The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-06-15

you, please, /" in the most natural man

scrutiny, for he handed me the slip /
lighted my cigarette, put out the paper
and threw it on the floor so that it went
well under my chair. / then resumed
my seat and awaited developments !
A few minutes later the man left.
| and with my heart in my mouth pick
ed up the paper and spread 1t out Part
of the writing was burned. but what
remained almost made me yell with tri-
umph. It ran thus:
Attempt will be made tonight
Colonel Lewis house in
approach from back garden in Carbon st.
Black Jake and Ned Sawyer.
That was sufficient for me. 1t was
plain that Colonel Lewis house was to
be the scene of q desperate outrage
and his residence blown up by dyna-
mite. I shook with excitement. It was
plain as daylight.
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When the curtain Of night dropped
like a stormcloud over the palpitating
city Ia rather fine phrase. 1t found me
concealed in the. shrubbery of Colonel
Lewis garden in Carbon street
Determined not to be,hanticipated. ]
had reached the rendezvous much earlier
than was necessary, 30 I had plenty of
time to work out my schemes
"They will climb that wall, ~ solilo-
quized. "They will walk along this
flower bed, so as not to make noise on
the gravel, and mo doubt the first start
will be made on that French window.
will let them go on. The great thing is
to catch them in the act. Their object
is not plumber. They win burst open the
window and go straight up stairs, with
Nemesis ON their track. ~. - L
"Then." continued, '.comes the re-
ward Of valor-the wreath of laurels,
the columns in the newspapers, the
universal admiration of my country
men, shall be the idol Of England. the
lion Of the age. ! shan'-
Something or somebody gripped me
suddenly by the back Of the neck.
Somebody else put his hand over my
mouth, and the two together threw me
on my back with unnecessary violence
For moment was stunned. When
my senses returned and I opened my
eyes, I could just discern the sinister
features of my friend the villain, who
was kneeling spitefully ON my chest
The other man was there too. He was
holding me by the hair.
edo you know him, Simpson," said
one. -
"No; I've never seen him before that
I can recollect.
"Seeras sleepy sort for one of Jake 8
gang"
A light broke upon me. "Gentle.
men," I said, "are you"- s#
I am sorry to say those few words
caused me still more humiliation. They
literally jumped on me and finished
up by ramming two handkerchiefs into
my mouth.
What surprised me most and partly
confirmed my suspicious was that one
with which he decorated my wrists.
Having completed this little pro-
gramme, they both eat on me and with
the coolest cheek you can. imagine.
After listening to their conversation
for a quarter of an hour without
being able to join in. I came to the
conclusion that ! had committed an
egregious error. From their remarks I
gathered that the two persons whom
had the honor Of supporting were not
Black Jake and Ned Sawyer, but two
detectives from Scotland Yard. -.
I tried to make them understand that
wished to explain things, but they
smiled in most provoking manner and
were not at all kind to me- I tried to
think, but my brain was in whirl Be-
fore had succeeded in quieting it the
excitement Of the evening commenced.
A stealthy tread was heard, slight
rustling Of the grass, which I should
hardly have noticed myself. Two dark
forms crept along in the shadow of the
wall They made for the French win
dows and silently set to work. Two
minutes later a pane Of glass had been
cut out and deposited on the ground.
One minute after that Black Jake
and Ned Sawyer were surprised to find
themselves looking stupidity down the
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's''No nonsense. Jake, = said my friend
Of the morning. ''You are fairly bowAed
ont this time. my lad. The house Is
surrounded andse.I have q dozen men
within call .. ~
I managed 70 get out Of 1t, although
circumstances looked so black against
me- Detective McF adden and his assist 1
ant had noticed me following them.
They informed the magistrate that =
was more Of a fool than a rogue, which.
opinion my employer. who ives called
to give evidence as TO my characfer,k
heartily confirmed ssa
After this incident tried many dif-j
ferent trades and professions In order to,i
find the one for which I was most suit
ed, but without success Tit Bits.
Isolated Peop4es.
Perhaps the most isolated tribe of
people in the world issthe Tshuktshi, "a
People occupying the northern portion
Of the peninsula Of Kamchatka and the
country northward toward Boring
strait These peol<s are practically in