News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-06
NINE POINTS
Of THE LAW
(copyisht 1899, by Charles schbner's sons)
No. S Of the Series

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HST$,&E| ment once more before
e@2a&2lzAGE5 replying. 1t was in the
last column Of the
Daily Telegraph, and it ran:
Two Thousand Pounds Reward. 49, The
above sum may be earned by any one
qualified TO undertake delicate mission
and prepared to run certain risk. Apply
by telegram. SECURITY, London.
81 think" said I, cts the most ex-
traordinary advertisement that ever
got into printw
Rafiles smiled.
"Not quite all that, Bunny; still, ex-
traordinary enough, grant YOU
Look at the fgure.'
at is certainly large"
"And the mission-and the risk!'
Eyes, the combination is frank, to
say the least of it. But the really
original point is requiring applications
by telegram to Il telegraphic address.
There's something in the fellow who
thought Of that, and something in his
game. With one word lie chOhes off
The millions who answer an ADVERTISE
ment every day-when they can raise
the stamp. My answer cost me 5
bob. But then prepaid another"
you don't mean TO say that you've
applied"
RATHER" said Rallies. Il want
t2,0O0 as much as any man"
put your own name?"
'Well, no, Bunny, l didn't In point
oe fo ,t
and illegal, and you know what a eau
tious chap l am. I signed myself
Glasspool, care of Hickey, 80 Conduit
Etrect-that's my tailor-and after send
ing The wire I went round aud told
him what to expect. He promised to
send the reply along the moment it
came. l shouldn't be surprised if
that's it,"
And be was gone before a double
knock on the outer door had done ring
ing through the rooms, to return next
minute with an open telegram and Il
face full of news.
''What do you Think" said he "Se-
curiW's that fellow Addenbroolze, the
police court lawyer, and he wants to
see me instanter!"
"Do you know him, them?
Merely by repute. l only hope he
doesn't know me. He's the chap who
got six weeks for sailing too close to
the wind in the Sutton-Wilmer case.
Everybody wondered why he wasn't
struck off the rolls. Instead of that
he's got a first rate practice on the
seamy SIDE, and every DlaCkguard with
half a case takes it straight to Bennett
AddcnbrOoke. He's probably the one
man who would have the, cheek to put
in an advertisement like that and the
one man who could do it without eX-
citing suspicion. It's simply in his
line, but YOU may be sure there's some
thing shady at. the bottom of it. The
odd thing is that have long made up
my mind to g. 10 AddenbrOoke myself
If accidents should happen"
"And you're going to him now?" |
"This minute" said Raft1es, brushing
his hat land 80 are you"
"But I came in to drag you out to
bunch"
"You shall lunch with me when we've |
seen This fellow COMO IN p,7nrr
and Well choose your name on the |
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