The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-28

Fixed OF a label bearing y in Latin the
"txperiencsd officers are tracking the
| bearer. and you will soon be free
When had been about an hour IN the
pack room OF the shop the door was
opened and Pike appeared and asked II
the medicine WAS ready. Watching MIN
failed TO recognizes tfrn Indeed, Pike up
To that moment had not passed through
my hands and his home was unknown 70
him, as my object was 70 release the can
tive rafhersthan make William prison J:
To seal his lips ana i'sne ,ie our our hands.
signalled to the chemist to let him leave
after handing him the bottle. and Tor
Its harmless contcnts
PIKE. seemed to have not a shadow OF
SUSPICION or fear. for after leaving 'ne
seemsd<to know he was being followed.
and whistled most OF the way as cheeri-
tion. On reaching the Cowgate he turned
UP the close 10 his den, and /. before fol-
lowing. paused to send message up TO
the once w the man on the beat. Then
L entered the close. and took up my
stand In q stair opposite Pixies cellar. 70
impatlently await the arrival of Mswee-
While i j waited Pike Pike had i delivered the
medicine TO his prisoner. who read the
JOY OF the moment revealed @ to his cap
TOR where the keys were Kept. IKE
tnereupon locked up his prisoner, ana left
ceeded In the dusk TO test the accuracy OF
the information. With dismay and cha
grin ] saw him leave the cellar and as
cend the close, and realized that was
In desperate fix. i could not leave the
spot without giving directions 20 the men.
valued person. In the eager anxiety of
the moment | ran down TO tho foot of
the close 10 see IL they We're coming, and
at the dark entry mouth nearly knocked
over Msweeny. who. thinking ! was
some fugitive, nearly collared me before
Come here. quick" cried, in an ex-
cited whisper, as / led him and the other
two men UP the close TO the cellar door.
"a IN % there s5 Snee 5sr and take al tsS
dress OF the house from the gentleman.
and 40 there and watch the house"
er and on dsr out pua the oe fe Se
close just as the crash inwards of the
door before M'Sweeny's heavy frame
ses Pike y arns the ust 81 NoR time eo
legt street TO so south and ! did not
again lose sight Of him TIN he entered the
which, he opened as boldly. as IL IL had
been his own. ! allowed him to enter.
noticed that he did not lock the gate ar
him free range OF the premises, quietly
waited for my comrades. In half an hour
s.cai = cab dashed s ed up 70 the spq,, from which
with the released prisoner, Mr.. Brown
ings. We opened the garden-gate, passed
up the walk, entered the house by the
the act OF tying, up quantity Of silver
plate into table cloth, for convenience
In rem2val. AS he was pounced upon by
the mo- and handcuffed l thought he
was petrifed at beholding or possibly rec
ognizing me; but following the direction
or his protruding eyes j saw that they
were chained 20 the smiling and triumph
ant face OF his late prisoner
MY God how the blank. blank, blank
did you get here?" was all he could gasp
out
lie had left the man entombed. as he
thought; without the possibility , OF COM m
was before him smiling and surrounded
with police officers. with their respective
positions suddenly and magically invert-
ed. That was what staggered and as
founded him SO much that he scarcely
thought of the fact that he was in our
hands. and booked for heavy sentence:
that was what sealed his lips and made
him stare about him dazed and stupid
looking, as a man just awakened from
dram.
AT the Office, when we eHwaed. some
one said to me-
Where have you been?" to which I
i've been fishing. and have just land
ed a beautiful Pike whereat sweet Will
liam scowled like bandit. and looked as
II he could have struck me II his han(
hadn't been fastened. and he hadn't been
a great coward.
HIS cleyerness got him seven years and
his wife I'VE. and the way they both swore
under their breath at the trial when the
expensive prescription was explained end
translated was pleasure 10 behold Pike.
as he was led downstairs, continued to
swear, and repeat pathetically as re-
!. II wish I'd knowed Latin; I'd have did
the blank, blanks, I'd have did them!"
CTHE END