Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-13


opened two or three bureau drawers,
writing desk and secretary. but found
nothing Of value. There was an immenss
silver water pitcher ia one corner with
two guhleis, which he Thought " tax
ing. but he could think n no way VI
noting Do out duoh.erttl unless he lowe
cred It down ths elevator shalt with u
role. in Che dining rom, however, th1
spoons wefr undiHurhell as yet. and lay
In coy little rows on tho white cloth.
Van Bibbcr placed dozen Of these ia
each of his trousers pockeis and tlll the
servant, as be- turned from the tea urn,
over which be- had been bending. ihas
he w.uld take two lumpa and lemon
4 large. heavily muaachod stranger.
with o. cup in lns hlnd, nodded pleasant.
igto Van B.bbsr. and aE0d BIN, with
a glance at the tea, "a he had got whit
he wanted.
"Ycs. thank y0u,T said Van Bibbar
cheerfully. n think have"
AZ the ncHt place he was somewhat
surprised totoo the Same Stranger drink.
ing more tea aud apparently watching
him. But Van Bibbcr put this down to
the fact that be- was uuduly snspicious.
and that his Imagination vas oxci,ei.
lie was iu.. going out without ha,ing
made ANY lciurcs, when iat lonpols
gentleman, who hc was sure must b.
tie host, took pity oi h. apparently
neglected condition and saldi ~ Boo yuu
are looking over my hrc.a.hrac. W. Il
Is not much of q collection, aud hayo
not had iiino lately % giyo % the aiitn.
tion 10 nceiiH Then ho proceeded. nt
great length aud with oyidout satisiic.
iion 10 liimaali. 20 icrribo each separate
piece u orDckcFy on the wall Van Bib
brr. was greatly borrd bat DO was too
polite 10 say 10, aud was rewarded when
the gentleman said, This piecc Of Sat
suma cost me i've hundred dollars"
Van Bibber kept hi, eye on tine plate,
an1. when his host turncd to greet q
new aiuySl, slipped 1t into his coitail
pocket asl bowel himself ont
lie placed It under the scat Of tho han.
som very carefully. aud drove ou to the
next placc quite assured that he had
won his bet. but anxious TO settle Il
without n question OF doubt, iio did
not see the stranger with tho heavy mus.
tachc pass him IN - cloie cab and dart
into the house 10 which he was going
Just minute before him. Van Bibbcr
clbowod his way. with many apologies,
10 the third floor There was dressing
table covered with silver tribes, and Van
Bibhgr smiled complacenily.
There was bed Ia tho room. aud no
could $40 this ~ ho looked In the mirror.
But he could not src under tho bed lila
ovcrcoat was on u chair. and he made
several trips 20 Il and filled th, pockets
with silver backed brushes and combs.
But on the third Of those trips his heart
stood still, for out from under the bed
came the big stranger with tho heavy
mustachc. lie came very lcisnreiy aud
dctcrnincdly. Don't mako a row." he
said; you're under arrest"
AT that moment two young men came
into the room. pulling Off their over.
coatl
"Hclpr screamed Van Bibbcr, "looki"
he shouted, pointing at the detective.
There's sneak thief under tho bed"
Then he fell on the officers head Just ~
rclcntlossly as no would have dropped
ON football. and banged his nose into
tho carpet aud 80 on HE shoulders. Tho
two young men got out Of their coats
much more quickly than they had in-
tended doing aud fell with their knees
on each OF the detectives arms, and
while they thus pinned him 10 tho floor
they punched him vigorously In tho rio.
and yelled.
look ut thisr sald Van Bibber.
catching up his oyorcoat by tho tail aud
hpilling all the silver over the floor.
Look Mt what he had stored await
Hold him, will your while | get po-
| liccmnn."
Every ono was running mp tho front
Stair, 80 lac could not 20 down that way,
and 10 ran TO the back and went down
the kitchen stairs and on into tho din.
ing room, whence all tho walters had
He'd. lie was quite unohscryol In tho
confusion, and accordingly took time to
iill his pockets with spoons mud forks OF
heavy silver, Then no walked out
through tho excited women. aud stepped
into his hanson, aud told the driver to
SO to tho club.
That detective OF yours" he said
calmly, as ho produced hB treasure.
from tho bottom OF tho hanson. ''will
| probably be around hero whom he gets
his nose patched up, In tho mean while
will ask you 10 value these article.
roughly and ring for some messenger
| boyl."
An authority said the lotwas worth
500. and tho separate exhibits wcrt
promptly returned to wherr they 10
lunged by messenger boys, WIN were in'
structei 20 leave them no tho door and
nun. Tho detective was pacihol by
some Of tho Gibbs host brandy and q
twenty dollar bill. But whenever Wan
Bibbcr cutters the club now the mer
feel neryouily for their watches aud th,
walters count tho forks - New Nofl
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