Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04

SeemeQ tO tnlHk tudt Duft ldcbeu h sense of humor because he did not laugh at it
 When the good samaritan. armed with the key, arrived at the building on Fifth avenue, Mir. Poniatowski still languished within. Burt let him out, and received his thanks.
 You can take my cab if you want it." said Burt.
 "Thank you. mo-" replied Poniatow- ski. II won't deprive you of it, but it occurs to me that if you are to ride you may not need your umbrella, and-but, of course"
 Certainly" responded Burt.
 He was one of those men who miss many good things in this world for 1 lack of courage to ask for them, and he admired and enyied the opposite quality in others. 1t is probable that if Poniatowslki had asked him for the loan of five dollars he would have got it, but Poniatowsld did not know that
 He took the umbrella and strolled slowly up the avenue. Burt paused to 1 light a cigar in the shelter of the DOT tico. and while he was thus engaged he heard the sound of a key in the lock of the big door. Immediately much excited man, without a coat, rushed out and seized Burt by the arm.
 "What are you doing here?" he ex- claimed.
 If I don't look as if I were lighting a cigar.a said Burt, considerably offend ed, "you can have two other guesses."
 No fooling." responded the other; I'm the watchman of this building and-''
 The watchman, eh?" said Burt. Well, if you'd been attending to your business I shouldn't be here at all. I've just let out one of your tenants who was locked in. He called to me as l was passing. and l borrowed key from Mr. Leonard, of Miller < Leon ard"
 The watchman waved his hands in the air frantically.
 That man was burglar!" he cried. He caught me when l was making my rounds and locked me into an in side room on the eighth floor. I've been three hours getting out"
 "But, see here," said Burt; ''why didn't the burglar get out the way he got in?''
 Couldn't" said the watchman. "He got into the basement from the back alley, suppose. and after he'd sneaked upstairs, I locked the doors at both ends of this hall. That trapped him more'n half suspected something was wrong. and l was looking out pretty sharp, But he slammed a door on me, and locked it, and there I was"
 But he said he was PoniatowsIi," i pleaded Burt.
 "Poniatowski's laid up,' rejoined the watehman. "I know him."
 At this moment policeman hove in sight, and the watchman hailed him. A roundsman was only few steps be- Lind, and when the case had been ex- plained, Rounds sent the patrolman to report the robbery, and himself with the watehman and Burt went into the building to discover the extent of the damage.
 They found that the doors of several offices had been forced, and that safe in loan company's place of business had been opened.
 The patrolman, meanwhile, returned, and Burt was requested to walk over to the station house with him. Burt was not exactly under arrest, but the difference was not great enough to af- ford much relief to a sensitive and wounded spirit.
 ''The cap'n will want to hear your story" was what the roundsman said
 Burt and the patrolman went up to Twentieth street and turned westward As they were crossing Sixth avenue Burt suddenly caught sight of the al legged Poniatowski, who seemed to have just emerged from one of those ''all- night" restaurants quite common in that locality.
 "There's the mani" he cried, and started in pursuit.
 The patrolman, suspeeting a trick, was after him in less than second Burt outstripped his pursuer, and in half minute seized the so-called Poniatowski by the shoulder with one hand. and his umbrella with the other.
 What does this mean?" exclaimed the prisoner. Couldn't you wait till tomorrow for q 90-cent umbrella ?"
 Before Burt could reply the patrol man reached the spot. Convinced by Burt's conduct that he was not impli- cated in the burglary, he took the other man by the arm and mrached him off toward the Fifth avenue building The prisoner protested, but his captors needed him not
 They met the watchman and rounds" at the door.
 "These two maniacs,'' said the pris- oner, with much dignity, 'have put me under arrest. For what, should like to know?"
 "Poniatowsl1ii' exclaimed the watch man. q thought you were sick abed."
 ''So 1 have been up to a few days