Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-13
CHAPTER III.

III tnOsc uuys Il line Oh SentlnclS was
established Mt the corners of all the prin-
cipal streets, who formed part of the
police force of the city. On leaving his
house Gorgoli ordered himself driven to
the block in which the jewelers. shop
was situated. Stopping ut tue nearest
sentinel's box, he said to him: ~ passed
here yesterday morning at 1890. Did
you see mc2"
eyes, you excellency."
"Where did goa"
"over to the Troitski trinity
bridge"
The General was driven to the bridge.
At its entrance he said to the sentinel:
~ passed here at twenty minutes to
eleven yesterday morning. Did you see
us2"
al did your exccllcncy."
"Wherc did go from hcre2"
"Your eXcellency drove across the
bridge.
He crossed the bridge and stopped in
front of the "Hermitagc" of Peter the
Great The sentinel at once stepped out
of his box.
81 passed here yesterday morning mt
n little before clever. o'clock. Did you
notice the way took?"
"You went into the Viborg quarter,
eXcellcncy."
General Gorgoli continued his cate
chizing of the sentinels from point to
point, street to street, neighborhood to
neighborhood, 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 drove2"
"Yes, your excellency, to No. 10 on
the corner of the Canal Catherine.
"Did so in there7"
eyes"
"And come out again2"
| al did not see YOU"
every we'll. Have yourself relieved
by one of your comrades and bring two
soldiers from the nearest barracks"
eyes, your excellency."
The sentinel hurried away and in ten
minutes returned with the soldiers. Ac-
companied by them the General present
ed himself ut No. Is, closed all the out
side doors, oss-examined the porter,
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 police general. After one
glance around the room, he SAID to the
lodger:
"Your name is--2'
eyes" stammercd the man.
yesterday at 10 o'clock you entered
the shop, No. Grand Million. You
wore a yellow curled wig resembling my
hair; you had on gray coat with n
heavy collar like mine; you drove up in
q carriage like mine, with n chestnut
colored horse like mine. In fact, YOU
pretended to be Gorgoli, chief of 20.
lice, and in ny name to borrow 80, 600
roubles for which was to give security.
You drove away through many streets,
across several bridges, back and forth
until you arrived at this house. You
are notorious thief and pickpocket,
who cunningly took advantage of your
accidental resemblance to me, to rob the
banker of q good portion of his fortune.
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-
ly entrapped the thief went to little
closet behind the chimney and took down
the bag of gold, which he handed to the
chief of police, saying: ~ have spent
two"
Gorgoli counted them, found them
correct, handed the culprit over to the
police, who carried him off to prison,
while the General hastened back to his
house. To the immense and natural de-
light of the banker, who had himself
just come SO near being tempted by his
losses into the commission of crime.
he passed out to him the familiar can.
vass bag. With cry of JOY and aston.
ishment at its restoration: the banker
seized it, but was so overcome by his
feelings that he stared helplessly at the
police official asking for an explanation.
'tCount theml" said the general, turn
ing to his table and beginning to write.
The merchant eagerly undid the strings
of the bag and fcverishly emptied its
contents upon the table. He began count
ing them, putting them back into the
| bag MS ne did so. At last he enid.