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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

All surface cancers are now known
to be durable, by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Jas. Walters, of Duff1eld, Va,
writes: II had a cancer on my lip
for years, that seemed incurable, till
Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed it, and
now it is perfectly we'll" Guaran-
teed cure for cuts and burns. 25c
at c. c. Cases drug store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
Plans to Get Rich.

Are often frustrated by sudden break
down, due to dyspepsia or constipa-
ton. Brace up and take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They take out the
materials which are clogging your
energies. and give you new start.
Cure headache and dizziness, too. At
c. c. Cases drug store; 25c, guaran-
teed
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

for a diamond ring. Miss Kinney
won the ring, but she had only few
votes to spare. There were other
dainty little schemes by which the
ladies managed to get ten-cent piece
occasionally, so that when the fun
came to close at the end of the week
sum or more than $4,000 had been
realized. This money will be used
on the new church.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

The whole coast of the Gulf of
California abounds in pearls, and last
year $350.000 worth was harvested in
Lower California alone.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

De Laval Cream Separators hold
the worlds record for close skim
ming and durability. The new ma
chimes have an increased capacity.
Yakima Hardware Co., agents.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
From Pulpit to me Bar.

A minister resigned his pastorate,
says an exchange, to take up the
practice of law, giving as a reason
that the average man will pay more
to be kept out of Jail one day than
he will to be kept out of hell for all
eternity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

Don't forget that We sell carriages,
harness and Furniture ouch cheaper than
regular stores in th&sk lines Coffin
Bros. v l5tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

]. NJ. Brown. Fruit Inspector: /
have been obliged to keep my eagle
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11

Coffin Bros. II 39-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
What the People
are Saying.

Notes and Comments on
TOPICS of General Interest
TO Our Readers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20


there j. nothing better shan Dawitt-s
LiRle Early gises. to- tpmous liAtls.
piHsl They d. not, wsSSsil the tbins
acs Their Notion nhon @s systAt 4
mild, pleasant anil harmless. Bob
Moore. OF LaFayeit,s Ind. says;"No uss,
tSlkiag, DeWiif. Eittit Early Riscrii
DO staeir work. y NlfotRcr pills Rave
used grip and make me s'ck in tae
stomach and nsysr cure me. DeWitHs
Littale Early giisSs prove -ios f& I'D,
long songht relief They sass Ssanipfy
perfect" Persons travelling md little
Early Riscrs The most reliabic remedy
TO carry with thsm. Sold by Stoi4 8
Mercer. GhEs.s
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20
A NjghfAlsfm.

wase than he sAAof fire at nigas
i1tae Msssy cJakAl SA group. vn,cn
~3nds like the chadrcn's death kncll
AID & means destls sn!ks Something Is
dsae quickly FSkS,s Honey and Tar
n9ssr fails to s-sa4tsn relief and
pmddy cures the worst forms of Group.
ait.. r. L. cor'liesa q, sAisnpiaason. Ky.
wssans: ~Ary tArse Ssar Sd Jill had !.
ssSere case Of cfepp;s the deStor said
81 cos'1 not live. I got Bottle of
FSev' Honey and Tar, tie first dose
gale quick relief and i saved DER life"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20

Only constitutional remedy can reach
md ereditars: disaasa II. -, -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20
T a ENTY
INJURED,
By Being Struck By TROLLEY Car
Driver Under 1nauenc, of Liquor
Tried To Beat It.

ALTOONA. Pa, Jan. 1s-Twenty.one
occupants of sleigh were more OF less
injured today by being struck by a
trolley car. The driver. said to b. I'M
der the influence of liquor, saw the car
and tried to beat it. He took the horses
and aed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20
,sps.s 4alslssis 95s d oaarss silGsp.sa2
With That End in View and Will Become a Mat
tes # pabie RecSfd withiaa psyPr s9,sassff
cording to Reliable Authority When Full Be- y
tail, VIII be Give" Creditors 7F esFssst e ~ ths
plans. ~ iaS ssts ~ ssaR ssss

