The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-07
HIS NAME WAS "BOBS. g
TfoubleS. Trialr. Tribuationr. Love end Triumph o
 an Extraordinary Young Man.
BY REGINALD LANG.
lcopyright, 1oOs, by the Author.).

that Is not the worst. as far as you are concerned. I was the one that got in
 through the window the night that your
 house was robbed and let the others in.
 knew no better then, but make no ex- cuses. To me 1t seemed quite the right
 thing at that time"
 But Bobs---'
 Please let me finish, sir We went to
 the dining room. and there was put on
 guard. As I stood watching the door | suddenly saw the curtains part and there
 stood white figure holding light Tt was l; 1t was IT. said Anita with
 start.
 We first thought 1t was a ghost, and | all hands scattered. l was dazed and
 stopped in the hall Suddenly there was | flash of light and report felt stinging sensation and as though l had | been struck blow and fell to the
 ground. l was picked up by one of the gang known as London, an Englishman, and carried to the street, where a cab | took me to our usual meeting place. | What they got from the robbery l do not know. as l was ill from the wound, | and then the runaway came. and the | time l was kidnapped l was not treated well because l could not remember the
 men with whom l had been. Who the man was who rescued me ] do not know
 at all"
 1 heard my story and l feel much better | for having told 1t to you. though 1t win
 probably end my friendship with you"
 My dear boy" was the reply, 'l honor
 you for telling 1t. You were more sinned
 against than shining. You did not be- l long with those people, and there is | something In your past that is yet to be | unravelled. You can hep us to run down | and break up that gang of housebreakers
 and perhaps in that way we can find out | who you are. .' l At one time nothing would have in- | duced me to, tell of their meeting place, | but now 1t is different l shall be glad
 when am all right again to help you all | that I can. l think. however. MT. Van Eostrand, that l should suffer also for | what 1 have done.'
 "You must let me be the judge of that, | Bobs. The ends of justice can be per- | fectly well accomplished without bring | ing you into the matter. You have suf- | tered enough already" l q hate to go back on people, sir, but ! I never liked the business, and the way | that I was treated by being kidnapped
 I feel absolves all obligations. hope | that you will forgive me. do not know | where those gems of yours went" | T forgive you freely, my lad. am | only too glad that the matter has been | cleared up and that there is chance ! of running those chaps to ground. We 1 will have them yet.
 ] They are smart lot, sir. and I doubt l if you ever catch them: you certainly | will never catch the Engishman named | London. He is the most able man that | I have ever known. and seemed to have all details connected with your house at
 his finger ends. It was the same with | several other cases, but can see now, | after having been in your house so much, l and knowing the ways, that he must have had some inside information in re. | gard to It."
 | Tt is strange. I do not see where he | could have picked il up. l feel abso- | iutely sure of Green, and I do not know | of anyone else that knew how to manage
 that panel except myself"
 "Very strange. certainly, but if you had | seen him open that panel you would ap- l preciate what l say more fully Of
 course the safe was bored into in the
 usual manner and opened"
 'It is over now. and you can set your mind at rest. All l want Is that yau 1 should get well, and then We will go back
 to New York and sec what We can do IT
 this natter
 .The doctor" said Mir. Elliot, "sayl
 that in a week he will be perfectly abl, to travel and that practically he Is al l right now.
 Every well, then. let us go week from Thursday"
 ''Very good. sir, I shall be ready" They rose 10 go anl the two men haC
 turned away from the bed as Anita step ' ped to it's side