The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-20

pistol ia iiii lend, house breaker in
tlie nexs rooir. and that he WAS be liz
ming {, oljoy tie adventure. The
thought iia .l.ci through his mind tina.
even breach ~ promis. cas, migit not
be ms horrible as h had imagined.
"1lisrcckle IS fellow seeais 70 think that
there's moody ia the house. chueklel
Durston a. he heard his visitor light
burner In tie library. Then getting out
OF bel and stepping gently to the door
OF his bedroom Durston pointed Tia re-
volver at asmall dark rather well dressed
man who stood in the center 81 uis IL
biary looking about him eagerly.
Put up your hands. or Ill send a ball
through you, cried Durston sternly.
The dapper little burglar saw at
glancr that'his game was up.
Don't do anything rEsh," no re-
marked calmly, helping himself TO a
stiff dose OF Durston's whisky aud then
lighting one Of his unwilling hosts
cigars.
Durston was astonished and amused.
Nov that I've got my burglar after
waiting for him SO many years might
asweil make a little pleasure out of him."
he said 10 himself. Then to the bur-
glar;
You're a cool one. congratulate
you on your nerve. You will pardon
me, however, il l ask YOU 10 take tho
trouble to lay aside your cigar for
moment and step 10 the telephone.
The burglar looked sharply nc Dur
ston. who still covered him with the ro-
yolver There was that in the bachelors
face that shook the GOODNESS OF the in
truder tie walked quickly TO the telc.
phone.
"lake down that pamphlet there.
continued Durston. Now look up the
call for the - precinct station house.
Have you found it,"
"Yes.
Ring up the central Office.
The burglar sulenly turned the crank.
"You know what TO DO now. Go
ahead
A glance ot tlin revolver Yves sufficient
Tor the frightened III u man. He brlskly
gave the required number 70 tho opera
tor.
Is TIA tho - prec'nc. station
hou.e:' lie askel after t.Me. All
right Wal. moment
~'lcll them you're lurgiar ard want
u policeman sent here ut oucs To arrest
yoI. co.nman .el Dugst)I, smi.ing
grimlv.
"Wil ono policeman 10? they cak, "
tai the burglar
us yoi own jud sncns in tlIat mat
t,r. rom r.sed Dur3toi ol.tely.
Hello. hello! Nes; ono will do very
nicely Hurry lin up, rlgaes. Yes
THINK you, Good night
"You G;d very wei. commented orr
bachelor Il. you robbie rs clevcrly as
yor telephone you Won ~. be wher,
YOU are now. must put yoi to the IN
convenience Of stopping Into my bedroom
for momen. ] want my hou5cAcspcr
10 SOC a mics Tito burE.l; wao has or
dered us own nrtcis.
Durs'on. with his pistol still il hand.
tnuched ihs electric button at tho heal
Of his bel. \ fcw moments later IN,
hou csocic CT neglige. entered tho IL.
brary. Witla or OF despair che clasped
The burglar 70 her hosnnl
"9ly on, ny snn. why arc you hcrcT
y rY,on was am zei He had not
known that bis hoI5ekcepcr had a hs-
tory.
as this one or your boysT he yelled
az her
"liy only son. =" slc sobbcl. IL have
not seen him for twenty years. but rec
ognzed him at once - he friend OF
yours, Alr. Durstonp
Our bachelor knew not what TO say.
His housekeeper, as / have said, was an
Inheritance from his parents, and lac had
always been fond OF her. She had taken
good care OF him all these years, and he
lated to tell her that her son was Grim
inal.
Yes" he shouted. "he dropped In TO
have a cigar with me. knew yoI would
like to SOC him. but he is Obliged to go
now. He wants 20 catch train for
Montreal Kiss him farewell. He won't
be back for some time"
Thank you. sir, murmured tho bur
glar. "Tou have good heart"
A few minutes later Durston stood on
the front steps Of his residence and
watched his housekeeper's son as he hur-
ried down the street
what shall | say 10 the policeman
was the problem vexing him.
You remember the mysterious item
that appeared in tho newspapers the next
morning. Duston explained his tele-
phoue message on the ground that he had
been suffering from nightmare. The
above Is the first public statement of the
facts In the case. / hope Durston won't
get into a scrape by this narration. As