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1 VJ 8#i 7 PROFESSIONAL I BRETHREN I could decide upon a night favorable for a visit to Dr. Squires. It 1B a poor burglar who fulls to make careful preparations before attempting to enter a house, and long experience In my business has made, me extremely cautious. I never undertake a Job with out due consideration of all details. A sneak thief may go around from house to house In an nliuless sort of manner and enter the Ilrst one that Is not prop erly barred, but not so with a pro fessional. John always sent me off to exercise the horses on the few days when Mr. Goddard did not use them, and I em ployed these spare moments to no-" quaint myself with the surrounding country. I passed Dr. Squires' houso several times In the course of the next tew days, examining the premises with a critical eye. I found that the house was located some distance back from the main highway and that it was nearly con cealed fronl view by shade and fruit trees. A small grove of woods backed up to it on one side and an open pas ture field bordered it on two other sides. The easiest and safest approach to It, I conceived, was from the wood side. The house itself was an old fashioned flat roofed mansion sadly in need of paint and general repairs. It was gloomy enough to drive almost any body away from it after dusk, and I did not wonder that strange stories of ghosts and Bpirits had been gossiped around by the country people. If I had been a superstitious person, I should have selected the house as the last one to rob. It was probably this Idea that had Influenced the doctor in taking it for his workshop. He was pretty safe in assuming that nobody would disturb him in that lonely retreat. I obtained leave to go to the city on Friday afternoon, and I told John not to worry It I did not appear until the following morning. I had friends in the city who might detain me over night. About 4 o'clock I left the barn and started presumably to walk to the city. John offered to drive me half way down if I would wait until after sup per, but the afternoon was so fine I preferred the walk. Two ml(es down the road I found that I was perfectly concealed from view of every house, and I quietly slip ped over the fence into the woods. This piece of woods I knew backed up to Dr. Squires' house. I concealed the bundle, which I pretended that I want ed to take to the city with me, taking enough tools from it first to answer all •sue" present purposes. 7 As I approached the edge of the woods I moved with great caution. I did not know liow many" servants the doctor had, although John had assured ,e that he had only one, a copper col- Indian who was more foreign looking than bis master. This servant never associated with anybody else and was either deaf and dumb or un able to speak English. He was a sort of faithful watchdog, I judged, whom the doctor had be friended and who would in conse quence give up his life for him if nec essary. I had met such zealous man servants before, and my experience had always been that they are exceed ingly troublesome. I therefore used extra precaution. •x While yet some distance from the house I climbed up into the leafy branches of one of the large trees and, pulling the foliage to one side, scanned the houso intently through a pair of strong fieldglasses. By their aid I could note everything that was going on outside the house and could almost see objectB inside the windows. The only advantage I obtained from this was a clearer Idea of the most vulnerable points of the house and also the way to escape from the premises in the event of an alarm. I saw the serv ant go about his duties, and later I se cured my first glimpse of the doctor. He was a dark bearded, thickset, well proportioned man, and one who would prove a bold and powerful antagonist. More than this I could not say until I found myself at closer quarters with him. I remained in my treetop position until well after dark, watching every thing that occurred around the house. Then I descended to the ground, ate a few pieces of cold meat and bread, drank a little wine and threw myself on the dry leaves to sleep. There was no danger of being discovered in the woods, and I needed the rest and sleep to prepare me for the night's work. It was shortly after midnight when I opened my eyes again. Habit had made it a second nature with me to awaken at this hour, and I had no fear of over sleeping myself when I first closed my eyes. I crawled through the under brush toward the fence which divided the doctor's land from the grove, and then waited and listened. The house was perfectly dark, and everything was calm and peaceful. I had thought of dogs, but had failed to see any around in the afternoon through my glasses. However, to make sure of it I imitated the cry and snarl of a cat—a noise that always brings watchdogs away from their post of duty.' If the dogs were inside the house, I would find that out later. But I really saw no reason why dogs should be kept on the place. Satisfied that the coast was clear, 1 made my way toward the house, keep ing well in the shadow of the trees. Then I made a close examination of the windows and doors. They were locked with old fashioned catches and re-enforced with nails. I selected the doctor's study as the place least likely to bo occupied. With a diamond cutter I took a piece of the glass pane out, making an open lug large enough to insert the hand. I worked so carefully that the diamond point