A TELEPHONIC BURGLARY..

(BY XENO3 CLARK.)

R. Bradley I was stand ing not niors 'than a foot from the tele phone when it be gan ringing-. Instantly applying the instrument to his ear and crying

" Hello I" he heard some one' 3 voice faintly back :— 'Hello I Is that Mr Bradley V 'Yes,' he replied. * Who are you V 'Is it HeDry A. Bradley, Colton Hill?' , ' Yes, sir, that rs my name andr-esi dence. Who are 1 yon ?' : ' You must not be surprised, Mr ißradley, but I, am a burglar in your ;house on Colton Hill.' • What on the- living earth do you' ;mean V . ' Just what I say—a burglar in your house on Colton Hill, and talking with you here at the telephone. You are/necessarily excited by this infor mation, but try to compose yourself,' the squsaking voice went on. ' Great Heavens! Compose myself ! You .infamous scoundrel, what are you doing in my house ?' 'Precisely what I have said, Mr Bradley. I am a professional burglar —I really hope yon will take this quietly. It will be to your advantage, yon know; I will show you that.' 'I shall, take it quietly, you poor sinner, by starting a squad of police up tho hill after, you it! lass than ten minutes. Say your prayers for strong legs, for you will ueed tharo more than you over did before.' ' You cannot do it, sir. Listen to me, and I will show you that I know all about the situation. In the first place, your house is the only one on this hill, except Mr Boyd'a, «m mediately across tho street, and ho is away in tho country for the summer In the second place,, the uearest in habited house is half,, a mile distant, at the foot of • the hill, and the nearest telephone, except the one in your neighbour Boyd's, is at Winchester, five mile? off Now I know you might ring tip the Winches ter telephone, but it is a - long way off, and besides, there is no squad of policemen there. 1 should not wonder if the town's single guardian were -asleep somewhere in a corner. Don't you see that I know all about the place, and that you had better be persuaded to take it quietly f ' What in the deuce do you want, .anyhow? queried Mr Bradley, ignoring the question with which the burglar had ended. ' For one matter, to assure you that I am perfectly well in ill your affairs, which will take but few .words You are by present occupation, Mr Bradley, treasurer of' the 'Nonontaak "Woollen Mills—''. /",: ■ .:' . - 'That's correct enough.' .-.-; 'And the 30th of every month you go out to the mills with ten' thousand dollars in greenbacks dona up.-in a bundle, like groceries, for pay H 'day-,' 'Yes,w3 pay our employeeKmo-nthly.' 'You need not be at th.3 trouble of answering; I will gp. : - : with the facts of the case. Ail say, the 30th cf every month you go out to the mills. Well, the 30th came yester day; but you missed the Lowell ex press; which you usually take, and you had to postpone your trip until to-day So you took the local train instead, and you came out to Colton Hill, bringing"the money home with you. Then.in the evening, when sitting at supper, you told your wif» \hat you disliked carrying the greenbacks so much about, and. thai you would leave them in ! the house until this afternoon, whepybu would call for- them on your way to4he mills. Have I been, correct?' 'Possibly; but I must tell you that the money is not there. It .will be a great, disappointment to you,, but I brought it into office; this morning.' \ • Well, well, I will try to bear it. But listen to the rest of my tale. After supper you appeared to hide those greenbacks in some place upstairs, and this morning, for some reason, when you started for Boston with your wife,, you did not have, the, bundle which you hreught home with you yesterday. How" am I to understand that V 'By the use of your reasoningfaculty. There ai c many ways oi carrying; money.' ; . '. .,,, ..,■.-:■...; Wi - : 'My reasoning faculty is just: what; troubles me ;■ the more I *ea£otrthe : more I am convinced that thff money is in this house. ~ Of course you,-,will never admit without some inducement, and I, therefore, have a plan to'pro-' po3e for the adjustment of the whole, matter—on a basis of mutual beaefit, I mean.. I will now state it. ba'me. is Smith, > v / * Very well,, Mr, Smith,..!! canhot say that I am glad to make your* aJcqiiaint ance. I must say that, our present re lation seems to me very unconven tional.' : ■ -•--.- •■•-■-.- ;-■•"-- .::.,--• - ' Unconventional, Mr Bradley, yes, but not without its conveniences. Just see. Though ai burglar, in,-this, house, I a,m, r able»,by mean&of the latest refoei rnentof civilised invention, to converse, with very cwner himself,, who khows' ail it* nocks, and corners: And" you also,,the-owner, are present at a© occurrence; importance to- your ealf, instead, of; rem,aihing; ignorant until all-is!oyerv-'as- usually bappeuß'.'' ■

