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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11

| the quest and began to debate on his
next proceeding. Obviously reasoned
William Withers, Mr.. Bunny Price
would act at once; it was his way. But
what were his plans? Did he intend to
turn mark THAT is, betray Mr. Jones
TO the police; or, did he intend to bur
gle Mr.. Jones' house? He'll try the
burgling wheeze first, at any rate ,
William Withers concluded. Jones
care not give him into custody. evan
II he caught him. And surprising Bum
ny don't manage to lay his hands on
the sparks, after all, he can still turn
back it he likes. I'll follow him to Mus
wen HILL, William Withers declared
|sdecisively
He hurried back to their lodgings
AS he expected, their bag of house
breaking implements, common proper
~, was gone. He sped away to the
mouse OF a friend and succeeded in
borrowing another set of tools; but all
this delayed him greatly, and 1t was
long past midnight when he reached
Muswell Hill at last
1t was bright, moonIit night, and
William Withers had to observe much
caution. He was not a master of the
burgling craft, his ways being rather
the ways of a Sinking, sneaking area
thief and cadger. He stood in the
shadow of some trees fifty yards from
Mr.. Jones house and waited for a DO
Hceman to pass that way. He waited
for nearly half an hour, trembling
like leaf in the wind and racked with
suspense. The policeman came. saw
him not, and passed on out of sight.
Then William Withers knew that he
was safe from interruption for half
an hour at least, and made at once
for Mr.. Jones' house. It was impos-
sible to scale the high wall without as
sfstance; and dangerous, in any case.
because Of the spikes which surmounte,
it. William Withers resolved to try
the gate. He pulled out his ''twirls''
and selected q likely key.
But in the moment that he fitted it
into the keyhole he discovered that
the lock had already been forced.
Mr.. Bunny Price had been there be-
fore him and William Withers cursed
the name of Mr.. Bunny Price with fine
omprehensiveness, all the more heart
lily because he had to curse in a rum
bling whisper. "But might have ex-
pected it." he said. ooh, what
ready Teller he Isl" he pondered.
There's just a chance as he's inside
there now" he thought. "I'll wait
bit" And he scudded away to the
friendly shadow of the trees
But soon he grew tired of waiting,
and returned to the gate, resolved to
make little exploration on his own
account. He entered the garden. The
house was dark and silent. He crept
stealthiiy toward 1t. He passed from
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you've dine" said William Withers,
with conviction.
Mr.. Jones rived the air with his tri-
umphant laughter. He was at the
boastful stays of drunkenness. and
avowed that he was made for life.
Made for life and don't you forget it!
Where do you think I'm living now ?
Here, you come along wi me and I'll
show you something They had one
more brandy and soda in the Old Moon
and then sailed out. Mr.. Jones called
cab and directed the cabman to drive
to Muswel Hill. The journey was
punctuated by frequent stoppages at
public houses, and by the time the
party reached their destination Mr..
Jones was in q state of uproarious ex-
citement. He confded to Price and
Withers that he had just come back
from America, where he had made a
big haul of jewels. Loose stones, my
beauties; none O. your melting pot
stuff. Why, I got a tarara, belonging
to Mrs. Vernon K'-
Tiara" murmured Mr.. Bunny Price.
Here, I'll show it you" said Mr..
Jones, when 1 get home. I've took a
house all to my own cheek-ready fur
nlShed and everything, and standing in
It's own ground. Took it for a quarter,
nave, and paid the rent in advance.
I'm a Yankee gent, I am, connected wi
wall street, over here for fun. And
l amt got no fust class references. Not
hardly. Sto-op!"
The cab drew up abruptly at a small
IRON gate set in a high brick wall
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RI.

