Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27


AS Jack reached the public square on
his way home and gazed across It the
night was so dark he could hardly dis
tinguish the outlines Of The Herald
Office, which stood over opposite the
church, in the deeper shadow Of which
he paused 10 light cigar. As he was
feeling in his pocket for match he
noticed that the three lamps along down
the street next Tho Herald Office woro
not burning-a thing very unusual-and
was at the same instant somewhat
startled to see a fash of light in The
Heralds business office instead of the
steady CLEAN Of the gas jet Simmons
always left burning. AS ho stood
match in one hand and cigar In the
othor-ho was still further startled to
SEQ the peculiar winl, of bullseye lamp
as the slide was shot. Dropping the
cigur and match into his pocket together
he bent down, and securing a smooth
round cobble tiptoed across the street.
secroting himself behind tobacconist's
sidewalk sign out on the curb nearly
opposite the Office,
He could see the police officer pacing
along up tho street block or more
away where the lamps were lighted as
usual ard would have called to him but
for fear of giving a needless alarm.
Crouching still lower and gazing stead
lily into tho Office, he was soon rewarded
by another lash of light as the slide Of
the bullseye was slowly opened, and
then bchold hand on the combination
knob Of the safe door One glance was
enough. Ono hand in all the world wag
as slim and peculiar between Joints as
Arthur Bites, and if that was not pecu-
hnrity enough seal ring of peculiar
pattern clinched the proof At this in
slant Jack heard the bolts shot, the door
was swung open, and out of tho safe
came acashbook and journal. That was
enough and drawing back his powerful
arm the watcher prepared to deliver a
curve toward that safe door that
would have cracked it, but for soft
voice within fifteen feot Of him and mn. |
parently in tho open office door,
"Ihorc'3 no one coming. Use your
lamp, Arthur, and don't fail to get the
right bool;s.n
Inc oul!seye was at this instant flashed |
toward tho Office door, and be c,u,,ht
shnpse or Mr. Charles on ruard ,vitS
drawn revolver The foreman GOT b;s
teeth together and was about 10 cbonTa
uls ann 10 the watcher whom the door
was smut TO- and from over tho transo,n
ne heard low voices and the SHOOTING ~
tne enie door bolts. Then he heard rlo
precious pair como forth and 90 down
inc street. AS they passed undor tho
nrs. street lamp he saw that Arthur ccr.
riei bundle which no had no do,Lt
So'V'ihed the records they Ind stolcr-
ior what purpose he did not clenrl,, -,
oerstand. Following as CLOSELY ~
dared, he saw them Init before H. t ~ no
NY ana their maiden sister ocounied
a large piano lamp threw its HySt o,t
me I1il length window, and by itS oi5 liz Ls
saW eneii place tho package bennath tio
Steps leading up TO the side door Th 'ne
'ney entered, and Jacl, drow near ~"
nc was thinking faster tbon H.
s'es thought before, and while he wortaS
70 secure the books was fearful ~ '' .,e.'
might beconie n white elenba,, icy 'Iey
own hands before he conld ne. "a ms
~. ~, sue nc. hSnds of their owner. Tbro r.,,
tiD v g baIos ne could SOC Miss Bite St
o,ns n pelore tho fireplace in which a M
~ ilio was blazing, ~ want a ,r,. 80
"us u, tSRe those books" he tbor 80
eSu ms mind reverted to sin,nor" ny,
H y, he had made his nnn 1,S-s, WIN WIN
lio WIS hesitating as to what he sh''
~ Wnen no saw Arthur wba a'.eSiu
hind the sister. crnol- ~ - WOO Slt be- =
. ule hreplaeo end grin tr;n ,,,U soward
Iheyll burn those books 10 s sail phentiy'
soes % bed, be thought ana ' ,,,a.! as sho
u l,l bring them in tin ~ 10y 10y aoni
s sue. I've time to call simm ,ys,aes 5
ny, ~ s '.. on run down ,be ,niSs, ana
''' IT, serse. toward simmons resiG is.e Oh
ola So @sl,sSa ereaihless, and fcTns Il,
boy snls u nodded grayciy ma s sS;S
Dcctinx. Ibsvs1,t 80. :, what I've been e4- c