The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-29

l ~ AcSh IL tS Gill anu sSedt QlIIlScll at
the window when the police general,
striding at hot pace, entered the
| room. M
CHAPTER II.
In those days line of sentinels was
established at the corners OF all the
principal streets, who formed part of
the police force Of the city. Onleaving
his house Gorgoli ordered himself
| driven to the block in which the jew-
eler's shop was situated. Stopping at
the nearest sentiners box, he said to
him: Il passed here yesterday morning
at 1880 o'clock. Did you see me?"
Yes, your excellency
Where did go?''
Over to the Troitsli (Trinity)
The generaiwas driven to the bridge.
At its entrance he said to the sentinel:
II passed here at twenty minutes to
eleven yesterday morning. Did yod
see us?''
did your excellency."-
Where did go from herep''
Your excellency drove across the
| bridge"
~ He drove across the bridge and
stopped in frontIcf the ..Hermitage' Of
Peter the Great The sentinel at once
|.stepped out Of his box.
II passed here yesterday morning at
| a little before eleven o'clock. Did you
notice the way toolx?"
you went to the vi borg quarter,
your excellency."
| Gen. Gorgoli continued his catechiz-
ing of the sentinels from point to point,
street to street, neighborhood to neigh
borhood, across bridges and along the
wide avenues. At the last of the row
Of shops on the Grand Perspective he
said to one of them:
"You,saw me pass here at half past
eleven yesterday morning Did you
| notice where | drove?'
ssYes, your excellency, to No. Is on
the corner Of the Canal Catherines'
Did ! go in there2'
Eyes"
'Andcome, out again." @ ~
81 did not see you"
svery well. Have yourself relieved
by one Of yourconrades and bring two
soldiers from the nearest barracks
Eyes, your excellency."
The sentinel hurried away and in ten
| minutes returned with the soldiers
Accompanied by them the general pre-
fsented himself at No. 49, closed all the
outside doors, cross examined the por-
| ter, assembled the stairs and without
| ceremony burst open the door of the
| front room. As he entered he came
| face to face with the inmate who, but
for his hair, which was dark, might
have been the twin brother of the po-
lice general. After one glance around
the room, he said to the ledger:
.'Your name is --?"
'sYes," stammered the man.
"Yest erday at ten o'clock you. en-
tered the shop, No. - Grand Million.
| You wore yellow curled wig re-
sembling my hair; you had on gray
coat with heavy collar like mine; you
drove up in carriage. like mine, WITH
chestnut colored horse like mine. IN
fact, YOU pretended to be GorEoli,
chief of police, and IN my name to hef-
| row 80, 600 roubles for which was 10
give security You drove away,
through many streets, across several
! bridges, back and forth until You ar
rived at this house. You are motor
ious thief and pickpoclet, who cum
ningly took advantage OF your acci-
dental resent lanoe to me, to rob the
| banker of good portion OF his for-
| tune. You have it here. Hand it over!
Give me that yellow wig which / see
! sticking out from under the gray coat
| which yesterday formed part of your
| disguised"
| Perceiving that he had been effectual-
nv entrapped the thief wentto closet
behind the chimney and took down the
bag of gold. which he handed to- the
chief of police, saying: Il have spent
two.n
Gorgoli counted them, found them
correct, handed the cu1prit over to the
police. who carried him off to prison,
| while the general hastened back to his
| house. To the immense and natural
delight Of the banker, who had him.
self lust come so near being tempted
bv.his losses into the commission OF q
crime. he passed out to him the familiar
canvass bag. Witha. cry of joy and as
4 tOniSnmeub dt us tCSpoh oeAo.N sA-~
err seized it, but was SO overcome oy
! his feelings that he stared heIplessiy
at the police official, asking for an ex-
PLANTATION,
count them!" said the general,
turning to his table and beginning to
write.
The merchant, eagerly undid the
strings Of the bag and fcverishly emp
fled its contents upon the table. He
began counting them, putting them
back into the bag as he did SO. Az
last he said: = r., -
1.-TWO roubles are missing
i THAT is strange.
s.lNhat is stranger That therc should
be SO few gomez II
/ Neither. But that the thief should
tclY the exact truth. They seldom do
He, said he, had spent two.
linen you havesca ptnred himY" 4.
ssHe is now in prison. !" &
! AHow did you ~ him 50 quickly3
1t is hardly an hour since You de-
The general selar q. him. 4 i y1strOA Free
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