Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-10-09

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You'll force me to commit iii a 70.
cious deed" came the remorseless re-
ply.
"'All right then-yes, I'll pay, but
to whom?'
cit is now 5:15 exactly. At this
very moment my confederate has en-
tered your Office to receive the money.
You will pay him and he will tell you
the watchword agreed to between us,
which you will telephone to me at
once.'
"Mr. Maxwell turned around. A
stranger of pleasant mien, dressed in
the height of fashion, stood before him.
Said the visitor:
8" Il have called to collect a little
matter of ten thousand dolls for
friend of mine, Thomas jefferson
Odell.'
81 understand replied Mr.. Max
we'll, who went to the safe, took from
| it two packets containing ten thousand
dollars, and handed the money to the
stranger
"The latter ascertained that the
amount was correct, and placed it IN
side his breast pockets.
"'And the watchword?' demanded
Mr.. Maxwell.
"'Do right and interfere notp replied
the burglars confederate, with an as
sumption of dignity, and strobe out of
the office with all the grandeur of a
Spanish hidalgo
"'Do right and interfere notp joyful
ly shouted Mr.. Maxwell through the
telephone. And now you'll leave my
premises, Mr.. Odell, won't you? And
as for my wife
"'Have no fear, Mr. MAXWELL re-
piled the man at the other end, you
have to deal with burglar and a gen.
tleman.'
"Mr. Maxwell locked his office, en-
tered his carriage, and galloped to his
residence. The more closely he APP
preached, the keener his fear OF a
catastrophe became. But as he stopped
at the gate he noticed nothing out of
the way He sprang up the stairs, and
entered the pretty boudoir of his pref
tier wife. She was quietly reading.
"'How you must have suffered, my
angelp he cried, and sob shook his
voice.
1.-THE young wife looked up, aston
ished.
: "'Suffered? ~
"'That burglar, you know-it must
have been awful. Oh, you poor darl.
ingr
"'Why George, dear, what is the
matter? You speak in riddles
"'But didn't he gag your he asked.
Nov, my dearest George, wish
you would talk sense. What do you
: mean?'
After Mr. Maxwell had finished the
recital of his adventure, he asked:
"'Wasn't there somebody here using
my telephone?
"'Why, yes, there was replied Mrs
Maxwell. "A young and well-dresse'
= man came in, introduced himself t.
me as Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Odell,
1 Spectator and business friend o
: yours, and requested permission t.
: make use of your private telephone tt
send you most important message o.
9 business. Of course l gave him per
I mission. He used the telephone but
e short time and then came back into tn
drawing-room, thanked me for the ia
Il vor / had done him and went away, say
{ ing the telephone was most usefu
and admirable invention-it facilitate
y business so much
"'And that was alp queried MI
!, MAXWELL; he didn't gag you and tn
servants? He was alone, and did no
offer violence toyou?'
"'Not at all He was most polite an
gentlemanly-quite as much as you ar
at this moment, George
d" Great Scottr exclaimed Maxwell
with wild outburst, how giganticall
I've been sold. Excuse me, dear, but
can't help it. I'll drive over and intel
view the police
"And that's what he did," conclude
the detective, land that's the way
came in possession of the facts. 81
after talking the matter over and col
sulting with the smartest detectives
my service, we arrived at the concl,
sion that there was little chance of r.
covering the money. The pair wei
too adroit In spite of all our effor
since we've heard nothing more of tt
$50, 600, nor of Mr.. Thomas Jefferso
Odell and his confederate. "-Bosto
Globe.