scarcely made any of the grating nolso so common when one operates Willi cheap cutters. This one had been made specially for me, and it was per fect in every detail. As I took the piece of glass out and deposited it on the lloor of the piazza I listened intently for a few moments to see if my operations had disturbed anybody. Then I applied my ear to the hole in the Dfloe to catch' the breathing BY GEORGE E. WALSH Copyright, ISO«, by F. it. BuclOa & Co., CHAPTER V. wns nearly week after this ilile before New York of any watelulog. Nothing could be heard of an alarm ing character, and so I proceeded to unfasten the window and to open it. Now, if 1 had been in the city or the house had been a modern one, I should never have thought of opening that window without searching for a bur glar -alarm, but out in the country, miles away from any assistance and In such au antique house, I did not see the value of a burglar alarm and con sequently never once gave It consider ation. I discovered my mistake In an in stant, however. I had not raised the window half an inch when there were a ringing of bells and an electric buzz ing all through the house that made me turn pale. An amateur might have thought that all tlie-ghosts and spirits of the dead had suddenly come to life again, but I was too familiar with that sound to be deceived. I was off the piazza in half a minute. Quick as I was, however, a flash of light in the windows of the house Tfeat me. The alarm had lighted every elec tric light in the rooms, and the old mansion was in a brilliant blaze. Even at this critical moment, when all my faculties should have been alert, I made another mistake. Instead of seeking safety in the woods as fast as my legs would carry me I waited to see further developments. Would the doc tor and his servant come out and search for me? I laughed softly to myself at the Idea. Certainly they could not expect assistance from an other house Inside of half an hour. Then what was the burglar alarm for? To frighten robbers away that was all, I concluded. But I changed my mind a moment later when I heard the quick patter of steps that I knew did not belong to human beings. Two black objects came rushing down the lawn from the barn, and In the semldarkncss I made out two enormous Dane hounds. The object of the burglar alarm flashed across my mind in an instant. The electric wire that had started the bells to ringing had also released the watchdogs, and they were now upon me. As if by Instinct they rushed upon the piazza, catching the scent almost immediately. But in that instant I had turned and fled toward the woods, my only place of safety. Could I reach the woods and climb a tree before they caught up to mo? This question flashed through my mind, but I could not answer It. I al ready, heard their feet behind me, strik ing the ground with heavy patters as thoy loped rapidly across tho interven ing space. The blood seemed to rush to my head, and for an Instant I thought of death. I had never been cornered quite so completely before. I gathered up my strength for a final effort and cl Ted tho fence with a bound, but as 1' upward the foremost Dane made' a tre mendous lope and cleared the top rail of the fence in flne style. Wo both landed on the other side, but tho force of tho hound's leap carried him several feet over my head. Be fore he could turn upon me I had cocked my revolver, and as he made a savage dive toward me I exploded it full in his face. The range was so short that the explosion must have partly stunned him, for he rolled over and kicked a few times and then lay quite still. But I had no time to prepare"for the second one. As if angered by the sight Be sprang upon me with a snarl. of his dead mate he sprang upon me with a snarl that I can remember to this day. The great red, foam flecked Jaws were close to my face, and I drew back with a helpless shudder. 1 could hava yelled in fear then if pro fessional pride had not tied my tongue. I bowed to receive my fate, deter mined, however, to sell my life dearly. But before the white teeth could close upon me I saw a flash of some thing over the hound's head it seemed to my dazed mind like a fork of light ning. It made a curve downward and then disappeared, but it had left its mark behind. I felt great "spurts of hot blood pouring from the Dane's throat on my hands and face, while the brute rolled over with an angry growl. I Jumped to my feet and saw facing me, with the bloody knife in his hand, Mr. Goddard. For an instant I was speechless and almost helpless, but his warning voico brought me to my senses. "You have only a few minutes to es cape. They arc coming. Run!" I heard footsteps on the lawn back of us, and, remembering the athletic form of the doctor and his -faithful bodyguard, I obeyed the words of my master and hurried from tho spot, but when I turned to look for my deliverer I found that he had disappeared too. CHAPTER VI. was daybreak before I recovered from my fright, cleaned my clothes of tho blood and dirt and returned to my quarters In the barn. John was not up yet, and when he finally came down to the stable I was busily engaged in grooming tho horses. The experience of tho night had left me a trifle pale and agitated, for in all my experience I had never been quite so near death's door. But John's was an unsuspect ing nature, and I had nothing to feac from him. "You'ro an early bird to get back so soon in the mornin'," he said, "an' your work half done, too, before break faefc" 'fceot a lift most of the (way, out^" nnswereQ. "I cauglit a milk waguu coming this way." "You're always lucky. Now, if that had been mo I'd tramped all tho way an* never met a soul unless it was somebody to hold me up." "Hold you up!" I said disdainfully. A man of your size and age afraid of being held up by highwaymen?" 