The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16

shook hands pleasantly and went OF to-
wards the court
81 feltinclined 10 shake hands with
myself too. I knew that there was "a
good E2O, 900 worth of stun for me II 7
could only get quiet quarter OF an
hour there
I-s"Nou may believe me when 7 say was
there that evening 10 the minute. just
as neared the mansion I had nasty feel
ing that she might have given me away.
You can never be sure of women But
when l saw the window open of the Ouch
ess' dressing room, and found the ladder
and everything ready, / knew it was all
right
She's a girl after my own heart, said
TO myself when got in the room And
I'll be after hers when its all over
It's risky work, you know. No matter
how easy things are you always have
queer sort of nervousness unless you're
drunk, and then, of course, you're liable
to make mistakes. None OF the servants
were about they might have been dead
for all the trouble they gave me
Il don't think l ever had quite such an
easy job in all my life. This 1 said to
myself-this is better than your hard
work any day. Honesty may be the best
policy, but what do you make out of it,
Eth? Do you make hauls OF sackfuls of
jewelry and money by honesty! Do you
make enough money in ten minutes to
keep you for years, and drunk every
night of your life, by honcsty2 No, I
said to myself q Had got She sack nearly
full If you want to get on in life, if you
really want to have nice little income
and life of happiness, have turn at
There was a swish of skirts near the
bed. l turned my lantern on the place,
my heart in my mouth, my revolver in
hand. l can tell you was pleased to see
that 1t was only my girl. 1 dropped my
Colt back into my pocket. She was
smartly dressed, and looked quite the
lady
"'Got everything, mister? she inquir-
ed. Got everything!'
We'll, not abSolOotly everything l
whispered; but as much as l can carry.
I'm just Off
"'Have you put my thirty sovereigns in
the chimney?' she asked. Lord, she had
a head for business, that girl.
RECKON III take them now,' she said,
calmly holding out her hand 1 guessed
you'd go and forget
81 counted out the money and handed it
over and shouldercd my bag.
"'Goop-by, miss | whispers; see each
other again soon, ] hope
d" Awful good of you to say that she
said. Feel as though l kent let you so
now Her hand went to the side of the
wall. We're getting on so sociable and
pleasant and friendly like
Il can't tell you how it made me feel
when I heard her talk like that. 1 would
have proposed to that girl on the spot if l
hadn't been so busy. Only there's a time
and a place for everything, always say,
and just then wasn't the time to 90 ca
nOOdling about with girls. Only, of course,
this is the worst with them Once they
get mashed on you there's no getting rid
of them without a row.
Il went to give her kiss and a goodby
She gave a little scream.
&" Stop right there! she cried. Stop
right there, mister, or you're a dead man.
She leveled a shining little pocket
pistol at my head, the other hand still
pressing against the wall. There was
sound of hurried footsteps on the landing
the door opened and a muscular young
fellow in evening dress rushed in. He
was followed by several servants.
" My dearest Deborah" he cried. Then
he sprang upon me and nearly choked
me.
- Here, let gor 7 screamed. Where's
the duchess Where the is the Ouch
ess? Lemme go, can't ye2 I want to tell
her something. [ want to tell her about
that beauty of ladys maid there. She's
got my blankety goo
g. And she's Jest about mean enough to
keep u she answered. IL IL make
good start for my village blanket club. ;
She turned to the duke Now you see
Tuubridge how Heron's court is pro-
tected'
{" My dearest said the duke, you're
quite right You shall make your own
arrangements now
"She spoke to one of the footmen.
"'Give him a good sousine, Barker,
with the garden hose, and let him slide
" Certainly, your grace. Now then, me
man, this way
And they took me, and, as I'm a liv-
ing sinner, they"
''Any more for the 10 o'clock?"
I said, hurriedly, good night to him. 1
asked the lady at the bar TO give him an
other drink. l ran. He shouted after
me
Had anarsty cold in me cad I did, for
years awfter." r.