Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-27
THE STORIES
or THE
THREE BURGLARS.
BIZ FRANK R. STOCKTON.
[CoPYRIGHT, 1891
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1--WE fioated slowly, for the tide was
lust beginning to turn, and when we got
near the house / mentioned l no.
ticed that there was now no light in it.
When we were about opposite to it
father suddenly looked up and said, not
speaking very loud: by Georgel if that
isn't Williamson Green's house.
wasn't thinbin' of 1t when we rowed up,
and passed it without taking notice Of
It. i am sorry for that, for l wanted to
see Williamson, and now expect he has
gone to bed
"'Who is Mr.. Green?' asked
"sHe's an old friend of NINE said my
father, and l haven't seen him for
some little while now. About four
months ago he borrowed of me sex
tant, quadrant and chronometer. They
were instruments / took from old Cap
tain Barney in payment Of some work
did for him. | wasn't usin' them, and
Williamson had bought cat-boat and
was studying navigation, but he has given
MP that fad now and has pro ised me
over and over to send me back my in
struments, but he has never done 1t. II
I'd thought of it l would have stopped
and got 'em of him, but didn't think,
and now l expect he has gone to bed.
However, i'll row in shore and see; per-
haps he's up yet
"You see, ma'am," said the speaker
10 my wife, I'm tellin' you all these
particulars because l am very anxious
YOU should understand exactly how
every thing happened on this night
which was the turning-point of my
life"
Every good" said Aunt Martha, 1--WE
want to hear all the particulars"
''Well, them" continued the burglar,
'swe pulled up to stone wall which
was at the bottom of Green's place and
made fast, and father he got out and
went up to the house. After q good
while he came back and said that he was
pretty sure Williamson Green had gone
70 bed, and as 1t wouldn't do to waken
people up from their sleep to ask them
for nautical instruments they had Dor
rowed, he sat down for minute on the
top Of the wall and then he slapped
his knee, not making much noise, though.
SPY George he said, AN idea has
Just struck me. l can play the pref
test trick on Williamson that ever was
PLAYED on mortal man. Those instru-
ments are all in box locked up and l
know Just where he keeps it. | saw 1t
not long ago, when / went to his house
70 talk about yacht he wants built
They are on table in the corner of his
bedroom. He was taking me through
the house to show me the improvements
he had made, and he said to me:
""sMartin, there's your instruments, /
won't trouble you to take them with
you, because they're heavy, and you're
not going straight home, but I'll bring
them to you day after tomorrow, when
/ shall be goin' your way"
"'Now, then, said my father, the trick
I'm thinkin' of playing on Williamson
is this I'd like to take that box OF in
struments out of his room without his
knowing it and carry them home, hav-
ing the boat here convenient; and then
in day or two to write to him and tell
him l must have 'em, because | have a
special use for them. OF course, he'll
be awfully cut mp, not having them to
send Dack, anu NUeu no CoAnSS uonh W
nv place to talk about it, and after
hearing all he has to say, I'll show him
the box. He'll be the most dunn
foundest man in this State, and If
don't choose to tell him he'll never
know to his dying day how I got that
box. And IL he lies awake at night,
irving to think how got it, it will serve
him right for keeping my property
from me SO long
"'But, father said l, If the people
have gone to bed you can't get into the
house to play him your trick
"sThat can be managed, says he. In
rather old for climbing myself, but
know way by which you, Thomas, car
get in easy enough. At the back of the
house is trellis with grapevine run
ming over it, and the top of it is juht
under one of the second-story windows,
You can climb up that trellis, Thomas
and lift up that window-sash, very care
fully, SOS not to make no noise, and
get in, then you'll be in a back room
with door right in front OF you which
opens into Mr.. and Mrs. Green's bed
room. There's always a little nigh
lamp burning in it, by which you can see
10 get about. In the corner, on you
right as you go into the room, is table
with my instrument-box standing on it
The box is pretty heavy and there is {
handle on top to carry it by. You needn'
be afraid to go In. for by thisatime they
~ both sound AslssD and you can picl