The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
before. But the iewelry and stuff had

When brave Uncle JOHH TeIuIAou" ~
us to report his eyes shone with a
hunters delight. His game was
trapped and ready to be bagged when
the time came.
| Just before dinner the other tele-
gram, almost a duplicate OF mine,
arrived, and after it the expressman
for the trunk. Again uncle and the
still unsuspicious man lifted the
burglars receptacle and placed it on
the wagon to go to the railroad sta
ton.
Then, as we watched it driven away
with uncle and pair of constables
following in buggy, we dared speak
above whisper.
The rest of the story uncle told us
on the following day, when he came
home safely from his hazardous trip.
cat the station" he said, 1--WE
found nice looking, respectable chap
waiting. When the trunk appeared
he paid the expressman and checked
the trunk through to New York, to
which place bought my ticket, and,
also, telegraphed on for CITY police
detectives to meet me on arrival OF the
train.
s.When the trunk was placed in the
baggage part of the smoking car its
owner got on board and took his seat
among the smokers. As innocent as
q babe I pumped down beside him
and in right friendly way offered
him cigar, which, like gentleman,
he accepted. Then, putting our cigars
together as chummy as you please, we
soon got acquainted and had truly
delightful chat principally about the
weather, though, for the fellow was
mighty careful to avoid other topics.
"When we reached New York l
found 1t necessary to attend to some
business, which concerned him rather
"a 80 than he thought. SO shaking
hsAss goodbye and expressing
hope to become better acquainted, l
left him watched by my town con-
stables while l sought my smarter city
detectives and put them onto him.
Ellis drayman was on hand waiting
near the baggage-room. AS soon as
he got the trunk on his cart and drove
off a ways my smoking friend was
neatly ''collared and cufed" and
marched in an opposite direction be-
tween two valiant policeman. Then
the detectives and my self took cab
and started after the trunk.
"Through streets becoming dirtier
and wickeder we followed, without at
tracing suspicion from the drayman,
until he stopped before an apparently
unoccupied house and prepared to un-
load. Ere he could do SO one detec-
tive jumped on his cart, and without
speaking started his horse ahead again.
The other, aided by me, grabbed the
fellow and prevented him from max
ing an cutlery to alarm his pal in the
trunk. Immediately several police
men who I didn't know were following
behind suddenly appeared and burst
into the house which turned ont to be
fence for the thieves.
Leaving our surprised drayman in
charge of some OF the officers we
seated ourselves in the cab and again
followed the trunk to police station
house, into which it was carried and
placed in front of the captains desk
on the floor.
''Then silently we awaited results.
It was dusk, and as no lights were yet
burning to let our game see where he
was we rightly supposed he would
think himself safe at home and act &C
cordingly. Prepared to turn on the
gas full blaze when he did so, we |
watched the trunk. For perhaps fif-
teen anxious minutes it seemed life
less. Then we heard movement in
side, heard bolt drawn and saw the
lid slowly rise and head cautiously
appear. Up went the gas and over
went the trunks lid, pulled by an
armed office. At first the head, or its
face rather, wore a happy, tri-
umphant, broad grin; then as things
didn't look familiar its eyes opened
wider in an effort to understand mat
tiers. while the grin faded away like a
rainbow. Then, as the facts of the |
case forced themselves on the bur-
glars startled brain the poor fellows
hair Strengthened, his eyes bulged out |
like Holsters and the establishment |
and terror depicted on his youthful,
but evil features beat acting all hollow.
"'Come out of that, you scampl'
shouted the police captain as soon as
he could talk for laughing, and give
an account of yourself. What's the
name of this particular racket any
how?'
''The burglar tried to laugh also,
but it was dismal failure. ooh, that's
all right, he grinned, Il took yez for
the conductor. That's why / was
scarad Yer COO I,ua koon I,aa4;-ez |