Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-15

acterized their want Of success) the
visitor cody took chair, and waited
for the o1icial to speak.
''What, Mr.. FredT' exclaimed the
inspector, as his glance fell on the
new conner.
Eyes, It's me, Howard" was the
laughing response. 'iBack again to
see you like bad penny"
'sOf course, you're perfectly entitled
to come to Bewley or any other place,
SIR" said the inspector, somewhat
stifiy; sbut 1 should have thought"
'sAhI never mind, my old pal; my
wild oats are all sown- I've come
here on business What reward is
offered for the capture Of these en-
terprising burglars Of yours?"
s'Reward!'' echoed the oficer. in
surprise; swell, altogether, about
So, 500. Are you going to turn thief
catcher, Mr.. Fred?"
''Wen, I'm going to try my hand.
Now, just you listen quietly to me
for half an hour, and perhaps we
shall share that SO, 500 between us, If
all goes we'll"
1t was a dark night. The rain was
coming down in torrents. and four
men who were crouching under a
hedge about eight miles from Bewley-
Stratton were wet to the skin.
clark / hear wheels, said one Of
them. ''Now then"
They emerged from the hedge, and
one of their number coolly laid him
self down in the muddy road. AS the
lamps of the approaching vehicle drew
near, one of the quartet raised shrill
ssHallo!"
'Hallo!" came in reply from the
driver of the gig. ''What's up?"
"Here's a man been run over" was
the explanation; ''we think he be
killed. Be you a doctor?"
Eyes, I am" was the reply. and
the driver dismounted and walked UP
to the group.
And then a curious thing took
place. Two of the four men seized
the new arrival. who was no other
than ST. John, and slipped pair OF
handouts on his wrists, while the re-
cumbent figure rose quickly, and run
to the gig.
Its all right" he exclaimed, ex-
citedlY; 'everything's here. Hoo
ray!'
Possibly the three men who had
shared his watch under the hedge
were, in their hearts, as elated as
was Mr., Fred. though they were bet
ter trained in REFRESHING their feel
ings. But when, after a weary tramp,
the vehicle, the prisoner, and his cap.
tors arrived at Bewley-StrattOn Police
Station. and very complete set OF
burglars tools were drawn from under
the seat of the gig, in the well OF
which the proceeds of a fourth bur
glary were found, the ''force" RECALLED
itself lavishly in celebration of the
event.
Little remains to be told. st. john
who had had a medical training in
youth, but had afterwards 'gone tC
the bad,'' was recognized as a mem
Der of the swell mob. 1t was subse
| quently found that his testimonial
were clever forgerieS, and that the
| Brighton letter had been penned by ;
! confederate. Aided by knowledge
/ gained during his professional visit
to the houses in the country, and by
the use of the doctors horses and gig
which allayed suspicion, he was abb
to work in cooperation with a ganl
of depredators, who dispersed afte
each burglary. carrying nothing witt
them which would cause suspicion
even had they been arrested. Charlie
st. John was sent to penal servitud
for ten years. DR.. West, hurriedl.
recalled from the continent, gladl.
recognized the services of his scape
grace ward, Fred Sinclair, whom h.
had banished from his roof som
twelve months before, owing to tina
young mans spendthrift habits. I
was during this term of banishmen
that, passing away an idle hour in
metropolitan police court, he hat
seen st. John brought up on suspicion
of conspiracy to defraud, but dis
charged for want of evidence. and tn
features of the accused had not beef
forgotten. A year in London, how
ever, with almost empty pockets. hal
tanned Mr.. Fred's high-soaring spirits
Very gladly did he accept his old pos
of assistant to the doctor; and it
rumored in Bewley-StrattOn that be
fore his guardian returns to finish hi
interrupted holiday, Nellie will, wit
her fathers full consent, become Mrs
Fred Sinclair