Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-02

1T S raining ptCnIOIhs anu Hot S0"-
in sight Now's our time!
He sprang to the sidewalk as he SPOKE
where he was at once joined oy the
banker. and almost Immediately Dy ,he
third villain, with his half dead' nail i''-
ing burden. ,, cooua oddrese;ro the
haekmap. and then led the way TO the
house. which was separated by some ols-
tance from any other.
He opened the front door by latch
kew. reclosing and boiling it after the re-
mainder of the party had entered
Tn what had once been the back parlor
he LIGHTED the gas. 1t was furnished no"
os bedroom, though a bookcase, side
hoard dinine-table, and several other
numberous articles attested that 1t was
used for more purposes than one.
1Tay him on the bed, directed Almon,
who appeared to be the master OF the
You've got snug place here, Al, ,
commented the burglar, as hs looked
searchingly around.
Eyes ihis is headquarters for Mart
md /. We're highly respected in the
neiohborhood, can tell you. I'm re-
parded as an eccentric young capltallst,
and Mart is o retired pugjlist, who IS CIV
inc me lessons in the manly art of self
defense. 1 never come here in the day.
time unless Pm we'll disguised, and so
there's no risk
SStop YOUR gossiping and get to bust
nessw growled the repui ed ex- prlzengnter,
who had deposited his still unconscious
burden on the bed as directed
@Tbot,s the talk" assented the young
u,o, and having divested himself of his
coat he threw open the side0oaro ant
.p~oduced O case filled with bottles.
Tor half nm hour and more the three
MON worked increasingly Several time
To1a showed sicns of return NJ conscious
noss but thew proved transitory, and HI
sank again into a heavy stuPor p,
."We must have a doctor, SAID Bloom
~ lenotb. in despairing tone.
1--WE can't risk that" declared Sears
,,ah on ominous shake of the heGd.
@Then YOU propose TO let him and th'
secraf Of tbe bonds die together!" sneere'
the cracksman.
Better tbat than to keep them com
pany via the gallowsl
Pr There's no necessity for either, an
nounced Morris.
He smoke with such on airof conhdenc
rs TO bring n hopeful look to the faces 0
- What do YOU proposo?" queried Sears
eagerly:
Il studied medicine in my youth, an
practiced for time, too -,
p.SBv love! that's n fact! ! was quit
forgetting that. But why
= 2Iaven't I brought him round? Be
cause lacked the means.
But how
Simply enough. I'll write a prescrip
ton. and one of you go to the neares
drug store and get it filed.
THAT won't do"
why not?" :,
Because Mart is known in the neigh
borhcol, and J aven't got my disguis
here. without which I'd likely enough b
recognized in my own proper person.
Very we'll; I'll go myself.
Without more ado the banker donne
his overcoat, pulled his slouch hat owe
his ey es and left the house by rear doc
which Almon opened for him.
With deep solicitude the two me
watched bv the bedside of the fellow
creature whose life they had so recent
attempted to take away.
For some time not word was Spoken
Then Bloom produced his watch.
Half an hour, lackin' two minutes
snarled he. as he closed it with snap
Il don't see what keeps Max so long
"Nor /, less it's scheme OF you tV
"a beat me out of my share.
Don't be silly"
L don't mean to be, and tnat s tne re- re-
CON; az told you once before to-nlgh
-. tbaf don't propose to be euchred out
4@sGv share of the plunder.
The speaker rose from his chair; q
,,a,,,,r'ed - dopeed expression and Wake
nerToasIy up and down the room =,
Then Sears, thoroughly alarmed at Il
attitude of his confederate, offered ,3 arg :,
ments to mollify his anger, and allay Il
really unjust suspicious:
Il guess I'm wrong, Al, said the bu
glar at length, extending DIS nan
you're all right, see thaI, ou1 l sn' ra
keep my eye on Morris, rs, o. By, y,onaSa sm9 wa
what in thunder Keeps MIN SO lons'