The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

'sI'll tell you what, Norris. If the
prince il really in the custody Of some Of
your set, and you can take me to the
place, I'll see that yon get big reward. 4
Done with YOU. said Mr.: Norris.
archist beggars, / don't. They're 4 lit
too thick. They dunno where to dlrw the
'"lhey get punished rather heavily, toe"
remarked Inspector Brading, pensively,
| That's wot mean. That's wot l
mean; Nah, look ere. This is how it
And Mr.. Norris, looking nervously
about him the while, told the tale. How
| some Italian extremists in Bath street.
lClerkenwell, had decided to kidnap q
Prince-it didn't matter what prince so
long as he was a prince-how they had
prince how they had perfected the ar
rangements, how it had all turned ont 81
we'll, how he 1.-THE prince) was now in a
| not too pleasant back room in Ruth
street, carefully guarded by the gentle
! men concerned in the affair." The impress
SION OF the excellent Mr.. Norris was
uhat they was a-going to keep the young
Joker there for, say week or so, and
'heis demand pretty big sum-
LAS ransOm?"
Quite so. As, to use a common ex-
preston, as ransom" The extreme set
| OF foreigners were getting precious hard
up. and if they didn't get money some
! how. why. they'd have to work. Mr.,
Norris gave the names, gave their i'd
dresses, gave all he knew, and Inspector
bradmS took everything down in Il small
pocketboOk.
Now, then," said MIR. Norris, wipng
his lips expectantly, what price mc?''
Inc inspector turned and beckoned to Il
man in evening dress.
| II don't want to lock this man up, Per-
! kins, he said. Only keep him in tow
two"
Ere" said Mr.. Norris, with an ag-
grievetl air, lis this the wy"
And it YOU call on me in Il week. per-
haps;, l shall have pound or two for
YOU"
"A lahnd or twov' cried Mr.. Norris.
wen. of all the - Why. look ERE A
ana l comes and gives you information.
| and you-you forks abaht giving me a
| pahn.l or two! And this prince mind
you. ryle prince, as I've Sivetl. and YOU
goes and offers me wot | call a mere
hag;telle. Seems to me- with increased
hltterness) THAT princes must be uncom.
mon cheap today
We'll, YOU see. Norris.' said Mr.. Brad
!ng of Scotland Yard alphabetically. Its
IKE TINS. Some of YOU chaps come to us
so late with your stuff. We knew NIL
about this before. and we arranged for
the prince to get out of the Tidal ut CAN
non street. and come OH quietly by the
underground: The chap your friends
have got in Bath street is young Seret
l'eron. who knows plenty Of languages:
and if he only uses his eyes and his ears
Tor 4 few hours, why -
"Well.' said Mr.. Norris. wupiug his
forehead with the back of his hand
well. this tikes it! This tikes it, upon
my word!'
The crowd at the barriers were craniny
their necks and standing on each others
toes in order to catch sight. for Il moment.
of the departing royalties The engine of
the train gave an imperious whistle,
pulled Enthusiastically and drew swiftly
out of the station across the river. The
reporters jotted down the names of the
equerries. trying hard to spell them
wrongly: loyal old ladies. who had been
peering over the barriers. famed them
selves with their gloves and cried (for no
reason), and murmured, "Poor dearsv'
"How i'll the world do you manage to
pick up all these bits?'' said the Minute
Hand curiously. II never seem to hear
anything about theln somehow
"Ah." said the Hour Hand, NOW YOU
want to know something."-Pall Mall
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