Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-23

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means TO his end. William Withers was
severed from him by the press, and he
seized the opportunity to double swiftly
down Il narrow byway. His loss was
deeply felt William Withers ran about
I frantically seeking him in all likely and
unlikely places for two hours. At last
lie gave up tile quest and began to debate
on his next proceeding. Obviously. rea-
soned William Wjthers, Bunny Price
would act ut once; it was his way. But
what We're his plansi Did he intend TO
turn mark THAT is. betray Mr.. Jones 10
the police; or. did he intend 10 burgle
! Mr.. Jones house, Hell try the bur
Cling wheeze first. at any rate" William
/ Nithers concluded. Jones dare not give
him into custody. even if he caught him.
And supposing Bunny don't manage To
lay his hands on the sparks, after all. he
can still turn back if he likes. III follow
him to Muswen HILL" William Withers
declared decisively
lie hurried back to their lodgings. As
he expected, their bag of hou>ebreaking
/ implements. common property, was gone.
He sped away To the house of q friend
and succeeded in borrowing another set
/ Of fools; but all this delayed him great
/ ~. and it was long past midnight when
he reached Muswell hill ut last.
lt was bright, mo0nnt 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 sinking, sneaking area
thief and cadser. He stood in the
shadow of some trees fifty yards from
| Mr.. Homes house and waited for a p0-
liceman TO pass that way. He waited
for nearly half an hour. trembling like
a leaf in the wind ana racked with sus-
| penSe. 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. 1t was impossible to scale the
| high wall without assistance: and dan
gerous in any case, because of the spikes
which surmiounted it. William Withers
| resolved To try the gate. He pulled out
his ''twirls'' and selected a likely key.
But in the moment that he fitted il into
| the keyhOle he discovered that the lock
| had already been forced.
Bunny Price had been there before
him, and William Withers cursed the
! name of Bunny Price with fine compre-
hensiveness. all the more heartily be-
cause he had TO curse in rumbhnc
whisper. But | might have expected
it, he said. "Oh, what a ready Teller
he is" he pondered. There's JUST
chance as he's inside there now" he
thought. I'm wait Bit And he
scudded away to the friendly shadow of
/ the frees
Bur soon he grew tired of waiting, ana
returned to the gate. resolved TO make Il
little exploration OH his own account
/ He entered the garden. The house was
! dark and silent. He crept stealthily
toward it. He passed from window 70
window of the rooms in the basement
! but all were barred, and none of the bars
had been tempered with. Then he tried
the front door. 1t was ajar. He exam
! ined it by 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 n pulr
of admiration nj this evidence of
must ha' worked att William Withers
Went into the house He peered about
cautiously and suspended his breath to
listen. There We're no disturbing sights
or sounds. lie CROPPED on, feeling his
way along the wall, every now and then
throwing sudden ray to guide his steps.
1t was as he had expected. Every OBJ
Stacle in the way of his progress had
been skilfully removed. He got to the
kitchen at last The meat safe was in its
old place: it had been forced and the lit
tie wooden box. with the brass clasps,
was gone William Witlers expressed
his clagrin IN few adequate phrases:
| and, as there was nothing 10 be gained
but much to be lost by lingering on that
dangerous spot, made his way out of the
house.
He stood outside the iron gate at last.
end turned his face toward Camden
Town.
''I'H dog him thought it's right round
the world he told himself as lie strobe
along. The snider"'
".
But when he reached their lodging.
tired and dispirited. he found that
Bunny Price had arrived there before
him. and was gone to bed He was sim
F },,la II,
die and sat down and looked at the re-
cumbent form outlined under the bed
clothes. He could not understand this
new phase af affairs. Why had not
Bunny made off with his booty; Oh
Yiously thar was the course for him tn
pursue in the circumstances; it was the
only course that William Withers wound
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 incompreheuSible.
reason for his strange conduct. lie Only
wondered what it could be. He resolved
to meet cunning with cunning. He shook
the Shammer violently.
Want all the bed he asked.
"Huilo., yawned Bunny Price. Where
You beenY'
Nowhere" said William Withers.
Got delayed coming back. didn I
you?'
Question is. Where you been:' re
marked William Winters
I've been looking for you, of course. =
said Bunny Price.
with dark lantern:" asked William
Withcrs pertinently.
Bur Bunny 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 peevish by having 10
affect a rabid fondness for his comnan-
ions society. For. come what might he
Swore that he would not again lose sight
of Bunny Price il he could help it.
He felt sure now that Bunny Price
had hidden the swag somewhere, and he
felt equally sure that Bunny Price
would not attempt to decamp without il.
The day passed dreariy. Bunuy
Price was careful to betray no desire ia
escape from his constant friend that was
to lull the constant friends suspicions.
hut he WAS DlainIy very i'll ar aaSa anl