'I never have been, but there are so many burglaries goln* 011 roun' here that it makes me feel crcepylike when I'm out 011 the road after dark." 'I hadn't heard of many robberies," replied "none except that of the Stetson mansion the day before Mr. Goddard engaged me." "Well, you haven't heard everything then. That was the fifth or sixth in four weeks, an* they have had four more houses entered since then." This was genuine news to me, and I was Interested. John contiuucd: "They are slick ones, too, for they never leave any trace behind them. Them detectives from the city don't seem to be able to do anything. They must come from tho city over night an' get back again afore mornin*. But they can't find any of the stolen goods —not in any of the pawnshops. It's fine mystery to be a-hangln' over the place. You can't tell-which house will be robbed next. The servants aro all talkin' about lenvin', an' nobody feels safe. I ain't sayin' that I'm not glad that I'm livin' out hero over the barn instead of in the house. They never bother fEe stables, an' I suppose I'm all right" 'But you'd go to Mr. Goddard's as sistance if an alarm Was given at night?" I said. I ain't employed for that," John re plied evasively, shifting his eyes from object to object "I've got a wife an' child to look after, an' there ain't no reason why I should get killed to save my master a few dollars." "No? Well, I'd go as soon as I found he was in trouble." Well, you haven't anybody depend ent upon you," he answered. "That's true." Then I added: "Tou say most of the houses around here have been entered In tho last month or two. Has Mr. Goddard's been rob bed?" "No his an' Dr. Squires* are 'bout the only ones that haven*t been rob bed." "That's curious," I reflected aloud. "Not at all. We expect the robbers any night here, an* that's why the serv ants all threaten to leave. The rob* bers wouldn't take the trouble to break Into Dr. Squires', fur there ain't nothin' in that old place to take. He's too j)oor to have anything valuable aroun'." Breakfast at this juncture inter rupted John's talk, and we had no chance to renew it that morning. But about noon the subject was recalled to me rather forcibly by the appearance of Mr. Goddard. He looked troubled and dissatisfied. He came into the barn dressed In his ordinary morning smoking jacket John, I've got to make some change here," he said. "My butler has be come frightened over the recent rob beries and won't stay, and the rest of the servants are up in arms too. They all talk of leaving. I must have some manservant in the house who isn't afraid of every little sound and ready to jump at his own shadow. Now the question is, Who shall I install there I did not let him finish, for I kuew that he would only get himself into deeper water by displaying his coward ice. As a good, faithful coachman and kindly husband John was a success, but as a man of courage he was a total failure. 'If you have uo objections, sir, 1 would like to offer myself as one will ing to live in the house and look after things," I said modestly. "I don't think you will find me afraid of any thing or anybody that may attempt to enter your house." I could not help noticing a pleased expression on his face, although at first* I expected he would resent my intrusion. I recalled the old, but some times erroneous, saying that "there's honor even among thieves," for in spito of what be knew about me he was will ing to trust me. There was certainly a very peculiar relationship springing up between us. "Thank you, William," he answered. 'The change will be agreeable to me. You will have quite a responsible po sition, and I will have to trust much to your honesty and tact until this burglar scare passes away. It seems strange that the gang of thieves can not be caught. I would give consid erable myself as tTreward just to break them up, for they are making the life of our neighbors miserable out here." "Do you think that there is a gang of them?" I asked boldly. "Certainly," he said, without hesita tion. "How else could the robberies be committed with such success? Why, have you any reason to believe other wise?" He looked sharply at me, and my eyes wandered from his as I answered: "No, except that I believe a gang could not operate as successfully as one good skilled professional robber. Where there arc too many one or more will get into trouble 6ooner or later, aqd thoy will squeal upon the others." "That's very true, very true," he said reflectively. "I had never thought of that, and yet, yes, Jenkins, the de tective, came to that conclusion some time ago, but I scouted the idea. May be there Is more in the idea than I thought. I will think about it, and if such a man is really terrorizing the neighborhood I should like to see him captured. I believe I will offer a re ward myself for his capture." "It would be a good idea," I replied, "for you would probably never have to pay the reward." "Why not?" "Well, because a man sharp enough to evade detection all this time is not likely to,be caught by somebody work ing to get a reward." "That may be, but I shall offer the reward at once. I'll make it a thou sand dollars for the