The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-04

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locks somewhere Where IL itf"
HE can't possibly have been In tho
house. sergeant" exclaimed the squire.
"or must have heard himl"
"He has been In the house. Mr.. IN
gram or that l am perfectly sure. He
saw me safely away by the coach. as he
thought, and then bolted back here to
make his preparations. He must have
had horse hung up somewhere or he
couldn't have done it,
At this Murphy broke out into a
dolorous whine. "I'll tell you every.
thing" he said, "if you'll only let me
off,"
II can't promise that" answered
"But I'll try to make things as light as
possible for you. 1t is all for your own
sake, you know We can find ont
everything just as well without you
Speak out now"
II seen the captain, said Murphy
after moments deliberation, "about
half an hour after you left by the
coach. He give me my orders. and !
rode over here bareback on colt ]
roped in on Fairley's paddock.
II told You SO, said l to the squire.
"WelI9"
"I'd rarned the lay Of the house
since been here" went on Murphy.
"and saw as one room warn't occu-
pied. l let Flower know this, and as he
thinks you're out Of the way on the
Sydney road he's goin to crack the
house tonight"
"Were you to let him int"
"No; ! was to Mobile the window
Foster left the room at a sign from
ME, and Murphy resumed
II had just finished the job when
heard the master talkin to some one.
and, guessin somethin was up l
made tracks through the window. and
I'd got clear off II hadn't run against
the trooper at the back, he finished in
an aggrieved voice just as Foster re-
turned
"Well. Tom, what did you find7'
"The window rope il cut, the sash
lifted ont and the bolt screwed off the
communicating door. said Foster
"Ahl Who sleeps in the next ROOM
squirea''
my daughter. answered the old
gentleman, turning rather pale.
"Humphl 1t is as well we came
Now, Murphy. is Flower coming over
alone3'
eyes; he had a squint at the house
couple Of days ago, and he knows the
lay Of the window"
"Where can we stow this fellow for
the night, Mr. Ingram9' asked.
'He can stay here. said the squire.
II will look after him.
Every good. You have your revolver
II he attempts to raise an alarm. use IT
without hesitation
"I'll keep quiet" protested Murphy
II don't want no holes let into my
skin
"You will sit quiet at all events, L
answered, clapping pair Of handouts
on his wrists "Tis him in chair,
Tom"
As Foster did SO I turned to the
squire again. "How many servants
sleep in the housef' asked.
"None Their rooms are all outside
at the end of the covered way"
$50 much tbs better Now, Miss In.
gram is with her mother, suppose?'
"Yes, in my wife's bedroom.
"Good. The ladies can remain there.
Do you go and see that the window is
shut and barred, and tell Mrs. Ingram
and Miss Mary to 60 to bed and not
trouble themselves at all"
Mr.. Ingram went off, and rapidly
arranged plan of action with Foster.
"You will station yourself by the open
window in the spare room," I told
him. land I will watch on the veranda
outside. When Flower comes, let him
get fairly into the room, and don't
touch him, will follow hard on his
heels, and we will go for him to-
gether."
"But why don't you wait in the
room as well3' asked the squire, who
had joined us again.
oESduee IL uc lance aldiii anu trleS
to bolt without getting in at all shall
be there to intercept him.
We left the room, and, crossing the
passage passed through Miss Ingrams
room and entered the spare room,
where we found the lower sash Of the
window removed and set against the
wall The window ledge itself was
about four feet from the ground and