The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-25

Anu tfie star Is gong u eHipioS oS-
tectives on its own account, l hear"
81 believe So"
VERY entcrprising sort OF paper
the Star is" he continued, as he took
up the last issue and glanced up and
down its editorial columns II suppose
that if you could get lead on this
whole business it would be big thing
fol you, eh?"
1T certainly would, sir"
And you'd rather like to get even
with the chief of police?"
''Of course
well, l promise that you shall.
Wen give you a scoop tonight which
will paralyze your esteemed contem-
porary for weeks to come, Ell, Tom?"
The man on the bed chuckled as if he
had heard good joke. From the in
slant the other began spea king felt
that | was menaced. There was q
tinge of bitterness in his tones. and,
though he smiled occasionally, his eyes
had an ugly CLEAN. While waited for
him to go on l wond cred what sort of
box l had gotten into and how / was
going to get out. 1t was couple of
minutes before he said
Have another cigar and drink and
make yourself comfortable for a couple
of hours"
Excuse me. but I can't spare as
much time as that. II you have any in
formation to give / shall be very CRATE
full to YOU
''Oh, we've lots Of information to i'm
part. In the first place. we are the
burglars who have made all the hauls.
In the second place, we are going to
show you how to get even with the
chief. Thirdly, we have promised you
great SCOOP and we never go back
on our word. Hold on. my friend. Sit
down again! We have the CALI If you
attempt anything foolish it will be bad
for youf'
had jumped up at his admission, but
as he finished he displayed revolver
and had such wicked look in his eyes
that l dropped back into the chair.
Both men laughed heartily and the fact
made me indignant. l was not armed,
but l didn't propose to be bluffed or
guyed on that account.
Look here, my friend, what sort of
racket are You two buffers giving
me?' l angrily demanded. This isn't
the time or .place for any funny bust
ness. like joke as well as anybody,
but if you've pat up job to guy me it's
lasted about long enough"
Don't lose your temper" replied the
man on the bed. 1--WE are not guying.
To- co,I
We are going TO make our last haul to-
night and then skip. You are going
along with us.''
What! Commit a burglary with
you?"
Exactly. We are going to clean out
the chief of police. 1t will help you to
even up things with him and give you a
big scoop besides"
l sprang up and was mcnaced with
the revolver. | threatened. and was
ridiculed. | defied the N, and the man
at the table fastened his serpent eyes
on mine and said:
You'll either go with US or We'll
leave you corpse here when we go
out.''
y
policy was to appear to submit. They
had admitted that they were the bur-
glars. 1t was strange admission, and
yet did not doubt it. In my articles
on the burglaries l had advised citizens
to shoot the fellows on sight and had
limited about ropes and lamp posts in
case of capture. In one case | had
spoken of the burglars as towards. On
top of this the Star was to employ out
side detectives to hunt them down. The
men did not say they wanted revenge
on me, but | made up my mind they
were actuated by no other motive.
After brief council with myself / also
concluded that the two men and the
colored woman were the sole occupants
Of the house. She acted as hOusekeeper
and probably knew al about them.
Nothing was said by any of us for ten
minutes after the man had given me
the alternative above recorded. Then
the same one quietly observed:
81 suppose you play euchre?"
''Yes"
Cali right. Let's have game to kill
time"
drew up to the table and we began
playing There was no question of his
skill as burglar, and he had no luck
with the cards. He became Disguised
at the end OF half an hour and threw
down the cards and began asking ques-
tons about newspaper work, while the
one on the bed INDUCED in a nap. | ex-
planned to him how the staff of a news
paper was made up, the work required of
/ the various individuals. the process of
s.ereotyping, how the proof sheets were
corrected and the forms made up, and
/ he listened with much interest. When
midnight came we were still talking,
! and he interrupted me TO arouse his
companion and say:
I'VE will now be going. We are go
ing from here directly to the house Of
the chief of police in Oxford street. If
/ YOU think to give us the slip en- route
| let me tell you that it will result in
! Your getting hurt. Conduct yourself in
a sensible manner and you'll come out
of this all right"
/ I had two plans. One was to make a
/ dash for it on the street, the other TO
call upon the first policeman we en-
countered. When we reached the street
I was placed between the two, and 1
/ realized | should hare no show to make
/ bolt. The streets were as quiet as a
! graveyard, and in the walk Of nine
/ blocks we did not even NEE. dog.
! The house II he chief was detached
tnree-story brick, with an alley IN tie
rear of il.
The burglars must have 'piped i of
beforehand, for they seemed TO know
Just what TO do. We went down the al
ley to a gate, passed through that into