Evening star., 1895-05-11

man in London could do this as well as
young Sam Gunter-studies Laker's dress
and habits just as an actor studies char
acter. They take this office and cellar, s
we have seen, because 1t is next door to
bank whose front entrance is being altered
"a fact which Laker must know from his
daily visits. The smart man. Gunter, let
us say-and / have other reasons for be-
lieving it Is he-makes up precisely like
Laker, false mustache dress and every
thing, and waits here with the rest of the
gang. One of the gang is dressed in
blue coat with brass buttons, like a hall
porter in Buffers bank. Do you see?"
Yes, / think so. Its pretty clear now"
"a confederate watches at the top of the
court, and the moment Laker turns in from
Cornhill-having already been, mind, at the
only bank where he was so well known
that the diguised thief would not have
passed muster-as soon as he turns in from
Cornhill l say, signal is given, and that
board"-poning to that with the white let
ters-"is hung on the hook in the doorpost.
The sham porter \ is beside it, and as
Laker approaches rs: This way in, Sir,
this morning. The front ways shut for the
alterations. Laker, suspecting nothing, and
supposing that the firm have made a tem-
porary entrance through the empty house,
enters. He is seized when well along the
corridor, the board is taken down and the
door shut Probably he is stunned by
blow on the head-see the blood now. They
take his wallet and all the cash he has al
ready collected. Gunter takes the wallet
and also the umbrella, since it has Lakers
simply completes the walk In the character
of Laker, beginning with Butler. Clayton
& Ladds, just around the corner. 1t is
nothing but routine work, which is quickly
done, nobody notices him particularly-it is
the bills they examine. Meanwhile, this
unfortunate fellow is locked up in the cell
lar here, right at the end of the under
ground corridor, where he can never make
himself heard in the street. and where
next him are only the empty cellars of the
deserted house next door. The thieves shut
the front door and vanish. The rest is
plain. Gunter, having completed the round
and bagged some f15O00 or more, spends a
few pounds in a tourist ticket at Palmer's
as a blind, being careful to give Laker's
name. He leaves the umbrella at Charing
Cross in conspicuous place, right oppo-
site the lost property office where it is sure
trail"
Then who are the people at 1877 Hack
THE capitalist lives there-the financier.
and probably, the directing spirit of the
whole thing. Merston's the name he goes
but there, and I've no doubt he cuts very
imposing figure in chapel every Sunday.
He'll be worth picking up-this isn't the
first thing he's been in, I'll warrant"
"But-but what about Laker's mother
well, what? The poor women are nearly
out of their minds with terror and shame.
that's all. but, though they may think
Laker a criminal they'll never desert him.
lneS We DtsH loioNihs uS opoue "'eA q
feeble, vague sort of hope of being able to
battle us in some way, or help him. If we
caught him. or something. poor things. Did
you ever hear of real woman who'd de-
sert a son or lover merely because he was
criminal? But here's the doctor When
he's attended to him will you let your men
take Lakar home? must hurry and report
to the Guarantee Society, think"
But" said the perpleNed Plummer,
| where did you get your clue? You must
have had a tip from some one, You know.
| You can't have done 1t by clairvoyance.
What gave you the tip"
THE Daily Chronicle"
1.-The what?'
"The Daily Chronicle. Just take look
| at the agony column in yesterday morn
| ing's issue and read the message to 'fob'-
| to Gunter in fact That's ALL
CTo be concluded next Saturday,