The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-22
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lights. Fashion does not come out aftel
dark 70 walk about the streets, but prefers 4
roll along in her carriage, therefore tn.
/ block in Bourke street no night is slightly
different from that Of Collins street in the
day.
! Turning or Little Bourko street the de
tective led tine way down dark lane, which
felt like a furnace owing TO the heat Of the
night; but on looking up Cation caught @
glimpse of the blue SKY far above, glitterine
with stars, which gave him quite "A sensation
of GOODNESS.
/ Keep close to me" whispered Kilsip
/ touching the barrister on the arm; Eve may
F meet some nasty customers about here
At last, to Cations relief. for he felt some
what bowildcred by the darkness and mar.
( rowness OF the lanes through which he had
been taken, the detective stopped before q
door, which be opened, and stepping inside
beckoned TO the barrister to follow. Cation
did so and found himself in low, dark. III
smelling passage, at the end of which they
saw faint light Kilsip caught his com
panion by the arm and guided him carefully
along the passage There was much need Of
this caution, for Gallon could feel that the
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one or the other Of his feet kept slipping
from time TO tirie, while h. could hear the
rats squeaking and scampering away on all
sides. Just as they got 70 the end Of this
tunnel, for it could b. called nothing else,
the light suddenly went out and they were
left in complete darkness
Light that" cried the detective in a pc.
remptory tone Of voice. "What DO you mean
by dowsins the gliluN
Thieves argot was, evidently, well under
stood here. for there was n shuttle in the
dark, a muttered voice, and then some one
liz the candle with a match. This time Cal
ton saw the light was held by an eifi,h look
ing child. with n scoWling white face. and
tangled masses Of black hair which hung
over her eyes. She was crouching down ON
the floor, against the damp wall, and looked
up at the detective dcdlutly, -ot with q Ger.
tain fear in her eyes, as though she were
wild animal, cOwod against her will
"Whcre's Mother Guttersnlpet asked the
detective sharply, touching her with his foot,
an indignity she resented with q malignant
, glance, and arose quickly 10 her feet
+ upstairs" she replied, jerking her head
in the direction Of the right wall. in which
Cation, his eyes being more accustomed to
tho fiickering LIGHT Of the candle. could see a
poping blacx chasm. which be presumed was
the stair alluded To- "You won't oot much
ont If her to-uight- she's n-coin' ~ start 'ar
booze. she isn
Never mind what shes doinr.~ said XII
sin. sharply: take m, to her at once
The girl cavo hima sullon look. and with
reluctant feet lei the way into the black
chasm and up the stairs. which were so
skal,v that Cation was i'm t,ror ,o.t tnoy
sboud he uro.ipitated into unknown dopfns
To hold on FIRMLY to hi, connlri9,'i arm. as
fbcv to.ioI yl,-p- H.. i~oi-.p Stems and or
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