Drink said Mr.. Bunny Price, sis
curse to them that drink it, and a
blessing to them that don't"
Hear, heart" said William Withers.
'To think of him!" exclaimed Mr..
Bunny Price. zone of the smartest
all round gonophs in the world"
Coin an treatin' us like that" said
William Withers. "UsI'
Mr.. Bunny regarded him somewhat
sternly. Though, mind you,' he said,
honor among thieves"
"Oh, cert'nly,' said William Withers.
They walked back to their lodgings
in Camden Town in a mood of thought
fulness, cycling one another furtively
from time to time, to their mutual en-
barrassment.
Il don't feel like indoors" said Mr..
Bunny Price, suddenly. Il think TIL
go for a little walk by myself"
Good idea! I'll come with yolA"
said William Withers.
Il said by myself" remarked Mr..
Bunny Price.
"And I said" William Withers added.
81 said, I'll cCme with you"
"Oh. all right" said Mr.. Bunny Price.
They walked about aimlessly for an
hour, shoulder to shoulder
You don't trust me-" said Mr.. Bum
ny Price, at last.
"Yuss, do said William Withers,
as fur as / can see you"
1t was growing late. Mr. Bunny
Price said that he was sick of pross-
Ing about In that way, and entered a
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window Of the rooms in the basement
put all were barred, and none Of the
bars had been tempered with. Then
he tried the front door. It was aiar.
He examined 1t from the light Of his
dark lantern and saw that the lock
had been neatly forced just as the
lock of the outer gate had been. He
could not withhold a purr of admira-
ton at this new evidence of Mr. Bun
ny Prices skill. "And the rate he
must ha' worked att" William With
ers went into the house. He peered
about cautiously and suspended his
breath to listen. There was no dis
turblng sights or sounds. He CROPPED
on, feeling his way along the wall, ev-
cry now and then throwing a sudden
ray to guide his steps. 1t was as he
had expected. Every obstacle in the
way Of his progress had been skill
fully removed. He got to the kitchen
at last. The meat safe was in it's old
place; it had been forced and the lit
tie wooden box with the brass clasps
was gone. William Withers expressed
his chagrin in a few adequate phrases,
and, as there was nothing to be gain
ed but much to be lost by lingering
on this dangerous spot, made his way
out of the house.
He stood outside the iron gate at
last, and turned his face toward Cam
den Town.
"TIl dog him, thought it's right
round the world he told himself as he
STROBE along. '"The snider!''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
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public house. His faithful friend
plunged in after him. In a little while
Mr.. Bunny Price started up, and, re-
marking that he would not be long,
went out hurriedly. William Withers
followed on his heels. They passed
the evening in close communion togeth-
er, and at closing time they were not
divided. 1t was their habit to sleep in
the same bed, for economical reasons,
and all that night they lay clasped in
each others arms. They slept but i'll,
and the morning found them red-eyed
and heavy-headed. They rose soon af-
ter daybreak, and crawled out to- re-
vive themselves with a morning dram.
In the street, Immediately outside the
door, Mr.. Jones was awaiting them.
''Hullo!" he said, rather shamefaeed-
ly, and came and shook hands with
them with great heartiness. Made
rather a cast iron fool O myself yester-
day, didn't II" he asked, feVerishly.
Took you home to my place, didn't
I?'
Certainly, you were kind enough to
take us home to your place." said Mr.
Bunny Price, land a very nice place
it is. But what was there in that"
''Warn't I talkn' out O my hat
Iot?"
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toward the dawn Mr.. Bunny Price
broke silence
It's no good" said he. IF I don't
have some sleep I'll go mad. Come.
now, Willy Withers. out with it,"
Out with what,?" asked William
W1thers' starting frenziedly from a
How did you do it?"
| do what?"
get emp" %
IT'S want O. sleep. You ave gone
mad said his companion, anxiousIy.
t MI. Bunny Price sat up also.
! IF I'd taken them" he said. fTd
nave shared with you like an honest
man.
Nov look ere, young Teller, me lad"
| cried William WitherS, let's eh11cIS
| this ere DOGGY. You know very well
you've got the stuff somewhere"
MT. Bunny Price regarded him ear
nestly.
IF didn't know you were such an
| all gone fool" he said, 81 should YOU
We're playing the deepest game on me
L ever heard of. Do you mean to tell
me you didn't go to MusweH Hill last
night and break into Jones and collar
! the stones? And made neat job OF
| 1T, too, by gummy!"
| Il did go up there" William Withers
! confessed, "but it was already broke
| into and the stones were gone!"
Mr. Bunny Price fell back fiat with
the remark:
We've been done to the wide
world"
There was somebody else in the
same game, then?" queried the dazed
William Withers. "Only bit too pre-
Vlous for us. That it, you think?''
You're little Wronger than usual,
WHY, out somebody was too previous
for us. And l can give you his name
L thought" he added, after a pause,
i thought the job was a sight too
neat for you -
'Who was it, then, as done it?"
Mr. Bunny Price smiled wryly Eyes,
you are a fool" he said critically.
why, don't you rokker? 1t was Jones
himself, of course"
''Jones!" gasped William Withers,
what for?"
ooh, it's clear as mud" said Mr..
would be up to after his giving himself
away like that He saw that the only
thing to do was to clear out. He only
