The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-27

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swayne was bending over me. Look at
and sec where they broke open tho vim
dow. What's more, they've cleared away
with the cryptogrnm."
pano rubbed his eyes. He looked at
Give again. shook his head, and strobe
out OF tho room. A soft whistle hcralded
his return. He had seen the tool marks
on tho window, tile tumbled clothes, and
ransnoked drawers. And he had found
the ropo with Its rag -pudded grnpncl. by
means Of which tho midnight robbers
had gained tho verandah OF Drnyton
HOUSE. :st5 4. Va ., !! /, 4.
"Clive," no anid slowly. this Is a bit
too warm. It takes my breath away.
'.,rhey nearly took mine. I tell YOU.
when he told mo these Villains were
afraid OF neither man nor devil. They
| killed old Juan to get the secret. The
paper they got was n hoax, and they
soon found It out.
But how could these ignorant brutcs
tell II It was In cypher?"
"Are they ignorant old chap7 The
Honournblc may be big blRckgunrd.
but In spite OF his silly drawl. he's gem
tlemnn md educated. He's Sankey's
| grandson, md Santley. was gentleman,
That oily Dutchmnn Is no fool. They
hnvo bralns among them as well ns vice.
| Gaskarn warned me especially against
Hans VANDERBILT. They've got it, and |
| hone they ere satisfied II they obtain
| the treasure. they'll go TO ruin nl the
quicker" j.
'.And III go to Scotland Yard. Give"
"Ensy on" said Give where's the
/ good? we can't get hack the parch-
| ment-thcy'll swallow 1t first I've got
/ my head on. even II It Is rnuzzy with
chloroform, and respect those Fellows.
| They'd knife us for tho mere pleasure
i OF It. Don't get them goaled. for they'll
j hunt us down when they come out.
4 WON'T hive It. Hector I'm bit fond OF
4 myself 5f
Give was talking honest common
Esensc. and he seldom talked anything
i else. Only the most outra geous idiot
would risk being murdered for tho doubt
! full satisfaction OF having the murderer
caught and hanged for tho crime after
wards. Probably 1t would not be diff
cult to seize the gang, but was It worth
i while? Such fearless desperadocs would
never forget or forgive. They would
i swear their vendetta against Give ana
Dane as they had sworn It against Black
/ "
/ ers had all the we'll proved pluck OF their
sturdy. fenr-scornlng race. Hector was
rash and hcndstrong, but Give was cool
! and cautious, though no less brave ana
he had great influence over his friend. !,
Very likely you know best" said
Dane you always had steady head.
/ old boy. These chaps would stick at
nothing. and the CIPHER may be fraud.
Hoax or not. I'd give nifty pounds to
have read 1t. Great Scott he added.
cxcitedly. when did you pick It up z?
IT took It of the library table Just ms
we were going to bed. | didn't care to
leave 1t lying about.
Dane took one leap ana cleared inc
Iibed.'
'"rhey've only got my copy" he shout
ed. II put the original in the big desk
Get back to bed. my son. and sleep N
peacc I'm going to have tussle win
tthnt cryptogram before I'm ten minutes
1 older. And here goes to fetch It
The parchment was safe. Clive nae
carelcssly picked up Danes copy whicf
+. Ind been made on thick. rough drawing
4 pnper. Give went back to his room
lnnd the dawn was glimmerlng grey over
the housetops before Dane hid the mSs.
terlous document under his pillow ant
sank to sleep.
The young baronet breakfasted in bed
About eleven. Pr. Ferguson, from th'
the chloroform Give had made amazing
progress. He looked far better than thu
ovcrworkcd doctor.
you're as hard and tough rs ar
nrmor-p plate, Sir Give" said tho doc
tor, IN a week you'll be able to eat {
whole bullock and ask for more
.Married, doctor?" asked Give. smil
ing.
mo; can't afford such luxury"
4 " ,o1lE 01,c -1HNt
, The doctor shook his head. Holiday
fi,Well, !. old chap" said Give kindly
s|'I'll see what i can manage, think W
can get someone to take your duties 10
n bit for, quantity Of coin OF the realm
81 hardly imagine the hospital authorize
4 nant I'm not going to insult good fol
low like you, Ferguson, by asking yo'
f TO take n holiday at my expense. Youv
rot to work, My friend, Mr. Hector Dane
owns an Al yacht, and we are OF for I
cruise. we want Doctor, say tn
word, and the berth is yours,
sea voyage on n gentlcman's luxu
rIous yacht! It had been 4 FERGUSON
dream through long years OF work y
s C,Iiye' s delight and amusement the ex
cited little man forgot his self-contro
and began to dance about tho room, n
was rather too int to be a graceful per
former, and Ruby, who entered at tina
\ moment, whipped out a set OF bones an
Il showed thlrty-two unmatchable whit
teeth. s
"Fust de right foot, den de LEI, Mass
Doctah,"f he grinned "lIeel an toe, de
de shuttle and back once noah, Gin
dc bones and twank de banjo, Clicket
olackety! cllckety- clack! Plng-pang
ferguson stopped dancing 80 suddenl
that Give and Ruby screamed NIL
laughter.
New ELL at Casino,
Begnnlng this evening, with matinee
Friday and Saturday, the Six ,Muslc1ss
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