' Ob» well, if yoir italk in, that way., Fr»7 how and when did you enter my !iouse, : Mr- : Spvith, andjihdw am I to; know that you are, in fact, talking with ~m.e..-.fi;am,. -,tliere l} andi, not from som.e. pthej. poin,t, on, the ,iine4', ,-• ;;.

' I entered at the rear kitchen window as soon as-1 saw you and Mr* Bradley, start dowth'9 hill, ' You- m. easily

make" sure of my'presence here by asking me some question'about the room.' ... . _ ! Very well. There is a,small picture over the telephone. Can you describe it?' . .-'-•"" ---'I can. It-is ah etching—three mice in a trap. It's by Rajon.' • You are undoubtedly on the premi ses. Yes, there's no question but that you are in my west sitting-room on Cotton Hill. And being sure > of the impossibility of interruption, since the nearest telegraph station is five miles distant, you have 'a feeling : that you can take matters comfortably. Do I succeed in grasping your view of the situation'?' 1 Admirably-; perfectly.' . fi -' You say also that you are in com munication, by means of the latest refinement of civilisation, as you express it, with the owner of this house, and that I, the owrier, am as good as present at an affair of great importance to myself--though I don't see yet where the benefit to mo comes in. But you have some plan to propose about that.', •Just so ; it delights me to hear you take the matter so sensibly. The truth is, the arrangement I have in view will be quite as much for your advantage as for mine. The money that is here—' ' No, no ; you are mistaken.' ' Oh, of course you must protest, Mr Bradley, but I know that it is here, and—-' ' Allow me ; we cannot both talk at once, and I pay for the rent of .this telephone. It is true, indeed, that I did not bring in a bundle this morning, but I carried the greenbacks, quite the same, in one of my boot-legs, and they are in the safe now'; so that if the plan you have to reveal relates to them £ feel, quite sure that it will be disap pointed.' '.We shall see-— wo shall see. Did I understand you to say that you carried the greenbacks to the city in one of your boot-legs V ' Yes, sir, in ono of ray boot-legs— the left oue.' 'I don't want to be inquisitive, but what sized boots do you wear V ' lens. ■ Tens. I suppose you have three or four pairs of tens ?' ; - , ' I suppose I have.' .;,* Now, Mr Bradley, before entering on this conversation with you, I spent' somo time in making a thorough search of your house, and as I was on the lookout for hiding-places, I ran my hand into <everal'pairs of but, curiously enough, I did not find a single pair of boots.' 'Ah! I see the inference.' But I cannot find them myself half the time. You are a married man, and can under stand that.' ' What I understand is. that you avoid the point at issue. The time is passing, and here we are, no nearer a settlement. Had you not better ac knowledge the boots, to save time ?' ' Never, sir, I tell you 1 brought them in my boot-legs.' -•; 1 'Well, well, we must compromise this, and get on faster ; it is half-past ten already. Suppose we say that- by the necessities of the case T am con vinced the mouey is here in the house, and that ycu by the necessities of the case are compelled to believe that it is the city But, to 'save valuable time, you igree to waive.the point in dispute on my assurance that if you will hasten turther you may see reason to' modify your belief, and I agree not to *sk you any more questions about your boots.or to draw inferences from the answers you have already given about them. Do you accept that?' ' I accept it, though I must say.—' ', ' For the love of brevity, make no more exceptions ; time is flitting too fast. Can you not allow me to say what I have to say, and you remain quiet f !....-•'■ ' Very easily. It was you that in terrupted me, yon remember. But let that pa3s ; I am listening-with a nan drsd ears" ' Oh, very wetl, then. Here we are — But I had better begin at the firs:;.. Your house, as I have intimated, ha« been pretty thoroughly searched, I entered it, Mr Bradley, soon after you. left it, and hays been at work, ever since ; and I was not afraid of Mrs I Bradley returning, because the habits iof your family have been a subject of Iquite close study to me for some months, and I knew that when Mrs Bradley.went in town she-always spent ! the day there. I knew also that the ichildren were away in the- country; |md that your wife was herself keeping, ■house during their absence.; • You per ceive that I am posted.' ■*• Very much so.' • Yes. It is a good part of a year since I began watching your monthly trips to the factory. - Some slip was sure to come, for that is human nature. - At last human nature-repaid my trust, and I caught- yen napping.' ■ ' How guilty you make me feel i. I suppose that you deem yourself an in strument appointed, by the angelic powers to find out wicked cashiers ?' 'Not so bad,as that. J will call my self simply a, burglar, and leave the angelic powers to the modern business '. man. Well, as, j T was saying,, I searched your house pretty thoroughly.. I could find, no money, and was about to re nounce l my task, when my eye resting on this - telephone, the conception t>f ,consulting you , about -- the master Sashed through my mind. - It seemed a- venturesome experiment,' but. 1 rung up the: central office, got connected -with you, and. here.we are talking,the ;matter over. quuLy I shall soon be through now. - , Will you. continue lis tening V .. |%; :; .... ..., -I arh ! all attention, ' . '*,:

