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In': I c, a Or. .. l':.... as I "ir'.-. l:..t lay ..,.! f iiiii; baok t: o a d, o: J ;-t lar ,.!o;:-'i lo I, I i:..- hr.'!-- :,;,- in l. .nn-,-.: too o, ..:i;i :. isii.-tiJ t" r t.J a nont fib :-o. but ii. 1 l.-.-;r i , a -..ir'" i.nd .-'lo- iy ,.m : l.n,.. ii.iok en'"ie .i to C'.il Willi a k'llff. S" ..-losa-d 1 .f dol .'Ifo.Oj: u SaUlai, an.l -ICO-1 l.i, wit" l:iv t,,,i a.;ajii;L ll, staring klraii.t in irout Ot 1 "Pin I; ub. rtalm . . I '.. -:'-a.. ,- my hiv .fn. n. 1 o'.iiu.l t" i-S'pi niyna i"r-w:ir,. i"r-w:ir,. I count, d i.iy : li;'- as 1 v -ill, lor I'd ir;i io a tramlc ami lo.orbb study oi' no. :'io"r j ti Tiian t aoia to toe tif.pi'-r -. .iv. I sioo.l t1"-!.- In ifn-.hs and sln.'n-! b - n - ,' , s lliroanli t.s,. b.aol; Mli-me. bi t s-Oi I coui.-l , not'oiinr. oould l.f:u' lo t .i'..;,-. t" J on 'p, d my wa- lo ll sldc-' sldc-' s i. :,.'inir L'linr.Ied.v ak-n t!:at I '-m.'- i. :!.-!. -llin- at Cory otnor step tor am foil. tost ico.n uf bound, Tkoii f caino to li:,: u'ior w itich I knew to be tr.o door I in,, ll'mliliii Grossot't, room. I slowly and ea utlnu: ly turned tho Icnob. nud as slowly and cautiously pur,lied bank lbo door itself. dldn'l puss, n bad; far. r.ut it was far t-uonrth to rriya mo a on..-c.d llnipso of liie room. And ilut Klimnsc i.routt'nt mo my fir.-t ray of iithit tllico I bad stopoi-d into tbo l.ouso and shut tbe stra.-t d'lm- behind me. That llpht. I saw, did not come frniu the bw,b-ooui direol'y in f-'ont of inc. It filtered in Ibroucli a so - ( ond dour, slinlifly ajar, wiiioli s-iivid ,,b-iiiiuol-,' nor.-'s.s tko ri'oiii from me. And Ibnt !i'-'hto,l rooin, I Knew from my floor mil),, was Mleakim oiro-set's 'em room. In tlierc. I knew, stood the rows of oab-ineis oab-ineis in wliioh roposcl his o-olleofion of teiniiMooioiis- stones. liul the more pro-oions pro-oions i-olleeiion. I know-, was cirefuliy stowed away in the lnije wall safe cm-i'edtled cm-i'edtled in cement v. hieli stood on the falsi, fal-si, in of tiio second ri'oti!. As I .-.tiilb-il llirniiyji tint lincf-rl a i ll hall'-linlit 1 was able t,. make out ti.o airu.i n'l;i- n! ;l rilffbd counterpane, v. hieh. -In ;i stroiniei- Mnbt. I told m o, if, would bo a bite. And between tb.a 1 ' .'i,e;i of :-,nue irii'.v ant1 liie biaol; ir.ass of the bcit-lboa t-ci, T could dimly iilse,rii annlher pi'.lell of iri'ay, a sinaller one. a more iri.'S-t, iri.'S-t, iiom- i nc. knew, as I slood there, tloii I was .sinrlm; at i.e sleeping- l..cc of tbo old mi lionair... himself. I frsk a deep breath and ck.se:! the door beliinil mo. Then 1 oropt loiavii.rd !hrui;h the hnlf-hcht. s'.owh- atitl cautiousi.