The age-herald., 1901-11-24
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 Al the time I zss< szzssg r1nch eeald not keep my eyes sz aAss papers. E=aS panaer1nE on the asSz way cz taking then 10 the CAasL Ssla1lE I go h a hanasan2 But caAznsn alAVe been hrihsd before now to take zassAr fare se another destination than ah4 enc save1- Should l go by amr5busg Raa though such a pEzh- lie conveyance os4aa ae1 be zDuggied away anywhere h Wa.S nr1 Ssci1re frun1 thieves. Shonla I zaaks lu was a long way and I 1niEAt be Aas1As,t and UaEiaid en route, and, without my revolver which would bring a Aarns1S nsss about my ears if I da1ea 4a HsSs 11 in London l was not a. mazeA szr B nam NX sex had often been ef ase 10 me in usT pro- fessian but ocossa za1aE f1 Is anathenaa maranathA- Rzszg course seemed fraughr with aanss1- and thinking gf the responsibility 1haz 7szsea gD n1e-ef the Chiefs suspicio1ss-Ss that unknoSu watcher in Gozx- street began se set little nervous and zlaeaGz1crca1hs.
 l was stin debating bow | see1ld go when there was B aesa1l8 knock al the hall door, and ahe nsxa 1n11snt d tele- gram was brought aa mo ls was from the Chief and wAx ua sAs EedaoEf1s ez- feet.
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 The simple message vas llEf a bomb shell. What shanaa l aas 3 was over whelmed at the 4Asneh4 es having those precious papers an my possession Tor a whole night I WAS h1Ta AE uAs NnteA lack of consider41io2 91r rne-usqe 19 nan ton the extra 7aSk-a1sa ! ugflseEsd that he could not know d Adr- WazSe1s 5 ar rival in England e1hs1Rss's- E2S Sllre. no matter, however important Veald have taken him ont R1 ulSElA We'll must do the best I e,aa1a. S,a hong as 1 did not leave the house-Naiila esrealialS should Hloi-1 conla mol se0 how ths P0- pers could possihlg a,e uh1zere@ wtsh. but I took the Hsreoan1iea 01 1ela1z niS landlady that I was nod A1 AoG1s to any one who might can.
 Then l took the paSlkta. Whhch consist ed Of several sheets dd thick paper. and locking it in the Hahat drawer ! dseer- mined to forget all aAala1 dup and rese- lutely. opened a book ] 4zaa Tsa9 nagsslf into a oallnsr draTae Rd 1n1rla, and was ready to smile at my recent pznbe. when my landlady came aq 10 say that Ark wright had called 5o snaEars whether wanted him. She 1znew he was a Sert of protoge of mine, and than ! employed him ocsasionallg-
 I was about to -Vvi1p aa the negative when an idea occurred no me Why not make sure there WIS no srneSsTy CT mis- take by sending him 1a see h1 the Chief had really gone away I accoraaniziT ela so, and he returned Nhlls I was having tea to say that ahe CAiss vaz not in town. Ny spirits rase, and nsa1beA1g how white and cold the hav hooked tn spite Of a long loose auercaas ss was wearing. l asked him whether he w1Sn1d Mke cup of tea He accepted zrassfu11ys and gre were still chatting zaHasAm1lg tegether when the maid ca1ne an 1N clear the ta- ble. II was dark ht8are he want away
 hesitated whether I SlhoGD5 raks the papers into my bed room Az night arteave them where they were ! sNsn1uRil.r de- cided to let them rsmAsa i'm the table drawer. It seemed sAa asa<1 suspicious place. Should any asas1nE1 aG robbery be made-which ald nes ssr101ssly con- template-the thief wesa1a Hs more nkely to look for snch docz-nsmaS fm my es7- room than in the sirs1IlE rocEsl as tt would appear most natural that T SlnaubA have them under my own eye. I M1 a night light, and put out my revolver before went 10 bed.
 Whether it was the uazAs-1fzht. to which I was not aceu<noGnf5. er lhat was less at ease than ErsssrG5s6 to be. do not know, but I 1zp tossing about for some time. Then, as esren happens when the mind or body hz< been over excited. I dropped ssu5afm1V and hsavflsr- as a stone drops in 8 Esla-aate q dssp sleep, from which I ii5a nrG awake until early morning.
 My first clear thoazan was fer the pa pers, and I spranIe ont 0f he'd and went into the sitting room. The rwrrn pre- sented its usual appearance. and unlock ing the table drawer I saw sas packet l1c- ing inside. With a sigh ef rslsss I locked it up again and went hack 10 dress Df- rectly after breaRfas1 I W'1El5 uaks fr to the Chief.
 It was & pleasant mourning and 6sch,ssd to walk. My way took me through Gower | street and my pnlss,s bsaE a nf7rBa quick CT I wondered in Enich eE those I gloomy houses luriSea my unknown ad- versary, and wheIher- sTsm now. he might be watching me ~ash eager. cruel | eyes? I had almost reached ths end oE | the street when to my ssazFrisss4 | saw a | familiar figure in front qf ma It was | young Arkw1dght- What eRSas1 Re be |