The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29

WELL 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
mot exactly" replied Mr.. Dunder.
~ he blew his nose with great compla-
cency.
but where have you beenr"
Sergeant yhas some greenhornsr"
You don't look 10 be"
If some COW meets me on der street
would she take me for hayS"
Hardly"
III you vhas some confidence man
would you try TO play \ game on meP"
Il don't think so. But what do you
mean by all this?"
cabbagehcad. Eaferypody beats me.
Eaferypody laughs At me, und l like to
90 back 10 Shermany. Dis yhas all
shanged now"
'.Howp"
.'Vhell. keeps quiet for der last six
weeks und get posted. II somepody
can make fun Of me now like to see
him do II. yhas right on to all der
tricks you eafer heard OF. und l can
spot sharper two blocks away. You
won't hat TO tell me any more 10 slump
into dot river"
Elm rejoiced at the news. Now tell
me who posted yon?"
IA Teller from New York. He takes
me Ia class all alone for els per week.
How yhas dot. ehp"
And he threw up his right arm and
made long jump sideways. knocking
a chair over and soaring boy cut OF
years growth.
That's pretty good. What kind Of
a movement do you call itp"
dot vhas q nickel-plate movement,
20 be practiced II a man shumps oudt
OF der alley TO hit you NIT ssnd-club.
When dot club comes down you vas ten
feet away. Dot probably safes my life
one tousand times"
What elseP"
We'll. II tief come arount / can
spot him like grease rolling of log"
Howl"
'.He carries his left hand In his
pocket und can't look you la der face.
can pick 'em oudt der street by der
dozen"
That's a good thing. and you ought
to start detective bureau. Anything
elsep"
IL should shmilel Sergeant. IL you
vhas some pickpocket. where you look
for my money, eh?'
I'm your breast pocket"
SOP Hal ha! hal Dot vhas another
trick! / put my handkerchief oop
here, und II tief goes to rob me he gets
nottings, Dot probably safes me two
million dollars"
Yes. Anything more"
'.Vhel suppose yhas in Chicago
und bunko man likes TO make me his
victim. II it vhas you, What would you
do?"
IL don't know"
Thai hal ha! 1t pays me to learn
dot Ii safes me tousands Of dollars.
shust wink at him-so. und say: How
vhas coons today and of he goes.
Dot makes him understand vhas on to
der racket"
II see. What else?"
Suppose you yhas going home at
night. und a robber steps out und
wants your money or your lifcP How
would you doP"
Give him my money. of course"
You would. ehr Hal hal hal Dot
shows who yhas greenhornsl
shouldn't do dot vhay. 1 should open
my umbrella und hold II before me und
cry fire as hard as | could. No rob-
Der can get at you II you hold an UNI
brella ondt. know lots of odder
things. but hat no more time to-day.
come down to gif you some COM
plants. Somepody stole $25 from me
last night. und dot Teller from New
York yhas lost. lie goes out to walk
around leedle by himself. ind being
. stranger he vhas all mixed oop und
can't find his way back"
''Ah! Didn't you lose a coat. too"
''Ycs. II 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 and asked him
II he knew the occupant.
Why. he vhas my tralneri" ex-
claimed Mr.. Dundcr. How he comes
in herep Was he some lost shildp"
HE got your coat and money. We
have the coat and most Of the cash.
How do YOU tell thief, Mr.. Dunderp"
But Mr.. Dunder didn't reply. His
hair stood up. his eyes bulged out and
he walked out of the station hke man
going somewhere In q nightmare. -
Detroit Free Press.