The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-23

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high road. md surrounded by Villas"
"a very strange position. We will
rest In the public house. and ! VIII tell
you how II came to be built In such
very strange position"
I smiled, and followed him into the
saloon bar We sat at one Of the tables,
and were silent for time. he thinking
and watching him.
'"rhc story begins" he said present
ly. with n burglary committed by n
certain BIZ Jones one night long ago.
"Bill was n young member Of his pro-
fcssIon. Hitherto he had not attempted
anything very big. but continued sue
cess In small things had made him bold.
On this night he broke into the country
house OF n well-known actress. IL the
hope OF carrying Off her Jewels.
Gle succeeded In getting the Jewels
and was leaving with them when he
found that the slight noise he had
made had attracted attention. A ser
want girl met him at n turn of the stir
way and began 10 shrek. lie rushed
by her and to the window through
which he had entered. AS he passed
through II again he heard doors being
opened. and know that tho house was
fully aroused"
81 understand" said "Bill escaped.
The actress employed detective. The
detective built this public house In an
out-of-thc-way place. hoping that Bill,
"a an out-of-thc-way young man. would
call In one day for drink. Curiously
enough. Bill did"
Blanco Watson frowned-
This IL an intellectual story he
said; ut docs not depend on coinci-
dences.
first pursuit by long run across coun-
try, and then walked toward his home
not daring to use the railway. He kept
to the by-roads as much as possible,
and at the close OF the next day had
reached the ncighborhood OF London.
"a spade lying inside field gate
suggested to him the ACCESSIBILITY OF
for their sale- After making sure that
he wac not observed, he entered the
field and picked up the spade. A tree
of peculiar growth stood just beyond
him. In the manner OF fiction. he count
cd twenty steps due north from the
tree, and then dug deep hole, placed
the jewels In II. and filled II up again.
"He arrived home safely that night,
but was arrested In the morning The
servant girl had given an accurate de-
scriptlon of him to the police. and they
had recognized It.
I'm due course he was tried Tho
evidence against him was very strong.
The servant girl swore that he was the
man she met on the stairs some Of the
villagers swore that they had seen him
near the house previously to the burg
larry. lie was found guilty and SEN
fenced to seven years penal servitude.
'Bill behaved very well In prison.
and at the end Of five years was re
leased on a ticket-ofleave. He decided
TO walt until the ticket had expired,
and then to get the jewels and leave
the country. But day or two after
his release ho walked out 70 look at
the field
"There was no field. During the
Ave years he had been IN prison the
estate OF which the field was part had
been built upon. He wandered about
the houses In despair. But. as he turned
n corner. he saw something which sug.
gestcd hope. Behind some ratings was
tree OF curious growth.
ut was the tree twenty stepa due
north OF which he had buried the lew.
ella. lie recognized II Immediately. aud
ran toward H. Again he was ia despair
A yard or two north OF the tree was a
chapel. He leaned against the ratings
covering his face with his hands.
1T happened presently that the head
deacon OF the chapel. "A kindly old man.
came down the road. lie saw 1911
standing like ono IN trouble. and
stopped and asked what was the mat
ter and whether he could help.
"l'or few moments Bill did moi
know what 60 reply. but then he spok,
well lie said that once he had beer
burglar. but that he had learned IT
prison that burglary Is wrong: thai
new he was trying 10 i've an hOncs
life, but that, AS he had no friends. 4
was not easy.
"rhe old man was touched. He hat
found Bin leaning against the chapc
ratings, and Bill had said that he has
no friends. Was It not his duty n
head deacon OF the chapel TO BE- frlen,
10 Bill7 Clearly II was.
"Iie took Bin home with him: he wa
a bachelor, and there was no one I,
restrain his benevolence. They Ia,
supper and talked together. The dea
con found BIZ intelligent and fairl,
well educated. and offered him employ
) ment. lie was u builder In the neigh