Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-01-21


in his cool, calm way. "After I'm GUS
you can raise all the racket you want
to, and no doubt you'll give Il to the
papers very strong. Make hero of your
self II you can, but should you beaS
down on me too hard I might pay you
another visit.
"You-you rob me, threaten me and
would assassinate mer' groaned the
colonel.
"Then don't threaten mo. My desire
il to treat you like a gentleman, bus
you make it impossible. When you get
ready to talk like reasonable man, III
take my departure and you can finish
your nap.
But I'll call the policei Do you
think I'll lot you escape mep'
II do, colonel Let's reason q mo-
ment. You have done any amount Of
Dragging about those window locks and
you don't want your friends to call you
down. People always guy man who
has been neatly done up, and you don't
want to be guyed. The plumber is be-
You'd reach Of the police, and were to
he arrested and tried my identity might
be revealed T"
"Blast your IDENTIFY" howled the
colonel.
"There you go again You'd never
do in my trade If you lost your head
that way. About those window locks,
colonel, the principle is all right. but
not being IA practical man you failed to
apply it. I'll come around in day or
two and show you the defect and reme-
dy it, And about your nerves, I've
heard you spoken Of as man who
wouldn't look surprised If the earth
opened and took him In, but like all
other clubmen you affect that. It's the
proper caper, I've heard, but they ought
to have seen you half an hour ago Hold
on, or I'll shoot
The colonel had jumped up in his
wrath to make bolt for the door, but
the man arrested him and he sat down
with the muttered exclamation:
"Ye gods, but must 1 put up with
thisp"
you must, colonel, said the man
under the bed. eve been ready to
come out for ten minutes past, and you
alone are to blame that I'm keeping you
up. Why not hold ON to that peppery
temper of yours until we can come to a
mutual Understandings"
LET robber go after he has plum
dered me?"
THAT s what ii must come to, colonel
AS soldier you see the situation. /
can't get out on account Of you, while
you can't stir from that chair on 40
count Of me. We have got each other by
the short hair, 80 to speak, but neither
of US il happy over it. ="
SHOULD i let you Co." said the
colonel, after moments reflection, II
should always feel that had disgraced
my record. No. sir I'll sit right here
till doomsday but what I'll give you In
charge"
still on the warpath, old man?''
laughed the man under the bed. There
may be question Of honor involved,
but think you'd better waive it. The
amount of stuff my pal took away won't
fetch 5000 at the outside figure. For
such II sum as that are you going to
have the police and the reporters over
run you with column after column in
the papers and caTioature Of yourself
held up to the worldl You are too sensi-
BILE for that, old man. Never give your
self away for cheap price. Besides
Besides what?" snapped the colonel,
who was rapidly taking the robbers
view Of tho case.
THE family honor, you know"
What do you know about my fam
lily, sir?"
"a great deal, colonel You had u
brother George"
''But he Is dead. "
well, hardly. He was supposed to
have died several years ago, but as
matter Of fact he is very much alive to-
day"
"And you know him?'
Like book He's the chap who
carried Off the swag just before you
came in. -
lyon are lying, sirl won't believe
a word of i'll" exclaimed tho colonel.
"Oh your base again Your brothers.
middle name is Yates. He has light
hair, Llue eyes, small hands, hand
right cheek from a wound received when
"a boy. The last you heard of him he
was in Dakota. Am right, colonel"
Eyes, yes. Come out and tell me
more, whispered the colonel
"Thore's only this to say" said the
man as he crept out and stood erect.
" Your brother has gone to the dogs
that Is. he IL one Of our gang He didn't
know that this was your den, Of course,
but he has helped to plumber it, and IL
I'm jagged he'll get the same dose, and
the public will know his real name. Do
you cotton to that, colonell"
And my brother George is u robber
belongs to gang Of robbers2'
Straight goods, colonel. Sorry for
you, but he's doing fairly well and may
conclude TO reform after he's made his
stake. Can ! go nowf"
For answer the colonel pointed to tho
door leading into the hall.
Thank you. l can find my way.
Don't take it too hard, colonel. OF
course l shall say nothing to George.
Good night, old man. ="
At the door he halted to look back
and say:
Eyes, sorry for you, but things do
come about in curious way. Good
night.
But the colonel had his face in his
hands aud was weeping.
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