Newport daily independent., 1903-04-08

figured out little scheme.
 ''I'll get up test case" he remarked to himself, "the outsiders versus Mix ley, and see what comes of it."
 One night at dusk the watchman was skimming noiselessly along in over- shoes, when large, burly figure dart ed out of the shadow and laid it's hand on Mixley's arm. Mixley turned quick as wink, and turned his light upon the mans face.
 "Lordy, cully," said the man, "don't do that. l want to see youse I'm d new one to you. You're Mixley, ain't you?"
 Mixley smiled and nodded. Yep" he replied, easily, what's up?"
 The other man shuffied around bit uneasily. Say, here" he blurted out whats it goin' to cost me to do a turn here an there in this neighborhood? !? I'm a quiet sort of party and they won't never catch me, and they won't ever know you put me on. You put up half dozen good houses, and I'll go whacks with you, fair and square better'n the other fellows. What've you got that ain't or your list?"
 Mixley smiled again. "Well, I don't know," he returned. q like your looks, and if you're on the squaTs. why But say, see here," he contin- ued, T don't write nothing down. You keep the places in your head, see? And you whack up every time, see? If you don't, you know what comes. It1l be Mixley after you good an strong, don't you forget" The other nodded uneas- fly, but reassuringly. "Ill play you fair" he returned
 Well, then" said Mixley, "Pll give 'em to you one at time. Take this HalloweR place on the corner-it's a good haul, lots O stuff, and Hal lowell hisself is great big coward. You'll have no end of an easy time. And for the next"
 "Yes," responded the burglar, eagerly, "the next-'
 "Humph, responded Mixley, ''that's enough-one at time. You tackle Hallowell's, and tackle it tonight, and you whack up, an then we'll see, an not before. Understand?"
 Circumstances favored the bur glar. Everybody in the Hallowell house went out that night, except a servant girl, way up in the peak of the roof. She didn't count. The house was as dark as pitch A big, burly figure, which until now had been merely a part and parcel of the darkness, now crept warily across the lawn. It was the burglar. He reached the basement window, and there was a slight clink of metal as he pulled forth a jimmy which was so bran new that it twinkled as he used it. He seemed to be an anna teur, for he fumbled at the window for some time.
 Blame these things" he said, q thought it would be easy work" Finally there was snap, and the window was raised, and the man started to crawl in.
 At that moment a firm hand was laid upon his shoulder, and he turned fearfully and hastily around. There stood Mixley with a revolver leveled at him. "So ho, my buck" said Mix ley. this is new one on me-" The man uttered an exclamation and turned incontinently to run. Mixley let him run across the lawn, and then fired-in the air. Don't shoot-don't shoot" exclaimed the man, weakly, q won't run away" He didn't.
 A crowd came running up, among them policeman. Mixley and the cop secured their man and marched him through the town down to the station. The burglar made no at tempt to escape, but attempted all sorts of explanations to account fo, his predicament. Mixley and the czD merely laughed at them.
 That's all right, old man." said. Mixley, getting good straight hold on the prisoner, that sort of stuG don't go down with Mixley--he's to5 old a bird"
 Here he is, cap," said Mixley, tri- umphantly, when they reached their destination. He's new one, l guess. I never saw him afore" As he said it, nevertheless, he took a tight hold on himself and silently chuckled.
 And then it all came out. TLe big, burly rufiian abjectly removed his hat and big wig and wiped the dirt off his face, and stood before them in his true character-as Hal4 lowell, the unbeliever in private watchmen, the doubter of P. Mix ley.
 Hallowen explained-he didn't do it very well, He cut a sorry figure. Mixley explained. Mixley did it well for a reporter was present to take down all that he said. AIxley felt very sore, he said, in his oracular way, that any of the residents of the town should doubt him. He said he proposed to make an example of MT. Hallowell-he said, also, that he ought to have shot him on sight.