The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

THEM WHEELBARROW.
night job and the men who had been
working on the case it seemed hope
less.
The burglary insurance included the
services of night Waterman and a
burglar alarm system. Nothing seem
ed to be the matter with either of
these, and yet the block on Seaton
place had been repeatedly robbed.
OF late a special patrolman had been
assigned to the block, and all night
long he had tramped from one end of
the short street to the other. Seaton
place was only a block long. a fash
ionable residence block that offered
rich returns to the men who had sys-
tematically looted the houses.
None had seen them 90 in or out
though strict watch had been kept
Once they had even placed man in
each back yard to make certain that
no one could enter through the rear
and yet during that week of special
precaution three of the houses had
been robbed
The owners were of the ultra Eng
fish set. who seldom came to town
from their country places until after
the opera season set in, and already
the company stood to lose the better
part of its capital in paying off its
losses.
Danvers. looking about for a coign of
vantage. hit upon a theatrical boarding
house at the rear of the block. Here he
obtained a rear room. and for several
nights he kept vigil. The moon was in
its last quarter and it was not always
easy to keep watch, but he sat peerng
into the dusk, looking to see some one
jump the line of fences and attack the
houses from the rear. That entrance
was effected from the rear he was GER
tain. because the watch from the front
was too strict to be evaded
1t was the fifth night that. happening
to look up, he perceived a shadow
crossing the sky line of the houses. He
rubbed his eyes that were dropping
with sleep, but he still saw the shadow
advancing toward the opposite roof.
"They can't have flying machine"
he muttered to himself. IF they have
it's no wonder the boys couldn't locate
them. | guess I'll go up on the roof
and have a better look"
He stole out of the room and up the
stairs to the roof. The trap was left
open in pleasant weather to ventilate
the stuffy halls, and as he climbed
softly through the seuttle hole he al
most lost his balance.
Standing on the edge of the roof was
a second man, and even as Danvers
looked he stepped out over the edge of
the roof and glided toward the opposite
side.
There was third figure, a woman's,
and Danvers waited a moment to see
If she, too. would essay walking upon
the air but she made no effort to fol
low her companions example. and at
last the detective slipped through the
opening and crept softly behind her.
With bound he was upon her and
had clapped his hand over her mouth
before she could make cutlery. Even
in the dim light he could recognize her
as one of a trio of acrobats he had no
ticed at the tables. More than once
he had sought to attract her attention,
for she was a remarkably pretty girl,
but the two men with her resented
even a look and kept such close guard
over her that there had been no chance
to make her acquaintance.
"What are you up tor" he demanded
roughly. 81 am a detective"
"They thought you WERE" she gasp
ed as he raised his hand to permit her
to reply Don't let them catch me,
will you? They have gone to rob the
houses"
"But howY he asked curiously.
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