The Sunday morning news., 1889-08-25

hng adopted by the big bugs in New
York"
s.Well. you must be cautious, Herrn.ln.
don't want any Of my chicks nabbcd.'
s'You needn be afraid. Ally" said the
boy. s'Wa've got everything fixed in
case of trouble. He'll be fly cop. ins
deed, who tumbles to our racket"
''Do you think, Herman" said the wo-
man, with some hesitation, that you
could do little job on my own accouiitg'
/ 'Why, of course / can, !" promptly re-
Piled tho lad. Anything you want Will
be attended to; the boys swear by their
mother. Just give it name and con-
slider 1t done"
! Mrs. ClaypoIe smiled at Herman's con-
fident tone. She was proud of her in
Il fuence over the gang, who were always
ready to obey her slightest behests, and
she was particularly pleased with the ar
dent homage of tae handsome captain.
She drew her choir nearer to him, and ca
ressed him in q motherly fashion.
'.Two people have offended me griev-
ously," She said in tone of mingled
mournfulness and malignity; ''they have
tried to damage my reputation in this
neighborhood, and want to set Henry
against me because an kind and afIec-
tomato toward you, Herman"
'.Who are the villainsY cried the boy
melodramatically. "Give me their names
and tho gang will soon settle their h4sh. :"
"Ohl" responded Mrs. Claypole, with a
languishing sigh, which had the effect of
stirring Herman to deep anger, II don't
want any rash decd Of vengeance. This
Is d matter which can be disposed of
without bloUdshed. / would like their
punishment to be lingering-to be In the
nature of mental agony, the loss of friends
and the sacrifice of good name-in short,
to make them objects of scorn, to make
them suffer as they intended | should
suffer"
''They shall do all this and more, I
swear, exclaimed the lad, excited BY the
CULVER in tho w0man's voice and the tear
''Who are theyf"
s'One is o woman" said Mrs. Claypole,
'swho watches my movements aud circh-
ulates evil reports about my chatacter--a
malicious, spiteful wretch, whose lifo has
been one long chapter Of deceit and wick
edness, and whose sole excuse for living
now Is that she may SOW the seeds of dis
sension and hatred broadcast In the hearts
of loving husbands and trusting wives.
You know her, Herman; she lives In this
house"
The lad jumped to his feet and paced
the floor excitedly.
"It's that Goggles, he cried. know
her? Why, Of course know her, the pry-
ing. meddlesome hussy. Aud she has
dared to talk of you--to backbite and
slander you'll Say, Ally"-and he spoke in
tragic whisper, every syllable reaching
the acute ears of the esvesdroppcr-''we'n
kidnap her and bury her alive. If she
makes any outcry this will settle her."
And the led pulled o murderous looking
dirk from his hip pocket, and bsss aished
it fercely like a stage villais,
4 1t was at this juncture tbs the tran
som closed, and Miss Goggles hurried to
bed, shivering and quaking with fear.
If she had listened little longer she
would have heard the cruel blonde acqui-
esce in this boyish scheme of revenge and
become acquainted with a scarcely less
fiendish plan to get even with Mr.. Hadley
! for his impertinent interference in Mr..
Claypole's personal AFFAIRS.
But Miss Goggles had heard too much.
\ Her nervous system was severely shocked.
She passed dreadful night, and in the
morning was found dangerously i'll with
brain fever.
i Y.
Shortly after the incident above re-
corded Chicago was startled by o series
4 of bold and successful burglaries in the
business section Of the city.
4 The perpetrators of these crimes were
skillful workers. They picked out first
class establishments and carted off 'arge
stocks of such merchandise as was readily
salable. AS a rule the safes were left un-
touched, the burglars being satisfied with
the portable goods In the store.
Axnn,,ey .syor<, IJiI1; q
Graves, the hardware merchants, on Lake
street, who were relieved of valuable
assortment of firearms, knives and tools;
Cobb's circulating library, which lost q
i number of expensive books and stationery,
end Meldelssohn's lace store, on Wash
ington, near State street.
/ Tho lace store was completely sacked of
it's finest goods. All the imported hand
made laces were taken. The burglars left
the common grades in state of confu-
sion on the counters, and must have spent
considerable time in selecting their booty.
Mr.. Nendelsohn estimated his loss at
about $4,000.
2 ne store had been entered by the win
dows which opened into an alley in the
rear Of the building. The goods were
taken out by the front door, which was
found open IN the morning.
VI course those daring roDberleS caused
comfnotion at police headquarters. No
noted craclssmen were In the city, and yet
tho detectives were convinced that the
bllrglaries were the work of cid hands.
Several expert criminal hunters were put
to work on the case, but they worked dill
gently for weeks without striking the
faintest clew.
j The newspapers and public became i'm
patient ever the delay in capturir0 the
daring burglars, and the central detail
came In for liberal dose of censure.
To make matters more complicated, it
was openly charged that there had been
no burglary at the Mendelsohn store, bst
that the proprietor, who was known to be
financially embarrassed, had robbed him.
self to gain the sympathy of the public
and make easy terms with his creditors.
Mr.. Mendelsohn was greatly annoyed
by this accusation. He acknowledged
that his financial affnirs were in q des-
perate condition, but he pointed to his
past record as incompatible with the In
famous act of which he was charged
His friends admitted everything in re-
gard to previous probity, but shrugged
their shoulders significantly when they
were asked to accept it as an assurance
of present. integrity.