The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-18

when L saw the window open OF the
duchess dressing room and foundlthe lad
der and everything ready knew 1t was all
right
"She'sa girl after my own heart, I said
to myself when got in the room And
I'll DO after hers whom It's all over.
sits risky work, you know. No matter
how easy things are you always have a
queer sort of nervousness unless you're
drunk, and then Of course you're liable to
make mistakes. None OF the servants was
about; they might have been dead for all
tho trouble they gave me.
II don't think / ever had quite such an
easy job in all my life. This, said to my
self-this Is better than your hard work
any day. Honesty may be tho best policy,
but what do you make out of It, chr Do
you mako hauls Of sackfuls Of jewelry and
money by honestly Do you make enough
in 10 minutes to keep you for years and
drunk every night Of your life by honestly
No, said to myself Il had got the sack
nearly fulD, IL you want to get on in life,
II you really want to have nice little in
come and life of happiness, have q turn
at
There was swish of skirts near the bed.
I turned my lantern on the place. my heart
In my mouth, my revolver In my hand.
can tell you was pleased to see that Il was
only my girl. / dropped my colt back in
to my pocket. She was smartly dressed
and looked quite the lady.
Got everything, misteri' she inquired.
Got everythingr
We'll, not abslootly everything, whis-
pered. but as much as can carry. I'm
just off,
g. Have you put my 80 sovereigns in the
n M " ss1. bal n II. 4. n L n
for business, that girl.
calmly holding out her hand. L guessed
you'd go and forget
II counted out the money and handed 1t
over and shouldered my bag.
Goodby, miss, / whispers, see each
other again soon, hope
Awful good of you to say that she
said. Feel as though / kent let you 90
now Her hand went to the side of the
wall. We're getting on so sociable and
pleasant and friendly like
II can't tell you how it made me feel
when heard her talk like that. Iwould
have proposed to that girl on the spot IL /
hadn't been so busy. Only there's time
and place for everything, always say,
and just then wasn't the time to go canoo-
ding about with girls. Only of course this
is the worst of them. Once they get mash
ed on you there's no getting rid of them
without a row.
II went to her to give her kiss and a
goodby. She gave little scream.
Stop right there' she cried. Stop right
there, mister, or you're q dead man.
"She levelod a shining little pocket pis-
toll at my head, the other hand still press,
ing 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 fol-
lowed by several servants.
Ny dearest Deborah, he cried. Then
he sprang upon me and nearly choked me.
Here, let goP screamed. Where's the
duchess2 Where the - is the duchess?
Lemme go, can't We. want to tell her
something. want to tell her all about
that beauty of lady's maid there. She's
got my blanky $780,
And she Jest about means to keep II, ;
she answered, laughing. TIN make a good
start for my village blanket club She
turned to the duke. Now, you see, Tun-
bridge, how Heron's court is protected
my dearest, said the duke you're quite
right. You shall make your own arrange
ments now
"She spoke TO one of the footmen.
"'Give him a good sousing, Barker, with
the garden hose and let him Slide
"'Certainly, your grace. Now. then, me
man, this way
And they took me, and, as Pm living
sinner, they"-
Amy more for the 10 o'clocks"
said hurriedly good night" to him. l
asked the lady at the bar to give him an
other drink. l ran. He shouted after me:
Had a narsty cold in me 'ead, did. for
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