Nevada County picayune., 1892-04-21

~ did, your excclency.'
Where did | go from here?"
"iour excellency drove across the
bridge"
He crossed the bridge and stopped
in front of the Hermitage OF Peter
the Great. The sentinel stepped
out of his box.
II passed here yesterday morning
at little before eleven O'Clock. Did
you notice the way took 2"
You went into the Niborg quar-
ter, your excellency."
General Gorgoli continued his
catechiziBg OF the sentinels from
point to point, street to street, neigh
borhood, to nelghborhood, 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 | drove?"
Yes, your excellency, to number
nineteen on the corner Of the Canal
Catherine.
did l go in there?'
"Yes."
And come out AGAIN."
Il did not see vou."
''Nery well. Have yourself re-
lieved by one of your comrades and
bring two soldiers from the nearest
barracks
Yes, your excellency."
The sentinel hurried away and in
ten minutes returned with the sold
iers. Accompanied by them the
general presented himself at number
nineteen, closed all the outside doors,
cross-examincd the porter, 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 police
general. After one glance around
the room, he said to the lodgcr,--
"Iour name is
Yes" stammcred the man.
yesterday at ten O'Clock you en-
tered the shop, number-Grand Mil
lion. You wore yellow curled wig
resembling my hair; you had on a
gray coat with a heavy collar like
mine, you drove up in carriage
like mine, with a chestnut colored
horse like mine. In fact, you pre-
tended to be Gorgoli, chief Of police,
and in my name to borrow thirty
thousand roubles, for which | was to
give security. You drove away
through many streets, across several
bridges. back and forth until you ar
rived ri this house You are a no.
torious thief and pickpocket, who
cunningly took advanta ye Of your
accidental resemblance to me, to rob
the banker Of good portion Of his
fortune. You have it here. Hand
it over. Give me that yellow wig
which see sticking out from under
the gray coat which formed part of
your disguise!''
Perceiying that he had been effec-
tually entrapped, the thief went to a
little closet behind the chimney and
took down the bag of gold, which he
handed to the chief of police, saying
calmly
II have spent two.
Gorgoli counted them, found them
correct, handed the culprit over to
the police, who carried him off to
prison, while the police general hast
ened back to his hsuse. To the i'm
mense and natural delight of the
banker. who had himself just came
so near being tempted by his losses
into the commission of crime, he
passed out to him the familiar can
vas bag. With cry of JOY and as
tonishment at its sudden restoration,
the banker seized it, but was so
overcome by his feelings that he
stared helplessly at the police otfic-
ial, asking for an explanation.
Count them?" said the general,
turning to his table and beginning to
write.
The merchant eagerly undid the
strings of the bag and fevcrishly
empted its contents upon the table.
He began counting them, putting
them back into the bag as he did SO.
AT last he said,
Two roubes are missing y
THAT is strange. y
"What is strange?' There should
he 50 few gomez
mo. But that the thief should
IN a.. oxoot truth They seldom