kidded US he'd forgotten all he told as
the night before. Then he went back
home, forced those locks in that ar
tistic way, and bolteG off with the
stuff. He read US like books. And
pretty trash we arel Look at the
start he's got. OH" Mr.. Bunny Price
pummeled his own head severely. 1--WE
shall never see him again for a mil
lion pound. Oh! Call me something
suitable" -
From out Of the depths Of his
troubled mind William Withers brought
UP one pearl of thought. zone thing
about bein' a FOOL he said, "yOu never
feel lonely."-The King.
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nlatter-and want to know. What did
L say? What did I do?"
Just the ordinary things" said Mr..
Sunny Price serenely. you talked and
laughed, and were very pleasant. and
you took us up to your place and show
ed US round"
Was that all 1 showed you? Here.
why W1thers, you answer me- You
amt quite as good a rogue as you'd
IKE to be. Perhaps you'll tell me
stralght Was that all 1 showed you 2"
was that what?" stammered Will
liam Withers
was that all I showed you?" Will
nam Withers hesitated. 81 didn't show
you my-my new meat safe, I sup
pose demanded Mr. Jones.
never saw no meat safe" answer
ed William Withers.
Ana Mr.. Bunny Price asked !:
would anybody ever think Of show
ing ANYBODY a meat safe?"
MI Jones regarded them with grave
suspicion
"Oh, well" said he, sullenly, II
s'pose the only thing to do is to have
drink. And, tell you, L can do with
one Or twelve
He left them in the public house az
ter a while, on the plea of an engage
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| But when he reached their lodging,
| tired. and dispirited, he found that
Mr.. Bunny Price had arrived there
before him and was gone to bed. He
| was Stimulating sleep. William With
erS lit a candle and sat down and
looked at the recumbent form outlined
under the bedclothes. He could not
understand this new phase of affairs.
Why had not Bunny made off with
his booty? Obviously that was the
course for him to pursue in the cir
cumstances; it was the only course
that William Withers would have
thought of taking. His head sang
with perplexity. But he was ever
ready to confess his mental inferiority
to his colleague, and so at last he
came to the conclusion that Bunny
had possibly some sound, although in
comprehensive reason, for his strange
conduct. He only wondered what it
ming with cunning. He shook the
shamner violently.
want all the bed?" he asked.
Hulloi" yaWned Mr.. Bunny Price.
Where have you been"
Nowhere said William Withers.
Got delayed coming back, didn't
your"
with dark 1antern?" asked Will
liam Withers pertinently.
But Mr.. Buny Price rolled over on
his side and shut his eyes.
1t was their second successive
sleepless night, and they were both
very peevish in the morning. William
Withers was made all the more peev-
ish by having to affect a rabid fond
ness for his companions society. For,
come what might, he swore that he
would not again lose sight of Mr. Bum
ny Price if he could help it. He felt
sure now that Mr.. Bunny Price had
hidden the swag somewhere, and he
felt equally sure that Mr. Bunny Price
would not attempt to decamp without
it.
The day passed drearily Mr. Bun
ny Price was careful to betray no de-
sire to escape from his constant friend.
That was to lull the constant friends
suspicious; but he was plainly very
ill at ease, and once or twice seemed
on the point Of opening his heart to
William Withers. The night came, and
the two men lay haggardly side by
side, all their energies consumed in
their efforts to keep awake. At last
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he comes sailin' down the middle o. the
pavement two sizes larger than life
you never suspect him o. nothink. /
know my business. I'm a bit cannon
ed now, perhaps, but there's times
when l can count UP five with any
one"
I'D like to have a peep at that dia-
mond tarara," said William Withers.
Tiara" murmured Mr.. Bunny Price.
"Anybody'd think this was a spellin'
bee!" grumbled William Withers.
And SO you shall look at it," said
Mr.. Jones. Il know I'm among pals
as wouldn't do nothink dirty, even if
they wasn't afraid to-
He led them into the kitchen. "Never
put things where other people might
expect to find EN-" said he; "an' then
you needn't expect to lose ,em." He
opened a meat safe with an intricate
little key, and, lifting dish cover
revealed small box of wood, clasped
with brass. This he opened with an
other intricate little key. He lifted
the lid gently. Price and Withers cram
ed their necks forward. The light
flowed into the box, and showed them
tumbled mass of mixed gems: dia-
monds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires.
cleaning and flashing like the reffec-
tons Of rainbow in a mountain burn
How'S that? said Mr.. Jones, and
banged down the old lid again quickly
and locked the box. He closed the
meat safe and herded them back into
the parlor. Call me a liar" he said
They looked at him with awed faces,
and shook their heads. "Now you can
screw your NUT said he, with an easy
lack of forrnality, and conducted them
personally to the outer gate. He bless
ed them at parting, facetiously and
gave them some money with which
to drink his health Then he shut
them out, and they heard him Ium-
Der back to the house along the gravel
path.
I'm asleep and dreaming" said Will
liam Withers confidently
Mr.. Bunny Price remarked absently:
"They are good locks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
''You were OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