'^Gbod. I knew you were a. man of quick wits, and that, probably you w.ould reiuse to admit that'thel money i? heTC, so-1; made".a few: preparatory arrangements before 'culling ..you'.'«t£.*£he ?l telephone.. : In fact,. I-foresaw I shouldj fiava to compel ypw inp sow? Way to

reveal the hiding-place'of' that money, and this, Mr 'Bradley, is the- disagree* able part of my task. I never burned a house down before, but my mind is made up to burn yours down unless you reveal to me right away where that money is,hidden. Yes, sir. I have just brought up several armfuls of kindling-wood from the cellar, and have piled it in the hallway and wet it with a can of kerosene, so that it can all be touched off in a minute. Now, without multiplying words^' ' Without multiplying words, Smith, I defy you. Light the house.if you want to. You have got hold of the wrong man this time—yes, indeed.' ' Fiddle-sticks! How you jump at conclusions! Can't you let me finish before you explode 1 Perhaps I'm not as dreadful as you think.' ' Finish I—yes, if you ever will. Are you aware that you have been half-an hour coming to the point?' ' A half-hour of interruptions.' 'Well, well; henceforth lam silent. Let us by all moans get through with this business. You have thoroughly searched my house, and you have piled up several armfuls of kindling-wood in the hall, with the kerosene on it, ready to touch off,in a minute.; and here Aye are, as you say, quietly talking the matter over. What comes next ?' ' What comes next is an alternative. The burning of your house, Mr Brad ley, seems quite needless, as well as disadvantageous to us both. Here i 3 the case. On the one hand, if you refuse to give up the money and com pel me to burn the house, you'll lose both the house and the money. On the other hand, if you sensibly tell me where the greenbacks are hidden, you will lose the money, it is true, but you will save the house. In either case the money is lost: you cannot save your employers' fund whatever you do, and yon have simply to put that question aside. Well, put it aside. It now only remains for you to decide whether you will save your house or lose it, and I offer you that alternative. Does it appear a very difficult one to decide upon?' '.'-.' Smith, you were made for a logi cian, not a burglar. Your statement of the case quite resembles a lawyer's brief, and before we go any- further I should like to ask you, if I may, whether your occupation has always ■ bean what it i 3 at present, for you do not talk like an—an' ' An outlaw ?' ' Yes, that's it—in plain language. What is it that has brought you to the pas 3of piling up kindling-wood in other people' 3 houses, and threatening them with conflagration after a thirty minutes' statement of alternatives ?' ' A sense of humour. Did the absurdity of the world and its conven tions never strike you 1 I was born with an unusual close of that.' ' But there is imprisonment for life, and such little matters.' ' That strikes me as humorous too Think of the conceit of locking a per son Up for life ! Of course it is a justi fiable hardship,, but..iu3t. thjnlc of the vastness of conceit implied" in cue man's walking up to another and clap ping him into prison for the rest of his born days. Merely as vastness of conceit it is very humorous. This is a ridiculous bubble of the world.' 'It is a ridiculous bubble of the world , only I fear you under estimate the disadvantages ol UughiDg on the wrong side.' * I seem to be safe at present. Are you not going to answer my alter native V 'Yes—the alternative;.! wa3 for getting it Tho trouble with, that alter native, Smith, i 3 that my mind see 3 another. As you say, the burning of the house seems entirely needless and disadvantageous to m> both, but- I, should put in on different grounds. ; Yon assume that the money is out there, j but I assume that it is in here. Here, ; then,i3 my case. , On the onehand.if ! you inaiat on burning the house', you do not get any money, and you mak? yourself guilty of the crime of arson , on the other /hand, if you sensibly go away with ampty pockets;you leave the house for mejand are a guiltless man.Tn neither case can you have the- money,, for it is in ,here, and you. have simply to put that question aside. Let us suppose you have put it aside. It now but remains tor you. to decide whether you will voluntarily make, yourself liable for .arson. What could; be simpler ? f 'Your argument is all sophistry—, hollow sophistry,' '. , • ■ :: So bad as that?'. ---' Yes ; and I will tell you. tin} little fact that will prove it. It isth.at lam becoming an impatient man,. < an( j in fact, .just taken » matches put of my pocket.'.■ -' ! ' •' ' • •Then, you* really inSeivd to do it V " ■ 'The matches;*.! teil >y oa) tfHu my hand.' •■. ■' - .-/ | l Don't take .thecal step quite yet; there i3 ; a.que3 f i6'n twantto askyou. You remember, 'my inquiring 'for' Some evidence that y o u Tea'lly 'Were in my house? JSbwhdw do ybji knew 'thatl am in my 'office' J' ',' i."', [ 1.1 da-cot care whether you are or hot' ; , '; ~::.-;,-' '■~,. ] TJiiat seems to' me a rather careless opinion. Here >ye are, Smith, talking o'V-er this burglary, and while I know exactly where you ares you have not the remotest idea where- I am/ Now, suppose I am in Boyd's 1 house,;across the street from .you-- there is a tele phone there.' .'.. j.'.', 1 Yes, and suppose, you are. not.' ' But I am; Here*, ia- fact, we are; talking-with ft'distance ci fifty yardsy instead milts/as you have sd-ppose'd.'-; ; is. I. ' .T,. ■ ' Ohj of course-yoa»re L mtredulous: tat listen? and 1 1 will explain it to you. ih^/first place, that f do. hot, carry Itoge; packages of money without keeping my eyes-open/ I have known for several weeks I was being followed by

