The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-30
RACE FOR A TAIEF
Wild Chase Through the Streets
In the Heart of London.
A DETECTIVES QUICK WORK.

charges of incompetence contributor
to Blackwood's Magazine narrates an
incident in which he figured n few
years ago, when he accompanied his
wife to Bond street jewelers., where
she went in to match some pearls and
have some gems reset he awaiting
her on the street, where he smoked
his cigar He says:
II noticed three we'll dressed men
go into the shop and several women,
when suddenly one of the well dress
ed men came out through the glass
doors of the shop and pushed rapidly
past me as he turned up the street.
At the same moment ! was seized
violently by the arm by milkman
who had been arranging his cans on
his handcart just In front of the shop.
"'Quick, governor! he shouted. Aft
er him or we lose him! Look; he's pass
ed the bag to pair aa
"Now, for the life of me cannot
tell you what impelled me. I'm not
the kind of man that you can picture
tearing up Bond street In the wake
Of an agitated milkman. But there
was something in the grip that man
took of my arm that impelled me, so
that threw away my cigar and ran
after the man with the bag neck and
neck with the mikman. who exhorted
me to continue in my efforts by shout
ing:
Throw leg, governor! If we
lose him we lose him foreverv
I'VE tore up Conduit street. don't
know what the passersby thought. l
had no time to think of them. When
we reached Regent street our quarry
dived into the traffic like frog into
a mill race. We went In after him.
How l missed being knocked down
don't know. The milkman took the
same risks We were across almost
as soon as the man and sped after
him. don't know what streets we
doubled down. | know that at this
period 1t flashed across my mind that
was making conspicuous ass of
myself. Here | was racing down the
suns Of Soho at the bidding of a
strange milkman. who never stopped
In his exhortations to me.
"'Keep II UP and we'll get him!
"Our quarry doubled and tackled. but
we stuck to him till just as we were
pacing down the very worst looking
street of the lot he suddenly slipped
into d low house of which the door
was open. My milkman never lost a
second. He whispered hoarsely In my
ear:
"'Stop here, governor, and grab the
first person as comes out of that
house. no matter who he is! / know
the way behind
in fash he was gone. He had
nipped down an alleyway and dlsap-
peared. | felt real fool, and the
whole folly of my action rushed in
upon me. had left my wife strand
ed In shop In Bond street. had
lost my hat and my stick, and here I
was In an almost deserted street,
standing outside door waiting with
orders from Il strange man to grab
the first person that came out of 1t.
|
left the place and gone to the nearest
halter, a wiser and chastened man.
But Just at that moment boy of
about fifteen came out of the door.
My milkman must have left his spell
upon me, for Immediately threw my
arms around hinl.
"Iemme go. governor" he shouted
Il amt done muffin to your
HE struggled hard. and the more he
struggled the more felt impelled to
hold him. And then suddenly, as II
by magic. two policemen appeared on
the scene and seized my boy for me.
My milkman, wreathed In smiles, ap-
peared In the doorway from which the
boy had just come. saying blithely and
quite respectfully
you've done that very well, sir
| We've got the other two inside He
then added. IN just put my hands
over this young feller'
He took OIL the boys battered hat
and out Of the lining came a roll OF
$50 In Bank OF England notes. He
then went through the boys clothes
and produced out of his socks pair OF
ruby and diamond earrings which, tc
my astonishment. | saw We're the very
gewgaws that my wife had taken with
her to have reset. The detective. fol-
my mllkmsn was nothing less, ther
plnched the boys ear and said:
"'Where's the lndy's bagp
"'In the yard, sir he answered sulS
lily enough. tl}.t.
'The millman retrieved 1t. and, sur,
enough, II was my wlfe's bag.
g But ! said to the detective. how
did You know that was connected
with the lady who owns this bagY
Its our business to know n few
things he said. hut IL you hadn'
been game TO run we should have los
the lot. We were only just In time
1--WE left the boy and the two mel
In the house In the custody of con
stables and took a cab back to Bon,
street, and here the strangest part o
che story comes In. We found my wifi
still discussing her pearls with tn
jeweler quite unconscious OF the fac