The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-10-04
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have been proud to work in harmony
with such a man as you; and indeed,
when a short time ago | invited you to
my laboratory, it was my intention to
offer you compromise which hoped
| might be able to persuade you to ac-
cept. | fel, that you would prove an
ally who could be trusted But, alas,
that is impossible now, on account of
your friends presence. With all due
| respect to Mr.. Sprague. as an amiable
I man of the world and prince of good
! fellows, it may be said that he is not
| one Of us. Much to my sorrow, there
! fore, am left no alternative TO the
course am about to adopt. The fault.
! if anybody's, is your own. after all, MIR.
! Sprague. There il homely but ex-
pressive adage concerning the danger
of 'monkeying' with buzz saw. Why.
my dear friend did you monkey with
Mr.. Sturgis' buzz saw, insteac of stick.
ing to your palette and maulstick?
But | fear | am growing garrulous,
| gentlemen. If had time, | should like
to explain to Mr.. Sturgis the details
of some of the more important, and, in
| my humble opinion, more brilliant
schemes of which ! have been the -ah
The promoter: for | dislike to he
| Judged by the bungling operations
which have so nearly caused me 10 lose
| this latest little game. But this cam
not be. | shall have to continue to con-
fde to the pages of my journal, as
have done for years, the interesting
events of. | may say, somewhat re-
markabe career, which hope Will
some day. after my death, find their
way in print to public favor. My dream
has always been that some such man
as Mr.. Sturgis might ultimately edit
these memoirs; but alas, the fondest
| of human dreams are seldom destined
! to be realized.
| "Now, then. gentlemen, before final
~ parting with you, ] wish to honor
! ably carry out the terms OF my wager
! with Mr.. Sturgis. I concede the fact
! that. to all intents and purposes, he
| has won the bet, and | authorize you,
! Mr. Sprague, as stakeholder, TO pay
| him the amount / deposited with you.
| AS have already suggested, he has
made some perhaps eNcusable mis-
takes; but, then, as he himself stated
the other night, "A detective has life
| time in which to correct blunder.'
\ lifetime! 1t is not in accordance with
Mr.. Sturgis' usual practice to use so
vague a term. 4 lifetime is not neces-
sarily very long time, Mr.. Sturgis.'
! During this TRADE Sturgis and
| Sprague had remained standing with
their eyes fixed upon the cleaning car
buncles which peered at them from be-
hind the grated peephole at the top of
the stairs. The artist seemed to real
ize that the fight was lost. His attitude
was that of IA brave man accepting,
! with calm despair, an unpleasant but
! inevitable doom. The reporter had
lrawn his revolver at the first sound
! IF Murdock's voice, but had immedi-
ately returned it to his pocket upon
realizing that the chemist was protect
d by bullet-proof grating Now, pale
and collected, he remained lnscrutable.
It was impossible, even. for the sharp
yes of Murdock, TO determine whether
Va was NJ last RESIGNED tn his fate or
whether his active mind was still on
he alert for a loophole of escape.
The bit of candle which he held in
his hand had burned So low That last
he was unable to hold il without risk
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q. ,col of ,roido, ,oropiro o,d 10
Gorne ynutterod noieiI,. eondino f.f,I
cleans throuob The darkness
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If is nj any rate = rrpot satisfaction
ia plav n Gune with an adversor,.
worthy of ones stool you have nI,va,-
veil Mr. Sturgis ,linl, va, ,vo,,ld
save won I-odcstIv: and ven are Iosiro
- would r,vsoif have lost bod en-
,ositions been reversed Good-hvc"
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