some one, and my employers" have therefore set"a watch, so that you' were waiting for me 'to trip, we were waiting for you to do the same. Yesterday evening the fatal hour came; you were discovered looking through my window, and then we knew what to expect to-day, Accordingly we arranged during the night that I should watch to-day in Boyd's house, with two policemen. I was to have been a busy day in the city, and I could ill spare myself from the office, but I told the telephone clerk to send all calls for me out here to Boyd's, and to this precaution 1 owe our con versation,' which certainly has been a very extraordinary one. Unfortunately t cannot offer you an alternative, Mr Smith; I must come over with an officer right away, and carry you off to the city. But you believe I am here now, do you not?' 'I believe it is all a weak fable.' '.Will you look across the street V At this point Smith opened the blind beside the telephone at which he had been talking, and was not a little as tonished to see Bradley leave the oppo site house and cross the street in the company of' a very competent-looking policeman. In a few minutes they were at his sida, and Bradley saying, 'after.a look at the burglar's undismayed coun tenance, 'You now have an opportunity, Smith, for even more direct communi cation with the' owner of this house than you have enjoyed heretofore. Here lam, as you see, and here is the police man.' ' Yes, we are all very much present. It resembles a scene in the pantomime.' 'All ! if it were only pantomime ! So airy and ingenious a spirit as yours But I will not waste words. Will you tell me what that pile of kindling-wood is ? I think I should like to get it off tho carpet.' ■" ' ' 'That f Oh, that was an invention of mine.' 'And so you did not intend to burn the house, after all t '• 'Perhaps not. At all events, I shall not do it now.' 'I am'inclined to wish, for your sake, that the whole affair were an in vention. You have made a bad bar gain with Destiny, I fear, this time.' * Never mind about me; lam lost in admiration of your cleverness. Come on ; I'm ready. Well, well, it's a ridi culous bubble of a world.'—" Harper's Weekly."

