New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-01

Ing 0uSICO. as W Tile SLIolS IOOi1A c1o
your office, keep on your watch chain
a bunch OF dummy keys for ornament
so to speak, and deposit the true keys
at your bankers every afternoon; put
a good safe in your study at nome,
but any diamonds you may take to
that house may be kept in a dummy
champagne bottle in your cellar there;
get a secret electric alarm-push design
ed and fixed in your private residence,
and another at your office-both of
them communicating with the nearest
police station; and lastly, never, on
any account, take a. revolver about
with you-or you're a dead man be-
fore you get it out further than the
flap OF your pocket
Mr.. Stein thanked the detective, and
promised to act upon his advice in
every particular.
The circumstances which gave rise to
this conversation were these: Mr.
Stein, a diam ond merchant of high
standing, was expecting the arrival OF
large package OF valuable cut gems
from Amsterdam. He had been warn
ed several times by friends, and even
by the authorities at Scotland Yard,
that his precautlon against being rob-
bed were absurdly inadequate. No
man III his senses would allow it to
become notorious that he often car
rled parcels OF valuable gems on his
pegSOn, and sometimes he merely
loasH.d them up IN a trumpery little
,Old-fashlOned safe ia the study OF his
villa at NorWood-a house standing
alone in its own grounds, and at a
considerable distance from the near
est police station-a home shared
with him by no one but an old house
keeper.
Mr.. Stein concluded, after while,
that these remonstrances were not al
together idle, and he therefore consult
ed the best authority upon the sub
iect-namely Inspector Burleigh, whose
advice opens this story.
eff you make a sound I'll shoot"
Such was the pleasant intimation
that fell upon NJ. STEMS ears as he
awoke one night from his beauty
sleep.
1t was stormy winter night, and
the rain beat spitefully upon the win
dow panes. Mr.. Stein might have
shouted himself hoarse and no one
could possibly have heard him. His
housekeeper was absent, having been
called to the sick-bed of a relative.
Mr.. Stein tried to realize the situa-
ton, as quickly as his sleepy senses
would permit. He could see very lit
tie around him, but he was soon
aware that the voice was that OF a
masked man, leaning over him, revol-
yer in hand. A second man was ex-
aiming the room rapidly, by the aid
ola :bullseye lantern.
We've got you fairly at last, Ell,
old Stein?'' -, s--
"What do you want?'' inquired the
diamond merchant, nervously.
''What do we want? That's good!
Now, look here, Stein, when you left
your office this afternoon, you went
to the postotfice at Holborn, and you
asked for a registered packet and they
handed you fat parcel O. diamonds.
You put 'em in your breast pocket
and come straight home. You've not
been out since;so the diamonds aren't
far off. So much for your little bust
ness"
''fHow on EARTH gasped Mr.. Stein,
<'do you know all this?'
''That's our little business! And
DOW, III you please, where's the dia-
monds2''
''Gentlemen," replied Mr.. Stein,
you have caught me cleverly. You
insist on having my diamonds or my
life. 1ihave no particular wish to die
yet, and resistance ON my part cam
see would be perfectly useless. q Will
agree to help you; that is to say, 4
wlllengage to put you IN possession
of the packet you are in search OF,
which is carefully hidden, and OF amy
thing else of value which you may
require in my house-upo one con
dition."
s'Well, what is it?
"My condition is that you promise
to give ITO me, and not to take away,
a miniature; which is hanging in nay
safe? tits the portrait OF my dear
grandmother"
s0his that.all? You can keep the
old lady. She'd only be ia our way
Thank you. Then here is the key
OF the safe in my study; but you won't
find anything there. Believe me, there
Is nothing In the safe. except the por-
trait OF my grandmo other"
Now you are just coming along,
Stein, said the burglar~in-chief.
We'll soon see what's in the sale.
And, mind first sign of any nonsense
and I'll shoot-srlre as my name
iS-s'
MIR. Stein huddIed on some clothes,
and all three descended 60 the study
The safe was in front of them. The
key was soon applied to the lock, and
the safe was opened. As Mr.. Stein
had said, there was absolutely moth
ing whatever inside, except the min
nature.
u told you sol" aaid Mr.. Stein, re-
pfaaehfully.