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Show THE 12 f KT7T2 7i Ranles, WILLFUL lew. W CWiU Sui W) OK nay v ; I wlp-r- and :u ! t Id you I I he house I ! I II pn.d me gate up liaggl.nr a thuugn he iiijj.ieil doing It pr-But I fvit I im following me when 1 liihde tra.-k- , though of cjurae I n.dn'l turn muml to ace." V "Why My dear Buuuy. it's the (cry aor-- t A long as you lo.a thing yu can BnIISH1iUg llu'v'll keep their (II tau'v, aud mi loug a they kisp tile r stand a cLau.o. (luce distance show that you know you're liiig aud it's flight or tight for all 1 never e'en looked you're worth do In Hie round, and uuud yon Same bole. 1 just hurried up to Illnek. friar and tKioked for High street, Kensington, at lie top of uiy tnuv. and aa the train wa leaving Rloaue ipwre out I hopped and up all those stair like a lamplighter ami round to tha atudio by Ih Isick si reel. Well, to be nu the aafe aide, I lay low there all the afternoon, lie.tr.iig nothing In Uie least suspicion and uiily wlidiing d I bad a window to luok through of that lHusly skylight. However, the coast aecuusl clear enough, aud thus far it wa my mere Idea that be would follow me. There waa nothing to aluiw he liad. Bo at last I marched out In my proper rig -- almost straight Into eld Baird's arm!" "What on earth did you do!" Walked past him a though I had never aet eye on him in my life, and didn't Iheu; took a hansom in the King's road and drove Ilka the doure to riaphem Jumviou; rushed on to the nearest platform without a Junqied Into 11 first train I saw, got aut at Twickenham, walked full lilt luck to Kfcbinnnd, took the Ibttriel to Charing Chmi, aud here I am, ready for a tub aud a change a ml the best (I inner the club cau give u. I ramr to you first lx sum) I thought you might lie getting sniUiu. Come round with me and I won't keep you long." "You're pertain you've given him tba bp!" I said a we put on our hat. Certain enough, but we ran make assurance doubly sure," said Ilalfle, ami went to my window, where ha for a mtuuie or two looking down Milo tlie aireei. "All rigid ?" 1 asked him. "All riglii," mild be. and we weut downstair forihwilli aud ao to tha Allwny arm In arm. Bui we were Isiih raiher silent on the way. I. for my purl, waa wonder lug what Bailies would do about I lie studio lu Chelsen, whither al all ereuts he hail lsni smvessfitlly dogged. To Die the point seemed one of Immediate hnikirfnitce, but wlien I luentioneil It he aald there wa lime enougii lo think uIniii! Hint. Itia one oilier remark wns made after we luul msldcd. In Rond treid. to a young blood of our who hniiiened to he getting himself a bad name. 'Tuor Jack Hiitler! said Ilsfflcs with a sigh. Nothing' saiblpr than to see a felkiw going to the lnl like thsf. He's almilt load with drink und delif, uvir devil! 1'ld you nee Ida eye! (kid that we should have met biin to night, by I he way. It's old Ituln! who's said lo huve sklmn-him. By Cml, but I'd like lo skin okl Baird!" And hla tone took a siuldeu low fury, made the more noticeable by another king alienee, wlcrh lasted. Indeed, throughout an adtnlrahle diniuT at the rtuh and for mime time after we hnd si'ttled down In a quiet corner of the smoking nsim will) our coffee and cigars. Then at last I mw Buttle looking at me with hi laxy sun le and I knew that the niorore fit win al an d. .i r uii u t tnurUcr iim-lf- , e done it. and wonderLuvv. ing bow they'd look if tlo-fib, it w fluid la-- great, s iudy gnut! Jbit. beside bll Hat, wt.-j,.u with a merciful and lured l caught drauiat.c end of you. Aou il fill ill for a fw weeks mui thou aiiiiff out with u fluurisli oT extra iniiiIs. You wuiiiilii't rust with a vile fur seven or f.iurtn-- year. "1,011 old BHlttre!" I I bcg'.u to forgive yuu fur Lsilug in lad form at dliiiuT.'' 'But I was uever uiure lu my life." "Go ou!" "1 menu it." You know very well that you wouldn't commit a murder, whatew-else you miglit do." "I Ltiuw very well I'm going to rum mil one tonight!" lie had leaning back in the sad die bag clair, watching me with keen eyes sbeuthed by liingunl lid. Now be ataruil forward, and bia eye lesisil to mine like cold steel from fbc scub bard. They struck borne to my slow wits. Their meaning wa no longer in doubt. I, wbu knew the mun, rend murder iu those hard blue eye. "Ituird?" 1 faltered, moistening my lip with my tongue. ( If CIIUCM' " "But you said il didu't matter about the room tn ( helsea!" "I loUl you a Ik' " Anyway, you sure buu the si.p bkey you- T ji are, lay good ,! In't wui.t you. S ' gUud Ij'.gljl." m. ii'l, oulr the r :.:g soiit.iry iu giiiier- ro'iKi g. ;. ! u-- d the various roblsrU- - in which we vert berth It to hot few. 1 And. tht will bear fr!l-irat any length. Not lint the other contained detail which even I would hesitate to recount. It la rather tha very abnence of untoward Incideut which Modem them iMckua for my present purport. In point of fart, our pinna went ao rraftily laid (liy lUtth.) of a hitch were Inthat tha variably reduced to a minimum before wa went to work. We might be In tha markrt value of otir haul, hot it waa quite the exception fur Ua to Bud ourai-lveconfronted by uu foreawn Impedimenta or Involved lu a really dramatic dlleinuia. There waa a sameness oven in our apoil, for. of oourae, only tha moat ainnea ara worth tho trouhla wa took and the risk wa rau. In abort, our luoat ante raarful eneapadM would prove tha greatest weartneaa of U In narrative form, and mine more ao than tha dull affair of tha inliidi rmeralda, aiuua eight or nine week after tha Mth-bib'r cricket week. The funner, however, had aequei that 1 would rallu-forgi than all aur burglarlea put together. It waa the after our return from Ireland, aud I aaa waiting at my ruunia fur llnffln, wlta had goue off: aa usual, t diapnaa of the pi muter. ItatUea had hla own method of eou ducting thia very vital brunch of our buallMwa, which I wa well content to leave entirely la Itia hand, lie Unite the bargain, I lielleve, lu a tbin bill eubtle Uiegutoe of the flashy, needy or der and always la the cockney dialect, of whlcii he bad utada himself a mauler. Moreover, be Invariably emfence," who wa ployed the earn a moucy lender In a aiuall but yet uolorloua way aud in reality raiu-a- l aa rrmarkahte ae Raffle Oaty lately I also had breu to tlie man, but lu my proiier penaiu. We had weeded capital for the getting of tlieae very emerald, and I hid dJOO on tha terms yon would aspect from a soft apokeu greybeard with aa Ingratiating amlle, an lures-sen- t bow and the abtftieet old eyes that ever flew frum rim to rim of a pair of spectacle. Ko (lie original sinew and the Anal spoil of war cant In this rnao from the selfsame aource, a circumstance which appealed to n both. But three name final spoil I waa at ill to see, and I watted and walled with an I in pa tie ore that grew iimn me with tho growing dusk. At tny open window 1 bad played Meter Ann until tho face In tha street below were no And now I longer dtetinguiahabie. was tearing to and fro In the grip of horrible hypolliese a grip that tight read when at last tha lift gates oien ed with a rbttler outside that held me brealbleaa until a well known tab Baa followed on my door. la the dark!" aald Baffles aa I drag gad bftn In, "Why, Bnany, what's f. . knowing l l I ." et 'i arc m u.g a fro.it r ray u I fti-l- i - I be - - 1 a pm-inu- - r rvi-uln- him-sel- rid -- In-le- I:; o W vSsfc & : r ' Im-- 1 :5 IX Pusl 1, lauding lid three doi., p resented ois-neitet thens-ael'c- cum wa a.,k.,. ton giit and chad st.ii. so yuu see 1 sfiau i g.;, " you feliows much trouble. He was d'vue. xud there we st.itd on ho';.-e- , il.L the lauding of lhc'i.-se!low, iLiek. eager vo.fv su'd im; ntp.ug tcrougti cur ears, tb l uc.cl below and Li from of ls b!x iu.;.e;i-il.-u- t slayer I k:'.w lo w lw;.i m- - iu would 8b'.'?l when be l.au peti:;c:n-I was net nus bei.rd lie. Ukeu. "That s a!l rot." sa;i Baffles, speak ing aflrr a pum. "We shan't -t you gire yuurudf up." "Y'ou eliau't stop Lie! fthut wuui.1 be the g.io.1? !Tue wyiLU saw me. i would uuiy be a qg".;iun of time, vm 1 .au't f e " a. ting to ls- - lxen. TLiui for tk- n of o on the sbndd-.'rNu. no, t:o. Mi g!v myself up and get ii ovt . Ho f.! il spvh waa tered, floundered. I; was c tlcoup'i clearer perception of bis posilion h;1. come with the b..rc Idea of ev;. frum it. 'But lislen to ir.r." urged I'afile "ft'e're here at our peril ourso! lift' e broke in like to euforn- - r. (!rv for a grieraii'-very like yau own. But don't you see! ft'e too out n pane did the thing like rrgv.i;. burg'.ur. Begular burglars will g, Ihe credit of all the "You menu that 1 shan't bo suspect j'.i rci-iL- e Mi-- i a e; c1il:-s'-J- . The words chiuc ildck and alow with horror, aud in horror I heard myself them, while the cowering figure Icy Hie huiUrooui window rose . gradually cni-tU amase It's .'our' lie wbisiH-rct no less than our own. It's you two! ft'bdi's it mean, Baffle! 1 saw you i o'er the gale; a bell rang; tin plutv i full of them. Then you broke iu. ft'hut'a It nil mean!1 ft may tell y.m Hint when you tell us "lint in God's name you'n done, Biit'er!" "Iione! ft'bat huve I done?" Tin unhappy wreiih came out into tli. d nii-ii- The ed! "I da" But I dont want to get off o freer cried Butter hysterically. him. 1 know that. But it wu lu self defense; It wasn't muraer. I tum-- t own up and take the const queuces. I shall go mad if 1 don't !" Ill hand twitched; bis lips qui'erei' in tear were in his eyes. Baffle loo. dm roughly by the shoulder. here, you fool! If the three o. were caught here row, do yr-- knuv. bat the consequences would lie'. Vo should swing in a row ut New .ate iu six weeks' time! Y'ou talk wo were aiitiug In a club ou t you kuow It's 1 oclock in the and tho lights ou aud. a dead Ibougt.; ii (Mine of Ull IT uu i:,e k anil down God's sake. uii-'il.-- -- ii-- . I s'li I I,-- .ii-- - '' "I1 i in-- r 111 - - ci-':i.- cji-.iij i pn-i- i . - I ' ', 1 i tli--- '!' !!'''' .1 - : l Al ; - M : !)- ; J r ln-j- j , - : . , . iv e . -r- It-- j . V- V . J i I "111- - J " I 1 - m,; U .' ;. . "" ... cv- lieaiifnl npwi' av.c,.i, L iutinites.ij;rl:y nauil finny anl i,.i gr,-of lifeless rx::s m of tin- - mu. "i tic UviDgtui they can make i!:i uel. jounii'.v :l fa-- t. rxireuo-ifew foi,. none, ever um'f wfiat i :f , ' f, .r. . ,..jg ,lU. .ld -- natural death." Ainui-- t arc slain and di'voiirc.i (i( 4.,, detinucly out of the wav. TLrre aturie. - bit from d.ayiit Sir MuuniaU.a ri E. Grat geutleinau wfio rt.her oven a, u,.i aclf, looking at u case of t.,,iK an oruitbolsigiat wbo was v q, j, u ft hat ia lhat bird!- That.' Mul th other, 'ia a magpie.' 'It nT of a magpie. wa tlie nqiii'i.1,, .' cp. haps not.' replied bis fricu-- l j. j " Gist's idea uf a magi-icA man nnmeil I'alier luy il!. are very ill Indeed. said the Tj dc,, 'Tlieii you liad the siik m, rejoined, onb'r the prayer fur itu- - jj.. tug to lie read.' Xu, u wind t':e person to whom he spoke. T than you will live four and iwemy knurs' Oil. lu tlmt case,' rejoined Kalw, imj me Pickwick. " "Thing one would rather hav put differently." write the diarist. jir. Cecil Bbode to hi neigblxir at dinnfr, au extremely pretty womua: n,--i bam Germans. She YVell, 1 dou't bate them, but I by nn niecna l.t them. He f'h, I thought you 3 Here arc ao:n- - im grin. head. Fourtem AON Kurul of ugar. ti.3U loave of bread, ri.0Nd quart of milk. 803 pound of craeker and more thia 33.000 egg. Tlie chicken bead wet for the various memliers of the nt family, the egg were fed to the bird, and the shrimp formed the exiM . way to tlie affections of tlie grie, flamit-goes- Haailllts Si a Hair Shirt. "Tb bishop of Arichat." said Failin Burke, "Is a most unaaauiuing mat- ure- a man who keeps the stone in hi episcopal ring turned against his palm, so tht lie Any not he recognized is s bishop." He must lie an exlraordiuary Ktepb-- u Essex, tli Methodist iwrson, admitted. "It ja hi humility. I am told b wear hair shirt the year round. an evidence of humility!" "I Stephen akeii, with an increilnlnti amlle. "Try It and ree.'thc pri- -t advised. Have tried it. Father Rurke!" "Yes, and oui- - day's trial couvinml a sain nor a me that I wa rhinoceros," he said, wiih a wry face. From "Tbe Bishop's Niece," by (iewp per-ao- i used l htrir Hi TflK Jifto. (Oft'EBJMr I'TGl'BK d - Imv . anil 9.0,10 chicken reap-lienre- - I .. and a half ton of fish. In addition to 1.300 pints shrimp, furnished tire water fowl with their dniiy fare, whil 397 load of hay and tiflKSO lnincbe of green supplied tho ruminants, other Items 011 the list were 873 pounds uf I 1 preserve Meaawerie ' y !- - r Catering to auiraaia require Icoth plentiful and varied supply of food, aa may be aum from this report of material fill id tlie laindnn 'N)lngien garden but year. For tlie flesh eatitcr guests there were supplied 1 it tons of bnreeflMli, nearly 9 ton of gntflib ning , ,.s J"-- j,. ncii,s" ,.f a cn.jji,. . fate li.at awaits ail liie pr .fimuder depute )ii;r--- r -t take plare. k, .. ,ul.' "ii'-reach Hi '. .1'. lie vseekl liuie. t Ccrmau! - pro-m-di- il u.. ":.u to ( 4 i uuku.i" a flir 11 r r p(l. er.' Thei-e-sitiiii- - snlfr K,r r" rt .' - J r ' .,,h , -- lln-i- . ai.j ,..h..r .r..i,. - no rur iKTUrpfii tk-ke- ul j;:- mii.i . ci, a irf.;.,., w.iif !. -- 1 ver;!. nui..l-ri- mp ,u.. f i - - bn) u s lliii-ve- "Pv-kille- reM-atin- If It. lipw. K r.-- tl-n- g "Jack-Butt- er! f.-- . i. n 1- j. 1 hry-bo'- lu w-u'- eskeil ILVaeif tb.ne que-ii"lua match flar.sl m ilni bail, lu aiioihcr momeict ihe sluir.i wciv creak-iuund. r his feet, even as they had creaked under ihiu-- of the murderer, ml the humane .ustiuet that inspired hiui nt defiance of bis risk was borne lu also uimn my slower seusAudii.'s. Could we let tbe murderer p)? My ituswer wu to iMimd up tie- - creaking stairs and to overhaul Battles on the AS hs-ke- 1 or aster! sii-oin- pre.-o-e- l dett.-ru.iue- si'll the bed turned down, but l room was Th undisturbed. ruipfy lu every scu o. Tlie third door was Baffles l.t t.ie gas. "ll.-'- s iu there." he said, cocking h!s revolver. "Iw you remeiuhcr how we Usui Ij lireak int) Hui studios at ach .o'.! Here goes! His flat ftcjt crashiil over the the luck give, the door flew open, draft the In ml lug and hi the su.ld.-gus heeled over like a cobble iu a squall. As Hie flame righted itself I saw a fixed bath, t"J bath towel k united logcllier. au (.jwii wiudow. a coweriiig flg'ire ami Baflli's struck aghast on (lit-- itirrebold. r v.-- UUiug us save 'icy own ak!n if I liked, be ouue mjre turned h;a back upon me aud thia time left me half re-sv ml to take him at his word. Had he forgofU'u ou whar errand ha himself wa here! ft' as he Hi at Ibis l.iglii should en.l iu Mack dis- 1:.e first Aii'orJid iii droi oi the htiii. an outlying lump po: casi uerus the l new made ruud. 1; lo tint a road of buildmg sic . with but thi oue house built ull by iisclf at oue cud, but tho night was too dark f or Uiorp than a were luiircsakiu. Buttles, however, bad evou the )dac by daylight and had (Mine prepared for the special obstacles. Already ho wg ' up and putting I 'i'lint was another. I didn't corks ou the pikes, aud iu aiiuther mothouglit I bail whi-t- i 1 came up tn you ment be had hit folded coat this evening, but wlieu I harked nu! of actvs the cork. I tciicd buck aa be window to raised himself and sow a little pyrayour you remember! make assuruuce uoitMy sure, tliere be mid of akite auip ike sky iilaive tha wa on the opposite pavement down gate. As he squinurd over 1 rau forbelow ward and hud my weight on tlip spikes "And yen never said a woiai about aud corks and covert coat when ha It!" gave the latlur a tug. "I wusii'i going to spud jour d.nucr. Voining, after all? wasn't going to let yon Tluilipr!" ny, n i.il lie was ns large Take cure, thou; die place is all sped mine. Bui IS l.fe. M.d. nf course. bfnllowiil US bell wire and spring, it's no soft l lo i'ic Albany. A line game for him thing, this! still wbtla I to play , a gnun- sfn-- bis mean old take off the corks. Ttie go nlen was very small and new, heart from me, brilies Irniu the Hiljcf. the on,- - Iddtling ngalusl with n gras plot still lu scMiratP aoda, the oilier. Bui In- shan't play it with hut it ipintitity of fill grown laurels e shan't Ice to. auil the world stuck into the ruwr rlny lied. "1U1U me. Will a Matties whisjiered. have mi cxinrlng.er the less. In ihcmsel' Wauer, two iviiiih Idske mid so- Tliere nothing e!e nisile okl And we gave them a das. I'lu off at II. lluuuy. Il' the wkle I Ttli as we crept across the only thing to - done." "You know where lie lives, then!" grass. "lie's gone to bill!" "Ye, out Wille-siei- j way, and akmc. "1 don't think so, Buuuy. I bclieT Tlie fellow's miser, aiming oilier ilihig. I long ago fnuuil out nil aliout he's seen us." him." ; Why Y' r ' I saw a light." Again I hsiknl nmd the room. H ft'here?" was ii young iiinu's dub. nml yuuug men were laugliiiig, dial t ing. smoking, "Iiuwiisiairs, fur an Instant, when diiuking. on every liniul. line nodded I"- His whisH-- r cl: is nway. He had aani to tlie through the smoke, lcke a tbn light ngiilii. uii.J so liad I. I mslikil to him olid Hinted back It lay like a gulden rod under the to Bnitles with a groan. diKir-ii- iiil d luntshed. It "Surely you will give linn a chance!" front like n gold thread tinder the I very sight of your pistol lintel and vanished for good, ft'e alioiilil bring him to terms." heiml the stair creak and pease, "Ii wouldn't make him keep Iheni.'' also for gcssi ft neither saw nor "Jim you imghl try the effect." "1 probably shall. Here' n drink tiny mum, ihougb we stood wailfur thu, liiiniiy. ft ih me luck." ing i it the g"n- - till our feet were sou kill with 1ii "I'm coining too." "I'm guiug in." nid BuiHes at last. "I don't want you" l" saw- us nt all. I "I don't "lint I must cutup!" A 'i ugly giptun shot from th- - steel wish ho had. 'HP- - way." fte tnsl gingerly uu iIip path, but blif eyes. the gravel stuck i our wet soles nnd "To interfere!" said Baffle. Nol 1." gnit.il horribly iu a little tiled veranda dc-with a g!:i 'You give me your word?" leading within. It w ns through Ibis g'as that Bailies had "I do." llr-seen l'ie liclu, and he now "Hiiiiny. If you break it" to bike u'it n pnue with the "Yimi may aim if me ilia III! Ilid the put of tron.'le nnd the "I lined snkl should. now ecrtaiuly siUd you've coipe," bottling ' t'i yuu cuiue lit she-- t of Baltic K'liciiililr. X. ahanlng the Unur behind him In a psper which were seli hi iiiipedUucn'a. ft rer of relief ami aasiety. your own peril, my dear tii:iu. Hut if dom oiniHed Wall? you an miiuig well, the sooner Hie Nor did lu ilipi'!.-- p with my own asWeill What did they fetrbr sistance. Ci. nigh lie niay lave for I must stop n t tny risuu end. Klre bond red." in- - tin. if a Down?" I dare say you woudi"- - what I've on th w ii y ." tivr'y ns it wa proffered. a c. it w: In 1 was iilir lln'o fiug.-- ilia' 1'ivc minute Inter been thinking about all this lime?" an id Wot It In my pocket." waiting fur Good mui!' I erled. Ton don't he. "1've 1111 thinking what rut It I him nt the I'lcvaiMly eiiiriiini- to Hie liclied i i spread the reach on the m-- l Hie lat'er hmwn for r' Albany. I lead ,i know what a stew I've in. I'M to go doiug things by halve!" in the gi.-i-i until tlie diamond bad wUrh on the light. Ive lawn tbluk "Welb' auld I. returning Id anule. uliKidi. I! was tlie feeling liope, its circuit and the pniie (list's not cliaoc that you enu half fear lli.il Angus H icnl might si ill Ing of yon and nothing else fk.r t Im mi our trail, Hint some uun-into hnnds. hour. I waa ns enough ti bring ngalnst yoursslf. ts it?" iir.iiie Ian-!- , b: Baffles iiinr think aormOhlng had gone wrunr!" I'm not mi aim-,- '' said Kaltfi-a- . blow diale Slut less cold bimMled nay nf uit Raffle waa sml'ing wheti ibe whit-lig- ht Ing a meditative puff. "A frnai a turned ill key mi 'he bek and by ni.il.. n matter dealing with I: in miglu in drS ldd'-tlie money lug a long arm riicniinlcr filled the worn, hut for the It tom of Hi. k'n'ler and uiyM-iwould nut warn tin- l.i.il at illmoment 1 dkl not pesertve me pen!-larlthim of hi d.ingir. bill I would a.i-r- l of hi smile. I wa fntnously pro' ei t be li:' on!j oil-'- , jlli.l tin fall of my owi late tremors and presvery wide. tricgnly at all rn.t. ami "lien nu such door op.'!i' d. t.'i"i.g!i wrJ2T--. "ft ha i llinl!" - il.t H.idb-- i n some ent relief, and my first ktlnllp act wa nncouiiler hail ini.cu place and l;.ii!b-I " and 1 were fiiu !,i on our w ay to ft ilk nth bis f.id on the to spill aouie whisky snd squirt the thing .nmi-hcflen pint, I tiilliL was si ill my honest asda water all over in my anxiety to 'el Hirer-hol"A pair of s udes." I wldMierej, resolve. I would not break my wool do Instant Justice in the occasion. I w if I (in kl belp ii. but It wnfi a uuiiort Peking them ! "Bo yon thought something bad haps'lll tllgei-iiinull ibe to feel tint rims hrenk il If 1 lik.il. liie "o!(cn le.., pened!" aald Ruffle, leaning back wlien IS'"!:c- nu an iiiidersiiswl In my chair s be lit a cigarette and 1 '"! r;c-- alino-- t f.:t. (las' ., v t'nr be nut,. a g'.spe'g fear n y g io nibTi-i- . "s were tninled looking much anuiwol "What should effort io re.'fr Willi a deluding . linumty .nn omt yon aay If annietlung ha. IV bit light, my dear (hep! It an nothing of coii! qiuTi, ainl Is all over now. A Kb-- u c!iu and n long one. Runny. i I think Im will to wind ward this time " Ami sudtlen'y I asw !:' en!!,ii-wi r nr.i'i-- l. h' lvei? limp, bi thi-'a iih dust "The police? " 1 wIpNiicrnl nctiusL "lib. dear, no; only ni l I.a'rl Baird! I'.i i' wasn't It Ii.i M who tuck th- t i.iii and ".ilk on liiiMtcgli lit.- "It wa ' iirc'ii ii i A .1'k.s!. littered. lido :i f itriy on. u c.iui.lry tli:: Ir.p ''Tla'n L iv am- - he to , !i a I he liiinn-''. U I ii k nil y I i t uu 'ii.il i. In' ijiuie ''Mr dear fellow, I'll I .vu; if you . a bundl 'd r er' tin-t'.i'v.-the linise ngii.p. I -a cblili'-ll real I. ill i gl'.C a I, SOI! .cl , . : ti.it . I. ""i1, -i it In dark 'u.-rt gthe aieiir n: . w n si'i'd spli. . : I , liit"."c Ba.nl hr a: l,ii I'm n... e cut I w .1 i, :? f il ... j w ,ii ,1 luce il... .ici.'.ini n I L'fli S I..c ; ' 1. hi ls,:t to riri ii. 'ii. lu. It.iu ii.i . f u ' ' And y on !; i ie'., '!. .' ,i . It be I,,. I, f l ' ' e'tdc'l, bu: be Im '.i ,! i , - j i ir' tiu . - .. adud, bo'tew-ift .' irii.- l ' me ;tr.i r !?; .. i Tp , ,,r t Ir.rjk ' Bp f.jr the tins.- I..I f wo jiro iImt ,i ii. It ih r.. i..i ou i'i j.ib v, r.' is g'.inc lx jir w iy i u ii u j. il ; h ,t tirri!" in nti.iiC I1 !. ( I i l tliThem wa oi nr- n:-tliij nli c 1. .:ia u?l y i mi;: i. U'Mp IN . I t!i. ,. I;.. ic"'i' thing 1.1 In r I'll 1l,c il '11 '; .II out. m ' It trust have 1.... n ;, y ...tu- f, J j Ilf J; I : wN ,. si - 1,' i o f ,r .. J.l I, ;i!Y , j it I .... :i:;r.d uo-- i Ids ar-v- . i:;i i n r -- br m h'o mi. 1 '1 i'i ..v .! N t:t. .: ipi-- dcd f:is l.i 1 tl.e nii.ii i.,i.l hri, ua ?, j. ' i.1 ' c ..T-- t. ., s ill i;, !n v i " "1 wish llii s:,i'.e f .l t vrf . r t i v ro imii e j I! ilili.r he reiiW ci it with II IO il i p;i r ku.'i. .'.Kwf.,l t bl g I 'i'll i I, il I Vi I'.v ; j I: , , i i ! .! Wj'O y - a r.. I 'J -l ' i: a 1905. J, ol r--i e No. 4 of the Series "Wc.!, BotT - nT,..ir snay. g (Mi ' M'g slrel-- s .it me." ,e'ii r that liau tn : 1 A II MURDER Kmm. 1 o.- - .i. . i i By E. W. HORNL'NG bn . r ;l:at OCTOBER EXAMINER, mailer of uii.uimi, loy dear Bun-rrI 1 mean it for lot. rcuu hot! ve told lefiire Hint t'je luggeit ins ii a.ive at -- of a l.'.gh wa I r! l tie- I'.mi wIio'n iv.iu in i led a uiunh r ?d. with tl.e sud i. "i et lien found out; at leas iii el. tu.'.e-m-lidie wall a t.i. lie io.a..t l.i In. but lie H(. l.-rhekioii arc I 'I r.i : w itu rp.'ke an ul lias !! lii!l:se!!. nppreciHtl, rai-Just Mij nf ii! Think of cnmiijg m f..r (I hero aid lulkiig to tliu iiii-n- , vi rv Amateur Cracksman 1 t for one uii-- r- l.afflea. void e A Bhe plaiiiy r.,at rmiod. however, to inake'a-irwe were not overheard. "ft hat mor!" MORNING SUNDAY ngnt with bloousdot bliukinc eyes and a bloody shirt front. "You know you've seen I nit I'll tell you if you tike. I've killed a roblier; that's all. I've killed a robber, a usurer, a jackal, a blackncni'i-r- , Hu cleverest and tli t villain unhung. I'm ready to 'iung for him. I'd kill him again!" erm-les- And lie Imbed u fiercely in tho face, a tine lu Ills dissipated eye. Id heaving. Id jaw like a ni-k- . tll haw it haiqiene.IY' "Rliall I lie went iassiou;itely on. "lie's mailt: weeks cinl nunitha my life a bell . 't You may know Unit. A lieli! ftell, t.'iicigi.: I met him In wln-Ho yu-- . I mot He wasn't yuu follow? tr:ily yjird lnh'i:d yen. lie was on y ..ur tract. Badb's; lie saw me nod to me you and slopped me and who yon were. He rscnied a keen a ii. e to know; I eciddn't Ihii.k why, id dii'n'i - are e!i!.( r. fur I saw my I aaid IM fell him ail about ' .i f ! e'd give me a pr.vnie inter-- ' " lie said he wouldn't. 1 said he si: mid and held him by ihe eoni. By the t.ir.e I let him g you were out of anil I wait cl where I wa till n I had the back in despair. whip linn of him then. I could dictate where the Interview kI;o)1i1 lie. and I irade him t i!;o mo home with I;: !;, sMI to Jell him all about y ci when we'd liml our fnlk. fte'!. wbe v,e gor bere I made him to eat, puMing him n'e eff amt off, ;:nrt about in o'clock I I w.dieri n Ml lu.'.rd tli- - gat s;, :t and tben li'imi him if he live,) alone. - 'lU'1 yen nor "'Nul ai i'll,' siiv i ii-- the . "I sai ! il src,i ic;i I til. night y-- Hn-s- o ia-t- por-f-i- lr-o- I :'. b- 1 I'd I.ctpI hr-r- If g.-- . in-- r 1 '.as n,.,.ikcii. 'll' !- i- "I'liid e.iTj.e wlien she I.) wa I'.i'.eq. saq jelleii Huve lim- -s at the tup my vj- e. I ( Miirse lliere was " M'rwii',; m emm- - I l.nrw Hiai, Isi'Ji.'-- e I cri.u- - I' see mu' Kigl.l last "i-i''Hid he mtcrvii'wed il- - hiuc w If ihroiig'i l he gate, licit wouldn't open ii. ft oil, when I Lai dune yelling ami not e. soul had come near u lie "a a white as Heat celling Then I I' I lo we could have our inn nt . Ii'.-ai'd I pit kei ih- - piker out of tlie fciiucr end tu'd luw be'd r.'iili 1 r.". l i:: by i.oi, I.e sicju'idn't roll irc - i"; ii I i ''' h - .c '.. i lu- - h. - a vi i . i - i dir !niu,r'V if ail inurs agiliist ir- .- or 1. ud:i out o'. vr b.s g?v.- h.--- t Ji:int 1 lie . t L. iilg.it a iiiinii; die!; .cut to Lis nc.--k fur peu and l:c :. ii l:e was raund p.. per Iii;-- ' Ii ;' Lliil I vidi a rev.i! I.;,-" lie tired You ritnc i;H'l a. . f.vo or cun fii J e ho.i- - ;r yco l.ke. but I hit h'.:n c'c-thre. My Go:!! I wa like a si'vr.g.- tid the tli tug wns d.ne. nnd I w t.t L! .' tr-1 o . k v ii bMi a -i ter ... a ! ..way " t ;ii".ir-- l cp. I I.f-- J J. : Ci hT dr ... Bt..1 ov-i- i . I ci'-Lii- s : GBAlJl'AI.I.Y BOSK ERECT. tli-i- r pull yourself together and do what I tell you or you're a dead man yourself!" "I wish I was one." Butter sohlted. "I wish I had hi revolver to blow my own brains out. It's lying under him. Oh, tny Und, my (Mid!" Hi knee knocked together; the frvuzy of reaction was at its height, fto liad to take him downstairs between and an through the front door out Into the open air. hid. the All wa still outside-1- 1 smothered weeping of the unstrung Baffle rewretch upon our bands. turned for a moment to the house; then all was dark as wrrl). Tlie gat opened frum within; we closed It carefin. and ao left tbe starlfully glass nnd polight slnuiug on ished spike, one aud ull, as we had found tb-t- n. No liii-.