The advocate., 1894-04-04


"No, let US stand here and keep per-
fectly still and let him steal whatever
he is after, so as to make a sure case
against him. He is our game anyhow
can't help himself for he has to come
out this way or stay in there and wait
for us. Let's take our time and give
him all the opportunity he wants.
This was said in whisper, as if the
Judge really meant it. The officers
acquieSced with i'll grace and were ex-
ceedingly nervous, although so conf.
dent were they of their cunning that
they had no suspicion the Judge at all
doubted the chiefs shrewd eXplana-
tion. AS they stood there in silence,
the sheriff, who had remained at the
livery stable to await the arrivalof his
deputy, came along as if by chance
and joined the group, and Bolder made
whispered explanation and asked him
to remain but to keep perfectly still
the sheriff slipping pistol to him dur.
ing the whispering. Then Dan Glass
had whispered consultation with like
effect. Just then the sheriff's deputy
drove up, and the two police officers
were at once arrested, searched and
hand-cuffed. On the chiefs person was
found bunch of keys borrowed of a
hardware merchant, and bearing his
card, one of which keys it was after
wards discovered fitted the lock on
Bolder's office door. Meantime a vio-
lent kicking had begun at the door up
stairs, and an enraged voice inside
yelled
"Come back here and let me out
you cOnfounded foolsP'
The result was that the sheriff took
three prisoners to the county jail that
night. Near his safe, which had been
opened, the Judge found a telegram
sent from RisingtOn the day before
and signed by the chief of police. 1t
read:
clarence Diegal, Haverhill, Kas.
Have what you want. Come first
train or must let it CO."
Next morning the two officers
waived examination and gave bail.
Then the magistrate called: "The
State of Kansas CerStS Clarence Die
gall The prisoner started, and ex-
claimed
Who said that is my name?"
This little keepsake you were kind
enough to leave in my office" said
Bolder, holding up the telegram beyond
Snatching distance.
The prisoner sat down and seemed
overcome; but upon being asked what
he wished to do, took the chiefs ad-
vice and waived examination and,
sending out for a banker, furnished
bail.
Free once more, his first thought was
to avoid the disgrace of newspaper
publicity. For the criminal prosecu-
tion he cared little; for he had abun-
dant confidence in the power of money
and social position to put an end to
that in due time; but he shrank from
the social consequences which news
paper accounts of the affair might |
have. "You mustnot let it get into the |
papers," is the first society command |
ment. So he went straight from the
magistrates office to the sanctum of the |
Evening News, intending to "tix" the
editor. There were but two occupants |
Of the editorial room, and their backs |
were toward him; but as he closed the |
door upon entering they both turned to
look at the intruder, and with con-
sternation, he recognized the man as
one of his captors of the night before,
and the woman as-Kate Cotterell! |
He hastily reopened the door and fled.
Dan Glass, thinking that the prisoner
had escaped from the sheriff, went |
bare headed in pursuit; and soon a |
dozen men and few dogs were flying
down the street after Clarence, shout |
ing-"Stop him." while the frightened |
youth, fearing he was to be lynched,
ran like professional, and, at a bank.
building, contrived to vanish and elude |
pursuit. When Glass returned Kate
was walking the floor in mute agony |
and as pale as the dead. Before he |