Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20

haven't looked in the safe lately-not
 in the last few minutes. Perhaps you
 were mistaken. You'd better look
 again
 Perhaps l was mistaken" observed
 Mir Carr. I'll look iu the safe again"
 Mir. Carr and Madge knelt down in front of the safe. while Mrs. Carr
 looked on expectantly. Her husband
 had begun to turn the combination
 knob when the rattle of 1t attracted
 the attention of the sergeant.
 Get away from that safer he
 shouted Nobody Will touch anything
 in this house until JumiSon gets back
 with that warrant Then I'll do the searching
 noogan marched over from the book
 case and planted himself in front of the sergeant truculeutly
 Lock here." he said You can't tell this gentleman what he cam do in his own house.
 "rll wallop yon in minater
 threatened the sergeant. elinching his fist.
 Doogan was m in arms al once
 You'll wallop me. will you?" he
 sneered. measuring the sergeant with
 his eye from head to foot in an exas-
 perating way. ''I think you would if
 my hands were tied" Bang. There was a riot on the in stant.
 The sergeant aimed a blow at Doc gan with his left hand. which Doogan
 neatly dueked and would have landed
 a jolt wit- his own left if the other
 three policemen had not rushed be-
 tween them just in time.
 Keep quiet. Dooganw admonished Cluney.
 Yes. he's not worth bothering
 with" added Willoughby. Thrash
 him some other time if you like. but
 this is not the time"
 "All right. Let it go.' he said as
 the three subordinate policemen shov- 1 ed him up against the bookcase. "Fm through"
 Through the open doorway. where The sergeant had kicked the door away. there then trotted in the dap per. black attired figure of Mir. Spe- lain, the minister Dear me-" ne exclaimed. looking at
 the sergeant. who, like his men. was | in full police uniform. Are you a pc licemany"
 What did you think 1 was" growl- ed the sergeant. "a messenger boy? What are you?'
 An Episcopalian." answered Mir. Spelain. Dear. dear. If there's any trouble I'll go"
 No, you don't! Get back theref' James Cluney interfered indignantly. Look here. officer. This Is ridieu- lous! Mir. Spelain is minister of the Episcopal''-
 What's that?' parked the sergeant. turning on Cluney suddenly with an expression of countenance such as might be seen in an angry-and very hungry-cannibal. Nothing murmured Cluney. "l didn't say anything. Mir. Spelan looked about for some | body t9 confide in and chose Jack Doc gan as the most self possessed man in | the room.
 "Yes. know" interrupted Doogan | without ceremony. "Go over there | and tell it to Clancey." | Mir Spelain proceeded to put prayer 1 book he had carried in his hand into one of his pockets. Here. your" roared the sergeant
 What are you putting in your pocketT' My prayer book" replied Mir. Spe- lain mildly
 "See if that is n prayer book. Clan cey. "Is it q prayer bookY' "l don't know" replied Clancey. Give it back to him." was the next
 order
  When the sergeant had decided that | he had looked enough at Mrs. Carr and her girls to subdue them and that he 1 had impressed Dr. Willoughby and | James Cluney. at least to some extent, he resolved to try the power of the eye on that much beset old gentleman, William Carr "Oh, Lord!" muttered Carr. The sergeant had done with Mir. Carr ! for the present and was exercising the power of his eye on Jack Doogan. The experiment here was complete fail ure. for Doogan nonchalantly looked | him all over in return and then gazed in another direction. as if the sight of | the sergeant made him tired. Stop that" suddenly bawled the ser I geant at Mir Carr The old gentleman had not been do ing anything in particular. but as the raucous tones of the sergeant smote his
 ear he started and ran frantieally to his wife and. clinging to her arm. | cried like a frightened child: "Motherl' "Now. you three fellows sit down I there on that sofa" commanded the l sergeant, indicating Dr Wiloughby, | James Cluney and Jack Doogan. ''I want you where can keep my eye on you"
 "Blithering idiocyr" murmured Clu- | ney to pr. Willoughby. T know, but do as he tells you"
 "Ill have to, suppose" He moved disgustedly across the | room to the sofa and sat down with a | bump pr Willoughby dropped by his
 side. and then Jack Doogan sat on the
 sofa, taking one shoe off and placing | the toe to his lips to assure the ser I geant he would keep quiet. That's what l want observed the
 sergeant. with sardonic smile, as he stood of and inspected them, as drill