Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
HE WAS WELL TRAINED.
Carl Dunder Was Laying Low to Get a
Thorough Education and He Got II.

Thorough Education and He Got 1t.
We'll! wellr' exclaimed Sergeant
Bendall in great surprise, as Carl Dun
der softly entered the Woodbridge
Street Station Saturday afternoon. Il
thought you had started for Germany
sure.
Not exactly" replied MIR. Dunder,
As he blew his nose with great compla-
cency.
But where have you beenP"
Sergeant, vhas some greenhorns?"
You don't look to be.
"If some COW meets me on der street
would she take me for hayP'
Hardly"
"If YOU vhas some confidence man
would you try to play game on me?
Il don't think so. But what do you
mean by all this?"
Sergeant, l used to be like some
cabbagehead. Eaferypody beats me.
Eaferypody laughs at me, und like to
90 back to Shermany. Dis vhas all
shanged now
"Howpn
"Vhell, keeps quiet for der last six
weeks und get posted. If somepody
can make fun of me now | like to see
him do it. | vhas right on to all der
tricks YOU eater heard of, und | can
spot sharper two blocks away. You
won't haf to tell me any more to shump
into dot river
I'm reioiced at the news. Now tell
me who posted you?"
"A Teller from New York. He takes
me in class all alone for SO per week.
How vhas dot, ehg'
And he threw up his right arm and
rlade long jump sideways, knocking
a chair over and soaring Il boy out OF
years growth.
That's pretty good. What kind of
movement do ycu call itP'
dot yhas a nickel-plate movement
to be practiced if a man shumps oudt
of der alley to hit you NIT sand-club.
When dot club comes down you vas ten
feet away. Dot probably safes my life
one tousand times"
"What else?n
well, if tief come arount l can
spot him like grease rolling off log"
"How?"
HE carries his left hand in his
pocket, und can't look you in der face.
can pick em oudt der street by der
dozen"
That's a good thing, and you ought
to start detective bureau Anything
elsePn
II should shmile Sergeant, if you
vhas some pickpocket, where you look
for my money, eh?'
I'm your breast pocket
$50? Ha! ha! ha! Dot vhas another
trick! put my handkerchief oop
here, und if a tief goes to rob me he gets
nottings. Dot probably safes me two
million dollars
Yes. Anything morem
"Vhel suppose | vhas in Chicago
und bunko man likes to make me his
victim. If it vhas you, What would you
do?n
II don't know
"Ha! ha! hal 1t pays me to learn
dot. 1t safes me tousands of dollars.
shust Wink at him-so, und say: How
vhas coons to-day?' and off he goes.
Dot makes him understand | vhas on to
der racket. -
Il see. What elseP'
Suppose you yhas going home at
night, uud a robber steps out und
wants your money or your life? How
would you do?'
Give him my money, of course
you would. Ell? Hal ha! ha! Dot
shows who yhas greenhorns!
shouldn't do dot vhay. ! should open
my umbrella und hold it before me und
cry fire as hard as | could, No rob-
Der can get at YOU if YOU hold an UNI
brela oudt | know lots of odder
things, but hat no more time to-day.
come down to gif YOU some com
plants. Somepody stole $50 from me
last night, und dot Teller from New
York yhas lost. He goes QUO to walk
around a leedle by himself, und being
stranger he yhas all mixed oop und
can't find his way back
"Ahl Didn't you lose c7at, too?"
Yes. 1t vhas behind der door, und
somepody takes coat und money too"
Come this way"
He led him into the lookup, halted
him at one of the cells aud asked him
if he knew the occupant.
Why, he vhas my trainer!n ex-
claimed Mr. Dunder. "How he comes
III HeItF ' mas ne some lost SHlIu!
He got your coat and money. We
have the coat and most Of the cash.
How do YOU tell a thief, Mr. Dunder?"
But Mr.. Dunder didn't reply His
hair stood up, his ewes bulged out and
he walked out OF the station like a man
going somewhere in a nightmare
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