You were rsatienaI-Gistinctly
conversational"
lndistinctly, more Hke-I was
drunk" said Mr.. Jones. ''Blind, roaring
drunk"
We'll, don't know" said Mr.. Bunny
Price, judiciously, "as I'd go as far as
that. Let us say, you were rather
pleased with yourself
More'n am this morning" said Mr..
Jones.
He rubbed his chin with a dirty.
jeweled hand
Here, 1 don't mind tellin' you the
truth for once, even if it fractures NV
jaw" he went on. "I can't remember
what haDpened-that's the fact o. the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
III.

It was not until late in the evening
that Mr.. Bunny Price eontrived to es-
cape from his attached friend. A dis
turbance at a street corner was the
prov1dential means to his end. William
Withers was severed from him with the
press, and he seized the opportunity
to double swiftly down a narrow by
way. His loss was deeply felt. William
Withers ran about frantically seeking
him in all likely and unlikely places
for two hours. At last he gave I'D
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
The Neinhhor,s Rov.

Mrs. Manning-Charles, L wonder what
has happened to the Miggles boy next
door?
think?
Mrs. Manning-You know I've always
said he was horrid little tyIe. Well, for
the last few weeks he has been so good
that we might almost think he was our
own child.-BoSton Transcript
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
Her Cruel Mother,

EIla-Mother doesn't want me to marry.
Stella-Does she say so?
Ella-No; but she tells everybody that
at my age she looked just as do now
Town Topics.
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Stands Pat ON i Hot Deck.

Senator Quay is determined to be the
Casabianca Of the Republican platform, II
necessary. None Of his colleagues are
disposed to keep him out Of the job.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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ment with a lady, and drove off in a
cab.
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THE BEST FENCE.
FARM FOR SALE.

A FARM Of so Acres, one and one-half
"A miles from the Gaithersburg Depot is
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Apply to ALEX g. CARLISLE,
feb 27-u Gaithersburg, Md
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points Of Feathers
D. MARTIN, Pass Traffic.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-30
AN EDUCATIONAL UNION.
Plan to Unite All Methodist Edu-
cationaI Institutions Under
NOrtbVvestern's King.

Chicago, Oct. Pa plan whereby
ALL or nearly all, of the Methodist ed
ucational institutions in the country
may be united under one general super
vising body of directors, with North
western university as the head and
front, has been disclosed by President
Edmund as the head of Northwestern.
AS evidence that the smaller institu-
tions are ready for such union Presi-
dent James declares that already two
colleges have asked to be taken under
the protection and management of
Northwestern university, while the uni
versity has already annexed two pre-
paratory schools-the Elgin academy
and the Grand Prairie seminary OF
Onarga.
1T is clearly manifest fact" said
President James, that if denomina-
tional institutions are to do their best
work they must work in unity. There
must be harmony between the different
institutions harmony which will
permit OF one general management"
President James then went into the
details of the plan, concluding with
the statement that all of the affiliated
institutions would be known as the
Northwestern" His estimate is that
there will be 80 such,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-30
INTO RECEIVERS HANDS
Chicago Elevated Railroad Company
Wrecked by Mismanagement.
Directors of SIO,OOO,OOO Company
Say Herkes Wants to Ruin Road
to Acquire 1t Mt Sacrifice.

Chicago. Oct. 26.-The Lake Street
Elevated Railroad Co, capitalized at
SIC, 100000, was placed in the hands
of a receiver Saturday afternoon, in
pursuance to a resolution passed by
the board of directors, asking for the
appointment. The order was entered
in the Cook county circuit court before
Judge Tuthill, who appointed the
Equitable Trust Co. receiver for all the
property of the company.
In the bill, which was filed by James
Bolton and Daniel E. Chilly, stockhold-
ers in the company, it is alleged the
company is bopelessly insOlvent, and
that this condition has resulted from
the reckless extravaganza and fraudu-
lent conduct of Charles T Yerkes and
his associates and the mismanagement
of Clarence A. Knight, as his repre-
sentative"
The compliments further declare
that the purpose of Mr. Yerkes and
his associates is ito wreck and destroy
the said road, with the view of ac-
quiring the same at sacrifice and
thereby eliminating and cutting off the
rights of other stockholders"
Yerkes and his associates, 1t is
averred, control majority of the stock
of the company, and have the power
to continue their hold thereon through
the election and retention of a board
of directors subservient to their wishes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-30
AMERICANS ASK PROTECTION.
Squires That OutraEes Are Being
Committed on Residents.

Hanvana, Oct 26.-American resi-
dents in Puerto Principe sent tele-
gram to Mr.. Squires, the United States
minister to Cuba. asking for protec-
ton. They complain that an Amer
lean named Murray, hotel keeper at
Puerto Principe, was found stabbed to
death in a cell Saturday at police head
quarters. A negro who was supposed
to be insane was in the same cell with
the American. The American residents,
however. suspect that there has been
foul play of some kind, as no blood
spots were found in the cell where the
American and the crazy negro were
confined.