The state herald., 1891-09-25

hOAO s.iSA Eo iAoiA hCiOi
Your excellency drove across the
bridge"
He crossed 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 II o'clock. Did YOU
notice the way tooks'
"You went into the Viborg quarter,
excellency."
Gen. Gorgoli continued his catechiz-
ing OF the sentinels from point tc
point street to street. neighborhood
to neighborhood. across bridges and
along tho wide avenues. At tho last
Of the row OF shops on the Grand Per-
spective he said to ono OF them:
''You saw me pass here at half past
II yesterday morning. Did you notice
where / droveP"
"Yes, your excellency. to No. 10 on
the corner OF tho Canal Catherine"
..Did l go in therep"
yes"
"And como out again?" q "
''I did not see you"
Very well. Have yourself reliev.
ed by one of your comrades and bring
two soldiers from the nearest bar
racks"
Eyes, your excellency."
The sentinel hurried away and In
ten minutes returned with tho soldiers.
Accompanied by them the general
presented himself Mt No. IS. closed all
tho outside doors, cross-examined the
porter, assembled the stairs and with
out 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 ---?n
Yes stammered the man.
yesterday at 10 o'clock you on
tered the shop. No. - Grand Million.
You wore n yellow curled wig rcsem-
bling my hair; you had on n gray coat
with heavy collar like mine; you
drove up in carriage like mine with
n chestnut colored horse like mine In
fact, you pretended 10 be Gorgoli. chief
OF police, and in my name TO borrow
80, 600 roublcs 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 n notorious thief and
pickpOcket, who cunningly took 1lvan.
tage Of your accidental resemblance to
me, 10 rob the banker Of good por-
ton Of his fortune. You have IL here.
Hand II over! Give me that yellow
wig which see sticking out from un-
der the gray coat which yesterday
formed part Of your disguisch'
Percciving that he had been efre,tual-
ly cntrapped the thief went to u little
closet behind the chimney and took
down the bag OF gold, which he Hand
ed TO the chief of police, saying. 81
have spent lwo.'
Gorgoli counted them. found them
correct, handed the culprit over TO the
police who carried him Off TO prison.
while the general hastcned back 10 his
house. To the immense and natural
delight of tho bnnkcr. who had him
self Just come so near being tempted
by his losses into the commission OF n
crime. he passed out TO him the
familiar canvas bag. With cry oi
Joy and astonishmcnt Mt Its restoration
the banker seized 1t. but was so over
come by his feelings that he stared
helplessly Mt the police official asking
for an explanation.
Count themv' said tho general
turning TO his table and beginning t,
write.
Tho merchant eagerly undid th'
strings OF the bag and feverishly emp
tied its contents upon the table. II,
began counting them, putting then
back into the bag us he did 80. A
last he said;
Two roublcs 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"
'lie is now in prison.
"lIow did you get him so quicklyi
II is hardly an hour since you depart.
ed
The general told him. Detroit Free