The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-05-30
A Modem
Chevalier
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper IN
BY ALVAH JORDAN GARTH

"e'''" N0"ApeDef onion,
Dolph Warning, newspaper man. wss
really enjoying the companIonship of
professional burglar. He Ind the
full freedom of the police station. and
Mt hint from the desk sergeant he
had gone down into the cellroom.
looking for material for a special
article for the columns of the daily
Journal he served.
| Toe Ward, craftsman. that dav held
over to the grand jury, was glad TO
relieve the monotony of his incarcera-
ton by detailing his professional ex-
PLOTS, especially after Warning had CIV
en- him good cigar.
Joe recited n dozen instances of dar-
Ing peril and criminal cleverness In
which Warning discovered the basis for
first class special" Then Joe ut
tered prodigious sigh as he observed,
AND to think of getting behind the
ours all on account of an efficiency ex-
pert
How was that?" inquired Warning.
swell, you know business. even ours.
Is becoming modernized. when the lin
my with which we battered old iron
boxes was superseded by the drag we
adopted II because II did the work
thoroughly. without noise. ON the latest
up-to-date safe. So. when fellow we
knew as Idmnv Dan came IN the ganq
with proposition that looked proeres-
siye we considered r.
"What was II ?" nrononnded war,no
interestedlv
"Neu Hmm, bos ONLY, ono .oot os
cou,dp,t rim ~ Tho nolico Uoro ofto-
him uo bod or,h,t,ors In oroo,,od
woys iust tbo came 10 couos 70 ne
to toll ne TINT os nm efic,oncv exnort
in burplorious lines no was readv to
hire ont ms n niIot
"You meon-2"
"Here was bis scbeme. JJrnv 10 ,
slick. but simnle-lool,ing fellow and
can hang around unsusnIcioned whore
we'd no vopged on general nr,nc,n,ea
He was TO he orr advance agent seer
He'd 20 to a neIrhhorbood and n,ck
ont honefuJ nrosnec+s Number ono
was n house where n Young fellow
named Ward Coverlv lived nv nrv.
ing around Ijmnv GOT stray Moons into
the room where this Caverlv Silent
He had chance Of observing him sew
eral nights in succession when he went
| to he'd. removed from his bosom a
package. Bet it's diamond, or rich
loot, ANYWAY reported Limpy. for he
sleeps with it under his pillow every
night We laid for the Young fellow,
who put ND terrific fight which sent
him to a hospital, but we got the pack
age, What do YOU think was in II?
A chesp little medallion with the pic
ture of n girl"
From sheer disgust md INDIGNATION.
Toe Ward had TO consume several min
utes before he couId resume.
"r,n number two was another snar+
hit of this .aficiencv evnertr Rich
man nomad Tobn Hood uvod oil alone
NJ Weedbom twentv miIes from the
c,tv IJmnv knaw be was rich for be
wos tho gnard,op of stondouabtor
with fortune. NosInp around Linn
nv Ind discovered nm INNER room with
barred windows Ahoi whv barred,
To protect coolies of treasure of
course went ont ono night 70 IDOL,
over tbe lob. There was light in the
room-but So much the hotter 7 would
nrohehlv find the old Croesus count.
Inq his vost store of gold skinned
nm n lightning rod got nv ewes On
level with the window and couId have
choked with rage. The room had no
safe nor vault. lust pretty girl sit
ting asleep In chair. | slid to the
zround. March y said someone. and
there was n weazened old coot with a
nun. He had nv fool kit in one hand
When he met an officer he handed me
,ver for attemnted burglary. I'd like
n have that Limpy In this cell for a
'ew minutes! Saw. here's n souvenier
VI one of those exploits I've been tell
ng YOU about" and Joe drew a little
medallion from his pocket. THAT'S
he big loot we got from Ward Caver-
v"
"rbanks." nodded Waring. but he
fingered for following his last remark
Ward enunciated a strange addition:
Say. it's queer, but the girl I saw in
| hat barred room was the original of
hat picture" and then, the quick con-
eption of a romance and a mystery
| oming wildly Into his thoughts. War
ng probed for further details.
The young newspaper man was an
| ideaIist md n mick thinker
Alice Doane. the granddaughter of the
nan who had captured Joe Ward. was
his f,oncee. The mercenary Hood had