The Bemidji pioneer., 1896-05-07
glass in her room. iii which was 10 be


Had the reader been looking on, he
might have seen d black line cross the
glass and descend upon the stand; and
had he been listening, he might have
heard a very slight Click. ard noticed
its ascent and disappearance.
saw through the whole trick. Mt
once, and. without cmnging my
clothes, grasped my revolver and
slipped out OF my room to call Sam TO
4 my assistance. i managed to cast OIL
some Oh my tRachels) toggcry on the
way, and, In a wonderful plight, ap-
peared before him. or course, he was
stupelied and chagrined far moment
| hnt Sam was a thoroughly good fel-5
low ut heart and did not refuse my
request. Had any of the boarders seen
me IN my trip upstairs they would
/ have been shocked, for on my way 4
shed my wig and various white gar
ments which shall not particularize,
appearing decidedly en- dishabille. my
attire partaking OF the garments OF
/ both sexes. had also summoned the
| landlord through the annunciator, and
taken a pair of iron bracelets out or
Rachel's light trunk.
We burst into the room. but before
the door could be battered down, the
robber had cast IN iron wire and an
apple out of the window. Fortunately
for me, Madame Moore who was i'll
reality my wife, So wthe articles de-
scenu, and, Fastening down stairs, she
! summoned n policeman and secured a
Seedy-looking fellow, who was walking
! rapidly away With the wire ana the
fruit.
He was brought back to the hotel,
marched UP to the room above Mad
/ anne Moore's where ! was holding q
little experience meeting, When
| Neetlill, for that was the name the
I robber gave, saw his pal he weak
elled on the moral dodge he had as
sunled and proceeded 10 make the
/! best terms he could for himself and
partner.
In short, | succeeded in recaapturlnS
ali the precious stones, save one OF
/ the small ones, which had been
'.spouted' to pay the expenses Win
/ Which til carry on the war. The ware
which we captured was provided With
light nippers ut the end. which were
! controlled by u silk cord. When the
/ laws Of the vice We're IN position, inc
! cord was frightened, and they ciosed
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up into the robbers hand.
i discovered. also, a trap III the floor
ing. cut away by them, large enough
/ to admit his head, which, when not II
| use, was covered up by a carpet. Out
/ Of the plnster ceiling in Madame's
room he had managed to cut an OIL
| fice large enough to pass in and out
| the wire. and gave his eye command
/. Of the dressing stand This oritice,
| when not in use, was closed with an
India rubber plug. painted to represent
I tho llaster. all this having been done
/ some months before through the
I agency of a. conrade and his wife,
/ who occupied the room for 4 day.
I Tie supposed diamond caught up IN
/ this last operation had been placed IL
/ u plugged apple, tied to the wire, and
! thrown from the window and was to
! haze been placed with the others stoi-
! On. III sgE 2E=%tz
We learned afterward that Weedln's
/ intention was to carry his plnnder TO
/ Europe. where he hoped 10 realize
Il handsomely BY his invention. This, II
4 viii be seen, closed one Of the avenues
Thy which detectives find a clue to the
I discovery of criminals, through the
4 sale Of their plumber to Dawnbrokers.
Weedin was sentenced to Two years,
and was released some time this year.
+ Sam Pence might have enjoyed
| much sport out of my miscellaneous
dress had | not, now and then gently
! reminded him how bent he WIS on
making up to Rachel"
It's what he got. anyhow, for calling
/ my wife and me Pumpkin and Prune.