Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-09
. 49,
CARL DGNDER,

WELL w0l!l' exclaimed Sergt. Ben.
dall In great snrprse, rs Carl Dunder
softly entered the Woodbridge street sta
uon Saturday afternoon. 81 thought
You had started for Germany sure'
Not oIsctly replied Mr. Dunder, as
he blew his nose with great com placency.
| but where have you beenP'
sergeant, vbas | some greenhornsl"
you don't look TO be-" q
| "lf some COW meets me on der s,,e
would she take me for hsyi'
Hardly" 5. aa.u.
"lf you vhas somc confidence man
would you try to pl ~ game on metz
| 81 don't think so. But what do you
mean By sill ihisf
Sergeant, used to be like some cab.
bage head. Eaierypcdy beats me.
Esf.rybody laughs at me, und l ! Ike to
20 back to shermany. Dis vhAs all
shaug d uow."
| "Howi"
"vhell, keeps quiet for the last six
weeks und get posted. II somepody can
make fun Of mo nov like t. SOS hun do
1t. l vhas right on to all der tricks you
eafsr heard OF, und | can spot a sharper
two blocks away. You won't hal to tell
me any more to shump into dot river"
I'm rejoiced at the news. Now tell
mo VIM posttu you.
"a Teller from New York. lie takes
me In class nll alone Tor Slj per week.
How vhss dot, eh?"
| And lie threw up his right arm and
made long Jump sideways, knocking a
chair over and soaring q boy out of q
years growth.
THAT'S pretty good. What kind OF q
movement do you call III"
Dot vhas q n'ckel-pla'e movement. 10
be practiced II q man shumps oudt OF der
alley TO hit you init . send-club. When
DOT CLUB comes down you vhas ten feet
away. Dot probably safes my life one
tousend iimes."
"What el.ei"
"Vhell, If tief comes arounit l can
spot him like grease rolling of log"
HE carries his lett hand In his pocket
und can't look you IN der face. | can
pick lem oudt OIL der street by der
| Dozen"
"Thst's good thing, and you ought to
star, a deteciive bureau. Anything elscf"
Il should shmiiel Sergeant, II YOU WAS
some pickpoekst, where you look tor my
money, ehf'
'ln your breast pocket"
"Sof Hal hal hal Dot vhas another
trick! put my handkerchief oop here,
and my wallet In my coat-tail pocket,
und II some tief goes to rob me bo geta
nottlnss: Dot probably sales me two
million dollars"
Eyes. Any hing moref'
"Vhell suppose vhas In Chicago und
q bunko mau likes to make me bis VIC
tin. II 1t vhas you, what would you dot"
~ don't know"
"Hsl hal hal Itpsys me 10 learn dot.
1t safes me tousands of dollars. shust
Wink at him-so, uud say: How vhss
coons today und of lie goes. Dot
makes him understand vhas on to der
| racket"
~ Zee. What elsei"
Suppose you vhas going home at
night, und robber steps Oudt und wants
your money or you lifsi How would you
dor
"Glve him my money, of course"
"You would, chi Hal hal hal Dot
shows who yhas greenhornel shouldn't
do dot yhay. | shonld open my UNI
brela una hold it be ore me und cry
'hrep as hard as could. No robber can
get Mt you If you holl an umbrella oudt.
l know lots of odder things, tut hat no
more time to-day. come down to elf
you some complaints. Somepody stole
SIS from me last night. und dot feller
from New York vhas lost. He goes oudt
to walk around leeile by himself, und
beiHg stranger he vhas all mixed oop
und ca9't find his way back"
"Ahl Didn't you loss u coat, tool
'res. 1t vhas behind der door und
somepody takes coat und money, too"
Come this way"
He led him into the lock. UP, halted him
at one oil the cells. and asked him If he
kn W the occupant.
"Nhy, he vhas may traineri" exclaimed
Mr.. DunJer. al W he comes IN h.rei
Was lie SOME lost shildi'
"uo got your coat and money. We
haze he coat aud most OF the cash. How
do GU tell tliof, Mr.. Dunder2''
But Mr.. Dunder didn't reply. His
hair soed up, his eyes buiged out, and he
walked out oi the station like IL MAN 60
ing conc " herc 10 a uie htmare.
go