81 = A.. 80
.Steps ars bling taken, il is stated
" Col. n. Moore Jackson, who became
anaacially Involved by the failure OF
the Jackson Iron and Tin Plate Com
ptny, aac Traders National Bank ana
cfher concern, 10 settle with his crrli-
fers in full. s..-......--g....--..--....-...-,
Ito That end papers are now being
dawn in which three trustees will he
appointed 10 sall most of his real prop
+Fty to such advantage ms to pay thu
Gfeditors in full. Full particulars nave.
s,ps been learned as yet as to tine papers
ut it Is understood tho matter will
Skver all his holdings in real estate,
hpniA and notes np.lso1fortn, except mis-
Hbme property which Is seservei. There
IT vast amouns bl Sealty, including
5000 nc,rs Of fine Pittgburg and other
tsaus Of coal on taa Short Line rail.
asad in Die neiAibSsscsd Of Dola, and
'.nsnber OF lois IL tHa ground this city.
Eth trustees to he named will be John
Davis, Of this cits, Iye f. Robinson,
e Grafton. ondf9.lE ssanas, of FabS
E ,:,s = and g'"s.,'gSss I, a.'eeia''|'
1T ia understood tRc .paiority OF tas
s ssNs. have 'eyH 3 this arrange
zters than s..tisattseyS
The papsr, in thu matter will likely
c, :; :, :; .f,l E: ' ;s'; o. :
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-20
Wsathrr Checks the Flood.

e-Tlfs clianea in the weather. ffo6ik E
'bi9'k rsini-fai ~ 70 a low one !dirihs.
Thursday night checked The nigh waters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25

When we reduced prices on the Rose stock they were
made permanent. AS long as the goods are here those
prices are effective. In addition we offer from day to
day bargains at still greater reductions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25
Exceptional
Drug Prices

LYDIA PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE
Compound-for tomorrow only, 81
bottles 69c.
PURE PETROLEUM JELLY-one-
pound jar, tomorrow 12c.
BUCHU KIDNEY CURE-reguIar
81 bottles 69c-
PITCHERS CASTORIA-regularly
35c. special for tomorrow 15c.
DIR. SAYRE'S INDICATED Toilet
Soap-better than Cuticura-25c value
tomorrow two for csc.
VIOLET TALCUM POWDER=in
glass jars, screw tops--15c values for
1Oc.
CREME JOSEPHINE-a fine prepa-
ration for the complexion-25c values
19c
EPSON SALTS. Copperas. Sulphur,
or Rosin, per pound sc.
ABSORBENT COTTON - standard
goods-1-rb rolls SOC.
CHEST PRoTECToRs-an flannel.
extra value at 35c-our special price
for tomorrow, one day G0N
only GUV
WATER BOTTLES-2-qt. guaran-
teed-our special price ACC.
Belladonna Plasters, 2 for
BeIladonna and Capsicum A.
Plasters. ~
Bromoline. for Colds,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25

SWISS RUFFLED CURTAINS
az yards long-spIendid values al 35c
Will be special tomorrow OEn
at pair GVV
36-INCH PERCALES-Large as
sortment OF colors and patterns-all
bright new goods-these come in short
lengths-the quality that sells in full
bolts at 12Ac-will be priced tomor-
row at 71%c-that means you save a
nickel on every yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25

CHILDREN'S FELT HATS in as
sorted colors-Mr. Rose had priced
at CSC are marked now sec.
CHILDREN'S VELVET CAPS
trimmed with white braid-these
come in brown and nav blue IN
worth 25c. priced at @OO
WOMEN'S UNTRIMMED FELT
SHAPES-In all the new shapes and
colors-worth $1.4S-now GAn
priced OJO
WOMEN'S BLACK VELVET HATS
made over buckram frames-Mr.
Rose had these marked at 75c 0n
are letting them go at 4VO
FACE YELLING in black and
white-Mr. Rose had priced Csc
we nave marked to sell quick nG
VoLETS, in punches. that Mr..
Rose had marked 10c-we have
priced for this quick sale. Or
per bunch "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25

BLACK BROCADED MOHAIR-
40 to ~ inches wide-suitable for
shirt waists and shirt waist suits-Mr.
Roses price was SIC per yard-we are
going to sell it tomorrow at yard 19c
now don't get scared at this low
pHce-don't think that this merchan-
disc is Did or undesirabIe-our guar
antee of Satisfaction or your money
back is behind this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25

HEAVY SUITINGS-Wool Serges
and new spring Novelties-32 to "a
Inches wide-on some of these ma
terials Mr.. Roses price was 39c and
that was very cheap our price NEA
tomorrow will be GVV
54-INCH PLAIDS and RepelIant
CIoths=3s-inch Scotch and NIannish
Suitings-black, green and tan Pan
amas-Mr. Roses prices ran up to
65c-your choice of the lot 0n@
tomorrow UOV
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03

