The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-24
CAPT. OBRIENO FURIOSO.
HARLEM CANDY PEDDLERs' Pa
DROyE IN WRdTHFUL moon.

slenth Mclaughlin Summoned 70 the Presence
and sterniy RsbuEed-worden Banished to
IIis Precinct ns = Nero Thief Taker-The
Disguise That O'Brieuo would Have worn.
Time: Yesterday morning ct 0 o'clock.
Scene: 800 Mulberry street. Private ofice OF
Stefano OBrieno, Padrone OF candy poddlers and
incidentally Chief of Detectives.
Weather: Chilly.
From the audience only the back OF the Acting
inspectors desk Is visible. The atmosphere
above 1t appears to be agitated in sympathy
with somebody sitting at the desk. Pictures Of
famous criminals on the wall are observed to
shuddcr violently. The picture Of cx-Chiof
Byrnes, which has been turned to tho wall,
wlnks joyously. o'Brieno appears around tho
edge Of desk. He is in his stocking feet. In
one hand no carries his shoes. In the other
three pairs OF rubbers. Crouching and looking
over his shoulders cautiously he approaches the
glazed door at the rear. The door 10 open. He
raps the glass with his shoes three times, slowly.
sTEFASo oBRiESo-Histi
srESooRAPHER HuoHEs ~cwithout. whispering through
the kcyholer-Histl what hol Histi
sTEFASo o'BRiESo creeps back to the desk. Enter,
over the transom. Ha0Aes. He slips just 40 he gets
through and falls to tho floor. o'Brieno appear from
behind his desk at n gallop, dragging a tape measure.
Ho measures the distance from the transom to tho
noor. o'Brieno makes q pencil calculation on his
cum.
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from myself. much less may l conceal IL from you,
sire
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