THIS AUCKLAND, EVENING FRIDAY, AP&IL % J^h.

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ED/M 3T PR fh C 0« IRON AND STEEU MERCHANTS, l Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers. ~,--v FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERS, qjjM&> E"Pr\"RTTn"R fa- GO. AND HIGH STREETS. BRANCH SHOPS - NEwiflif . JTWXiX.II<J-l> VJ V>~« NEWMARKET, AND SYMONDS STREET. >\ ' T-, VU. r^C\ Ag6htßfor the celebrated "Rochester Lamp/ the nearest a pp^|; Hi. X OXtXjLLJK OS V-'N-A to the Electric Light. Extinguished without b'wing fo, ; ' ■ , . : or remov i n g t he chimney; unlike any lamp. ' I E Tl>/^T^ rnTir'"O JP /^O • Sol© AgonW for the Shipman Kerosene Engine. Kerosene'forft£J,| , J~^A_/ XVi 1 Pj IL 025 vy\^/» no dust pr dirt can be seen working on our premises,1'; .• '' '_ ' . '-.'"''" •• • •'•—**—~—'"",,, ■ '-.■'"' • -■*"" ' "~ ;';>,' "~~4>|Js -y - -p/"VT*y IT [nT"> CL. i^/'V Sole Agents for Nobel> Dynamite,. Gelatine : Dynam^ty^| JtL d JrV^JlvXXtlJuV 'vS ' VlAjV' Gelatine; the safest and most powerful explosives know, E' X)^*OnTinpT> CL. /*l/~Y Sole Agents for Francis' Automatic Incubator; the most compel • JtT v_/_L\>JL -JO-'Xw 06 Vv/t yet made; has given satisfaction wherever used. Pii.mj application. Ha ETDnTJnPTT'T? JPr {~^{^\ Ole Importers of the following reliable Brands of Kerosene Qjjjij . J7\JXVXJjjJIV 06 Kj\J. "Aurora" ... ... ... 130 test. 1 " Evening Star " ... ... 150 test. ■■:.■■ Large stocks always on hand. ; . r^ E'Pr^*P rPTT*R /?T C*C) Sole Agents for t«o "WATERBURY WATCH." A marvel il • JL \-S jLvX JLU J-\i Ou V>Vy« simplicity, accuracy, and cheapness; price l"s. 6d., and ;|si through registered po3t to any address in the coiony>fe 3d. addicional. EPATDTLi^T) Jp f^iT^S Have a large assortment, of 'Guns'and Ammunition, arid||jS • .XT l^/.ry I Pj t~\' 06 \J\~J* . requisite for the sportsman. Inspection invited. i'vl E-r)/~\"l3r'lT 0113 Qy. (~]C\ Keep a large gfcook of Steam Engines, Steam Pumps, Lathes) Drfll*, . JL\JjAiI.JLUJLh 06 V^\-/« ■ Shearing. Machines, Saw Benches, Band Saws, &c. ,^| E*py^"rtl^Tn"D Qy- C^(T\*Q F6r! American Novelties of every description appertaining; to Hoji . jZ\JXSijL. ! XUXX O6 \j\J* nJ • F^urhiihing. Chpice Furnishing Goods from all Countries. ■•■ '-..'-A: :' •'■' ■'■"' ■■■•■■•'" •■"'- ll ~ -"':''"'■ ■:■'"'■ ' \ ■'"* :"• ' ■'-■'■ ' ■•.'■'"■ '■; ' -■:■ '.■■•■■•;:' •■;.-.■-'..>: | E"P(^ >\'O rpTn"O JPt- f*^f^) '.Q For Black and Galvanised Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Staf| • A V/XU'4JIV \X) \J\J* M Standards, Wire Strainers, oi varioua patents :^ " . ;._'"; .