Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-01-27


make a gentleman of yol. Blow upon me.
and III cut your thiolt."
You take ME and my capital in then as
Junior partner. governor-say an eighth Of
the clear profits. I'm worth make no
cgror. You 10 too clever TO get on alone.
No ofcnse. DO YOU take me ing Yes or
nor"
Jack Gaham considered. This man,
with his cunning and mouey. would bc n
great assistance. he thought His silence
would be secured directly lac sunk his
monery in the affair and made his inter.
esis identical with HIS
Well, governor; yes or not"
Yes. said Graham.
A good bargain Tor us both. said Buck
The two men emp,ied their cups of
brandy, and then Jack half-refillad them
once more.
There was still something in the mendi.
cants manner that taiilsd Jack Graham q
comprehension. The man was coucealinq
some thought from him-was keeping
something back. he fancied.
For some moments they smoked in
silence. Jack noticed for the first time that
the light Of morning had appeared while
they had been talking. He leaned back IN
his chair lazily. and putting his hnnd ovci
his shoulder drew aside tho faded window
curtains, and admitted. unobstucted. the
cold, mysterious light of tho newborn
day.
He lowered the flame of the kerosene
lamp instantly.
What did you mean. he asked "by say
ing just now that 1t was TOO prcfiyS Did
you mean anything by itYr
les. Buckley answered. with stnnge-
II ugly sui Q, which made Jack think that
the mans reason for saying IL was "tuo
pretty was the ono thing OF importance
that he had been keeping back.
What did You mcans"
Without answering Buckley left his chair.
walked noiselessly to the door, opened H.
listened. and looked up and down the pas
sage and the stairs. Satisfied that no one
was thero. he rclocAed the door and re-.
turned to his scat
What's behind us7" he whispered "A
yardl"
ayes. What should bc ,hcreY What are
you afraid ofy"
Nothing. Are you?-
What do you mean" snid Jack, impa-
tiently.
The mendieant put his elbows on the
table. so that his bideous face was within a
few inches OF Cmhams
Jack drew back little, for. with that
penetrating morning light full on IL, the
beggars face was intensely horrible. There
was, too, strange, evil expression In his
eyes.
what an ugly beast you arcl" said Jack:
and almost ihvoluntarily he raised the flame
of tho lamp and killed the mysterious morn
ing light; go on. Why did You say It's toe
pretty
"If ! wanted to take the cork out OF that
there bottle" said Buckley. in an earnest
whisper, Il should do IL with my finger and
thumb. IL stood on my head on the
ground, and took the cork out with my toes,
ihatd be cleverer aud smarter, wouldn'i
itr But what wonld be tho good Of doing
i that wayY None. Things ought 20 be
done in the shortest. quickest way. That's
proper, ain't itY'
@Yes. my grimy orator. Cut along.
No offenso governor. Buckley procc d.
cd, and still with his face close 10 Gfn-
hams; but I'm thinking you're one OF
them coves as likes to beat ia round
about way. You like to humbug pretty
smnri. loure too clever. Your litfle game
wants mending, or ifll be more bother than
it's wcrth. Easy 10 blind an undertaken ii
don't DO the job2 Very. You'll broak
there II you don't 90 by me. ADD tell you
so. Easy TO hide The young woman when
she's supposed 10 be dea aud all. dont
Think Very pretty for play. governor.
but not frst-rato for real business. Shall
] 90 on. or do you understand meY7
"No. Go on. aud cut IL short.
The young woman looks like dead whom
sbe'H sleeping You say That's good, he.
cause il il hadn't been for that. yon
wouldn't have thought at all about Il: but
there. let IL drop You might as we'll have
had some other girl, MS / sec Il, only she's
got advantages thet the other girls amt
she's obedlent, she's gcnteel aud she's
pretty healthy. suppose. Use her. but
cut the sleeping dodge that the stfa ghi
tip from met"
What are you driving at7"
Governor" Buckley whispered, in a still
moie earnest aud lowered tone, "are You
clean surs OF the doctors certilcate, with.
out bis prying into the coneernf"
@ies
then say ono word TO you.
What wofdf
The mendicant put his lip, to Jacl, Ora
hums eDr.
What word9" repeated Jack
Poison herr