The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-27
He WAS WELL TRAINED,
Carl Dundor Was Laying low to Get O
Thorough Education and He Got 1t.

well! wcll! exclaimed Sergeant
Bendall in great surprise, as Carl Dun
der softly entered the Woodbridge
Street Station Saturday afternoon. II
thought you had started for Germany
sure" ~
y "Not oxactly," replied Mr.. Dunder,
Us he blew his nose with great compla-
cency.
but where have you bccnP"
Sergeant, vhas some greenhornsP"
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 meP"
II don't think SO. But what do you
mean by all thisP"
Sergeant, | used to be like some
cabbagehead. Eaferypody beats me.
Eaferypody laughs at me, und l like to
60 back to Shermany. Dis vhas all
shanged now.n
"HowP"
"Vhell, l keeps quiet for der last six
weeks und get posted. If somcpody
can make fun Of me now / like to see
him do it. vhas right on to all der
tricks you eafcr heard of, und 1 can
spot sharper two blocks away. You
won't haf to tell me any more to shump
into dot river"
"I'm rcjoiced at the news. Now tell
nc who posted youP"
"A fellcr from New York. He takes
me in a class all alone for $15 per week.
How vhas dot, chp"
And he threw up his right arm and
In /. a
Il chair over and soaring Il boy out of q
years growth.
''rhat's pretty good. What kind OF
movement do you call it?"
dot vhas nickel-plate movement,
to be practiccd if a man sAumps oudt
of der alley to hit you nit II sand-club
When dot club comes down you vas ten
feet away. Dot probably safes my life
| one tousand times"
"What clse?"
"Vell, if ticf come arount / car
spot him like grease rolling of a log"
"Uowpn
He carries his left hand in his
pocket, und can't look you in der face
l can pick 'cm oudt der street by dcl
dOZcn."
That's good thing, and you ought
to start detective bureau. Anything
clsc?"
Il should shmilc! Sergeant, if yor
vhas somo picilpockct, where you look
for my money ch?"
I'm your breast pocket"
$50? Ha! ha! ha! Dot vhas another
trick! l put my handkerchief ool
here, und if a tief goes to rob me he get!
nottings;, Dot probably safes me two
million dollars"
Yes. Anything morcm
"Nhel, suppose | vhas i'll Chicago
und bunko man likes to make me hi:
victim. If it vhas you, What would yor
do?"
Il don't know"
"Ha! ha! ha! 1t pays me to lcarl
dot. 1t safes me tousandS of dollars
l shust Wink at hm-so, und say: How
vhas coons to-day?' and off he goes
Dot makes him understand | vhas on tC
der racket
Il see. What clsc?"
"Supposc you vhas going home a
night, und a robbcr steps ont I'm,
wants your money or your life? How
would you do?'
GIVE him my money. of course"
you would, ch? lIa! ha! ha DO
shows who vhas Il grccnhorns!
ShOuldn | dO dot NhaY. | should ODCl
my umbrella und hold ii before me unt
cry fire us hard rs | could, No rob
Der can get at You if you hold an um
brclla oudt. | know lots of oddcl
things, but | haf no more time to-day
| come down to gif YOU some com
plants. SOmCpod} stole $50 from mC
last night, umd dot frllcr from New
York vhaS lost. He goes out to wall
around a lrcdlr by himself, und bcins
y stranger hr vha& ali miNcd cop und
can't liHd his way back.
"Ah! Didu / you lose Il coat, too?'
Yes. 1t vhas behind der door, und
c"ln"n"iN takes coat und money too"
..i"i:" this way"
II" i"d him into the lOck-up, halted
him at one Of the cells and asked him
II he knew the occupant.
''Fhy. he vhas my traincrr' OK,
clanrI Mr.. Dunder. "IIow he comes
in here? Was he some lost shild?"
'lle cot y"'r coat and money. We
nave the coat and most Of the cash.
How do YOU tell thief Mr.. DundcrP''
But Mr.. Dundcr didn't reply. His
h"lr stood up, his eyes bulgcd out and
he walked out Of the station like man
gong somewhere in Il nightmare
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