Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-01
CHAPTER XVI.

IL.
,rcceeded in giving my face a rather
tillainous look that would be a passport
In nv favor considering the locality
where expected to carry on my opera
tionS.
Ny gait, too, was slouchy' 1t was
my desire to appear as much as possible
like a man whose greatest fear would %
to meet the police in daylight
Thus disguised l felt that l could de-
pend upon my natural talents for get
ting me through any Scrape.
II was not long before l was in the
neighborhood of the place to which L
had been directed by the detective.
NV idea was to find Colonel Cain and
keen q watch on him, trusting to chance
to throw myself in his way.
The den / entered was known to the
police. but those who freQuentcd it were
evidently not wanted as yet. for lew
calls were made here by the blue coats:
Now and then a detective prowled
about in disguise, looking for his man.
but. on the whole, it was quiet resort
7 soon discovered that my man was IN
the place. The photograph gave him
away. A.
He seemed to keep apart from the
rest. and several times L saw him eX-
amining something he had written upon
small piece of paper
Imade up my mind that this was the
plan of a house he intended to enter
II was after midnight when he left the
nIace bnt in the meantime l had seen
the paper slip from his pocket ana 1aii
upon the floor under his chair.
NCrfr1 nj V /
It up, photographed it on my MIND ano
then dropped it again, so that when nc
came to look for it he found it.
l had found, just as might have been
expected, the diagram Of the grounC
floor of a house on Madison avenue, WIFI
his method of procedure marked,
When he went out knew that he IN
tended to burglarize that house.
Here was chance to make his ac
ouaintance, and at the same time gan
his goodwill.
hold move and the game was mine
Did have the grit to try it?
Subsequent events would prove that
did not lack the necessary nerve
followed him out, but it was not m,
Intention to pursue, but to get ahead:
This managed to accomplish, and al
rived at the house on Madison avenu
long before he came upon the spot
A feeling OF repulsiOn passed over m
at the part / was about to play. For
phvsician in good standing to be caugr
or shot in the act of burglarizing pr
vate residence would ruin me.
relied on two things, and the thougi
of Leonore carried me through. Shoul
ANYTHING happen, Mr.. Ketcham woul
see that | did not come out with di
credit. Then again, l took it for granite
that so shrewd a man as this Durgi'
would not fix his eye upon house th;
was well protected as base OF oper
tiOns.
These things quickly decided me.
remembered what his plan had bee
in the matter of gaining an entrance.
So made my way over fences TO u
rear of the house / had marked as u
one he intended working. -,
It was a new experience to me, III
climbing about among back yards in u
solemn hours of night, running the ri
of shot from some person who mig
happen to be on the watch.
NV nerves were pretty well strung
the time landed in the yard for whlcl
had all along been aiming. -.
Hero made as rigid an cxamlnau
nc the time and circumstances wOu
hermit. and was pleased to find that
All compared favOrably with the nt
nlan the cracksman had possessed.
There could be no doubt that was
the right place.
Over in one quarter saw the do
leading to the kitchen. ThiS was IN
shape of a storm-door. According
Colonel Gains idea, this door shOuiu
readily opened-it had been hxed lor
by him.,
tried it.
Sure enough, there was no resistan
as turned the knob. Before me
inky darkness--the interior OF the roo
What lay there could not guess, 3
the venturesOme burglar takes ma
risks. and as for good cause was n
serving in that role, l must do likewl
So / stepped within and closed
door.
Cropping my way step by step acr
the room l finally came to the stove.
Rehind this l crouched, revolver
hand, and awaited results.
All was silent as death in the hou
and I SOC: came to the conclusion Il
the family nust be away, and tnat
burglar had known this fact.
NV game was to hOodwink him, an
did not intend aiding in sacking
house either.
If nv plans carried out, the owners
the bonse ought to feel obliged to me
soaring burglar away VINO wouio ia
ransacked the promises
Under such pecu lar circumstances
minutes seemed terribly long to me,
was really relieved to hear sound
the door.
Ny man had come.
I nrepared to receive him in the m
ner had planned.
When the door opened heard rat
than saw man enter. Almost on
noint OF rising, suddenly became fro
with astonishment.
- Another man had glided in thro'
the open door.
The came third.
I felt chill run over me.
A dark lantern was cautiously Ope
Ror moment, and l was almost pc
6ed to see the blue uniforms OF pc
officers.
Were they after me?
I confess l began to wish myseil
out of the scrape. Mr.. Ketcham m
he able to clear me, it was true, but
thought of being caught in the Kite
of private residence was anything
pleasant to my mind.
The three policemen closed the
after them. and l could hear them t