The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-27

I was so astonlshed that I quite blushed.
/ did really.
"Wer," says, "if you are going TO put
II that way. / suppose ia better speak out
straight I'll give you twenty quid now,
and I'll give you another twenty after it's
over"
make it thirty soverelgns now and
thirty after" she said, land It's DONE
l started to argue bit, and she turned
on her heel.
Here. Study on, my dear" I says.
Don't lose your temper. You've got a
good-hearted face. You're are not going
to be hard on poor chap, are you now
Give me a kiss and I'll give you twenty
FIVE"
She fired up.
you don't have no kiss, mister" she
SAYS. land II you want me to help you,
you must hand over the coin. You Kent
do better, anyway"
i tell you she fairly surprised me. as
sure you to look at her, you'd think she
was as quiet a girl as ever wore SHOES
She kept her eyes-bright. black eyes she
had-hXed on my face. and seemed almost
to enjoy the corner she got me In.
| turned the matter quickly over In my
mind. After all. l knew ] neeGn't really
trouble about the second payment. L
should clear away before she had chance
to see whether ] put it there or not,
"All right, miss" says, don't 'agglei
and don't bite a fellers cad half OFF
Here's the thirty pound. What time shall
/ come up"
she told me that at half-past eight the
duke would be having dinner, and that
she would leave the window OF the duch-
ess' dressing-room open. l might ma
ladder in such a place, and, when got m
/ should find the Jewels in such a place
and some lose notes and gold in such a
Mace. and was to leave the thirty pound
for her on a ledge in the chimney. Ana II
any of the other servants caught me, why
so much the worse for me, ana II they
did not, so much the worse for them. she
shook hands pleasantly and went on to-
ward the court
self too. / knew that there was good
twenty thousand pounds worth Of stuff
for me IL 1 could only get quiet quarter
Of an hour there.
You may believe me when / say was
there that evening to the minute. Just as
| nearcd the mansion l had nasty feel
ing that the maid might have given me
away. You can never be sure of women.
But when ! saw the window open Of the
duchess drcssing-room, and found the
ladder and everything ready, knew 1t
was right.
"she's a girl after my own heart"
said TO myself when ! got In the room.
And III be dlttI HEEb Wllti ~ . al pfNAs
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.
1 don't think 1 ever had quite such an
easy lob in all my life. This" I said to
myself-"this is better than your hard
work any day. Honesty may be the best
policy. but what do you make out of It?
Trh2 DO you make hauls of sackfuls Of
fewelry and money by honesty? Do you
make enough in ten minutes to keep you
for years, and drunk every night Of your
Iife. by honestly No." ! said to myself
N had got the sack nearly fulD, IF you
want to get on in life. If you really want
to have a nice little income and life of
happiness, have a turn at
There was aswish of skirts near the bed,
7 turned my lantern on the place. my heart
in my mouth, my revolver in my hand. l
can tell you was pleased to see that It
was only my girl. I dropped my Colt back
into my pocket She was smartly dress
ed. and looked quite the lady.
Got everything, misterY' she inquired.
Got everything
well, not abslootly everything" l an
swered; but as much as l can carry
I'm just off"