The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-22
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l began TO weary OF the task and my
bones were aching with the horribly hard
seat; but about twelve o'clock L had my
reward, for then a man muffled TO the
ears appeared, and began to grope eau
uously over the turf below my perch. AT
ter some patient crawling and feeling
with his hands. he produced a trowel, and
after swift look around began 10 turn
up the turf, and throw out the earth
with marvellous celerity. mo-
! nnent or TWO safficed for the task: the
trowel struck on something metallic, ana
in a moment he had tugs d out tin deed
case, such as lawyers use, which ne
! opened with subdued exclamation OF de-
I light. revealing for a moment the fact
that II was hlled 20 the lid with papers
OF various kinds. That was all the length
! could allow him TO go With one spring
1 was down at his back, with my two
hands EuOtted firmly TO his throat car
/ rying him over on his face, box ana an
! with the impetus | had gained in the de-
scent. Though taken completely by sur
prise, the man instantly made desperate
efforts TO wriggle round so as 90 face me;
but / pounded his face deep into the dirt
he had thrown out. whistlng out sharp
/ and shrill 70 the others. only too con-
I scious OF my inability TO hold him long.
the moment his leg was within reach OF
| the wriggling ruffian's face IL was seized
/ by the calf in a set Of dog-like teeth, and
i bitten nearly through. MSweenys
! frightful yell as he dropped on the ground
I quickened the movements of the other
two, and they pinned him by the legs aud
, hair, not a moment too soon, while i
| pulled back his arms and snapped the
I handouts on his wrists In spite of every
/ contortion and effort he made TO elude
! the steel
I I'm murdered-Fm kiltw groaned
/ NJ MSweeny. "Begorra, II its not Snap
ping Andy we've got. I'll let him nibble
4 OF. the calf of me other leg free gratis"
| wrenched the Grape from my own
/ face and the men turning our prisoner
! over At the same moment, we slmulta-
/ neously recognized each other.
"MGoNani" he cried, in abject sur
I prise
Swapping Andyv ] returned. even
more sstonished than my prisoner. why,
what on earth took you far out of
+ your own line? l thought fencing paid
4 you too Well for you To trench on the
cracksman's ground%
You don't mean TO say had anything
/ 10 do with the robbery he shouted, with
/ a wonderfully conceyned and horrined
! look. 81 can swear ] never touched or
I saw these papers or that tin box before"
'Ay. you're good at swearing" / coolly
I sively.
| Hell be swearing next that he hasn't
/ taken his supper off my leg. said
| MSweeny. with a groan.
! II can clear myself can prove an
/ alibi. / can tell you who IL was that did
/ the job, he desperately persisted; then.
| after a start and pause, he muttered
/ with deep oath, II believe it's all been
I a trap, and I've been done by that
! 'F'ifty-two Tom He's your man. Get
/ him, and I'll bear witness against him"
ITS too late: we've got one man and
! that viii do in the meantime" l coldly
| returned
You've no proof he shouted.
"ruts-and you taken with the box in
! your hand? Take him away ana help
! ing up the groaning NJ Sweeny, and 6iv-
! ins him a lean all the way. We left the
Meadows perfectly satisfied with our
nights work.
When nearing the Central Ofice.
/ shabby tgure sided up 10 US and raised
! it's hands In affected surprise. and with
growl Andy recognised "Fifty-two Tom
| What have you took him forY' he in
! quired OF one of the men; and being an
swered. he appeared more horrihed than
ever, and I'm a tone OF virtuous reproach
! exclaimed: oh Andy, how could you try
! that?--every man To his own linc!'
A torrent OF furious defamation from
Andy followed. He wanted us 10 seize
| "lEifty-two' there and then; but that
( worthy showed his sense OF security by
! coolly entering the Office with Us, and adj
! ding several statements tending 10 fur
ther implioate Andy. ON examining the
| tin case | was disappointed TO Ind that
everything was there but the gold watch.
"Praps youll get ii down al his shop"
| suggested Mr.. "Fifty-twos' but he's got
some patent hides, so It's possible you III
I not nose it."
| Andy was locked up after making Wig
| orous and emphatic statement to the ef-
| feet that "Fitty-two' was the real thief,
! and then paid visit 20 his shop. This
| was ostensibly place where secondhand
boots and shoes could be bought and
| sold. Andy in his prison experience hav-
! ing learned enough OF the art to he able
10 cobble a little. l searched high and
I low for the watch; but though laid bare
! more than one hide, l found them all
! empty and was beginning TO fear that the
watch had been got rid OF In the usual
/ way through some of the export agents,
| when my attention was attracted to a
I pair OF remarkably heavy boots standing
| on an upper shelf. The peculiarly of
| this pair was that one of them was COW
/ cred with dust. the second appeared To
\ have been only recently handled and was
| almost clean. looked at the boots, felt
! inside OF them, and then turned them bot
! tom up, when | was at once struck with
1 the size OF the heels, which were not fit
ted with iron plates, like the soes, but
( with a smooth and almost nail-less piece
\ Of leather. ] looked az The heel closer;
| and while VI Sweeny held the candle
nearer ! tried 20 pincn and prise at the
| edge with the point OF my knife. As
! did So my eve chanced to light on the
4 scared face OF Andys wife whom we had
/ reused out Of bed 10 make the search,
I and in the terrified glance she returned.
| ] read that / was Mt last on the right
! scent Another dig or two Of the knife
! brought tbs top OF the heel clean away,
| when / found that u he'd simply been
| glued on-the heel itself being "a hollow
! -. L.. ...ha.n No. rnurrI,. I-.nl nlAalnnL Mr