Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-17

: been so struck by what saw that ever
ing that we ventured to call and inquir
, into it."
Look ere Count said his compa1
. ion, there amt time for all that pei
. likeness. You leave him to NE III tai
, to him. Now, then, you white-Iivere
little airy sneak, do you know who W
are?'
No" said Leander; land excuse IN
. ealing Of your attention to it, but yo
are pinching my arm.''
IN pinch it off before I've done
said the bury man. We'll. we're tn
men that have planned and st1ived an,
run all the risk, that you and your gan.
might cut in and carry off our homes
earnings. You Internal little haircut
ling shrimp. you. To think of bein:
beaten by the likes of you! It's sicken
ing, that is what it is, sckening."
L don't understand you-as | live
gentlemen, l don't understand you,'
pleaded Leander
You understand us well enough, re
piled the ex-foreigner. with an awful
!imprecation- on all Leander's Saiien
features; but you shal have it all blacl
and white. We are the party that in
vented and carried out that little Job al
iNricklesmarSh Court
burglars. do you mean you're burr.
lars!' cried the terrified Leander
we started as burglars, but we've
finished By being made cat'spaws of
by you, curse you! You didn't think We
.sholid find you out, did you? But if
you wanted to Keep us in the dark. YOU
made two awkward little slips; one was
leaving your name and address at the
gardens us the party who was supposed
I to have last seen the statue, and the
other was keeping the said statue stand
ing about in your hair-cutting room, to
meet the eye Of any gentleman calling
out OF curiosity, and never expecting
SUI find as that
Whats the good Of .iawing at him.
Count? that won't satisfy me, it won't.
Here. | can't hold myself off him any
longer l must put Il head on him.
But the other interposed. Patience,
my good Braddle; no violence Leave
him to me; he's a deyilish deep fellow,
and deserves all respect" (Here he
Shock Leander like rat. You've sto-
len march on us, you condemned little
Embarrassing ape, you, How did you do
1T? Out with it, How the devil did
you do it?'
For the love Of heaven. gents" plead
cd Leander, without rejecting that he
might have found stronger induce
merit. don't use violence! How did
do WHAT"
Count, | can't answer for myself
said the man addressed as Braddle. Il
shall send bullet into him if you don
let me work it off with fists; / know
.shall!"
Keep quiet" said his superior, stern
ly. Don't you see am quiety'' and he
twisted his llnuckles viciously into Le-
ander's throat IF you call out you are
a corpsev'
L wasn't thinking of calling out, in
decd | wasn't. Pm quite satisfied with
being where | am" said Leander, IF
you'd only leave me a little more room
to choke in, and tell me what I've done
to put YOU both in such tremendous tenn
perS"
Done? you cur when you know we'll
enough you've taken the bread out Of
our mouths, the bread we'd earned! Do
oyu suppose we left that statue in the
gardens for the likes of YOU? Who put
you up to it? How many were there
in it? What do you mean to do now
you've got it? Speak out, or l swear I'll
cut your heart out. and throw it over
the ratings for the tomcats. | will,
you-!'
The man called Braddle, as he uttered
this threat, look so very anxious to ex-
ecute it that Leander gave himself ND
for lost
LAS true as stand here gentlemen,
didn't steal that statue"
Il doubt you're not the build for tax
ins the lead In that sort of thing" said
the Count, but you were in it; you
went down that Saturday as Il blind.
Deny it if you dare"
Leander did not dare. Il could not
help myself, gentlemen" he faltered.
"Who said you could? And you can't
help yourself now, either; so make
clean breast Of it. Who are YOU stand
ing in with? Is it Potter's LOTT"
If Leander had declared himself to be
alone, things might have gone harder
with him, and they certainly would
never have believed him; so he said it
was Potter's lot
Il told you that Potter was after the
marble and you wouldn't have it Count, ;"
growled Braddle. Now you're salts
fed"
The Count comprised Potter and his
lot in a new and original malediction
by way of answer, and then said to
Leander: Did Potter tell you to let
that Venus stand where all the world
might see it?''
L had no discretion" said the hair
dresser. I'm not responsible, indeed,
gents
mo discretion! l should think you
hadn't. Nor Potter either, acting the
dog in the manger like this. Where'll
he find his market for it, Ell? What
orders have you got? When are you 60
ing to get it across?'
I've no notions. l haven't received
no directions" said Leander.
"A nice sort o mug you are to be
trusted with job like this said Brad
die. Il did think Potter was better up
in his work, I did. A pretty bungle he
will make of it!''
1T would serve him right for inter