The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-14

U0~ ". Dol" . - " F" " " ID "N " " A" - " - ID
; Howl Became a DeiectiYe:
was born and brousl n ne
country. when I came - be twenty
one held 4 consul tirticn with myself
ana decided that would cast my LOT
with city people aRvins sulEeient
funds to keep me wRfle hunting Tor a
situation, / packed my traps took .
train for Chicago. found boarding
place and began my hunt
one day when came to my room N
the evening found an envelope that
had been left for me by the postmall--
had left my address with the post
ranster-contafnin simple adyertis-
ing card. was about to throw both
into the wastebasket when noticed
something written In lead pencil on the
card. Taking 1t to the light. read;
q lOsk ~ Si2s4 9Th.
II seemed to me that some one had
been figuring on the card, and again !
started to throw It into the wastebas-
ket- But. having an hour before din
ner. with nothing to do but brood over
nv failure to obtain situation, sat
down with It and amused myself try
ing to puzzle out what the writer had
been figuring. Having nothing to guide
me, I failed to make even start.
When I went down to dinner left
the card on the table. On returning to
my room while debating whether
would nut In the evening among the
gay crowds on the principal thorough
fares or in my room I took up the ad-
vertising card and began to puzzle over
the writing on It
After comfortable study made mp
my mind that it concealed message
Suddenly possible interpretation OF
the 4 = % occurred to me. The day
was April goth. April was the fourth
month, and the 22d would be the day
after tomorrow The next possible IN
terpretation reached was 1921 9th.
which decided meant 3423S Sixth
street or avenue. With these two
links I was not long in deciding that
1o1I n meant half past 10 o'clock at
night. If this was correct decipher-
ing something was to happen on the
22d of April at half past 10 In the
evening at 3421S Sixth street or ave
nue. There was no Sixth avenue IN
the city. so It must be Sixth street
was so curious in the matter that
1 went out at once to visit 3421A Sixth
street. II there was a half number
would suspect my Interpretation to be
correct. was astounded to find the
half number could scarcely believe
nv eyes. The house was only about
twelve feet front, very old brick
shanty There was no light in it, and
it was locked tight.
| 1t occurred to me that IL the person
for whom the card was intended did
not get it the scheme-H 1t was a
scheme-wouid be spoiled. So the next
day I returned 1t to the postofhce- I
was between two horns of dilemma
The first was, Should go to the po-
lice with a story that would almost
certainly prove me fool? and the sec
ond was to watch alone to see II any
thing happened spent two days of
wearing indecision. and when the
night of the ed came on had come
to no conclusion. At 10 o'clock went
to the building In question and wait
led. It may seem that I should have
notified the police, but who except a
lcrack Drained fool would have made
case even for suspicion out OF such
gauzy evidence?
At half past 10 exactly cart came
numbering along the street and stop
ned In front OF 34215. The cartman
went to the door. looked about hin1-I
was concealed behind a tree box
gave two light raps and after a Few
seconds a third, the door was opened,
and he was admitted. expected to
see a light in the building, but did not
Presently two men came out carrying
a box. One locked the door, and to-
vether they carried the boxto the cart,
put it in and drove away.
oh. why had not had the courage of
conviction to notify the police?
/ followed at a distance for several
miles when the men drove into a lane
running past the rear OF country
house. on which was barn. They took
the box into the barn. went near
nnd. listening, heard them up in the
hayloft Then they came down. get
fins, out of the way, OF course-and,
jumping on the cart, they drove back
Marking the spot so that l should
know It again, lost no time in max
ing my way back to the city and to po-
lice headquarters. simply told the In
spector what had witnessed, and in
| ten minutes he, with two policemen
and myself. was driving to the barn.
Cautiously prylng open the door, we
entered, went up into the loft and
found the box concealed under the hay.
Taking 1t back to headquarters, the IN
spector invited me into his private Of
fee, where Il was opened. 1t contained
gold, bank notes and bonds to the
amount OF $4,000.
1 was enjoined to keep the matter a