THE WAGER.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1924, Page 1

THE WAGER.

Charles I’ciKr, the: most celehrated ill' all burylars, anil a ruthless murderer, mi* L in tin 1 ti'ain a lit l li* t radesman wim wmilil tall; huryiary ami lay down tin* law about it. Pence postil as a ill-li-i-l ivi>, ami i-x|ilaiimil that, as a detective, In- liailil break <>l >i-n a salt- without anyum- lu-arino him- ami "ill' cuurst- la- was nut as omul as tin* hiyil-rla.ss huryinr." Tim litth- limn was incredulous ami Iriylitem-d, hut lu- was a sjmrtsmaii. ami I n* l P'-aio livt- |m>u ll< 1 s I hal In- could nut do it. Pence 1 1 ink tin- h.-t.

It was arranyed that tlm man’s handkerchief slnmltl hi- h-lt in tin- sain, ami I’u shnillil l-u to hud in tlm nrdinary way. ami lint stir unli-ss In-In-aril a unisu.

That uiyht P,-a,e buryled the sale, took out the hantll.er,-liii-f, and closed the safe with a I,any. Dawn came the territied householder with a candle and

a poker. Wliuii In- saw it was the* IVii-mllv detective ol' the morniny wavinn thu handkerchief thuy hutli hiuyhed |„ ,7,1. A couple ol nlassus ul' whisky wur-.- produced. I Vai-o showed tin- man how thu louk salu was woi-lmd, and insist i-,l on payiny his liver, v,unpin,u-ut-i„.r his ln.sl on his 0,10(1 Imariny ami hi. 7 lu-avury. Thun lie hade him yoodniuht. Alter he had yoiu- lll ° " nlu _ r ' tunate tradesman discovered that L'l-iO was missiny from the sale, ami the hot had heen paid hv one of his own notes.