The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-06

The inspector made no reply hc vas too
disguised at his colleagues folly.
They were now close 10 Hatfield. On
going into the house t.ey found every THU &
and every body the T. in the widest confu
sion. The family were away Etom home,
and the hou-esrrurr, teIrIli ut the hun
glary, aud still more terrific. lest she might
in some way I've held Responsible for it, MAS
i'll so excited Il condition tHai the inlice-
men found it useless 10 question her
From her daughter, however who was
the only Other person staying il the house
he learned that The burglars nu This occasion
had been dsturhrd in their WORK, ami that
they had hastily TO leave the house before
they could force the plate safe. Dawn
was just beginning TO break when the alarm
took place The hous, %eeper aud her
daughter had sprung out of bed and run
to the window to call tor help. The bur
glars by this time were running helter-
SHELTER down the side of the lawn to some
trees which separated Hatfield which was
Oh the by road froma field occupied as
dairy farm, aud opening into the main
road. The woman had only a glance at
them, and could give no very definite de-
/ scription of them. All they could say
that there were two men one looking
something like Stableman, the other
more like a clerk in dress. a remark OF
the younger woman, however, struck the
detective sergeant as of more importance
than her description of the burglar. She
said that the man who was d esscd like a
stableman seemed like somebody she could
] not remember.
The alarm had arisen through the bark
ing OF ii little FOX terrier which was sleep
ing in basket in the hall of the house.
| Usually two dogs were kept thcre-the fox
terrier and big lnastiif: but when the
family went to the seaside for the benefit
of their only child health, the little girl
asked to have her dogs with her. and the
doctor vino was attending her advised that
her wish should be granted, as she was
much attached to the animals and might
fret if parted from them. The mother
assented but, at the last moment, the
father insisted that one should be left be-
hind fer the protection of the house. To
this fortunate circumstance it was due that
the burglary was discovered before the
house breakers could secure their plumber.
| Collie and Inspector Doodle spent several
hours in most exhaustive examination.
At the end of it one or two things seemed
clear enough. AS before; it was clear the
burglars were adopts in their business; as
before, it was clear too, that they knew
well the interior of the house; and as be.
fore, there was not trace or mark to
show who they were OF where they came
from.
When they gave over the investigation
for the day they walked back to the village
both deeply depressed, and one rejecting
deeply The latter was Sergeant Collie.
After he reached his lodgings he sat quietly
for some time, rejecting still. Then he
rose, put on his oNercoat, and walked down
to the village farrier's. The blacksmith
was still at the forge, though it WAS now
evening. Sergeant Collie, who knew him
slightly, babe him good-day.
Had busy day" the sergeant then
ask ed the blacksmith.
pretty well--pretty well, answered
Vulcan. This weather you see, makes
the roads plaguey heavy, and there's lot
of shoes dropped"
81 thought so" answered Collie. IL
myself found one He took tie shoe out
of his pocket.
DAY, ay, said the blacksmith, looking
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