Cesko Rolnicky vzaiemn6 poiis'
tujici spolek proti ohni, V okresu
Bon Homme, odbyva sv6 vfrocni
schlze prvni utery V mesfci lednu;
sve pul-letni schuze ku konci me.
slice 6ervna. Tato spoleenost je ry.
re Geskd, vyhody ktere poskyt.
uje SWIM tlenum, jsou takove kite
re jinG pojistujici spoleenosti ne
mohou dat. Protez kazlly sesk{
farmer V tonic okresu by sc me-
stat slenem tohoto tclesa, nebot
pojisteni je velmi LEVINE.
Taborsky tydennik Independ.
ent JIG oraanem tohoto spolku q
iinanGni stav spolku V mem Dude
ohlasen. Pro dalsi podrobnosti,
obrat'te Sc mn tajemnika p. Jos.
Seinera. Tyndall. :. ID. X. +, ID.
No, 4
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03

Ant. j. Novak kupuie vejce a
maslo.
Jos. Blazek.' hospodsky, byl '
Sioux City ma zacatku tydne.
Theo. Folk sc nastehoval sc
svou rodinou do prazdneho domu
Koleckyho We stfedu,
Licitacni l6taky (sale bills) W.
konavame dpravne, rychle LEVINE
V jazyku ceskem j anglickem.
Aug. Hajek Lestervillesky byl
zde IN obchodem n udelal kont.
rakt = Jos. Simonem M pfetazeni
jeho domu a zvetsit iej.
louhy Ma Seno k rcntovanf, Mamo
kolem 300 akrn peknych LUX k
rentoyani mn seno blize Tabora.
Pfihlaste Sc u bratfi Wagnerovych
ma banku.
,Panove Black HaSicky mali
velkou nasluhu V tom re tento IS.
den zatali zvedat. .asi o jeden sire
vic WISE bpdoyn ye. ktere mali
svoji hospodu, a pax ivcalejsf tn
neenf sin. Aztoto Rade hotoy6
pax dali zhotovit pred bpdovami
cementovy chodnfk. TsnefnLsin
jak Dude mnohym zpdmo byla po-
stavena ien tax ma zem pred mno-
ha lefty, naslekem cehoz tramy
pod podlahou shnili Dude nutno
je odtrhat i spodlahou a nahradit
ie novymi; pax teprv sc mnze bu-
dova zdvihnout. Toto vse Dude
stat mnoho pence, avsak cena ma
jctku touto opravou stoupne.
Go sc tyce cementovych chodnfkl
netfeba opakovat iejich dobre
stranky, nebot' je dokazano re ae-
koliv stojf trochu vice neil dfeve
ne, pfec jest lepe pfidat par dola-
RI NIT chodnik ktery vydrzf
cely vek a zlepsf vzhled celeho
mesta. Doufame re vice obchod-
nfkG urazi tuto v6c a be budou
nasledovat pfikladu PIP. Blazka a
Hacickyho.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
Pink V Ne,leli.

vnedeli sc Dude odbyvat skvely
vylet do zahrady j. j. Kudrny,
Hudbu obstara slavna kapela Ia
borska. TEE chutne zakusky bu.
dou obstarany pro ncastnfky, ia
koz tanecni platforma jest pfi
pravena pro tanecniky.
Mimo WISE uyedenych zabav
Dude Sc tez odbyvat kohsky do
stih, V jednu hodinu 20 poledni
ma pnl-mflov6m kole ccnu $50
Pc dostieu Dude nasledovat hra '
mic, Taborskou a Bon Homme de
vftkou. Pfijdte a vezmete sv(
zname. Mista Dude dost pro vse
chny.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
Hribaci Nyhrili.

Mnoho divaku ktefi pozoroyali
nedelni hru mic. mezi devftka-
mi Tabor Hfibaky, byli pfelra-
peni, a nekteff dokonce zklamani
S vysledkem hry. Rozhodci Je-
zewski svolal hru o tfeti hodine
po poledni, a phi prynfch nastou-
penich ODE devftky sc statne dive
ly; avsak pri dalsich nastoupenf
Hfibaci slavili triumfy vft6zstyf.
Neminime fiei re Taborstf nehrali
znamenite, nebot' jsou znami od
scion pfedeslych; ale jak jsme jiz
fekli, Hfibaci pfekvapili obecen-
styo, a hrali takovou brayurou u
dovednosti, re oil nyneiska zauji-
mali misto V iadiich cmincntnich
hrae1.
Baterie Hfibakl, sestivala 2 ha-
zeee Rezace,, chytace Dufka;
Taborska Y hazeGe Reidingra, a
chytaGe Kost6la. Vfsledek byl 2
prot 10.
Sc zvlastni hrtlosti pravime, re
clenove obou devitek bydlf bud'to
zde We m6ste, nebo ma okolnfch
farmach. coz nasvedcuje, re name
zde dobre hrlce.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
0sOsOsOSOSOs0
5 CESKE zpRiW 9
NONSSOsSsOSs