-. v.-ih my Ir.t'e ronnd bntlle w-iiipned in ii pinin cainbrio bapiil-icreliief in my h;i::d. al-banfl al-banfl was siiakiitc: ncain. I iiiiiiced. as l pulled lb" cork' from lbo little round bot-llc. bot-llc. T'.o Sim. 11 of the elbOl'iiform took lil" our of lliat iiil'c ami niake a ni,,o I" l.'i s u on. A ml Unit ll , I ho one I'm I ','. lo an.l 11 .in-. I, i i aiiiml ,ni up. ' ' ' ' 0 a round me up, ' ' I re,e;ite,l, fol 1 'J o:i l(, (ho point w liero 1 saw llial III,' o,uiil. allilinoo ami Ibiliny l.'inal w o ' o 1 o ml ri'iii pa n . i',,- h I'm "It sitnpl. aliiounl-i t,i 1 1ns: o 're noiiii' lo pul lbo blocks (,i ynu -linw .el ari-,-1, I :i, id publicly a li u o u ll o c 1 1 fl ..em ! il io !'. ' ' "ll a i.al I , Oa In' I be ,T,,, .1 ' l" a-, "'I in. 'I il. 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C '' ".in -'-i:: ir. t::u!n W" : 1 ' '". t.- ;.i T.c i:a',: j ' : :; '-'f I ) - I. , - i-''t i.:r:. it v. .- ! :i 4 '. -' ' -i-j i .s rv e: 1 t .':;k. I..-'1. in :i lU v- , 1 ; , j; ;-.o -) -,t l'.::i. A:: I :Kc.V.I ' , Is bo.lv. ii,l wj.rr.i, ly : -C cio.'v 1 Lof. ie co'-i ore. crl. hA ','.;;' P.U ho u!d ,'.. Ut WrtS U::;uif''i.J'.6 U'.l .1C - " " - ' ' e y ! ty, of .-0Mr.-. a ,ol.- . ni.'M uoulcl ; -:t i.'"' i ril -i ' Ins iot, for liit.-r.- ; '-'..is u.i 'f:;t: l' '-ircf aifair.'t Aivli e-:v r.iirn: a i.-ji.-J .' Jvir.i.n wn'-li j 'Jin t.i r'f! 'it G.ht.r's r'- 1; t.. tl u'.:-? Itnliia rt'.'er o; ..p-I ;u c--: v.'-vt- ir.ovfil. D.iv aibi irtsiit ".dv ir.eve uti "oils, i'.'iis, a.p T-tr 'a-- eoM j :-.:'f- o;it. a nicf -'.-nk:nc ", I with cuI'-'-Ahv'k. "fr ;u;.J ..!' an---it fe-.- tnrf a r, J n ii e s'f in tn.it as m 3 j Firj"0'-)i a.- a v;iri'.-. I f-"-lt t-cwy liim. U a'.' .'-"irMNi f h'p'ff- I )..: tl : I f'; h::u o'.t-; ;i m I I '..V'l to tlui',v tf ; I i.''u C.tMr.LT V'"U--r Hi'! b-Mltg vr . 1 oi' b: :i 1,'iom poi: -nJ' :"i to .j not ; wfiv of d:. i-ij that would ''-u vor; 1 1 ).( files'.. I t'fc'Jt.I to switch hini v.':if:i I; nl ;i. life. Ari'l ...;-iim. '.link' :ii"j'itj 1 i-i 1 n I Cavv : t S'.. n tiU! V. , , :i. .:,: isnM'Jiri. I .ixL n-:'t- ,:) , h.;'.i tlr5tT th-M tv.-r. j "Tir- pi.)'!'" tr:;;i, co:ir.t, 'v.'-.:M -'t t i r i uf -liLCi.'- 1'.:' re with nothni-r on ' ":'l to Ho u.l to tKn OUl Of tllrt ; warJ ii' a smoke. The pntiiit ! -t..i! in:oons..'ious, and for thro 1 f i i I 1 1 n v b a ; ,d n w 1 1 1 n i i e ' d ta W 0 n no I noiii'ibhirent at Ic-asL, none that we renl"y kniv; of. Oi tlie thir.1 n ik-'iu, 1 w.;t.n thu bz fat off'.cfr was nut stt-al-1 inir his snikf. I had io l-vo ilie vird 1 for a rnhvit: or two. .