man's capture and another thousand for his conviction." "That ought to be sufficient to tempt any confederate to squeal and turn state's evidence." "It might be, but I should hate to see the money go to a confederate, for It is my private opinion that a man who tells of his comrade in crime for a reward is worse than the man who is captured. He is not only a criminal himself, but a coward and traitor." Mr. Goddard's eyes flashed sharply as ho spoke, but I turned away with out further remark. I know for whose benefit the words were spoken. Did he think for an instant that I would turn traitor and claim the reward .which he had offered for his own cap ture and conviction? And yet how eas ily I could do it? He had placed him self In my power, and now he seemed to-challenge me upon my honor to be- id V^c\ mir, men, he had saved my life once, ALUL lie undoubtedly knew human ua ture well efiough to satisfy himself that there was no danger of my be traying hlui. lie had in reality made a coup d'etat in rescuing me from the fangs of the savage Dane the night be fore. He could easily have stood aside and let the hound finish me, placing me beyond all possibility of ever after ward annoying him, but his interfer ence, coupled with my sudden change of position which brought me dally iu to closer contact with him, convinced me that he wanted to use me for some purpose. Hither he had some object to attain through me or he wished to make me his confederate in order to dispose of the goods he must have col lected, for I had 110 doubt that the se ries of robberies in the neighborhood had'been committed by him. What his purpose was I felt curious to know, and I looked forward to fu ture developments with considerable interest. CHAPTER VII. FOUND my new posi tion much more to my taste than the one I had been serving in. I had complete command of all the silver and valuables of the house, and it was a satisfaction to look at all this wealth even though I had no right in any of it. The curious circumstance that I should ever be placed as a guard over so much treasure amused me and Induced speculations in my mind about the uncertainties and inconsistencies of life. A man of my profession must of necessity be something of a philos opher. How else could he accept the continual risk of capture and convic tion and silenoe all qualms of fear and conscience when engaged on delicate and dangerous jobs*/ There are ups and downs in every life, I suppose, but none more so than In that of the pro fessional burglar. The second day of my installation as butler In the house was marked by an Interesting event. Dr. Squires and Miss Stetson both appeared at lunch. This meeting was not premeditated by my master. It was apparently purely accidental. About noon the two visitors appeared at the house on horseback. My mas ter did not see them at first. He was smoking in his dressing room when tho clatter of horses' hoofs 011 the hard, gravelly drive attracted his attention. I was passing through the room at the time, removing the remnants of a late breakfast. "Who's that coming, William?" he asked. I was near the wludow and, looking out, replied: "Miss Stetson, sir, and I think the mau tliey call Dr. Squires. Tve never met him, but from what John said I judge it Is"— A sudden exclamation from my mas ter Interrupted me, and I turned in time to see his face deathly pale. He recovered himself immediately, how ever. "Dr. Squires and Miss Stetson, you say?" "Yes, sir." Then with admirable coniposure and with great tact he said: "Oh, yes I forgot to tell you, Wil liam, that they were coming here to lunch today. Have a good lunch for them at 2." V" He looked significantly from John to me. "I have a family to look after," Johu began to stammer, and as he spoke a look of annoyance swept across Mr. Goddard's face. Then he hurriedly changed his coat and appeared in the courtyard In tlmo to greet the guests. Through the open doors I could hear their voices. IIow do you do, Charles? Heady tor early visitors? I didn't believe you were up yet?" It was the loud, gruff voice of the, doctor. Then a feminine voice said' apologetically, I thought: "fjooa morning, uuarics: was out riding this morning with my man, and we met Dr. Squires. He insisted that we should come around here. So I consented provided he would promise to make you go off for a ride with us." "Yes, that was the agreement, and to make my word good you must get ready and go." Well, I hadn't thought of going out this morning, but I will accompany you if you will both agree to come back here aud take lunch." "That's the man of business," laughed the doctor. "He c.uctd a fee for everything ho gives. He won't even ride with us, Miss Belle, unless we swear to return aud luuch with him. Well, as for my part I agree to it, for Charles always tempts me with his good luuches." 1 could not hear the replies as they moved into the parlor, but I knew enough to convince me that my master was very sensitive about his jealousy of the doctor, and that not even to me would he admit it. A few minutes later I "saw them going off together, Miss Stetson riding a fine roan, with the doctor mounted "Good morning, Charles." /?'. on a iiery, coal black steed on her right and my master on her left with his flue white Arabian mare. It was sp?etacular sight to watch them, know ing as 1 did something of their lives. 