The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-15

cane Town, and begin to think our
~ Sads are friend and foe. But about
l i,s night. There's nothing
suhtIe in my plan. It's simply to get
lille these fellows are out on the
- ~ and to lie low till they come
-. and longer. If possible we must
~ the whisky. That would sim
NE NE the whole thing, though it's not
,orv snorting game to play. Still,
20 mist remember Rosenthalfs re-
naI-or We don't want him to sign his
80 on lis. With all those Kaffirs
ahont however. it's ten to one on the
,.bis,y and a hundred to one against
ne if we go looking for it. A brush
ri+h the heather would spoil every
thinr if if did no more. Besides, there
are the ladies'
"Tbe deuce there are!"
"Ladies with an i, and the very
ro;cas for raising Cain. fear, l fear
tba clamor. 1t would be fatal to us.
An coptraire, if we can manage to
s,ov ourselves away unbeknown half
tba hattie will be won. If Rosenthall
turns in drunk it's q purple diamond
onioce # he sits up sober it may be
bulet instead. We will hope not
Pupny. and all the firing wouldn't be
I'm one side: but it's on the knees of
the gods.
And so we left it when we shook
hands in Piccadilly-not by any means
rs much later as l could have wished.
Radles would not ask me to his rooms
&bat night. He said he made it rule
Ia have a long night before playing
cricket and-other games. His final
Uord to ne was framed on the same
| principle
"Nnd. only one drink tonight, Bun
bv: two at the outside-as you value
FOUR life-and mine"
| remember my abject obedience and
HE endless. sleepless night it gave me
nd the roofs of the houses opposite
Standing out at last against the blue
kray London dawn. | wondered wheth-
II should ever see another and was
ferry hard on myself for that little ex-
bedition which | had made on my own
killful account.
It was between 8 and 9 o'clock in the
sveninc when we took up our position
d the garden adjoining that of Reuben
kosenthall. The house itself was shut
Id. thanks to the outrageous libertine
aext door, VINO, by driving away the
| HeighborS, had gone far toward deliv-
' ring himself into our hands. Prac-
caly secure from surprise on that
Ide We could watch our house under
byer of a wall just high enough to see
Eer, while fair margin of shrubs in
&ther den afforded us additional
1rotection Thus intrenched we had
' food an hour, watching a pair of light
d bow windows with vague shadows
sitting continually across the blinds
&bd listening to the drawing of corks,
' |te clink Of glasses and a gradual cres
@ndo Of coarse voices within. Our
tck seemed to have deserted us. The
aEner of the purple diamonds was din
Mg AT home and dining at undue
Nhgth thought it was dinner par
Raiiles differed In the end we
Boyed right Wheels grated in the
rive, carriage and pair stood at the
'eps there was stampede from the
ming room, and the loud voices died
way, 10 burst forth presently from
&e porch
Let me make our position perfectly
t'ear We were over the wall, at the
pc of the house. but few feet from
q dining room windows. On our
ght one angle of the building cut
"a back lawn in two diagonally; on
n left another angle just permitted
to see the jutting steps and the wait
g carriage We saw Rosenthall come
t-saw the glimmer of his diamonds
fore anything. Then came the pu-
st, then lady with head of hair
e bath sponge, then another, and
party was complete.
Rallies ducked and pulled me down
great excitement.
The ladies are going with them," he
plspered. This is great"
That's better still.'
The Gardeniam the millionaire had
wled
And that's best of ALL" said Raffles,
Phdlng upright as hoofs and wheels
lnched through the gates and ratified
at fine speed.
Now whatT l whispered, trembling
tn excitement.
they'll be clearing away. Yes, here
me their shadows. The drawing
pm windows open ON the lawn. Bun
its the psychological moment.
here's that maskT
produced it with a hand whose
mbling | tried in vain to still and
ulu nave died for Raffles when he
ade no comment on what he could
rail to notice. His own hands
ere hrm and cool as he adjusted my
ASK for me and then his own.
~ Jove, old boy" he whispered
seriiy' you look about the greatest
lhah ever saw! These masks alone
! down a niger if we meet one.
J m glad l remembered to tell you
10 shave. You'll pass for White
,pei II the worst comes to the worst
you don't forget to talk the lingo.
''er sulk like mule if you're not
: oi It and leave the dialogue to me;
please our stars, there will be nc
a. Now, are you ready?"
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