Simmons hurried to
the boarding house on West Adams street
to learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Claypdle had
removed their trunks IN the previous
evening and left no address.
The most diligent inquiry failed to find
traces of their whereabouts, and neither
Mr.. Claypole nor his fascinating wife
have been seen from that day to this.
The boys had o speedy trial. Their
spirits were broken by the %perfdious con.
duct, as they supposed, Of their mother"
Being under age they were sent to the
Bridewell for eighteen months each.
This clever capture Of Denis Simmons
broke up one of the most dangerous gangs
that ever infested Chicago. 1t restored
Mr.. Mendelsohn's good name and recon-
ciled him to his old father in Germany.
But trouble seems inseparable from
some men. Memberships fortune wa
very precarious afterward, and two years
ago he committed suicide In Milwaukee.
Landgraf Is dead; Charlie Mott moved
to Indiana with his people; Curly. taking
the advice Of Denis Simmons when ne
served his term at the Bridewell. enlisted
in the United States army, and Herman,
who turned out o very hard case, is doing
O ten years term at Joliet.
VIII.
And what of Miss Goggles?
The inquisitive spinster paid dearly Tor
her vigil at the transom. For several
weeks She lowered between life and death.
During her spells Of delirium she screamed
out confusedly about daggers and pistols
and new mado graves, and said she was
going to DO buried alive.
When she was convalcsccnt the board
ers noticed o change III her dcmeanor.
She was quiet and subdued, and her shriu
voice had lost the sharp ring which added
harshness to her bitter sentences. She did
not interest herself as much In the affairs
of her neighbors. Her spirit OF prylng
inouisitiveness seemed to be broken, and
more than one of the neighbors remarked:
miss Goggles has greatly improved
since her sickness"
Mr.. johnson, it was noticed, kept ST.
lent on the subject, but his kindly brown
eyes were forever fixed on the thin, pale
face Of the spinster as though he were
trying to read the secret Of her reforma-
ton.
Miss Goggles sudden seizure and sub.
sequent dangerous condition had with
drawn attention from the deplorable con-
duct Of Mrs. Claypole, and that attractive
lady was permitted to enjoy her firtations
in peace.
Interest was not revived in her again
until the arrest Of the boy burglars, and
then there was o sensation in the Frelng-
huysen boarding house.
Mr.. Hadley, who for personal reasons
kept pace with the movements OF the
police in the lace robbery, startled the
boarders at dinner the day after the ar
rests by rushing in, excitedly shouting:
II told you sol"
''Told us WHAT" asked Mr.. johnson,
scowling at the agitated clerk.
why, that she was no good"
"Ahl that's very explicit sarcasti-
cally remarked the old gentleman, caus-
ing o litter round the board; land who
may she bel"
MRS. Claypole," shrieked Hadley al
most frantically, as he dropped into his
seat and viciously attacked the soup.
This declaration had q curious effect.
Every knife and fork dropped on the In
slant, and all eyes were fixed OF Hadley,
and ten voices, blended with intense curl
osity, exclaimed:
"Why, what is the matter?"
This was one Of the supreme moments
In the clerks life. he dropped his table,
spoon, mounted on q chair, and addressed
the boarders in a half oratorical, half
hysterical fashion, as follows: