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Show 12 EXAMINER, OCTOBER JV05. 8, "If h! ;;icu and there, 1 k:iet- bnt Ills telegram be a cul'ia.oii. tfca" ail. Bevotver old rrsggs will Le Jut as Ixilb U lei lucMil that be had no desire for my would bo out of place In the ir cuuie ont rs Sir Bernard himself. sucii'ty that ugh; or the following but I shall certainly take a life prean advenNo, uo iia an forenoon; that when hr wanted me I server. "But it s ghastly!" I cried. "To ait should sec him auou rnougp. ture, If you like but not mealing." "You yourself iocullou"d tlie law, And ie him I did toward 1 e'clock aud talk to an utter siranpr aud to murmured Baffles. nest day. l waa waicbing fur him kuow that you're at work to tlie next "Aud the risk. 1 added. from luy window to Mount street when room! "We pay fur that. be said once more. be ilrova up furiously to a bausoai aad "Two thousand apiece, said Baffles "But not enough." aald Baffles, shak- Jumped out without a word to the mau. quietly. ing his bead. "My good air, couaidor 1 met him next minute at the lift gates, "Upon my soul, I believe 1 shall give wbat It rnaana to us- - You spoke of and he fairly pushed me back tout my It away! those cJuU. We should not only get rooms. "Not you. Bunny. I know you better kicked out of them, but put to prison "Five minutes. Bunny: ba triad. than yon know yourself. like common burglar! It's true we're "Not a moment more." Ha pnt ou hia coat and bis bat. bard up, but It aiiuply tout worth It at "Wbat time have I to be there? I fling-lube coat And before tore off bis the price. Double your stakes, and 1 asked blm, with a groan. chair. himself into the nearest for one am your man." "Quarter to fi. There will be a tele"I'm fairly on the rush. be iianted, Addeulirooke wavered. tbe very devil of u time! Not gram from me saying I cant turn up. "Do you tbluk you could bring it "having a word till I tell you all Fva duue. I lie's a terror to talk. Y'ou'U have no Off?" settled my plan of cuuipaigu yesterday difficulty to keeping tbe ball rolling. "We could try." at lunch. The first tiling waa to get ia But head blm off bis picture fur all "But you have uo with this man CYagg. You cant break you're worth. If ha offers to Show It Well, hardly! "Experience? luto a place like the Metropole; It's got you, a ay you mdit go. II locked np "Aud you would really run tbe risk lo be dona from tu- - inside. Problem the case elaborately this afternoon, and no earthly reason why he should for ft.ouor bow to one, get ar the fellow. Only theres Baffle looked at me. 1 nodded. oue sort of pretext wuld do It must unlock It again to this hemisphere. "We would, said be, "and blow tbe lie "Where shall I find yon when I get something to do with this blessed odds!" so that I might see where hed away? picture, "Its mure tbuu I can ask my client gut It and ail that. Well, I couldnt go "I shall be down at Esher. X bops to pay, aald Addenbrouke, growing and ask to aee It out of curiosity, and la catch tbe firm. "But surely I can sea you again this I cuuldu't go aa a second representa"Then lfs more tbau you cau expect tive of tbe other old chap, and It waa afternoon?" I criod to a ferment; for us to risk. thinking how I gouM go that made me bla band was ou tlie door. "Im not "You ara to earnest?" such a bear at lunch. But I saw my half coached up yet! I kuow I shall "tiod wot!" way before we got up. If I could only make a mesa of It! "Hay 3,011 If you succeed: "Not you, ba aald again, "but I shall lay hold of a copy of tbe picture I "Four Is our figure, Mr. compare It If I waste any more time; Fva got a might ask leave to deuce of a lot of rushing about to do Ho down I weut to "Then I think it should he nothing If with the original. Y'on wont find ma at my rooms. If there waa a copy yet. find to out Esher you fail. WUy not come down to Esher yourIn existence and was at Broom Hall "Doubles or quits!'1 cried Baffles. self by tbe last train? That's it down for one hour aad a lutlf yesterday come with the latest news! I'll "Well, that' sporting. Done! There was uo copy there; but yon old Uebenham Addeulirooke opeued bis Hims, half to expect you. Ue tell Hlr Bernard himmust for exist, they aud aha 11 give ui both a bed. By Jove, bo iuav then sat buck in his baa allowed here's there!) self (i 'copy' looked long and shrewdly at Baffiea-aev- er to do us too well if bo's a couple to be made since tbe picture wont bo able onea at me. bla got picture. buntHe beeu to his posscmlon. "I know your bowling. said he re- baa "If." I groaned aa ba nodded hia ed up the address, and the adieu. And ba left ma limp with apflectively. "1 go np to lairds wheuevei rest of thepainter' I spent to bunting evening I want au hour's real rest, aud Iv prehension, sick with fear, to a pertheir but themselves, tbe painters tip seen you bowl again and ng.iin-y- e fectly pitiable condition of pun stage work bad been dn on commission. aud taka tlie best wick cl In Eugluiul One fright copy bad gone ont of tbe country, I don't forget tin on a plumb piti-ii- . For; after all, I bad only to art uiy of the ou track alill the I'm and last Ucutlemau mu! ITayirs. 1 was part Enlaae. Baffles failed where lie never did fait unless Baffles the neat and noiseless was far onoa dumay and inept all 1 bad to do was indeed to "smile aad smile and be a villain." I practiced that siail half the afternoon. I rehearsed patattv parts ia hypothetI got up stories. ical conversations. I dipped in a book nn Queensland at the dab. And at last tt waa 7:40 and I was making my bow to a somewhat w i Raffles, THE SUNDAY MORNING a sm u him 1m bate il be has the Amateur Cracksman Bhe Le does." suiii Unifies. 'There will 1 nee. uud, you'li pk-lui- . By E. W. HOENUNG g utbsTbanaTT wait not' quit prepared to .r from men like yourseiv. Candidly and on considemloa I am not but that yon era tbs stamp of men who belong to good chibs! fur bm-- um to appeal to the cr X rather NINE POINTS Of THE LAW N a. p-- class." ndvwntnrona 5 of the Series "We are adventurer," nil Baffles gravely. Bnt yon respect the law?" Rafile Mid ELU black eyes gleamed abrewdty. Tbe of moke do you i "We are not profeaalunal rogues. If W-whatbal'a what you mean," said Raffles, 1 md tbo ilmw- "But on our beam coda wa willing. BNt M KOTO Mm ars. We would do a good deal for to tbo was It replying. T loot nduum of tbo il,UU) apiece, eh, Bunny "Anything," I murmured. 111 Telegraph, aod It ran: The aoluiior rafiped bis desk. Too Tboooaad Fdods Krward. The "I'll toll you wtiat I want you to do. above no Bias bv orod br onr on You enu but refuas. lfs illegal, but It's drfkmls aiiootoo OooJIOod to mSortak oa friinnl tv eoo oortun rlvk. Aevlf Illegality to a good cause. That's the br tctvtraia. aUCCTUTV. tomdon. risk, end my client la prepared to pay "I tbluk," said I, "lfs th most ex- for It He will pay for tbe attempt in traordinary adTenlmortit that over rase cf failure. Ibe money ia aa goml aa yours ones you consent to run the got Into print!" Uaffloo smiled. risk. My client la Rlr Bernard Debea "Not quite all that. Buoy; still, ex- ham of Broom Hall, Eahor." tra ordLuarr enough. I grant yon." "I kuow bit sou," I remarked. Baffles knew hita, too, but said noth "Isa at tbo sureT "It Is certainly large. lug, and bis eya drooped disapproval the risk!" "And tbe mission-s- od la my dlrartion. Bunnelt Addenbrooks "Tea, tbo combination la frauk, to turned to me. oar tbo leaid of it. Rut the really "Then," aald be, "yon have tbe privoriginal point is requiring application! ilege of knowing oue of tbe moot comby telegram to a telegraphic address! plete young blarkguards about town There's aomelldug in tbo fellow who and the foua at orlgo of the whole trouthought of tout, and sumotblug in bis ble. As you know tbe non, yon may game. With out word bo chokes off know tbe father, too, at all eventa by bo answer aa advertioo-uieo- t reputation, and In that cane 1 needn't tbs million every iloy- - alien they ran raise toil you tliat be la n vary peculiar man. the otomp. My answer root mo 3 Ue lives alone In a storehouse of treasboh. Hiii then 1 pw'piiUI another.1 ures which no eyea but his ever beYou dim l mens lo my that yonra hold. lie la aald to have tbe Burst col a willed ?" leeUon of pictures to tbe south of Km; "lluiber," raid Raffles. land, though nobody ever secs tliem to tS.'ani uo tunrli as any man Judge. Phi urea, fit U1 lee and furniture 'Tut Jour null name? are hia bobby, and he is undoubtedly "Well, lim Runav, I didn't, tapoiut very ccreutrlc. Nor ran oue deny that of fai l I sun'll ranking Interostlug there baa been couslderabls eccentric and illegal, aud yoa know wliot a cau tty In bla tnutmeut of bis son. For r n. i lions I signed I myself rare of ll.ekey, IIM t'ooduil iireet- - Hint's my talli'- - and after smiling tile wire I went round siul told him what to rxKvt. lie iimtnised to l.'tor-nou- l. scud (lie reply slung I he moment It I shouldn't lie surprised If 1iime. t lull's if." Anil bo was gone liefnre tloublo kumh nil llio nrler ibior bad done ringing through Hip rooms, to return next minute witli au nieu telegram and a fU'-full of news. "What do yon think?" said be. vtirlly's that felkiw Addeulirooke, Um ixillee court lawyer, and ba wenta to are me kiatuntcr!" "Iw you know him, then?", "Merely ly rejmte. I only hope bo doesn't know me. He's tbo chap who got six works for selling tin r loos to llio wind in tbe rase. Everybody wondered why bo wasn't struek off the rolls. Instead of that he's got a first rata Jirartlr on tbo seamy side, and every blackguard with bulf a case tnkea it stralglit to Bennett Aililenltruoke. He's probably tbs ona limn win i would bars tbs cheek to put In an advertisement like that and tbo one man who could do It without It's simply In his suspicion. line, but you may be sura tliere'a aomo-thlu- g shady at tlie bottom of tt. Tbo odd thing is that I have long undo op my mind to go to Addenhrnoko myself if accidents should baipm." "And you're going to blm now?" "Tills minute," said Raffles, br tubing bis hat, "and so are you." But I rani In to drag yon out to lunch." "You shall lunch w Itli me when we'va seen ibis fellow. . Come on. Bunny, mid we'll choose your name on tbs way. Mine's Ulaasponl, and don't you forget It." Mr. Ilennelt Aildciilimnke orrupied tulwlauilul offices In Wellington street HI rand, and was out when wo arrived, hut he had only Just gone "over the way to tbe court, and fire minutm sufficed to produce a brisk, fresh colored, resolute looking mau, wrltb a very huKou-Wllm- ig s:r and i.v-.'.v- p bla-- k oyea that niienrd side nl llie sight of Bn fill's. "Mr. yr. ClasMii;" exclaimed the law. I "My liiiine." on ii IlsIHe wiili dry effrontery. "Vd lip si l.iinr. however:" ;n, r tbe oilier sljlv. sir. I seen yon take fur loo iiinny ol u, Biake uny inistukc; I'or a klneli U.ifllr luoke--l Vennusiiiir. Tlnu In- sud smiled, and the Miiiic grew into a llitie ibin-kle- . cyub'sl "Ho joii have huni-lue out In my fnni?" said I Well. I don't Ilinii liirrcs in ;im banter up ilii.ii I wMie.1 admit under n i y nun i.uuie, that's nil, nml I 1 v di-u- li.-- i wi-h- i wsut Hint il.'ssi iru.ii-d.- " TW" (leiii::al." s.nd 1 :i lii-itor. "And the rnnii wlio !i not ulsive an i , lie alias liNppi-- i mi the sort of man T want, o don i let that worry r. The mutter, howyou. in jr r ever. Is of i d:v ;ly private end contl lientiiil ebi-rati r." And lie looked very Imnl yi m, "Quite so." aid l.'unies. "Hut there was so::)i-h;ri- : alioul a risk?"" A cerium re-is involved." "Then surely three beads will he bettor than two. I said 1 wanted that bire wants tho otlu-- r my frn-nV are bard up. and we or not at gi Into this thing togetb-iall. Musi you have bis mime ton? 1 rho-ilgive him my real one, i'uiny " l I ' I j yearn Hir Bernard paid bis debts ami tbs other day, without the slightest warning, not only refused to do so any more, but absolutely alopied the lad's allowance. Well, I'll toll you wbat bits happened, but first of all you must' know, or you may remember, that I a piea red for youug to a little scrape bn got Into a year or two ago. I got blm off all right, and Rlr Bernard aid me ou tbe nalL And no umre did I bear or sc of ell her of them nntil one day last week." Tbo lawyer drew his ehuir nearer ours and leaned forward with a Imnd on el I her knee. "On Tuesday of laet week 1 had a telegram from 8!r Bernard. I was to go to blui at once. I found him wuil-Infor me to the drive, w it limit a word he led me to the pleture gallery, which was lacked and darkened, drew up a blind and stuod simply pointing to an riupty picture frame, u was a long Mine before 1 could gin a word out of him. Then at Inet bn told me tlmt that frame had contained one of the raraet and most valuable pictures in England to the world an original 1 have cheeked this," aald the lawyer, "and It seems literally true; tbe picture was a portrait of the Infanta Maria Teresa, aald to be one of tho arUst'a greatest works, second only to another portrait of one of the poM-to lioma-s- o they told ine at the National gallery, where they had Its by heart They say there that the picture Is pmetirally price less. Aud young Debenhara baa sold it fur f5.lMi!" "The detHe ba has"' aald Raffles. I Inquimd who had lauight It. "A Queensland legtslator of the name of Crnggs the Hun. John Montagu t'ragg, M. I.. C, give him hia full title. Not that we knew anything about him ou Tuesday last; we didn't even know fur that young Petienham hsil Hhilen the pliiure. hut he had gone dnwu for money on the Monday evininc. hud been rcfiiwd eud It vim plaiu enough itmt he had hiieil himself In Hi. way. lb- - Imd threatened ret cugc, sud .In oils It. ludecd, when 1 hunli-- Mini up In town on the Tuesday ti.u'il lie ci'iifciM'il a much In the ;ru.:--iniaiim r imaginable. But he wuuldn'i ic!l me who vrun tlie Hint Hinting out took the r"l of the week; lull- I did find out, and :i niie lime 1 a- Imd of It ever S'li.-und forward between wlu-rtbe tin- - SIctnijMile, is miuietiiuee stajmg, Qins'iisiuuijcr olTers, prayers, iwiie :i dj.v; Ihn-ul- . lies-n- ot one of Ihem a bit of baud-aomrl- y y i "Called out of tows! be grumbled. "Budden illness of near relatival Wbat near relatives baa ha got? I knew ef none, and for an Instant Z quailed before the peril of Invention, Then I replied that 1 bad never met any of bla people and again felt fortified by my veracity. "Thought you were bosom pels? said be, with (aa I Imagined) a gleam of suspicion to bis crafty little eyes. Only to town, aald I. "Ive never been to bla place. "Well, be growled. "I suppose it eaut bo helped. Dont know why ho couldn't cornu and have hia dinner first. Like to see the deathbed I'd go to without my dinner. It's a full skin billet. If you ask me. Well, wa must Just dins without blm, aud he'll have to buy bis pig to a poke after alL Mind touching that bell? Suppose you know wbat be cams to se me about? Horry I shan't see him again, for hia own sake. 1 liked Baffles took to blm amaaingly. Ilffa a cynic. Lika cynics. One my HIMI'l.Y 1'OlXTINtJ TO AN EMPTY I'leTI'IlE FRAME. self. Bank bad form of his mother or his aunt, and I hope ahe will go and "Then ynn h.iwu't w'en Cragga yet? there. Y'ou're np to every trlek every kick the bucket. "Horn him end mudo friends with on I'm Inclined to tliiuk that if anyZ connect these specimens of bla conAustral!f and. hint, pn.iMc, he's the funnier versation, though th ay were doubtless body cot. id InivvI out tills old ian-ilainmc, I believe you're my old cum ef the two: but you should detached at tba time and Interspersed study 'em boils. 1 took the bull by with remarks of mine here and there. very wan: at the the borne this morning, went to and They filled the interval until dinner Tlie Isirgiiiii vvns 1afe Royal, where Benuett Ailden-linsik- e lied like Anaidas, and It waa just waa served, and they gave ue an Iminsisted mi playing host at nu aa well I did. The old ruffian astila pression of the nan which hia every 1 remember for AuMrnlin by tomorrow's boat. I subsequent utterance confirmed. It extravagant that h took his whack of champagne told him a man wanted to sell me a waa un Impression which did away witli tlie nervous freedom of a mau at copy of llio celebrated Infanta Marla with all remorse for my treacherous of teli.iqnez; that I'd been pro-surnud hare no doubt 1 Terr-- a' i st bis table. He was that terdown to i be supposed owner of the presence nn in him iMiiiitoiinuce eqtuil by his aim a kept rible type, tho silly . picture only (o dud that he had Jiwt caustic hut Uu flies, ever su exemlinliilgisK-commentary on all things and Liiii. seen old You lo it should have more all men, his sehievement mere vulgar plar in s.rh laatler. was told him that! Ho Irreverence and tlinu id wool nml very hia face v. scorn. unintelligent all old nuii-Ills wicked head, Ill bred ami ill pour euuip:i!i,v tu Imnl. 1 can see Iliill grinned he had Informed, (on 'Did old admit tlie sale?' his own -- lliuikiiis -showing) fluked Into fortune Ui', in r.vt-- in hi. pime iiii-,I he (lid ha said alien ays Kviii giiuic-bitin li, llur "..ii on a rise in Lm1. Yet thinking. he poschuckled I" li'iii.Milf fur shout five sessed as well aa malb-e- .cunning i lo ii- in i apprcbi-u-siOi- i and he chuc- v Hi!: :i so that minute. 1 pleased of wli'. (i I id my l.i ill, kled till he choked over tbe misfortune r n tr lisi. A the did Jest nbi'l 1 hoped he would do. of less aatule MKViilutor to the same r . abuse him close HidH-'- i :i jii il,iiTi.:i-fur hi preoe. be showed me tiie great picture-lucki- ly, boom. Even now 1 cannot feel much It iu't by Miy means a large mis i I i"i- uu A. K t'. time for my liehavtor to the fiipit compnnrtion also tlie cum- - lie's got It in. It au Hon. J. M. Mini .'miiii.iiii. oil i li ten I inn of ta Cragg. M. I.. I he 3!oj fur J'.si.i-rBut never ahull furuet the private in.-- . "You in u- -i Mr. agonies of the sit nation, the listening uv. il idea. ruJ to my !irir.i witli one enr ami for hill I I;: . -i KnfHe with (lie other! Unit I heard fur ibe imiiiii tiiui-prefer !f. It limy end in a t ) keep il I i :. him, thi'ii eli the room were nut divided by iho o!il fashioned folding oid.l railier nut spenk tutie. s.' I alsuit II door, am!. ilunii;h the door that did eiiuer of Ju'.i Jilf yet. But divide tliem n.-t- not only shut, but Ss'uk tu H r IhTuan: I liiioi. sj wi'l 1 could have sworn u me on line him wrll" richly mnsiii'-d"ei' your ymi I heard him once. I spilled my wine curd? I'f ennr!. If you wii.li, ymi and lnucti.vl nr the top of my voice in ' i down Wiili me and lieaf at some ivare sully of my host's, I wh:it Imt I don't see inucb I in anl nothing more, though my and poini in l ears were on the si rain. But biter, to And. ii iIsiihI. Maflle luil III ws r, vv lien the waiter hiul finalmy U'oiiah llenne!'. Addon bri'oke ly withdrawn, t'ragg himself sprang I nml eunie temper when lie was up :iiid niihel to hi bedroom withtr.yof shami h. annoy mice tu mi out a word. I sat like stone till be 1 snisil even!. rmild only tl! b m rctnneil, tfisl it wm 111 Ibe nature of 1a,T!' I a doer co. he will'-.l N clf to end seerrlive. but ihet svid. "Must bate been mistaken t.:i-bn if of my bo me quite imucination-gav- e turn. hi uu..ai-tland detci rnination. that I, Baffles toil you priceless treasure I for my p:.ri. wm-1,tnist him lh- -- r,i got in there? and through and let hi:n It was the picture at last T"p to 1 ev.-r.. I,i tiwc Mu"e r pm th: point I had kept him to Queens: say even t r lev.- t land a:ul the making of bis piic. I wb'. h 1 kaev R.viugv i!,e tried tu pi t him back there now, but . lawyer vv cm !. v to ruin, lie wa rriuinuvd of hi That il.iy I .m nu i ' , ; i;., I said gri lit. iil g uii'ii possession. reac:.. .1 i. but si n i..;l j tliut liu.iii.-- had J'lsl It. was dsvsi.g f'.r ddit.c- au.l that vet him rfl. With the con-- v fidential garrulity of a man who had ro in ; r r u:n t i r n iBiiod t.vo well he plunged Into his and rr: of liay ci. jr KAITLEd. durilRg topic, and I looked past him It Ltd bi'.'n v'fit J. v;;..i?rloo al 'n (io.-kIt wr mi'y a quarter at liuu-lieo- b'-gl- cj-nl- I,i-- 1 l I'cbi-iiliii- 1 g - . fn-ti- In-- i - . e . lai-'luii- 1 Addeu-briH'Ui- -, n-- ! j ' "Bill." wild lta(Ib. "surely if Tin" sale wna lllornl; joa clear r:m pay him lm k bis money and blm in give Ibe pielure up. "Exactly, bill not w itluuit an ncf.on and that my nml a puhlhclient declines (u face, lie wuill-rattier lose even bis picture Ihun have tbe whole thing m l into the papers, i . - l lie hn . disow 011 hi soil. I'll! lie wi l not dlsgruri' Inn:: yd lc pieii-riin-or cro-'k- , must by Ics-there' the ruh. I rin to t it buck or fv:' It,- - g.ies ire bj fmr un-i- n 'u i - m.itier. sad t carte verily believe would throw ;n a blank lb- off. red one to ibe rlieek if ak-il- . il C igj sinipy tore It in two. The one ell b.iy la as much !: n el.!ir-.or . ami between t'.ic two of then I'm hi ny wits' end" mi: T't nilvertiaesi'i'iit ia .!!- tbe .u the dry si..: : i' t tcli- - I .i l.pi,-- l the h..i ' " 1 e lae l !:- - n - "ii ' i . '!.. i. i ' H .: I : til. the t .iy-- u-- pi,'. I s w cjIi.i- - :..'t the nea." he "1 never ilii'iic!:: of men Hill it's i. uld'.g." 'a i. overilig 'It. ' ' f" "icr.J . v-u- Jll l a ' 1 . rt-a- for fiver Ho dug ma to the riba and seemed In the mood for further confidences. My appearance checked him, and bo rubbed bla bands. "If you taka it like that he chnrkled, Tiow will old Johnson take it? Go out aud bang himself to bis own picture rods, I hope! Heaven knows what I contrived to say at last H truck speechless first by an relief, I continued silent from a me. s r "Com along." And all at uuce I saw that to iit biu further would be to heap suspicion upon inyaelf against the moment of impending discovery. I therefore followed him into bis bedroom without further protest and Buffered him first to buw me the iron map case, which stood to 'oue corner. Ue took a crafty prhle to this receptacle, aad 1 thought he would sever cense decanting ou Its touoceut appearance and !ta thubb's lock. It aueuied au Interminable age before tbe key waa to the letter. Thru the ward clicked, and my pulse stood still. "By Jove! I cried next lnslunt. The canvas was lu Its place among the maps: "Thought It would knock you, said Craggs, drawing It out aud uuroiling It for my lwnrfii. "tiraud thing, ain't It? Wouldn't think It had been painted 230 years? It has. though my word! Old Juhuaon's face will be a treat when lie sees it; wont go bragging about bla plctum inucb more. Why, this one's worth all the pictures In tba colony o' Queensland put together; worth 50,000, my boy and I got It elderly man with a small bald band and a retreating brow. "8o you're Mr. Baffles friend? said be, overhauling me rather rudely with bla light small eyes. "Baoo anything of blm? Expected him early to show me aomethtog, but hes never come. No dins evidently bad bla telegram, and my troubles ware beginning early. I aald I bad not seen Baffles since 1 oclock, telling the truth with unction while I coulA Even aa we spoke then came a knock at tbe door. It waa the telegram at last and, after reading it himself, the Queenslander banded It to n-- i-i I r Addcn-bruok- port i and learned what bad' orig:ua!l; fired my host's ambition to possess what be was pleased to nil a "real, genuine, twin screw, double fuuaeled. coper bottom old rausicr. It was to "go one better' than some rival legislator of pictorial pruciivnu-s- . But e.eu uu epitome of bis monologue would be so much wraie. Hudice it that it ended inevitably in the iuvitkiion I bad dreaded ill! the evening. "But you uiuM se it. Next room. This way." "Icn't it packed up! I inquired hastily. Lock aud key. That's all." "Pray don't trouble," I urged. said be. "Trouble be hanged! ; ' - i I c:- ... il'- - . W;l . . nil i t ii: 'i !' J n r it ii l . . ohm nlil t-- i should ue ti i.t Lul' e::., .vci-.u-reiy ,d boner rti and all tbr,.; glow I sprat!ir ht xook the .me -- h Lti"-sn- a , 1. waiting ntui-.n,j ... j, feet fever I Kr.Ciu M tod lower story st X t up, fr)t di.r i.."u s i ci:. 1,1 1 ; 1 "Thought ,r was you." -vheerny. r If. Tt bed for you. sir Ltantf, , to shake your Land. Hi good spirits , But I knew ibo i::,u. U, w s ore of those who wc:.r -- u..:i tbe h .ur. I . h wcU by this i;i.,e lld CiV1 ' "I've- got it:- I crivJ -Lis i , ' gilt it:Got Wh.il? " be askeJ back. i 1 1 u.-- . "The piciiin-:'"What? The Ii? slnmvi ;i ir had to go wiiii'iu; p. ; Rav, Il; ' y i. u, I (Icteruitood to huve il. j . Is." "Let's s;::,l I tlnvvv Off tui.j ui.llKll the cunva; fruui alMU.it my ,jt i I WflS du.,.g VJ l! I tllitliiy ui'l 1,11,.- uian luudc l:s i m aniiu-anil stixid l.H'kicg on vviih brows. "iAKiks preity fresh fur nn c i ter, doesn't she?'' s!d limi'.i. Ilia tom was strung . cui,! suppose that he was jcjlui.s or sl... .p.. 1 ! M T ,t, 1 Cess. "Ho Craggs said. I lunl'.y It myself." "Well, look now; ar must hare fuk-vher thought! "It's a copy:" I itIciI. It's the copy, he iiiiwcrcil. "H-the copy I've Uiii tearing nil m.-- th country to procure. It's the cupy I faked buck aud front, ro liiai. on ju,:r own sliuwlug, It iliqioM'il upuii l n.;-r-i and nilglit have mndc liim liiippy Ur life. Aud you go nml rob him . ihnt:' I could not iqicak. "How did you iiiiui.igi' it?" in.iur.i Sir Bernard lielu'iihum. "Have you killed liim? flea aardouically. I did not look at him. I inrin-.- l p. Sir Bernard DtlHnbaiii, and m liim I told my story, hoarsely, cxcitvlly. fir It was all that I could do lu kv-- fn:u breaking down. But as 1 spoke I rahner, and I finiiluil in iliul anblttcrucNs, with the other time Ruffles might Icli me wlu: he niesnt (o Uo. "Another time!" br criril inttiii:!y . "My dear Buuny, you fqieak s lliuiigii we were going to turn luirglanc fur a living! Mid H.r IVr T trust you won't. nard, smiling, "for you are certainly two very during youug men. Irt u hope onr friend from Queensland will do as lie said aud not opeu lii map cum till he gen back there, lie trill flud my check nwalliug him. aud L hall ho very much surprised if hit trouble any of us again." Baffin and I did not speak till I ws lu the room w hick had been for me. Nor was I anxious to do so then, ltut he followed ine su-took my hand. "Buuny," said lie, "don't you he bind on a fellow ! I was lu the deuce of a hurry and didn't know that I should ever get wliat I wonted In lime, and that's a fact. But It serves me right that you should have gone and liudon one of Ihe tout lliing I ever did. A for your handiwork, old ihap. you won't inlud my suj lug that I didn'l think you had It in you. In future" "Don't talk to me iitomt the future!' I cried. "1 lisle llie whole thing! I'm it up!" going to Ho am I. sid Raffle, "wliou l'va I than i 1 , d "Shis ana's corth 10,000, my boy." my different rouse. A new tangle of emotions tied my tongue. Baffles had failed! Baffles bad failed! Could I not succeed? Waa It too late? Waa there Do way? "Ho long," be aald, taking a last look canvas befure he rolled It up; 1m long till we get to Brisbane. The flutter I waa to aa be closed tba case! "For the last tint," be went ou aa hia keys Jingled bade into bis pocket "It foes straight Into tbe strong room on board. Far tbe last time! If I could but send him out to Australia with only its legitimate contents lu his precious map case! If I could but succeed where Raffle had failed! We returned to ibe other room, 1 have no notion how long he talked or what about. Whisky and soda water berama the order of tbe hour. I scarcely touched It. but he drank copiously, and before 11 I left him Incoherent And the last train for Esher was tbs 11:50 out of Waterloo. I took a hansom to my rooms. I was hack at the hniel In thirteen minutes. I walked upstair. The corridor was empty. I stood an iuatant on tbe sitllug room threshold. Jiesnl a snore within and admitted myself softly with my gentleman's own key, which it had liven a very simple matter to take away with me. fragp never moved. He was stretched nn the sofa fast asleep, hut not fast cnuiifi!) for me. I saturated with the chloroform my haiiilken-hlrI had hmiigi'i and laid It gently over his mouth. Two or three atetoroua breaths, nml the man was a log. I remov'd the handkerchief. I extracted tbe keys from 1.U pocket. In lew ilis ii five minute I pur them back aftiT whiilh g the pic ture about my body iimraib luy Inrerues cape. 1 took Nome whisky end soda water I weut. The train wa easily caught so easily that I trembled for ten minutes in my first class smoking carriage, in terror of every footstep on the platform, to unreasonable terror till the end. Then st Inst I sat hack and lit a rigsrerte, and the lights of Waterloo reeled out behind. Home men were returning from the theater. I can recall their conversation even now. They were disappointed witli the piece they hid seen. It was one of the Inter Haver opera, and n istfully of the days of they TitiEfore" and 'Tarienee." On of them huaicr.ed a stave; and there was an argument as to whether tbe air was out of Tni'ence" or "The Mikado. They nil cut out at Huroiton, and I was aluLO with ir;y triumph fur a few Intoxicating ni'nctr. To' think that I had sueept-dei- l where lhiflle bad failed: of ::!l our n.!v cuturvs this was the tir- -t in wl.'.eh I h:i.l played n . I'V.-iimd of them nil this wan luini.ily ;bo ie.ut dicreJitable. It loit me r.'l'.u r.:t a conscientious qualm. 1 h::d but roblcd a robber wh:.i (til was : ;j And I had done !t . egotnet! at tbe f lie-fo- re I 1 v.'.i-.t- mj--lf- p'.-i.i- I del' eh i. 1" ef ir.- n ! - f:n :Y- - !j ' v. ; ir. and mrp'e iTlip mor . fyi.ir it made my pile. Fares aad Fret. An English anisl. writing lu a woman's mag.ixine. says: "I do not know if any one ba ever drawn attention to the fart before, that of s you enu generally tell Ihc shape woman's foot by her fare. There Is a much character ju a fo it as In s lisnil. You will generally find lh round faced, short nosed little woman has tlie high prettiest ankle awl foot; the cheeked, long nosed women (he with very pretty faces seldom Nature, somehow or have preity other, compensates Its daughters. Lsa-do- u uglier'-Wome- Pitched lamer. In tbe course of her first call npo one of her husband's parishloaeri of Wa young Mrs. Gray ioke feelingly noble, generous spirit. "He la as nearly an altruist as nu iffoe may he. she said proudly and tionstely. "Ia be an altruist?" said her bostew. with mild surprise- - "I tlwuht tbe tone of his voice that he probably was a bans." Aa Irish larideat. "Driver." said au English tourist wbs was being driven un a jaunting W I through the Donegal highlands notice that when you apeak to year friend whom you meet on the road vbeo you Invariably do so in Irish, but to you address your horse you do M To which How Is Ibis?" English. came the retort: "Musha. now tbto, Isn't English good enough for him? Coed Idea. observed The ancient tTialdesas, lethe professor, "used to writ their tters on bricks. "And a good Idea too." chimed Then when practical Mr. Grabali. i!a jflrl nnt p fpllow'P IrttfTi lwk W he rould ue 'em to build a stable something." Tbe Heal A ewe. "The seme of happiness," gushed t ardent lover, "is to marry the worn , you lore." Ttere's something In that," respouw ms the ed the old married man. "but tose point Is to love the woman you rourirr-JournsLouisville ry." L Two of Kli "I tcil yon my love for you Ir.g me mad-ma- d:" Weil, keep quirt about It Just tk same rCect upon papa- - get a Costs; ''Does your sou worry yofl tract 'ng debls?" !? on't contrart debts; pspds them. ns to , . rsr i |