The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-08-28
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Yes. Sir Jsspss,
Yea hrov me. thel,

fss. Sir Jsspss
Tea trov me. theIf
Why. yss. TO Be see. ss sn hnos VI
Jsper Peters. ssia TIE vsrSsr siih
smile Have yea seeu ssy,hirs Of ID
msp, sitf
Us, yss, he's 10 ny house d this ~
asni. sHsvssed Dir Jsspsr, tsstineiiy los
ssips bic voice 9Th sort Of isss Of retril
st,oa u ibs hssds OF The hanisd men n b
ss,e 10 learn be sss betrayed.
Whsse. sis. vhsref
Eves before the bsrsnst hsd 6nisbs,
The ssntspee the vsrdsr he'd pat bic hsn,
90 the siodov ell end sprses ipto ,b
room. Sir Jsspsr pointed to The door.
He 40, sssy through tbsrs The somss
be sv yos coming.
TIE vsrdss looked d bin 10 sonstsrn,
tion - be crossed the room.
Then III bs bound he's riding you
strong room. sir, sid BE-. TAs ssu's 90,
Of Tbs elsvsrsst safe I isvss 10 Euslsnd
snd he's got some sost oi tsok. With hin
bee managed to usks; end - yos hs,,
got plenty Of s.uA TO steal. III be ssorr
hs's having . shot d II.
WV -whstl STAN mersd the stsI
lied bsron.t. Hoe csn be kpovi
Alfesdy be sss issdins the ssrder oul
ui the room snd across the ball, 10 the al
'seiion Of the strong room.
These ebsps koow most everything.
1ooduets only Knows how. Elss Why
,hould hs come strsisbt bsrei lie miles
ron the prison. your house is there's
nsty place be might bsve took 10 90
bis usy. instead VI ushins straight for
,erei II sss my usss to cone this way.
hs only one Of The lot TO believe bed got
10 i.r.
The bsronet s.s h1utins for bis keys.
They we're stsndins toestber II the door
, hich led into the basement snd - Sir
I.sper turned the handle be Sid
We'd better have tbe bu,lsr vi,b o.. hsd
70 no,i
The ssrder smiled end raised bic csr
,ioe.
thiuk this will be prottciivn enough
or us both, Sir JHpef; sod wouidnt
sll the men IL ! vss you. You're never
Ioits tufe. Win meu servants, whether
hs,'.I be help or bindrsnce.
SO the t~o deseepd,d tnpetLtr into the
'seenoL'. lookirR aud lieh tiny, bnt~it
o, coming upoo any trace oi The esosped
oLyiet ustil Is } reached the strong room
oor.
Sir j., pr ,urued up tbs electric light
D the opposite ~sll. sud he.ved ,ish Of
elief st he saw it,ie wss 70 tisn OF sDy
temp bssipg been made 10 tsp,,r With
he lCtk The wsrd.r. hoxever, wps
loopipg to lis'en at the Il hey hole and
,akiDe . titD 10 the bsrouu TO keep
uieL Tbeu he podd.d and oeme toward
In.
Will you,llsttu .. that door. .ir. and tell
10 II you beer sn, Trims be slAsd.
Trembling. end sick With alarm. 6ir
ssper took bis iace Il tas keyhols.
IL fancy | bear kind Of scratching,
hispefed be 81 lsst.
The ward Z to lded.
That's it, sir. That's our man 1t work
Sir jasper ttooi up.
Bot bow did be get ini said be, With |
bite lips
The wsrder shock bis hesd.
The bsronet took his little key from hi,
stoh chain shd proceed to st II into tho
Oh.
Have csre, siil
Sir Jssper. thus vsrned, opened The
,or moss cautiously, snd duns It vide.
hen. hastily pressing the button jost 10
DE-, be 6,odsd the spsitment u once
Itb light H. drew . long Sigh Of 70
Il there wss 10 one there.
And the Jeselry 10 that oil right, Sir
srHi
The bsionet sdvanc d into the room
d opened = ss'e VI the father ehd Lady
ter sme,sids snd dim ou ~ w,re 81
ost worij famous. spd = sudden moment
, doub, a,shed thrcosb the b.rop.t'r
Ind ~ 20 the wisdom Of letting tvsn the
ison wsrdtr knos the exact place where
ey we're kept ~hrn her iaiJship had
CD Tor use 10 tue coubirj
But . elsGss II the var ier treasured
N. The s,.lssrt eundirn hsd vi,
tcbiul eye. Got 90 the s.fe where the
rcnet vss basy, bat on the dark corners
'iie and outside the room. snd even 81
10 he'd sbout him be held Li. cstbins
, , iu case Of = surp'ise from unseen
tni,s.
lts oil u hi cried Sir J.sp.r, With 70
I. ss be came 10 the snug velvet nest
lere tbs isssls ssrs sparkling.
Bot .vsa - be uttered the words tbs
fdsr's cry broke upon his ssr.-
Ab. voold youi I,
And. looking sroond. Sir J~per cav The {
uvict rusb past the vsrdsf IRON jsrkips
the arm shich hsld the csrbine, make 1
lssh for the ] ssls To uest moment,
lore the bsronet bad tins 10 mske oil
e. be perceived tbstth ssriss's weapon I
fsllen TO the esoood. snd that bis :
ht arm hung limp. vbi's be tri,d CO. 1
,itsd,- ,
3siEs hin. Sir J.-per. s. y hal
lhs ooIsist. even - these voris vsis
cred, "a spriosi q up,n tie bsroue', .
:, a,oi mar. living 90 s.sy HE. vs.
10 co,iiii,o to sr,ppis 90 'qI ! 'erns o
ID tie 1.-THE spare irsns fbi. ss,ii,ut.
smother momsnt both ssfs tn The a
". the coavic, on the top. 9
There sss . ,hof', tbsrp srugsie, duf Il