The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25

bourne and congratulated him on his
escape.
You need have no fear Of a repe-
tition OF this thing, sir" he said 81
VIII keep four patroImen on this beat
/ IS long as you think necessary.
Thank you. sergeant Lambourne
/ replied. handing him the box OF CT
gaTs and leisureIy lighting one him
self 7 am not alarmed about my
self. but in the interests Of the com
pauy I think it might be as well to
watch the aeighborhood until the
strike is ever 1T least. Cutting my
wires left ne "a rather "A helpless
position. Another time they might
do their work q little less carelessly,''
Then with a Good night TO the
police, he stepped TO the foot OF the
stairs and called the butler, who came
down looking badly frightened.
Are they all gone. sir? Orm glad
we're not hurried, sir"
Brady, get out the large black
portmanteau and pack everything you
think you VIII need for a long trip.
Better take everything you've got,
vaIuables and ALL il you have any.
Hurry now"
"Yessir;" and the man trotted up
stairs, wondering TO what part of the
country his master was going this
time
In a short while he came down, car
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tered the room, he asked: shall I
get cat your fat travelin' case for ye.
sir. or the russell bag2"
NO. Brady; you are going alone.
this time You've been with me.
now, for four years. I've always
treated you well, taken care Of you
when you were sick. and paid you
literally; yet you doctored that bur-
glar alarm so that those men could
take me by surprise. and must have
told them where to cut the wires
You swore to me only a week ago
that you were not a member Of any
union. How much money did they
give you, Judas?"
"Och, Mr.. Lambourne, we're wrong.
Upon me sow1, ye're mistaken! Faith.
it must ha' been Nora that did it
Nora did It; I know she did! Phvat
makes ye say twas me. sorr? And
me wurrkin' for We so long,"
That viii do, you scoundreII Nora
would cut her head off before she
would do such a thing Ever since
she got a shock from one Of the wires,
St. Patrick himself couldn't make her
touch any kinu of electric apparatus
I saw you put that champagne cork
into your pocket last Wednesday
evening. Why, you fool, you even
left the brand on the slice you cut
from it. After the many times
have cautioned you about letting the
strength Of the batteries run down by
grounding, no one but you would ever
have thought Of fixing that bell so as
to allow the current TO run through
a closed circuit until the battery was
powerIess, and yet not ring Get out
of the house: don't ever let me see
your face againl I might have had
you sent to Sing Sing with the rest,
but thought you might have been in
Inundated, 50 I gaze you the benefit
of the doubt"
When the front door closed upon
Brady, Mr.. Lambourne sat down at
the desk again and called up the sta
ton.
Harry. take this teIagram-rush
it of, Western Union, at once
Mrs. J. K. Lambourne care T. I.
MedfOTd, Keene, y. H.'-got that2
decisive conference with the
strikers this ng-striAe proba-
bly, brOken-feeling first rate-pay
no attention TO sensational accounts
in morning papeTS-SuCh reports al
ways exa ggerated-wiIl run up in a
few days. K L-'--O. Il, Harry;
thanks for your prOmptness-
G. P NJ"
Then, with a sign OF comfort and
relief. he undressed and went to bed.