The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-20


when we get 10 Glendale | shall call
Hn officer TO arrest YOU II you try 10
leave the car before that ! shall de.
nounce you aud call for help"
Il see II appears that you are a
very determined young lady May |
ask how long you have followed the
detective business and whether you
are n private officer or attached to
some regular forcer'
IL Just saw your description In
the paper, and then saw you. she
faltercd, wondering when his dospcr
ute resistance would begin.
"And you wanted the reward, OF
course. II this IL your first detective
work let me compliment you ON your
persplcacity The plumber IT, OF course,
In this satchel"
1T is, sir. Don't talk TO me In this
honeyed way, as ! am on my guard.
The paper says you are slick, but you
are fairly caught this time"
The benevolent robher chuckied In
his throat He did more. He laughed
outright and seemed real pleased II
was three or four minutes before he
said
As you are the only one who has
the least suspicion OF me, aud AS !
do not care about term Ia state
prison, suppose we make compro-
mise. Let me hand you $1,000 and
slip quietly oT the car"
you needn't try anything OF that
sort with me-" answered the girl II
want the money badly enough, but
don't propose TO become your acces.
sorry"
Il was In hope you might see the
thing In different light. Are we
quite certain to find an officer Mt Glen.
daler'
"Qulte. SIR"
"Then | suppose shall have to sub
init quietly, but II does seem hard for
man who has gone through what l
have to be arrested by n girl just as ]
was clear Of all entanglements, ! shall
not seek to get away. II seens TO be
my fate"
He seemed 10 speak In honest tones,
but Bessie did not relax her vigilance,
and as soon as the car stopped at the
terminus she clutched the robbers
sleeve while she looked for police
man
There was one present. He came
forward, and, 10 her establishment, ho
smiled at the robber and said:
II see he was on the car. have got
a man to follow him all right"
"This-this man IL the robberw ex-
claimed Bessie AZ she frightened her
hold.
The policeman laughed, tho other
smiled, and It was minute before the
officer said
"Thats pretty good one. Miss
Clifton, lot me introduce you to De
tective Banker"
But II you aren't the robber, who
Is - she asked Of the man whom she
had terrified for ten miles OF the trip.
"He was on the same car with us.
my dear girl. The description given
out 10 the newspapers was a blind.
He came out here and hid the plnnder
and Is now here TO get hold OF It again
and clear out. didn't want to arrest
him until he had the goods on him.
You simply made little mistake, but
| shall not hold II against you"
Poor Bessie went home with tenrs
in her eyes She had felt that the
money was as good az in her hnnd.
and 10 lose II and be humiliated be-
,Ides hurt her feelings dreadfully. II
was "A fortnight before anything else
Then the man holding the
mortgage on the home announced that
[ had been satisfied, and o messenger
10Y left letter at the house contain.
ng $500 bill In substance the let
er said
II ann not exactly detective, but
me Of the victims Of the robbery. !,
IKE you, was doing u little detective
work on my own account. made
more out OF II than you did, ns ] got
he man and the plunder am Will
ng TO divide the honors with you. As
/ was the first time ever arrested
obber or was ever arrested for one,
,lease excuse the liberty take and
elleve me sincerely yours"
And the name signed at the bottom
vas that OF philaDthropist who had
one hundreds Of good deeds before
hat one.