The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26
THE MAD DOG SCARE AT WASHINGTON.

| and was to leave the thirty pound for her
on ledge in the chimney. And if any of
| the other servants caught me, why. SO much
! the wol Sc for me, and if they did not. SO
much the worse for them. She shook hands
| pleasantly and went OF toward the court.
| felt inclined to shake hands with N.Y.
| self, too, / knew that there WAS a good
| twenty thousand pounds worth of stuff for
| NE if could only get quiet quarter of an
| hour there
You may believe me when l say was
| there that evening TO the minute. Just as
| l neared the mansion l had a nasty feeling
| that the maid might have given me away.
| You can never be sure of women. But when
saw the window open of The duchess's
| dressing-room and found the ladder and
| everything ready. knew it was all right.
she's girl after my own heart SAID
to myself when got in the room. land I'll
be after hers when it's all oyer."s
It's risky work, you know. No matter
| how easy things are, you always have
queer sort of nervousness unless you're
| drunk. and then, of course, your liable to
make mistakes. None of the servants was
about; they might have been dead for all
the trouble they gave me.
don't think l ever had quite such an
easy job in all my lie. This SAID to
myself" this is better than your hard work
any day. Honesty may be the best policy,
hut what do you make out of it? Eth! Do
you make hauls of sackfpls OF Jewelry and
| money by honesty? Do You make enough in
/ ten minu ties to keep you for years, and
drunk every night of your life, by honestyf
No. Isaid 10 myself q had got the sack
| nearly fulD, If you want to get on In LIE,
! ii you really want to have nice little In
| come and life Of happiness, have a turn
/ att
There was a swish of skirts near the bed.
| turned my lantern On the l'lace, my heart
| in my mouth. my revolver in my hand. l,
| can tell you l was pleased to see that 1t was
| only my girl. ] dropped my Colt back into
my pocket. She was smartly dressed, and
| looked quite tie lady. "A
"Got everything. misterf" she inquired.
SCOT everyt hing?"
well, not abslootly everything"
| whispered?; but as much as can carry,
| I'm just off," *I$tl
"Have you put my thirty soyereigns in
| the chimney" she asked. lord, she had,
head for business, that girl.
| Reckon I'll take them now" she said.
| calmly holding out her hand. vi guessed
| you'd go and forget
counted out the money and handed it
| over. and shouldeIed my bag.
"Goodby. miss l whispered; "see each
| other again soon, hope"
awful good of you to say that" she said,
''Feel as though kent let You go now"
| Her hand went to the side of the wall.
Were getting on so sooiable and pleasant
| and friendly like
can't tell you how it made me feel when
| l heard her talk like that, l would have
proposed to that girl on the spot if hadn't
been so busy. Only there's time and
place for everything, always say. and just
then wasn't the time to go canoodling
| about witt girls.
Of course this Is the worst of them-one 9
| they get mashed on you, there's no getting
rid of them without a row.
| went to her TO give her kiss and good
| by. She gave little scream.
''Stcp right there." she cried stop
right there, mister, or you're dead man.
She levelled a ginning little pocket-pistol
| at my head, the other hand still pressing
| oo.i,st t1,a yal1 Tbara was a sound of