The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27
AN AMERICAN IN IT,
The Great Hatton Garden Swindle, Writ
ten for This Paper.
BY j. M. BARRIE.
CHAPTER I.

Veil. veil. vell." cried Mr.. Wander
otrOOm Cornelius VandcrstroOln. II you
please, diamond merchant. formerly OF
Port Elizabeth, South Africa and now
Of HattOn Gardcn-in sharp staccato
explosions Of brOkcn-Enylish astonish-
ment, Is he let his morning paper fall
and bounded out Of his chair, like the
Oxcitable India-rubbcr ball OF humanity
chat he was.
Veil. l never vos seen anytinks like
IL nevcr!"
Like what, dear" qucricd his more
pblcgmatic English better-half. as she
chipping her second egg.
like vat: Wy, like dis" Mr.. Van
dcrstrocm stopped, picked up the fallen
sheet, and in the effort tilted all the
superiluous blood out Of his body into
biz adipose head. Like dis, Sleeps
head, dis-pah. can't call him any
thinks strong enough except in Dutch.
The indignant little merchant hur-
ried to the window, the more rccl,lac-
fully to let of some appropriate adjcc-
tive, occurring to him in his native
tongue.
There, there, Cornelius" said his
lady, soothingly. don't upset yourself
Tor business. What have you lighted
On in the paper anything disquicting
from the mines at the Cape
Matilda Yanc," replied the rufflcd
husband, Us he resumed his seat ut the
breakfast table. you English people
always vos n cool as ole Zuydcr Zee. but
ven [ reads of such ticfs, sucll r-r-ras-
Gals, such r-r-rOppers, | runs right out
OF mine head and gets excited"
Cornelius, be calm counting apo
plexy in that manner. Why, tho pa
bers are always full Of thieves and
5Obbcry."
"Dat's vOt makes me SO vild..' yelled
Cornelius, in tones suggestive Of Il re-
turn to his native explosives. were
would BIC your ticfs and troopers if
peoples vOs more sharp: Listen-1
fead you dis.
Mr.. VandcrstrOom gave his paper a
sharp punch in the middle of one Of its
columns to strai ghtcn it out and the
better to bring his rolling raisin eyes
t. bear upon the paragraph which had
o. suddenly provoked hi, ire.
Daring Robbery at IL City Bank;
'Surccssiul Theft Of Over fli,oOO," he
read And then i'm his best Bayarian
version Of her britannia Ma csty', Eng
Gsh, he rendered to his wife IL full,
true and particular account of how Il
young walk clerk belonging to a GER
tain city bank had been very neatly
Gifted" the day before of that substan-
tial sum. The clerk, it appeared, in
the course If his usual rounds had en-
tered u bank in the noighborhood of
che Royal Exchange, and, proceeding
~ the counter to present some checks
and bills Ior collection had laid his
sachel down in front Of him. As he
placed it on the counter hc frl; Il touch
on his left shoulder, AMI turning round,
Was asked by u man of gcntlcmanly cX-
terror, standing near. whether he
would direct the Questioncr to another
bank close by. To give the stranger
che required information was but the
work OF u moment, but on turning his
head again to the counter the young
clerk was Mortified to find that his
sachcl containing Bank Of England
notes to tho value of Sll $50 had van
1shcd.
How lucky" exclaimed Mrs Van
dcrstroom, that tho sachel held II,
goId," OF course the notes will be
stopped, as the numbers -
Matilda Yane, intcrpoScd the dia
mond merchant, severely, you vos like
al! dc voomans you yump to gonglu
sions. If de notes vos come into an in
nccrnt holders hands, de Bank OF
England must pay"
But" replied his wife. determined
u DC credited with at least one item o,
discovery, If tho person who asked the
way of the clerk took the sachcl from
under the young mans very nose
Why"
"Dcrc you vos again, Yane-yump
ing" shouted her peppery spouse. ID,
bar,y vat took de sachcl vos annodel
man on do oddcr side. Derc vcs
p'raps, two. drce of dcln-vat dcy cal
a 'put-up yob.' Nit all dccs bricks de,
works it like de conjurers-it'- d,
Quickncss Of de hand dcceives de eye.
oh. Cornelius Corny. dear. let thi
b. !. warming to You to he careful Io,
know the thousands and thousands O