Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08


 THE OPEN WINDOW
 1nore's and there's burglars upstairs. Send word to the police station, quick. I am in the library"
 Larry spoke slowly and distinctly. and evidently Mir. Fisher took in the whole situation immediately. The cx- clamation of surprise which he uttered was half cut off by his closing the tele- phone suddenly. Larry knew that the night clerk would act promptly and that help would be forthcoming at once. He closed the telephone and stole softly back to the window, confident that at that very moment q patrol wagon load of men would be leaving the station house.
 'sYes, and thim emaahauns will be af- ther driving up the avenue ringing their gongs and giving the whole thing away" said Larry to himself. as he climbed out of the window. "I think I'd better ride down and meet them,
 Putting on his shoes hutnot stopping to lace them, lie mounted his wheel and shot down the driveway and into the avenue over which he sped at his best endeavor. After few minutes riding he saw two specl1s of red light fur down the avenue, and knew that the patrol wagon was coming in answer to his mes sage. Dismonnting. he unfastencd his bicycle lamp, and after lighting itstood in the middle of the street. Directly he could hear the chatter of the horses feet, and sure enough, occasionally the clang of the gong as they passed T street cross ing.
 When the patrol Wagon was but half square away Larry swung his lamp from side to side as a signal to stop and was rewarded by the driver pulling up the team alongside him.
 In few words he told the sergeant of the situation at the Coiamore villa and suggested thatthe burglars might bc easily captured if the police should sur round the house without noise. The pa trol wagon drove on, and Larry mounted his wheel to return to the office.
 "Onyhow, I've done me duty" said Larry, as he rode along; "an' if thim fellys don't catch the rcgues, it's no fault nv mine"
 When he reached tue office he was besieged with questions by the night clerk and the other employees. and for the time Larry WAS quite hero. In about half an hour the patrol wagon drove back on it's way to the police station and inside, securely handcuffed, were the three burglars. They had been completely surprised, and had surren- dered without a struggle.
 When the wagon stopped in front of the office Larry mounted the step and said: There's just one thing I would like to ask you fellys: who turned in the call for a messenger bye?"
 sThat must 2 been me" answered one of the burglars. T was feeling along the wall to get to the door of thas liberry and I ran my coat sleeve up against a little kind of crank that moved and made sort of clicking noise.'
 'sThat accounts for the call not com ing in full,v said Larry to the night clerk, "the crank only went back half way"
 And now me frinds." remarked Lar ry to the burglars, me advice to you is. don't try to rob a house whin there's a call box in the library. and Larry Do lan's on duty" A muttered growl from the trio was the only answer, as the wagon drove on.
 Col. Collamore had spent the night in the city and the first news he had of the attempt to rob his house and the failure of the effort was the announce ment in the morning papers. In the afternoon he drove home and stopped at the Mutual District office on his way out, where he found Mir. Fisher just coming on duty for the night. The colonel had some conversation with him and then drove on.
 That evening when Larry came on duty he found large square enyelope on his table bearing the Collamore stamp. When he opened it he found check for $50 ard the following note:
 "Col. Collamore presents his compli ments to Mir. Larry Dolan and begs to apologize for the unfortunate incident of last summer which placed MT. Larry Dolan in an embarrassing predicament for short time. Col. Collamore also begs Mir. Larry Dolan 10 accept the in- closed as q slight testimonial of the conspicuous services rendered by him last night 7
 Faith. he's apologized at last" said Larry to the night clerk, s'and av coorse his apology is accepted. Moreover, Pm no longer Messenger Twenty six but Mister Larry Dolan.a
 DANIEL cLEvzRrox.