Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Matte was a brave girl.
"YOu shall not hav


the money into his pocket. She tried
the chair to the floor, and as she
gasped and ceased to breathe he
walked out of the Office with a sang
froid which would have deceived even
Mr.. Hamley had he met him.
It may have been a minute, it may
have been five, that the girl lay there
before the door opened and Dant
walked in. Seeing her PROSTATE form
he went to her and, succeeded in re.
storing her to consciousness just as
the manager returned. Both listened
to her story, told rather disconnect-
edly; then Dant called carriage with
the avowed intention of taking her
home, and Mr.. Hamley went to inform
the police of the robbery.
About an hour before the thief
entered the Office, Bob Newell, wor k
ing at bench observed man watch
ing the factory from house across
the way. There was nothing in this
to cause comment, bnt Bob soon saw
that Dant was lowering near, his eyes
on the man, and evidently nervous.
When Mr.. Hamley presently came
out of the Office, Dant's agitation in.
creased; he passed the window. wav
ing his handkerchief with feigned
careless ness. The man over the way
at once left his position and crossed
the street, disappearing up the office
steps.
All of these movements Newell
watched with growing interest, but
with no thought of any danger until,
upon the gtranger's coming out again
and walking hurriedly away. Dant
made some trivial excuse and went
down to the office. Newell wondered
what called him there, but made no
movement until he saw Dant assist
Miss Hendry, who seemed ill, into
carriage and drive away.
Something has happened to
Mattie," Newell thought, and filled
with alarm he ran down stairs, reach
ing the front of the Office just as the
carriage disappeared around the cor
ner of the street in which the Hen
drys lived. He ran after it, and saw
it disappear through gateway short
distance down the avenue, Matte
lived at it's extreme end. Something
was radically wrong. Bob ran up to
a policeman who at that moment came
from side street.
'Smith, you are the very man I
want. There has been trouble at the
office, I don't know what, and one of
the workmen, Dant, has taken Miss
Hendry, the stenographer, away in
closed carriage. 1t has entered the
private grounds of one of those fine
houses you see in the distance. Go
and see where there are fresh wheel
tracks from the road across the walk.
suppose you cannot arrest any one
on mere suspicion, but if all were
right Miss Hendry would have been
taken home instead of to that place.
1 will go into Doctor Browns Office
here, borrow coat and follow you"
The policeman went down the
avenue, easily found the tracks lead
ing from the freshly sprinkled street
into the grounds of one OF the houses,
and strolled beck to meet Newell.
The two then went directly to the
house and rang the door bell. A
burly Irishman, looking entirely out
of place, appeared, and in reply to
Newell's inquiry said there was no
Miss Hendry there, and no such man
as James Dant. nor did he know of
any carriage driving in recently.
The policeman was without author
ity, so nothing could be done; but New
ell, firmly convinced that he was on the
right track, left Smith on guard,
hurried back to the Office, and found
there the chief of police and two de-
tectives with Mr.. Hamley. To them
he told his story from the beginning,
and taking the three officers with him,
went back to the suspected house.
They found the door fastened, and
receiving no response to repeated
summons, finally broke it in, only to
find the place apparently deserted;
but as Smith declared that no one had
left it they began search which re-
suited in finding Miss Hendry locked
in closet, while in the cellar were
Dant, the Irishman and the thief.
The last named was the only one of
the trio who was armed, and when he
saw the muzzles of three revolvers
pointing his way he made haste to
surrender, and turned over the money
which he still had in his pockets.
The party, prisoners and all, re-
turned to the factory, and after tell
ing Mr.. Hamley the story of the cap
ture the police departed with the
criminals, leaving Newell, Mr.. Hamley
and Miss Hendry together. Mr.. Ham
ley was the first to speak. Turning
to Newell he said
"Young man, you have done us
great service today, and do not know
whether we owe more to your persist
ence or to Miss Hendry's courage. I
am going to take the liberty, how
ever, of giving each of you in behalf
of the company, $3.50. And by the
way, Newell, you may now consider
yourself assistant superintendent Of
your department.
The efforts of the two to thank him