The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-20

sand each, if possible, interrupted 'Trefny," smiling blandly.
 The clerk disappeared lowing, came back with the money, laid it before Cheever and departed. Trefny reached across the table, picked up the money, counted it, placed 1t in his Inside pocket, waved his terrible cane as in salute and said:
 Thank you. I want but ten minutes to catch my train. If you pursue me within that time I'll come back and wreck the bank as a mere matter of protest. Adios, senor.. and he was gone.
 Of course Cheever had sent a messen- ger to the police inside of two minutes. They held the train, but they didn't find Trefny, nor anybody like him. They searched the town, and about an hour later found the robber, slippered and at ease over his cigarette and high ball in his sunptuous room at the Hotel del Orinoco. He was engaged in wri- ting a letter, too, So he did not forestall the approach of ten officers in time to seize the awful cane which stood harm less in remote corner while Trefny looked calmly enough into the muzzles of six rifles. As none of his captors could speak English, and only Cheever was there to complete his Identification, messenger was dispatched for the magistrate, who presently arrived to begin an inquiry. When the court was thus installed, and the prisoner put un- der oath, this odd criminal explained matters thus:
 s'In the first place, gentlemen, espec- ially you, MT. Cheever. put yourselves at ease about that cane. It's quite harmless, even in my hands. It's a sword cane That's the worst that can truthfully be said about it. Now, my name is Homer o. Dunlevy of New : York, and I robbed the Banco del Prado don't laugh, gentlemenjust to test my personal courage.
 Cheever sneered and the magistrate put his tongue in his cheek. ] 'oh, I assure you, gentlemen. see? holding up the letter he had begun, T was just in the act of writing letter of explanation to you, MT. Cheever, I-''
 You had better quit this foolishness and, if you are telling the truth. return the fifty thousand dollars you stole ''
 II didn't steal it, should say. Steal ing implies skulking, sneaking
 stealth so to speak Besides, really needed the money and intend to keep it."
 Put on the manacles,'' ordered the magistrate, gathering courage after a hesitating glance at the walking g-stick.
 But protest!" cried Trefny, looking quite pained as he saw the fierce glances of Cheever. T protest, MT. Cheever. Don't you understand ?'
 Understand! The devil! Of course I don't understand anything but that you forced me to pay you fifty thousand dollars on worthless {.
 "Check?" interrupted Trefny, or Dun levy, as he claimed. Why, my dear sir, that check is as good as gold. Have you tried to cash it? Of course, you haven't I might have known you were too excited to think Of that. But, be- fore explain any further, would you, MT. Cheever, and you, Senor,' to the wondering magistrate, would you mind IdklHS 5Hly cHecH NJ over 10 the Eldza bank? It will be paid quite readily, on
 my word. All you have to do is to in dorse it. My deposit and letters of credit are more than enough to cover it | I'll wait here with these pleasant but
 over-zealous warriors of the police. Cheever and the magistrate consulted l together for a moment. Then they went away together. When they re- turned in ten minutes they were smil- 1, ing audibly. The check was good. Chi 5ca oos T3 eonrd- Herald. t98