■■.:"_,.. ■....:.,.../■ ,/.,:.; .;..., ■".:■ :; '; -.;.:■■ ■■■•'■,. ;•■;•.-;.-■■,.-*«. ETPARHSi?^^ h^#^^ Cash Box^rrJtatenb Es; . * X V-tVIJ-iXV VX» V W.lv Tills, Letter Files, Paper Weights, Copying p rCPSes . -,»» Tj"^ "PO'lR' r-1 1 N^ T?- J?T /^^■ JQ F^r Wwhing and HangUng Machines, Mangles, Washers, No§ *-i# -*r 'VXllXJilXl) 06 V/V_/. O Wringers, Galvanized and Wood Tubs and Buckets, 1 ■ Irons, Nickla-plated Smoothing Irons, Goffering "iftS ; ' ~ -i , . ■■''■ '■ Pinking Machines, etc., etc., etc. • • R "POT^nTTO-R !$t .f^O "FDI" t:ook{ner fio?es, American Steves''and Utensils Kcraw X-i. fJ. VXtA^llt AXi \^/Vy* k, jS^ RsgUter Grates, Tile Hearths, Fenders and Rrtirfj :■:'. Fire GHardSi Umbrella Stands, Sail Tables, Hab lacks,'Vi Ei BGKTEiR <S3 OQJB ** ■^ oil 3' eolo^. %^anging S and Scrim, Wlii ; Leadi Ttlrps, Varnishes, Putty, etc., etc/ 'jsj .' ..,r.n,'»-.,,... M W.r-n-.n..-T W^rrr..m. ■.■!. :mr r, h, ..,.,.,„,■■ i T , - rr , ~-' ,1H ~'■,- ■ ... , ;, :; ,;,^ .;,:... ■jjiij ■.'■; \;:.-; .; ■ • ' HI POT^PTCIR Hrt Galled Iron, Spouting,-I*l --' ..•, a , ,t. -. ~ ...'/ :•"■•..': - . -.. - R 'PO'HTK'R i^ (1O Tff % RdP^e*. twtne, Clothe 3 Lined, Fishing Lines, Cotton W^ ffj? ,1*: VM4--J-M-LV *X> V^*^ ; Oakum, Boiler. Felt, Roofing .Felt, eta, etc. , " W T DO'iR?t 1rRl"R 1 -ife nO 'P! tor GttS Chandel!er3. Wenham Patenfc Lamp-,, BracfcoU, Erf \- .^ V^V-/* L| ? ht3, Penddncs, Globes, Galleries, and; gmoW Coi^ •etci .' ' ' [■': ','yp .'■'■ ■■■ ; -■-..-■■ — ■ .-...-..-..■ ..■>...■ ...u-,_, . ....... rT f .. .... . f .. _ -_-■ ■■ !■; ■: ■• ' ■• | ■• . , \-, j / i: - ;■■''- i. -. ■■ ■ ■ J""I" '' ".'""•,, ,-i „.,.,.. i, m „..,. .""'^l E. PORTETJ fa HO ?fl - —^ Cprn B^s Brooms, Carpet S, c^ ■■-•■ Polish, stc. ":' ;' -. '■ / . sffe E: POKTE'R nO'fl For^^ n Bcdßt^d S , Co M , Folding Chairs, Wire UtlMf E.= -IPOStCK.B "&» GO *S Fw'Bl^w^at e d. Tea and Coffee Services, Cruet Stand?, »| ;.• ' ■ " ' "*■ Vlig Cmb B0M«» ,-Bttbtw Coolers, Entree Dishes, Pickle CjsloH . • . . ~ .-..'. / . '" Reserve Dishes, Napkin Rings, etc., ccc. ' LJ. X V/X\X_DiX\ 06 V>U* Q Screws, Razors, Wino Labels, and Lockup Corks. I E. POETEE & CO/S Fet m&«*^> *»*+ v****. ****** | TO PO*R, fT IiFRT? I^l nO H-aV* f°r ™&n* ?e&r* done the W«t Retail Ironffl^i LJ. J-Vi-U^ll OP yk/. -Busing Why rßecaute- they giv.^| , ; . ~ ~ > A^*^* tO'thefr* castowets, and sell at the lowest price* ||; E. PORTER & CO., Furnishing % General Ironmongers;: • QUEEN AND HIGH STRffiTS, AUCKLAND, AISO AT -NIWIOT, NEWMASEET, AND STMONDS STBEiff.