The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-09
HIS NAME WAS "BOBS."
TroubleS TriAlS Tribulation<. Love and Triumph of
 an Extraordinary Young Man.
BY REGINALD LANG. Copyright, 1ooa, by the Author.).

oy the Author.). Cmc,at; l. and md MT Van Nostrand sent in his name was we'll known, and he and his l companions were at once admitted to the sanctum or that dignified parsonage, the An: MT. Van Nostrand. this is an un- | expected pleasure" He bowed to the oth- CTS cordially. "Now tell me what can do
 T will let MT. Morgan tell his own story to you. Chief. and after he has finished you yoSa can .9 az ss S you see fit" ,., making no attempt to justify himself. The officer listened with more and more at- | tenuon as the tale proceeded, and at the
 pse ns knee thsa MT. Morgan. You are exonerated from all blame. in my opinion. but at any rate you nave ,ha. turned ,, States evidence; Now "S you as shall send. to this rendezvous?" | O. yes, indeed; 1t is very simple. That ! Is the least of the difflculties." | What do you consider the real trouble that we shall encounter?" | Getting your men. You must send | your people at such an hour that they will not meet anyone. I can assist you in. though in soce sense you will have to | though in some sense you will have to so dispose them that they will not be seen tunately there is another room in which l you can put some of the men. You will have to have a man outside the door I ing, now that think of it, and he can get in there"
 Your idea Is to surround them prac- tically?'
 Exactly. Otherwise you will never get and get shot"
 We will do our best to shoot frst.' | There Is one man that you will have hard work to catch, if you catch him at all: and have my doubts your being able
 which is he?'
 'He is called London.H is an English man and far above the rest in ability"
 He is not on my list. I have Reddie Fitzgerald. Shorty Dugan and Jim Kee- gan"
 T did not suppose that you had London. In fact, was quite sure of it. He is man of infinite resources"
 70. not in the least Quite a different sort of man. He is evidently educated and isl certainly very able"
 The better educated they are the hard CT they are to catch, and the more able are they in their profession"
 T judge so."
 problem. I will detail some of my most able officers. Five should be enough. They will report to you this evening. At what hour would you sugest?"
 1t is just between hours, so to speak.
 They wiN in all probab bility have left the rooms and will not be back till perhaps
 At 7:3O, surely. Good morning, gentle
 men. let us hope for good luck in our en-
 terprise. MT. Morgan. I am more than
 this gang of housebreakers has weighed
 upon my mind. They are evidently respon- . sible for most of the large robberies of the last three years" were. and doubt if my loss has affected Home said MT. Van Nostrand to the ! footman. and then turning to the others he added, "a good mornings work. in my , opinion. What do you think, Elliott?" "I agree with you perfectly. and am proper care is taken. I think that we can which will be a. gain" "I think" said Bobs meditatively, "that
 if we can get Reddie Fitzgerald you will get the principal man that wants me. if
 not the only one."
 E CHAPTER XXXv. This is MT. Morgan, take it," said a f tall well built man as Bobs came into the , hall on a summons from the footman. "Yes, I am MT. Morgan. The man said ! that Mr Phelps wanted to see me-"
 "I am MT. Phelps" said the man, smil- ing. Sergeant Phelps. at your service. Of course we had to come in plain clothes
 or the alarm would have been given" How stupid of me; that detail had nev- CT entered my head. I must admit
 Mot at all stupid, sir. Most people as-
 sociate us with our uniforms and can . not think of us otherwise. Are you ready to start, MT. Morgan?" o Quite ready, sergeant and the sooner !, p that we get away the better. imagine, " 5 Bobs put on his coat. took his hat and | gloves, and the two left the house quick ,, ly and quietly.
 Here is a carriage. MT. Morgan. and , | if you will tell Stanton how to direct his n n driver to the nearest point that we car a go without exciting notice, 1t will save us all time. We can easily go in this cal
 with Stanton on the box with the driver 'I Bobs gave clear directions to the pa. II trolman. and the rest having found room . l in the cab. they were soon on the way tC | the point of destination. e He has stopped. MT. Morgan. sait Phelps, "this is where you said that wt l. had better get out, Is 1t not?" f Yes" answered Bobs. opening the cal :, block and half. a street to the right anc n we afe there." The others tumbled ou e after him and the carriage was dismissed | with orders to being called at the mair e station when wanted. II The six men walked in such a manner u as not to appear to be all together. anC T sion. Fortunately, when they turned int walking from one avenue to another. sc that they were again unnoticed.
 This Is the doorway" said Bobs, turn
 ing sharply to the left and pushing oper
 swinging door,.
 It had evidently been a large, old-styl,
 dwelling house of some pretensions, whicl T had been made over in a primitive man l. ner into offices.
 How many fiights?" whispered the ser. 2 geant.
 TWO" was the reply. "then the first
 door on the left of the landing. The dool . to the right is the closet that spoke s of for your man to hide in when he hears U them coming. He is instructed to wal 5 there, on the chance of catching fourtl man if three come at first, is he not?" r Yes, and he understands just what is Y wanted. He is a good, strong chap anG quick, too; think he will get his man il
 he has a chance"
 > "He will have to be both quick anC . strong to catch the man we want, I as
 sure you. l do not hear a sound in the
 building as yet'
 Quietly they made their way up the two flights in couples and soon all were con- 3 gregated on the upper landing. Bobs turn