The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

store. but they were so near Caughi
that they left their tools" '+
So far this was my dream exactly.
and was intensely Interested.
How did il happen" | inquired
"Why, il seems they have electric
protection. and when they went to
crack the safe they struck wire
and turned in an alarm. The police
were there inside OF Ave minutes
but the thieves escaped down an al.
ley. The detectives are after them.
Through what supernatural agency
was | being made acquainted with
these strange plans and for what
purpose? Was this merely a coin
cidence or were all my recent
dreams true? II they were. II was
my duty TO save our firm. Then |
thought Of Biggs. would see il he
had recently met a strange night
watchman out OF job.
Biggs admitted that he had. RI
fine fellow" he said land not sfraid
10 treat a body 10 little something
warm this cold weather"
A couple of mornings later ! read
of successful postoffice robbery in
a town about hundred miles away.
The thieves secured about 1915 in
cash and some registered mail No
trace Of them could be found
~ t,a I "A
when | reached the street, that
had forgotten my gloves. ! turned
back and came face 10 face with one
OF the boarders next door. He was
the man of my dream. the man |
saw that night In the jewelers. mir
'ror--and he resembled a blond gen
tleman who had OF late frequented
our store on some pretext or other
and who made quite nuisance of
himself lie claimed To be DR..
Trotfoot OF Wayback X roads-a
GOOD customer of ours. but man
whom we had never before seen.
He always was getting turned
ground, so be had to be fshed out
from some place, and he always
apologized profusely and turned
around and did the same thing right
over again Once he got into the
private Office. where the safe was.
and. apother time, blundered into
the basement. Yes, and the man !
dreamed of going with me 10 the
jewelry robbery resembled him, too
| departed for the Office, my mind
at last made up. Whatever the con
sequences. ! would talk with MIR
Lesson. and he could follow what
ever cohrse he saw TT. When Ell
tered the Office found | was the FIRST
employe there. and Mr. Lesson was
already down | lost no time in tell
ing him my singular experiences. Al
6rst he laughed al me, assured me
/ had dyspepsia. and advised me to
consult physician. AS | proceeded
he grew interested and. before had
finished. began TO think there might
he something in It. We went TO.
gcther TO the basement windows
which opened on an alley at the
back We found two bars OF the
central window skilfully severed but
stu in place
AZ noon Mr.. feeson came to me
and said as that night was the one
determined upon in my dream, II
might not be a bad plan to make
some preparation. We could get TWO
or three policemen from headqnar-
ters on some pretext, About 8
O'Clock store dark--Mr. leeson.
the beokSeeper. and myself would
come.
SO II was arranged and carried
out. The men came. entered the
basement and were surprised and
handcuffed There were three Of
ihem--two brothers and Biggs. They
formed the might staff" of the daily
paper Their room in the next
house joined mine. Much plunder
was found in their room, and il was
supposed that their landlady was in
collusion with them, as she rented
the house when they first appeared
i'm town and just before my dreams
commenced. but nothing could he
proved against her. and she soon
disappeared. So did my dreams.
The men were old offenders and re-
ceived long sentences.