The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-01

| AiS was leil gentleman, WAS Mr..
Graham. He settled his bills promptly
every month, aud he wouldn't buy
anything but the best meat. | can't
understand it at all. "
In truth, the leading butcher of
Hishbury- Crescent, one of London S
| fashionable suburbs, was sorely puZ-
zled. He seemed to take it as "a per.
sonal atfront because the Scotland
Yard detective took away his GUS
toner, who never failed to pay mp on
timei 1T certainly was Il district loss
to every tradesman in the vicinity OF
Highbury.
Hes slick IN. said the delec-
tive to himself and if he gets away
from me-the finest gentleman burg
lar in my time.
Robert Graham didn't get away. lie
has been amazing London for MONTH
/ hy telling how he worked his business
Each crook has one or more weak
| spots, and Mr. Graham's failings at
| first, i'll not taking what would seem
to be ordinary, all-round precautions.
and, second, in talking freely when
lie has got TO the end Of his rope
For five or six years Graham lived
| Mt HiShbury. lie and his family. con
siStlng of his wife, two children and
| himself, occupied handsome house.
| furnished with taste. His family knew
no more about how they got their
/ living than did the ncighbors. To all
/ Graham gave out that he was a retired
bookmaker, who had invested his
earnings carefully. He entertained
| quietly aud well. After the dinner
hour had passed he proved himself q
/ delightful entertainer. as in the course
| of years on the turf he had accumu-
lated Il stock of good stories lie was
away from home frequently, but then
a retired bookma!icr has many old
| cronies.
/ At the same time, he wa \ good
| deal of Il home man. lie was thirty
five years old, good looking, fair OF
hair and complexion, though rather
| short of stature. His family thought
| everything of him. Had death reached
him before the detective he would
have been called 10y the obituary
writers a "kInd husband and an in
duIgent father" He went to church
every Sunday, though he drew the
line at weekday services. \ fine car
ria8e aud high-stepp horses took
his family to church. lie loved uui-
mails and flowers. His two cbildre,
had donkey on which to disoort
themselves, while he had bio mostifs
to which he was fondly attached. He
had taken prizes al the bench shows,
| and much money had been spent on
| his kennels. He owned. too. several
race horses. though he seemed +,
have no need for the money they won
| for him.
And no wonder, ro, orf,r ,,, ,,..,...,
of his life rorn nnt Lo I,,,.,a.,.i 49,
| his yearly e,rnirgs Inv +I,a 80 ,l.,,,.
/ bronnbt hin, in rrnr, .Y.[ ana ,|st-n .
| 600 and i'm fvo ~. -, ,,,,,,... H.. H.,
made what in American move. ,,.,,,I. ,
be nearly a million
He had kcnt thn st,.o;,,,,. a,J .
row wov for rontl, 90 CIV -. u.
fell into tbe hands Of tho dnfocti,.,,
I becouse he had lost hi, ,,,,,.,. ,,.,.i
| he reoIiZed snonc, M, 1,l,,. = ,,,o,,i. !
I be all mn with him His r,sc,t ,,,s
q cloth mask which was ma,Ie rrn,.,
/ Tho lirinc nC HE In
the suit in which ba wns r,,,rio,I
! He was supeysfitious ovoy tI,o I,.. 80
/ that mask but really had ro,4r;,,,, "a
| all TO do with his dnunfolI
One dav while bewast,II.;, ,r.Il,.
| with nm e1uoIlv ofablc ocrtIcn,,,, =,
/ paused for = moment 70 c,,nnieto ~.
business transaction with n frirnd l.,
was a fatal r,uss II. o,ve ,n liz
friend large check. Tho oenfl,,nnn