The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-04
DYKEMAN's
PROWEsS
IorianaLl

one u us-Wns CONSTANTLY ueateu oy
him 10 some fanStul exploit in which
be had been engaged, though he moo
sstly left al the credit TO some one else.
Al oDs rtms he bad come upon man
orgpuwersd by tootpads tust In time,
With TIE assistance OF others. 70 drive
The raScaIs 90. At another he bad res
Susd shvIhd fFom The fourth story OF q
buyuinG budding Mentioning by the
pay that a woman bad been rescued
from tbs 9TH sorry by some one eIss
undQy EzR more dtf1euk Circumstances
Then there woe constant encounters
With men IN the -tives,T where Dyke
man conddeY0d Il DscesSLTy % ~ ~
the pmsuanee Of some % his assign
meuts Tor criminal news. Occasionally
some uESa not acquainted With nam
would hear him recount these eplsooes
and sn0ev, but those OF us who De
Ionsed 20 the gang as We disre-
speetfuLly referred 20 ourselves Ds-
Eered that DyAenan was simply sur
feEing from having got into the wrong
sphere OF LIE and bis stories q adTen-
tIrrs were ntsAnss u steam frm MS
safety valve.
-You were missing Inst night Dyke
man. would shy 70 htm az dinner
when we were assembled az the hftle
restaurant IN the alley where We al
dined together. Where do you spend
yuus evenings when oR dutyT
Last ntsht-Iet me SEQ All, | re-
,nemherI Ialst night l WINS walking
on- street when woman threw up
a window tn h0use l vas passing
and cried for help. 1 went In ana
found thief. who had got into the
second floor OF the house while the
family were ut dinner. just climbing
down a IatdcewoFS from rear porch.
l reached over and, setzins his coat
collar drew h4m up Just then 20
lIceman entered, and 1 turned nun
oveT'
ibid my one else come IN for any Of
the crOdIt?- asked one Of the gang
~YQS \ was all due 30 the woman
who called for help She bad induced
the man TO enter closet by assuring
him that be would md the SILVER there,
and when she got him in she slammed
the door and turned the hey. How
ever, the door was fTail and be broke
it down tell sou she vas plucSy,
that woman
"But where were you the night be-
fore and the night before that! You
are never with Us any more. DO you
rescue snme one every ntghtr
a panied expression came OReT his
face. and FASTENED 70 add:
Never mind, dear boy. You shall
spend your evenings where you please
Nevertheless curiosity got the better
of us, and many were our Discussions
US 20 boU Dykeman occupied his nf
sure huns One sad that he was So
cPetly tasIng boxing lessons, another
that be had tOined the militia and was
giving Oh his spare time In dHtll. Dyke
man himself when invited With the
subject gave out that he had JOB to
shadow mnltimilionaira-
Time gave DO explanation, 80 Mt Inst
we coOcsu1ud TO hunt up one for CUP
selves Choosing On evening when
we wesO NIL on duty together. we made
our arrangements 10 follow Dykeman,
WIN you go 70 the theater This even.
in2Y nzb9d him. we are all OF
tonight aInd can taso In Roy shov ypu
like" ..'~..-'4't'T"EtHSl.sS>iSS'a
'-ThAnAs. / would Ike to be with
Yuu, but you sse'-
Fl dna't 500"
S~WRr Ihen theRe IA n 6anE-
"which Is 20 be robb0d tonight"
~How did you know that:"
Never mind 60 on
~PhSy need some man who is quick
on the trigger, who hos plenty OF
mnscBSS-
That win do; business before pleas
uTs. You can 90 10 tho theater with
MS some other evening"
We left Dysem1n sitting over glass
OF sour wine md SAILED forth, osteu.
sibly 20 the theater, really TO places
of concealmeDt, from which we
watched TIL he came out, then followed
him, lie soon stopped ut candy
store, from which he emerged with n
paper Of sweets
us be eutng to head on tile bank
robbers By preppcring them with bon,
bonsY' remarked one of the gang"
a second stop was at fruit stand
where be purchased some luscious
peaches and yellow bananas.
Il $50" said another. He's going
to scatter the skins on the floor IN
front Of the vault. md tho robbers
VIII ind their feet in the air and
themsefves ON their backs
There wcTe no more stops till Dyke
man entered little tVame trap on tho
outskirts Of the city. He went in at
the door. and we took position at the
wtndDw. A dim light shone within,
and thaEe was half I'm inch Of space
between the window shade and sdn
through which we peCred from the
outstda- little girl Of some seven
or eight years wns lying on a couch.
Her cheeks were thin, heV eyes were
large and Lustrous with diseasa. and
their expression as they fared upon the
great muscular figure Of Dykeman was
that OF one who bad waited hungrpy
for hIm all through the long day. She
threw beF thin arms about him ms he
bent over her and pattSd his broad
back, the only manifestation of beT
delight Visible 70 Us DOW that he was
between her and US. Then the candy