Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
CHAPTER II.


established at the corners of all the prin-
cipal streets, who formed part of the
police force of the city. Ga leaving his
house Gorgoli ordered himself driven to
the block in which the jewelers. shop
was situated. Stopping at the nearest
sentinel's box, he said to him: II passed.
here yesterday morning at 1879. Did
you see mc2'
ayes, you excellency."
"Where did gol"
"Over to the TroitsSi trinity
bridge"
The General was driven to the bridge.
At its entrance he said to the sentinel:
III passed here at twenty minutes to
eleven yesterday morning. Did you see
us2"
81 did your excelency."
"Where did 90 from here"
"Your excellency drove across the
bridge.
He crossed the bridge aud stopped in
front of the "Hermitage' Of Peter the
Great. The sentinel at once stepped out
Of his box
~ passed here yesterday morning at
little before eleven o'clock. Did you
notice the way took3'
"You went into the Vborg quarter,
excellency."
General Gor9oli continued his cate
chizing of the sentinels from point to
point, street to street, neighborhood to
ncighborhood, across bridges and along
the wide avenues. At the last OF the
row of shops on the Grand Perspective
he sad to IN, Of them
"You saw me pass here at halfpast
eleven yesterday morning. Did you
notice where | drove2'
eyes, your excellency, to No. 10 on
the corner of the Canal Catherine"
"Did 60 in there3'
eyes"
"And come out againl"
~ did not see you"
avery well. Have yourself relieved
by one of your comrades aud bring two
soldiers from the ne lrest barracks"
"Yes, your excelIency."
The sentinel hurried away aud in ten
minutes returned with the soldiers. Ac-
companied by them the General present
ed himself at No IS, closed all the out
side doors, cross 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--?'
eyes, stammered 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 a
heavy collar like mine; you drove up in
a carriage like mine, with a chestnut
colored horse like mine. In fact, you
pretended to be G5rgoli, chief of po-
lice, and in my name to borrow 0,000
roubles for which l was to give security.
You drove away through many streets,
across several bridges, back aud forth
until you arrived at this house. You
are notorious thief and pickpooket,
who cunningly took advantage of your
accidental resemblance to me, to rob the
banker of a 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 a little
closet behind the chimney and took down
the bag Of gold, which he handed to the
chief of police, saying: II have spent
two"
Gorgoli counted them, found them
correct, handed the cuprit over to the
police, who carried him off to prison,
while the General fastened back to hls
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 ont to him the familiar can
vass bag. With cry of Joy aud 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.
Count themi' said the general, turn
ing to his table and beginning to write.
The merchant eagerly undid the strings
of the bag aud feverishly emptied its
contents upoa the table. He began count
ing them, putting them back into the
bag as he did so. At last he said;
1.-TWO roubles are missing"
"That is strange
"Wbat is strangel That there should
be so few gomez
"Neither. But that the thief should
tell the exact truth. They seldom do. He
said he had spent two"
"Then you have captured himl"
/ ale is now in prison"
"Hox did you get him so quickly 1t
is hardly an hour since you departed"
The General told him.-Detroit Free
Press.
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