Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-02

there in your chair near the iron
chests. Other one took NE to the
door and asked me to look through
his letter case for his note Of advice
from the sender.
"Had they anything with thenf"
Eyes. sir; lame gent had a long
cricket bag. ] offered TO carry IL out
TO a cab, but he said he could man
age II. =
Give me description Of the men. "
/ sent for the guards address. and
then wrote down ell the information,
TO be sent to the city detectives in
Old Jewry The guard lived on the
Surrey side Of the water. and in Or
der to clear up an important point ]
jumped into hanson with my man
and drove at once TO his house. The
guard was in bed, and in reply TO my
questions assured me that the chest
was empty when he received 1t.
Shortly after starting he had shaken
IL. and there was no sound.
This decided the matter. told
the man TO dress at once. swallow
his breakfast, and write out his state
ment. As opened my pocket-book
to read again the description OF the
visitors. tho envelope with the adj
dress given me by my friend the con
Wet fluttered out The guards
wife picked il up and glanced at the
writing before returning il 10 me.
''Do you know the address," ]
asked.
She said IL was but two streets of.
No 655 Mill Road. Walworth,
turned out TO be solid. Fat. murky-t
looking house, with broken ratings.
a split doorstep. and a profusion OF
dandelions in the slip Of arid front
garden.
my knock. and opened the door care
fully. not at first removing the chain.
II have a message from Felix
bourne prison" said.
The womans fat. heavy face
frightened.
Prom my husband Is it2n
From 249, i saia.
The cha was let down. and en-
tered the gloomy passage.
"He says that Jim's hat Is buried
1T the back Of the stable.
The woman gave little gasp Of
pleasure
When did you leave the prison.
mister2 What was you IN for?
How's poor Jack looking
Boys" she halloaed. knocking at
the door o. the back room at the end
az the passage. here's a friend Of
fathers with message about Jim's
hat
The woman pushed mo good
naturedly into the room. The blind
was down. the heavy curtains were
drawn to and | could distinguish
with difficulty tho forms 81 two men
One was lying on the sofa with a
cruich hy his side. the other had
just relighied his cigar in front Of tho
mirror. and was watching the relec'
tion as he pulled away. The red
glow lighted mp has face with mo-
mentary brightness, and as caught
a glimpse Of his features started.
he was one OF the men whose de-
scription johnson had given TO me,
I thought OF my dear girl, and
thought ~ my future career, sup
pose this braced my faculties up TO
the requisite point
"a couple Of pals 81 mine are 60.
ing 20 cali here directly | said
straight 'uns. hope, said the
lame man.
straight as needle. answered,
'.and rs honest as the day
This latter encomium did not seem
10 carry much satisfaction TO my
hosts. and | turned the conversation
quickly. They handed me some
cigars. and as took light from tho
pipe OF the man on the sofa (shading
tho while my face with one handy
could see that he was the other in
dividual whom we wanted.
As ] stepped back 20 my chair .hC
woman leant forward 90 the window
and slightly raised the blind,
think that then my heart stopped.
Fortunately the elder hoy" took
exception to the action.
do you want everybody 10 know
we're here, you foolPH he growled
Silently ! thanked him for his un
! filial words was not anxious "a
be recognized just yet
There was knock at the door
aud was asked to answer IT, As
did so had just time to whisper K
johnson and the guard Prepare fol
a row. and then led them quickly
through The passage. The old ladN
4 had followed me out and caught
sight Of the uniforms.
"It's a plantm she shricked, ant
rushed back to the room.
1 The "boys" hurried out; and there
was sharp, fierce. desperat,
struggle. The two thieves fought a
for very life, but we were three
strong men with a grievance, The
lame mans crutch gave me a cu'
across my forehead. the mark Of
which still bear; the old woman,
too, was. on the whole, rather {
nuisance. The dim light increased
\ the difficulties of tho situation. but