-V $ I .L,:firtt.1 hark, jf.iHt T vrnt to in throu h t ho i door ac;;il'T. I ranch t siciit of Anc'o 'in tirj,t siliv-fi-,okiii hwl suit, of his slipping,' ;htos to the d'sonwarv pantry. I cf w him fiilp down s'nr.o water and Isi.-n! frM. fi-'.m tlie fthci.- thff. edifvl a"' from I'.if -lour. 1 d'd tliat : U i;vr lii:n a rhain'i- U slin !.irK into 1 hod. I Know. of roin-sr. that i.r; a. ' shanmiinc, and 1 ft-1 1 sorrlor for hlni tiian e'.'c:-. 1 hh""iM ha,e r.-'T'ortP-l him. id" (-ono:-. h'T J "hist ron'dn' t. m.-ikf mv.-flf do i r . Tin next day. w i 1 o 1 1 1 i 1 o Hi p r of;')'-i-r was thivo on i;unrrl. foiiiu rtallan visitors 'am-1 to f-e .Anflo. T wasn't 1 1 J hi t i -t h (iii noli reman and t h-rl;tv h-rl;tv ni"-.-r said tha t not a u ord pas-d h. - v. i-pii thnr.1' ra lifrs and 1 ho pat h-nt. f.ufi the fHlhM S u "lit away iM-vinu'. Hut when 1 ramr hirk on dulv lh.it niL'lit I v.';,.' raMif-r -.':ted ahunt. it nil. T nniM f.-.i "onifthincr: I knew in my honos tha t. Mimo'hin:,' w ' s 1:0:111,- to hanncn. a i'i T w'-ntd It to iiapiM.-!). The liit t Iii ni,' I (iid was to turn on all the radia- i. irs. so dial t li o ward p. -I like a h.it-iv.'is.--. 'l'in-n 1 wnt to 01: t' of t' pi id w ind"ws and uniorkod it an.l pc- lird it in.. '"'1'e f: t pnlireman, who'd I .p, n liusv moi.pi"sj li!s f, -r. srtid h.-'.J .-lip oat and 'or.! off a 1'ttY. Ti "a T r.-m-'-'olnTPd ahont -o. ;iih v v : and st.."d over him. T h i-"t sr.cak to him. T 'lidn'i --vi p irmw winiilifr or !'ot ): imdorsM'1 Kiitrlis-h. I'm -i-i lo- lav ','i.tp lio on.-i.'.l his imps, I sm: 1 pd (hi"- n at li' rn. A nd a ndnot or iv.i 1'. 1 r I had tu h"tv' t lie ward :i-a!n. Vhm I i:iiiH' har-k Ho first thine I dul nas to o : at Amrrlo's rot. It whs empty. 1 a.t onrp bi-gan to si-arch the ward. Th.'s lool( tinip. nf course. 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'c v pv 4hno? t tiow a to th? .-tret t Oorr wi-..;-, to-- smhk'ii k;iart of a fiai:-irnht fiai:-irnht lpnpd up a--.nn;t roy eye-- and al-mohi al-mohi hhi.dt'd mc. -Is it alt r;i;.:t. llkina.?"' a voice akod out of 'o Pi-v.-kne?;- l "!iind tiio :';ath. 1 r ''tni,d T'oy'e's vo'co. "Wiu- re " Si oar. a h e V." i Ik in?. "C mi nc." w.i.