Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
In those days a line of sentinels was
established at the corners of all the
principal 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 jew
eler's shop was situated Stopping at
the nearest sentiners box, he said to
him: 81 passed here yesterday morning
at 1880 o'clock Did you see me?'
Eyes, your excellency."
"Where did go?'
lover to the Troitsl1i (Trinity)
bridge"
The general was driven to the bridge
At its entrance he said to the sentinel:
II passed here at twenty minutes to
eleven yesterday morning. Did you
see us?"
81 did, your excellency."
Where did go from here?'
"Your excellency drove across the
bridge"
He drove across the bridge and
stopped in front of the Hermitage" of
Peter the Great The sentinel at once
stepped out OF his box
II passed here yesterday morning at
little before eleven o'clock. Did you
notice the way took?'
"You went to the Viborg 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 I drove?"
"Yes, your excellency, to No. IS on
the corner of the Canal Catherine"
did go in there?"
"Yes"
"And come out again?"
81 did not see you"
every well. 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
Accompanied by them the general pre-
sented himself at No. IS, 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 lodger:
"Your name is -?"
eyes" 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 a gray
coat with 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 Gorgoli,
chief of police, and in my name to bor-
row so, 900 roubles for which ! was to
give security. You drove away,
through many streets, across several
bridges, back and forth until you ar
rived at this house. You are a motor
ious thief and pickpocket, who cum
ningly took advantage of your acci-
dental resemblance to me, to rob the
banker of a good portion of his for
tune. You have it here. Hand it overl
Give me that yellow wig which l see
sticking out from under the gray coat
which yesterday formed part of your
disguise!'
Perceiving that he had been effectual-
ly entrapped the thief went to a closet
behind the chimney and took down the
bag of gold, which he handed to the
chief of police, saying: 81 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
delight of the banker, who had him
self Just come so near being tempted
by his losses into the commission of
crime, he passed out to him the familiar
canvass bag. With cry of Joy and as
constituent at its restoration the bank
er seized it, but was so overcome by
his feelings that he stared heIplessly
at the police official, asking for an ex-
planation.
Count themr' said the general,
turning to his table and beginning to
write.
The merchant eagerly undid the
strings of the bag and feverishly emp
tied its contents upon the table. He
began counting them, putting them
back into the bag as he did So At
last he said:
'Two roubles are missing"
THAT is strange"
''What is strange? 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 him?'
"He is now in prison"
How did you get him so quickly?
1t is hardly an hour since you de-
parted"
The general told him.-Detroit Free
Press
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