Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-16
have done you in putting your name before

have done you in putting your name befor.
the world"
This was not a fortunate remark: it re-
minded Dick Of certain vagrant years lived
out in Loneliness and strife and unsatisfieC
desires. The memory did not contrast well
with the prosperous gentleman who pro
posed to enjoy the fruit of those years.
81 don't know quite what to do with
you," began Dick, meditatively. so
course you're thief, and you ought to bt
half killed, but in your case you'd probably
die. l don't want you dead on this floor
and, besides, it's unlucky just as ones NOV
Ing in: Don't hit, sir: you'll only excite
yourself" He put one hand on the mans
forearm and ran the other down the plumr
body beneath the coat my goodnessp
said he TO Torpenhow, "and this gray oat
dares to be a thiefl 1 have seen an Esneh
camel-driver have the black hide taken of
his body in strips for stealing half pound
of wet dates, and he was as tough as whip.
cord. This things soft all over-like 6
woman"
There are few things more poignantly
humiliating than being handled BY man
who does not intend to strike. The head Of
the syndicate began to breathe heavily.
Dick walked round him, paving him, as g
cat paws a soft hearth rug. Then he traced
with his fore6nger the leaden pouches un.
derneath the eyes and shook his head
''You we're going to steal my things-mine,
mine, minei-you, who don't know when
you may die. Write a note to your Office
you say you're the head of it-and order
them to give Torpenhow nv sketches
every one of them. Wait a minute; your
hands shaking. Now" He thrust g
pocketbook before him. The note was writ
ten. Torpenhow took it and departed with.
out word, while Dick walked round and
round the spell-bound captive, giving him
such advice as he conceived best for the
welfare OF his soul. When Torpenhow re-
turned with a gigantic portfolio, he heard
Dick say, almost soothingly, "Now, hope
this will be lesson to you; and if you worry
me when 1 have settled down to work with
any nonsense about actions for assault, be.
heve me, I'll catch you and manhandle you,
and you'll die. You haven't very long to
live, anyhow. Col Imshi, Vootsak-ger
outl' The man departed, staggering and
dazed. Dick drew a long breath; "Phew
what lawless lot these people are! The
first thing poor orphan meets is gang rob.
berry, organized burglary! Think of the
hideous blackness of that mans mindi Are
my sketches all right, Torp?'
Eyes; 147 of them. Well, must say,
Dick, you've begun we'll"
HE was interfering with me. 1t only
meant a few pounds to him, but it was
everything to me. 1 don't think he'll
bring an action. gave him some medical
advice gratis about the state of his body. 1t
was cheap at the little furry it cost him.
Now let's look at nv things"
Two minutes later Dick had thrown him.
self down on the floor and was deep in the
portfolio, chuckling lovingly as he turned
the drawings over and thought of the price
at which they had been bought.
The afternoon was we'll advanced when
Torpenhow came to the door and saw Dick
dancing a wild saraband under the sky
light.
81 builded better than knew, Torp," he
said, without stopping the dance. "They'r re
good They're damned good They'll go
like flame 1 shall have an exhibition of
them on nv own brazen hook. And that
man would have cheated me out of it Do
you know that I'm sorry now that didn' t
actually hit aim?"
go out, said Torpenhow,-'go out and
pray to be delivered from the sin of arrog-
ance, which you never will be. Bring your
things up from whatever place YOU'RE stay
ing in, and we'll try to make this barn a
little more ship-shape."
And then-ob, then," said Dick, still
capering, Eve will spoil the Egyptiansr'