The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-18

she had u chance TO see whether | put
ii there or not.
All right. miss" | says, don't
'aggle: and don't bite a f~rllcr's cad
half orr. Here's the thirty pound.
What time shall | come up
She told me that ut half-paSt eight
the duke would be having dinner, and
that she would leave the window OF
the duchess dressing room open.
night find Il ladder in such Il placr.
ami. when | got in. | should find tn
jewels in such Il place. and sort> loose
notes and gold in such Il place. and
was 10 leave the thirty pound for her
on Il ledge in the chimney. AID If any
Of the other servants clught me, why.
so much the worse for me, and II they
did not. so much the worse for III m.
She shock hands pleasantly and went
off toward the court.
| felt inclined To shake hands with
myself. too. | knew that there WAS 4
good twenty thousand pounds wUr h
Of stuff for me ii | could get Il quiet
quarter Of an hour there.
You may believe me wnen ! say |
was there that evening 10 the minute.
Just aS | neared the mansion | had Il
nasty feeling that the maid might nave
given me away. You can never be
sure of women. But when ! saw III"
window open of the duchess dressing
room and found the ladder and every
thing ready. l knew it va all right.
she's Il girl after my own heart
l said to myself when | got III thu"
room. And I'll be after hers when
it's all over
It's risky work, you know. No mat
ter how easy things are. you always
have a queer sort of nervousness unles ;
you're drunk, and then. of course, you
are 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 | ever had quite such an
easy job in all my life. This" | 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? Eth? Do you make haulS
Of sackfulS of jewelry and money by
honesty? Do you make enough in ten
minutes to keep you for years. II
drunk every night Of Your life, by hon
eSty? No. | said to myself Il had got
the sack nearly fulD, IF YOU want TO
get on in life, if you really want to
have Il nice little income and Il life OF
happiness. have Il turn at
There was Il swish of skirts near the
bed. | turned my lantern on the place,
my heart in my mouth, my revolver III
my hand. | can tell you | was pleased
to see that it was only my girl. |
dropped my Colt back into my POCKET.
She was smartly dressed, and looked
quite the lady.
Got everything. mister II In
Quired. Got everything"
Well. not abslootly everything"
whispered: but as much as | Il
carry. I'm just off"
Have You put my thirty sovcreigns
in the chimney?' she asked. Lord. she
had Il head for business, that girl.
Reckon I'll take them now she
said. calmly holding out her hand. Il
guessed you'd go and forget"
| counted out the money and handed
it over. and shouldered my bag.
"GoOd-bye. miss" | whispers; 'See
each other again soon. | hope"
Awful good Of YOU to say that" she
said. Feel as though | Kent let YOU
90 now" Her hand went to the side
of the wall. We're getting on so soc
III III lFlNtfNsAl' Nv hi'h'N'b INN
can't tell you how it made me feel
when | heard her talk like that.
would have proposed 10 that girl on the
SPOT if hadn't been so busy. Only
there's a time and n place for every
thing. I always say. and just then
wasn't the time 10 90 canOOdling about
with girls.
OF course this is the worst of them
,.,, tI,,,. ,,,t ,,,nEl,,J ON Won fhnpn's
no getting rid of them without a row
went to her TO give her a kiss and
a goodbye. She gave Il little scream.
stop right there" she cried. stop
right there. mister, or you're a dead
man.
She lcveled a shining little pocket
pistol at my head. the other hand still
pressing against the wall. There vas
a sound of hurried footsteps on the
landing: the door opened, and a mus
cular young fellow in evening dress
rushed in. He was followed by sew
cral servants.
My dearest Deborah" he cried.
Then he sprang upon me AMI nearly
chOkcd me.
Here, let go" | screamed. Where's
the duchess? Where in IS the duch-
csS: Lemme go. can't ye. | want to
tell her something. | want TO tell her
all about that beauty Of Il lady's-maid
there. She's got my sixty pounds
And she jest about means TO keep
it." she answered, laughing. It'll
make Il good start for my village
blanket club" She turned TO the duke.
Now. YOU see. Tunbridgc. how Heron
Court is protected"
My dearest" said the duke. you're
quite right. You shall make your own
arrangements now"
She spoke to N Of the footmen.
Give him Il good sOuS!ng, Barker.
with the garden hose, and let him
slide"