1 wondered which she would select in the end—the black or tho white? Promptly at 2 tliey returned, little fatigued by the ride, but jovial and In excellent spirits. When the doctor came into the dining room, I scrutinized him carefully. lie gave mo no particular notice, and this left mo to myself to examine him. My distant view through the floldglnsses had been pretty correct, but on closer examination he revealed tho most dis tinct features of his face—his coal black, brilliant aud restless eyes. These eyes never laughed, not oven when he was convulsed with merriment. Tliey were always cold, penetrating and, as I thought, sardonic. They seemed to repel and fascinate at once. Tliey eas ily dominated everything that came under their sway. lie was talkative aud lively to a de gree, forming tho life of the i«irty, but the eyes that so attracted seldom took notice of me. An uncontrollable desire to have them centered on uie for an In stant to fathom their meaning seized me. To accomplish this I spilled some of the salad dressing on his coat sleeve. He turned a wrathful look at me, and had one lone, steady caze into those eyes. So intent was 1 that I forgot to be confused at my mishap. The inci dent occupied only a minute, but in that short space I had read the char acter of the inau. "What sort of servants do you have here, Charles?" he broke out savagely when the dressing filtered down from his coat sleeve to the floor. .My master looked annoyed and quick ly apologized. "lie is a new man, doctor, and you must overlook this accident." The conversation flowed on freely after that, and the mishap was soon forgotten. When tho wine and cigars were brought, they retired to an open bal cony just off the dining room. Through the open window I could still hear their talk. Most of it was of little consequence to me, but finally the words of the doctor made me prick up my ears. "By the way, Charles, you spoke of a friend of yours having a couple of Dane hounds for sale. Can I secure them for a nominal price?" "Yes, I can get them and make you a present of them. But why do you want two more? You have two of the finest Danes I ever saw." "No, I haven't any." "Haven't any?" ejaculated both my master and Miss Stetson. "No they are both dead," replied the doctor slowly. "Why, how Is that? What killed them?" "They simply died. My man over fed them, I Imagine, and they both died yesterday of convulsions." "How strange!" "No, not strange at nil. 1 told ray man that he would kill them if he fed them too freely while they got 110 ex ercise." "You don't think he poisoned them?" nsked Miss Stetson. "No, certainly not. I attended them when they were sick and cut open their bodies afterward. There was no sign of poison in their stomachs." Then he made arrangements with my juastcr to secure the two hounds from his friend. I did not listen to the descriptions of the new hounds or to the terms of the agreement. My mind was more con cerned about the doctor's reasou for concealing the atU-jr.pted robbery of his house. Why dvi he lie about the death of the two l'anes and why did he not report the facts of the case to the police? These were questions that I could not dismiss from my mind, al though I tried to be convinced that It was natural for such a man as Dr. Squires to ausn up anything like a sen sation. It would only attract people to his workshop, which he wanted to keep quiet and exclusive, fTO BE CONTINUED.] A. If It Were PonHlltle. iHkriuel—1 wonder what that crea ture lUi.'UHt? Luilrii—What creature? Claribcl —Why, Tentworth, of course. 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Office hours 8 a m. to 6 p. m. .•anas iJtuuiufionny uio cases no unacriaKc rani sends 110 Incurable nomo without fro from them. Tills is why lie continues hli visits year alter, r, whilo other doctors have :n ido a few visits mia stopped. Dr. Shallenber irer Is an eminently successful specialist in all •hroulo diseases, proven by tho many cures eiTee'.ed in chronic eases which tvo baffled the 11 of all other physicians. His hospital ox« perleoco and extonslvo pr-- 'ico have made him ,-io proficient that ho eau name and locate a dls oaso In ato\/ minutes. Troats all "-able enses of Catarrh, Xoso, Throat and Lutig mseasos. Hyo :nd ivur, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, Gravel,euma* tisra, raralysis. Neuralgia, Nervous end Heart diseases, Blood Skin asos, ll^llepsy, Blight's Dtscaso I Cot mmptlon In early »4t iK* illseasesof tbeBladdor and Female Organs. I.lnuoraud Tobacco habit. Stummorhib cured and suro methods to prevont Its recurrence given. 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WONDERFUL CURES Perfected in old cases which have been nee. lected or unsklllfully treated. 2s'o experiments or failures, llo undertakes no incurable cases, but euro thousands given up to dlo. Consultation Free and Confidential. Address, v„ DR. WILBERT SHAI.LENBERGER, 145 Oakwood Blvd., Chloaqo. 7,v?Reference: ii Droxel state Bank. A Little Book of Great Importance Do you ever wish for a book that can be relied upon to answer correctly all the little questions and knotty problems that present themselves day by day—a book that will quickly decide all argu ments on all subjects? The 1902 World Almanac and Encyclopedia, which is now ready, is exactly this kind of book. It takes the same position in the world of facts and figures as does the diction ary in the world of words. This little volume contains over GOO pages of well printed agate type, every line containing some fact that you will sooner or later want to look up. 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