-' tho o: '"er's pro,;cnp:e j rptort. "lie sad he can ci "m-r down to th- of-ire." The:"p 3S a monunt of s:1p:i m. T'O I tiasa went out and loft errytni:; dark. : I -'td' . lie want a to sre: i".or quii;,"' 1 hoad thP voioe of Wilklns tav. "Wait i" 1 erntd n ;t to t .e two f'c-. f'c-. ure beside np. "There's a mn hidden , im in that jm room a man hi a biak i in.i sk :" "How about it, ChM,-? ' nss-ed t'oyie, in a voice of heaw eoti'-:?:n. "I saw him'" T franrh ally lnsi-ned- "No thin' in it," I could hear 'iik!,'s eondonincr voire say over my head. "T he on'v mati that's up thp-e's a dead man." "This fciri's sure cot her v.-ires mossed." Pode announred, with tho air of a man! heinc t ried beyond pat irnre. j "Then I'm ko!:s bark to that pern room to got them M r.vcrlitond nut I" I an- 1 nounrcd. I ran :-Uimblinc throimh tho ' bhirkness, wilh hands oltr,t,-ile 1 in j trout of me. unf d I rame to ihr stair-way. stair-way. ro!o and Wtlhms, ivere rallir.E; lor ivc to wnH. But it was somethinq: ouho dh'ferpiit t" th'dr very lioarst rLuniuauds that liroucht mo tn a standstill. It. was the fa-d that I had come' mto imoxpoi'i-(d imoxpoi'i-(d col It shin wit h a Inunan hod v a human hu-man body hurryiiif;- iu:e'essl- down the very s er liirh T was a limit in ascend. as-cend. And in a not her moment or two. as 1 oautrht at a newel post to steady mvself. T heard tii- street door tudd.":dy o'-1 and close aahi. "She's eone V grasped "Wilkin.-t out or , i tlm thickness. "Then, f t tho lovo of M;ke. h t's c-M ! lifter Iht!" was I'oxde's fraupr comment, com-ment, h s thee w-mi shu t'l'liiu; ami fctrop-lt:" fctrop-lt:" toward tlie door. i But tb-'t (ifmr opened asra;,a before i thev roui'1 trot to 't. Th. -ro was a mo- j nn-'itarv fash and clash of om"lslni? po.-l.-.-i liclns, ami tho-n d-n-kims-: a-.:-H;i j "W'hii - out out of here '.'" .'-'roa uled I n vow-e which I at once recoenkmd I "T'ip R-mal wonv-tu." w-i s WMkios's nrswer 1 oomd liOar Slaiui'.-; (ptiicl; s ci d's.rust. ""lr't limn wont out of ti-'s lmiNo'v' he ajd. even moi-, ser'd" tlriu bef-u-e The nvt moment 1 he rd the Pvi,-if Pvi,-if n Ipcf sw't-'h. nod. in Do. smh1"" ip(tH, h-Iow of the lower ha' 1 -aou'd ee 'he thieo boavv Pcm-ps. 'vh.-v. ton "t t" sanip mono-"' mns' h; S"mi i - st.aiidhic there at (,,- st.";r :"t m- m h : "no hand i"ri inst a newel oosr Sloa m's f-rm clonrrd and a look of n't nn-P,tn nn-P,tn it tw s;i iv o '.' that I'd a'readv sfwiM nn 'dkins'.s f "-o. "Th1-; 's an invfi-l nd-co, IPJinv " l-e vpid. as bo i-nie 'o-v-'v over to ' 1 SVOll V.V.? t 1, M l. 1 "'h. '.'" I asked '"''.-"niipo voo'v,-. kdlod a o---n. 1-ilun'. -o r,'.d oolv uoom-; v-i-'M it'll cost our .f.-:,. to i;,.i vui ch'ared'" I "What wh;it o v.ui E-rdn-r to d- ) "':ih mo?" I as'. '!. st no-"'-o- n. :p,i |