- l to dwell nn ft set our escape. ( Mir inupl-r- er I'runl; wi'h hi upon the scnffoi'l. (leil, hr- - wa mure tvriu'u- l- than six men drunk with wine. Again and again we threatened to leave him to his fate, to u:ili our bands of him, hut and unmerited luck wa with Ho; ihr-- e of u. N'oi a soul did we meet between duct and Wllleaden, anil of those who saw u later did one think of the two young men wilh erook"d whl'e ties, purporting a third In a seeming!) unmistakable condition, when the evening papers apprised the town of e terrible tragedy at Kensal Bine? ft'e walked to Malda Yale nnd But thon.-- e druv e o.eu'y to my room. I alo;n iwict up:. tain; Hie other two proceeded to Hie Allnny. and I saw no more of Baffles f.ir forty-eighour. He was not el hi renins wlieu I railed lie had left no word. in tlie YYhen he reappeared tlie paper were full of the tjur.ler. and the man who had commit red it was on Ihe wide Atfrom Livlantic, a s'ccriige erpool to New Y'ork. "There wa no arguing r,k him, a Raffles to-- me. "Eitlier he must tnaka a cl-lirsiii! or il or Apc tlie country. So I i'!gg"d him up nt the s'tidlo, aud we took ft1 e first train toLiverpool. Nothing wo'i:d iiidu e him to sit tight aud enjoy th- - klfuati-- n, a I should have enuesvore.1 t do In his place, an-it's Jnst as we!l. I weal to hi (lisgibgs . destroy some pipers, and what lo yen think I found? The po-lten. There's a warrant in m-- t ngi!rt him already! The idiet think that window wasn't genuine, nr. 1 :' (i'i. It won't be i:;y f.'."!t if i'- ere u. mn.-Tii.i-g; au v J b p-- rf Nor. tfiil'k it ;. o 'r -' r,:i w i! th-- years, can I se mir.-- so-d- ih--- '. 1 i i i,.-- sue .Tigit si ish. I hare chvryg a liewed my wife to wish seme'Ji'rg f- -r for every l.'ritdjy !:. t we h..., N :c ;us-r.- e I " df "Wi-a- "Y( ieii : v do-- - r!L,hc i!i 'lii'ieeu la r a i!n-v- " tun-- s he lia II. Ficard. Tb Flying Flail. The flyiug fisli w hen In the Ir use It pectoral flu precisely a a 1T don a kite, the weight of the flsh'a Indy A taking the place of the string. o th a kite let go. he when run boy rush flying fish makes a preliminary through the water liefore sscendlug Into ihe sir. In till way a it leave the aurfan dir impinge upon th bw-e- r area of the fin wing, carrying tbs Ixxly upward and onward with a gliding motion. Tlie anatomical structur of the flying flab Is such Hint it cannot flap it "wings," and s-- If little or no guiding power when la that flight. Tfci nceonnt for the fact It freouenlly finds It way through or ships'-out- i port or down skylight land helplessly upon deck. pnee gin rhrirtla Andrree. eritlr write of Hans Christian dersen: "HI vanity wa perhaps A Afi hi ne w most Mllenf ehnracterlstle. In every time of score photograjihed b never and and coelome, position wearied of new presentments of Hci strong lint unhandsome feature. whim were legion. He bd 11" Wd horrnr of being burled '1 hi always s- -t a lip f PP e hearing the word. 'Reg ('I am lu a iranc"'. Hi often found him an exacting guest nj his l'!l failings were easily pardon1 for the rake of his geniu and hi like nature." h-- s bw-sid- skis-do- hJ ok' A (Verse Mte. that the bonfr Mrs. (Yawford-Xo- w moon ia over. I suppose you find wn husband has grewn economical II (Yabshaw-hla kisse? Mr. reached a worse stage thin that dear. He lias grown economic hla money. Illustrated Bits. J 1 Aa EaOlesa Chats. "A soft answer," remarked the wrem-Tru- of the Crjt part, "tunieth away the enough." responded of the second prt, "hot turneth away a aoft answer. Jv e FBI delphia Bnllctin. Between Frtead. , . Jorrold i reylB Glady hat you are worth ywr wehjM void. Ethel The focl!h cred"0 :e saying it to? Gladyv-- Hi hoylV tear. wriutac Mu ia the fhwet- -I dont wo of y lur'story, TnKP-men iheii..n.irter, and FU different oc. ' . Wa 1 r |