Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-30

40 HAS Hoou In HeIf~mtut 70 '<@tcH
swelli welll" exclaimed sergt. Ben
dali In great surprise, as Carl Dundor
softly entered the WOODBRIDGE street sta
ton Saturday afternoon. Thought YOU
had started for Germany sure.
Not oxactly," replied Mr.. Dunder, as
he blew mis- nose With great complacency.
But where have you been2"
Sergeant, yhas some gfeenhornsf'
"You don't look 10 be.
IF some COW meets me on der street
would she take me for hay2"
Hardly
IF you vhas some confidence man
would you try to play game on inef"
Il don't think sos~ hut what do you
mean by all this2"
Sergeant, used to be like some cab
bage-held. Eaferypody beats me.
Eaferyrody laughs at me, und like to
go bsck to .shermany. DIS yhas all
Bhangei now"
Howl"
Svhell, keeps quiet for der last six
weeks und set posted. II somepody can
make fun of me now like to see him do
II. vhas right on to all Ger tricks you
eafer heard Of, und l can spot a sharper
two blocks away. You won't hat to tell
Sim rejoiced at the news. Now tell
me who posted your"
a Teller from New York. He takes me
in class all alone for slipper week. How
vhas dot, eh?"
And he threw up his right arm and
made long jump sideways, knocking
chair over and soaring boy out OF a
years growth.
~That's pretty good What kind Of
movement do you call it?'
Dot yhas u nickel-plate movement, to
be practiced IL man shumps oudt of der
alley to hit you NIT a sand-club. When
dot club comes down you vhas ten feet
away. Dot probably safes my life one
tousand times"
What else?"
~vhell, If lief comes arouhdt / can
spot him like grease rolling OF log"
-How?"
HE carries his left hand in his pocket,
und can't look you in der face. can
pick 'em oudt on der street by der
Dozen"
That's a good thing, and you ought to
start a detective bureau. Anything
else?"
Il should shmile Sergeant, if you
vhas some pickpocket, where you look
for my money, chr"
In your breast pocket"
"So2 Hal hal hal Dot vhas anoth err
trick L put my han kerchief COP here,
und my wallet in my coat-tail pocket, und
If some tief goes to rob me lie gets not
tings: Dot probably safes me two mil
lion dollars
yes. Anything more?"
-Vhell, suppose vhas in Oh 'cago und
n bunko man likes to make me his victim.
II it vhas you, What would you do?"
Il don't know"
Hal hal hal 1t pays me to learn dot.
1t safes me tousands Of dollars. shust
wink at him und say: How vhas
coons to- day' und off he goes. Dot
makes him understand l vhas on to der
racket"
Il see. What else?"
Suppose You vhas going home al
night, und a robber steps on t und want s
your money or your life How woulI
you dor"
GIVE him my money, OF COURSE"
you would, eh2 Hal hal HI! Dot
shows who vhas Rreenhorns! / shouldn't
do dot vhay. l should open my umbrella
uni hold it before me und cry fire. a
hard as I could. No roIber can ct at
you IL you hold an umbrella oudt.. j
know lots of odder things, but hat no
more time to-day. 1 come down 10 Rif
you sore complaints. SomeI ody sto'e
$2j from mo last night, und dot feller
from New York vhss lost. He goes oudt
to walk around leedle by himself. ind
being a stranger he vhas all mixed COP
und can't find his way back.
"Ahl Didn'tyo lose a coat, too?'
"Yes. 1t ,has bshind der door, und
somopod' takes coat und money too"
Come this way"
He led him in o the lock up, halted him
at one OF the cells, and asked him if he
knew tho occupant
Why, he vhas my trainerl" exclaimed
Mr.. Dunder. How he comes in here?
Was he some lost shild?"
He got your coat and money. We
have the coat aud most of the cash. How
do you tell thief, Mr.. Dunder?"
But Mr.. Dundcr didn't rely. His haii
stood mp, his eyes buleed out, and lie
walked out of the station like n man 60
ing somewhere in q nightm re-Detroit
Free Press.