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

Il tell you what, Norris. IL the
prince il really IN the custody Of some Of
Your set, and you can take me to the
place. I'll see that YOU get q big reward. =
Done with You, sud Mr.. Norris.
~ dont hs want No tr a With these r.
too thick. They dunno where to draw the
line, they don't y z. Ia
'"rhey get punished rather heavily, too, Z
remarked Inspector Rrading, pensively.
That's wot l mean. That's wot /
mean: Nah, look ERE. This is how it
was DONE %z, s. fsss@.
And MIR. Norris. looking nervously
about him the while, told the tale. How
some Italian extremists in Bath street,
Clerkenwell, had decided to kidnap q
prince-it didn't matter what prince so
long as he was u prince-how they had
decided on trying for this particular
prince, how they had perfected the AZ,
rangements, how it had all turned out So
well, how he 1.-THE prince was now in u
not too pleasant back room in Bath
street, carefully guarded by the gentle.
men concerned in the affair. The impress
sion of the excellent Mr.. Norris was
'that they was a-going to keep the young
Joker there for, say week or so, and
then demand pretty big sum-
| AS ransom:"
Quite so. As, to use u common ex.
|
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 ad
dresses, gave all he knew, and Inspector
Grading took everything down in II small
pocketbook.
Now, them" said Mr.. Norris, wipine
his lips expectantly, what price mc?''
The inspector turned and beckoned to !,
man in evening DRESS
II don't want to lock this man up, Per
kins," he said. Only keep him in tow
Just i for an hour. Give him drink OF
Ere" said Mr.. Norris, with an az
grievel air, lis this the wy-'
And if YOU call on me in week. per
hapS:, l shall have IL pound or two fo1
you"
"A nahnd or two!' cried Mr. Norris
well. of all the - Why, look 'ere A
prince goes and gets hisself kidnapped
and comes and gives you Information
and you-you forks abaht giving me I;
pahnd or two! And This Il prince. mind
you. ryle prince, as I've sive,l, and you
goes and offers me wot l call Il mere
bagatelle. Seems to me- with increased
hItterness) that princes must be uncom
mon cheap today"
| well. You see, Norris said Mr. Brad
ing of Scotland Yard apologetically. Its
| Hhe. tHlS 1SOule' VI YOU tl:DS come to Us
80 late with your stuff We knew all
about this before. and we arranged fo,
the prince to get out of the Tidal ut Can
non street, and come on quietly by the
Underground: The chap your friends
have got in Bath street is young Sergt
Ieron. who knows plenty Of languages
and if he only uses his eyes and his ears
Tor i few hours, why -
! "Well.' said Mr.. Norris. wipiug his
forehead with the back of his hand
well, this tikes it! This tikes it, upon
my worur'
! The crowd ut the barriers were clslninp
their necks and standing on each Others
toes i'll 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 jottcd down the names of the
equerries. trying hard to spell them
wrongly: loyal old ladies' who had beer
peering over the barriers. famed them
selves with their gloves and cried (for nc
reasonD, and murmured, "Poor dearsv'
! ''How in the world do you manage tc
pick up all these bits?" said the Minute
Hand curiously, II never seem to heal
anything about them, somehow
| "Ah," said the Hour Hand, "now you
want to know something."-Pall Mall
| Budget.