The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-21
7 Raped
six months, with hard labor"

;,or for the prosecution as he turned
20 descend to the cells.
For Joe Rcnshaw felt hurt. That
particular solicitor, Benjamin Tim
nanv-Joc made q note Of the name
md rce;sto;cd a resolution not to
forrc, it--,iad conducted his case
With Il zeal that seemed to ,bordcr on
.nirius: otherwise Mr.. Rcnshaw's
c~yp!ana.;ol as TO his presence on in
%alosc,l premises at midnight might
have been accepted.
Mr.. Timpany heard the words.
lie saw the glance That accompanied
;hcm. it was not Q r~eassuring
lance. II one met it by the light Of
a bulIscyc at midnight-ugh! Mr..
Iimpany shuddcrcd.
"Clcycrcst craftsman going, Joe."
said The sergeant in a tone almost of
..dmiration. Electric bells and all
that sort Of thing don't bother him
q bit. He can get through an iron
shutter as if it was brown paper"
Mr.. Timpany's state Of mind be-
came less complaccnt than ever. He
had done his duty to his client in in
:uring this desperado's conviction,
but he began to wonder whether a
man could not do his duty too well.
He began to think how exposed
his house was, how low the back
garden wall, how close the balconies
10 the ground, how rusty the front
door chain and how insecure the
window fastenings. There was, how
ever, one consolation, he had six
months start of Mr.. Renshaw.
Mr.. Timpany's politeness to the
policeman whose beat embraced his
house and who had once been seen
kissing his housemaid was surpris-
ing, having regard to the ind
ton he had evinced when some time
previously he had been informed Of
the housemaid incident
The six months of his i~ncarcera-
ton did not speed quite SO quickly
for Joe Kenshaw as for Mr.. Tim
pany.
Joe was averse to labor of any
kind, o especially to the hard
variety. He had, however, ample
time and opportunity for medita-
ton on what he considered the vim
dictive wickedness of Mr.. Timpany
and the means for its requital.
Artist as he WIGS in his own line,
in the operation contemplated he
meant to excel himself. He would
not hurry over it. He would bide
his time. Everything comes, he re-
aected, to the man who waits. He
would wait on Timpany.
At last came the hour when he
stepped forth a free man-anyway
for a time. He began to look about
for occupation, not work. He had
had six months at that, and if he
had cared for honest work outside
prison walls it would have been diff
ticult to find.
One, two, three months since the
expiration of Renshaw's sentence
had expired, and MI. Timpany be-
gan to imagine that he had forgot
ten his promise and to sleep soundly
Of nights. He even ventured occa-
sionally to bring home valuable doc
uments Of title and securities in his
black bag and to once more believe
IN the truth of the adage that an
Englishman's house is his castle.
But one night while MIR. Timpany
was wrapped in gentle sleep and his
pajamas a thin streak of white light
glimmered for on instant along his
back garden. Bendigo, who slept
with one eye open, fancied he
caught a glimpse. of something that
ought not to be there end emitted'a
deep warning growl.
Much to his surprise, as if by
magic, o savory piece of horsefesh,
Just sufficiently underdone to suit
the palate of so dainty g. canine cpl
cure, fell within yard Of his nose.
With a snorting growl that was
his usual expression of delight the
bulldog ose and shifted it. Then he
licked it, and it tasted, even more
sayory than it smelled.
Bendigo bolted it and, seeing no
morscls lying about, turned to re-
gain his kennel, but ere he could
reach it his limbs stiffened, and he
rolled over without a groan stone
dead.
A few minutes later a marvellous
eenterbit We running its way ST.
lently but surely through Mr.. Tim
pany's iron shutters.
Before long the shutter had been
quietly pushed open, replaced, and
Joe Renshaw was seated in the
breakfast room, around which his
undergraduates was moving.
The disk of;ight.rested q moment
ON o smallcabinet, the lock of.which
ALI. Renshaw leisurely proceededto
neatly pick.
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