The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

not down on the list. What do you
mean by bullying me about not chalk
ing their door last night along with
the rest? Catch me doing your work
for you again when you're too drunk to
do it yourself!'
"Hold your tongue and let me have
another look at the list! The hunch-
back snatched the slip of paper from
the others hand. ''The devil take me
if l can make head or tail of it," he
exclaimed after carefully examining
the list 81 could swear that read
over their names at the crate yesterday
afternoon, and yet 1 can't find them
! written down here. Give us pinch!
Am l awake or dreaming, drunk or
soberW
"Sober, hope" said a quiet voice
| at his elbow. ST looked in to see how
| you are after yesterday"
"How am, Citizen Lomaque? Petri-
fed with establishment. You yourself
took charge of that man and woman
for me yesterday morning, and l could
swear to having read their names at
the CRATE yesterday afternoon. Yet this
morning their names are not on the list
What do you think of that?"
seTake my advice and don't trust toe
implicitly to that slippery memory OF
yours after our little wine party yes
terday. You could not really have reat
their names at the CRATE or they woulc
be down on the list. AS for the wait
ing room at the tribunal, a word In
your ear. Chief agents of police know
strange secrets. The president of the
court condemns and pardons in public
but there is somebody else, with the
power of ten thousand presidents, who
now and then condemns and pardons
> in private. You can guess who. l say
no more except that recommend you
to keep your head on your shoulders by
troubling it about nothing but the list
there in your hand. Stick to that liter
ally, and nobody can blame you. Make
:. a fuss about mysteries that don't con
y Germ you, and"-
: The hunchback stared perplexedly a
Lomaque, uttered word or two O.
} rough apology to his subordinate and
rolling his misshapen head portentous
Iy, walked away with the death lis
crumpled up in his hand.
<, 81 should like to see If they really ar
Il the same man and woman whom
looked after in the waiting ROOM" sal
l. Lomaque, putting his hand on the ce
d door as the deputy turnkey was abou
to close 1t.
ID "Look at them," said the man. IN
doubt you will find that drunken boob
ID as wrong in what he told you abot
them as he is about everything else"
Lomaque saw Trudaine sitting wit
re his sister In the corner of the cell ia
x thest from the door. Lomaque beckol
n. ed to Trudaine to leave her and Will
IT pered to him:
1.-THE prescription has worked we
Mt You are safe today. Break the news
,r. your sister as gently as you can Da
he Vile, after having mixed with the pc
n pie outside the CRATE yesterday al
#. hearing your names read, was arrest
70 by secret order of Robespierre and Sc
vn to the Temple. What charge Will
nd laid to him or when he will be broug
to trial it is impossible to say. l on
&C. know that he is arrested. Hush! Dol
"a talk now. My friend outside is conn
- back. Keep quiet. Hope everythl
- from the chances and changes Of pub
80 affairs and comfort yourself with t
,rt thought that you are safe for today
b1o Sand tomorrow
"Don't think of tomorrow. Let
morrow take care of itself" And l
- mauue withdrew.