V Tyndlu budou NIT skvely kar
neval 1929 a "a t. m.
Jan Bouza Tyndallsky byl V
maste V pondali.
Jakub Wagner, mas ely poem
kovy obchobnik byl V iankt, n
v patek.
Samovazaee jsou nynf cinnosti
jakoz i stavenf snopn Jest yplnem
proudu.
Pfineste vejcc a maslo do OBJ
chodu Ant. j, Noyhka on plati
hotovyma.
Chodntky na hlavni nlici jsou
asi s stfeyicn Stroke; avsak neko-
mu jsou nekdy .izke.
J. Kaspaf, zdcjsi stromkaf,. jel
do Tyndall 'itery odpoledne IA
obchodem.
ri. Dolanska, "A dsti Wagner,
pfijeli We stfedu ma nsvstevu u
Vac. Rysavyho.
J. V. Wagner, Il. Soukup, ST.,
n vein. Bouska. byli navstevniky
v Tyndall, We stfedu.
FIR. Zolnowsky z Armour, jenz
sem pfijel We stfedu Sc vratil do
mn We ctvrtek.
81. yyithova jenz byla navste-
YOU pi. Horackove 20 nejaey
cas-, Sc vratila domu We stfedu.
81. Ema Votavova pfijela sem
We stfedu rano Y Utiky, by pfij-
ala mfsto sluzebne V domacnosti
Jana Honera.
Anton Kroyoza konecne dohotc-
vii svou mastal tento tyden, ny
nj Dude NIT tn nejpeknejsi to
easti mesta.
Nejlepsi misto kan byste NELL
nosit maslo a vejce, je do obchodu
Ant. j. Novaka ktery yam zapla-
q nejv6tsi cenu.
Kdykoliv byste zasilali penize,
budto 20 Spojenych StGtech, nebo
do Evropy, zakupte sob9 bankov.
nj smGnku draft V Taborske
bance.
Kontraktor Cardaa jeho delnici
tento tyden stavf kr1isnou residen-
CT pro CT, McNeill-a blize Spring
field. Franta ma nynf tolik tesaf-
ske prace &c nemIze postacit.
Obdrzeli jsme dopis od Barty
Wagnera V nemz nam sdeluje re
sc pfestehoval Y Herrick do Car
lock, :. ID. Patrne ma Barta ma
musce neiakou spekulaci, We ktere
mu pfeiem mnoho zdaru.
Vac. RysayS ma IA SWIM sto-
rem krasnou zahradu. We ktere
pestuje romantic byliny. Nedav-
no nasadil dive kostata ackoliv
pilne zaliva slitzovym vodou,
nechti pry sc pfijmout a zapustit
kofenu.
Bratff Blacnnikove polozuji "a
klady, asi 3 mile zapado-jizne cd
mesta, ma nichz Sc Dude hrde W.
pfnat pekny dun. Dunn NJ Dude
dohotoyen Dude obydlen Aloisem
Novotnym a jeho-nu, bro Sc do
zvfmc o tom.
NeGtere noyfny pravi, jestli jiz-
nj nakc IA hudc rofad vo!at o PC
moe pfi znich, nebude nikcle videt
ami jednoho trampa. To mi dosti
pravdive. Nasf farmefi jake oby-.
Gejne budou NIT dosti prace pro
tolik muzu kolik jich budou moci
dostat, ii sycaci ktefi budou vol
nj delat, dostanou zamestnani
hned; ale ii lenivf pfirozen6 Sc
budou stranit mista,kde je nouze o
dGlniky.
FIR. Dobes sc navratil z Chicago
V pond6li sc SWIM NAL ym synem
ktery Sc tam nalezal v leGeni v us
tayu Pasteurove ma vZteklinu, a
Aug. Caeek jen2 ter byl le6en ma
tn nemoc sc vratil V sobotu. Lee
kari toho Gstavu dali ujisteni re
ncstavd jiz zddneho nebezpeei V
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

bank? BY jove, that's an idea for him
/ don't believe he's getting rid OF II;
it's all lying low somewhere, II I'm not
mistaken, and he's not fool
While he spoke he was moving about
the sitting room. which was charm
ingly furnished In the antique style,
and making as many remarks as
though he were an auctioneer's clerk
with an inventory TO prepare and day
TO do it in, instead OF eraeksman VINO
might be surprised in his crib at any
moment
"Chippendale of sorts, eh, Bunny?
Not genuine, of course; but where can
YOU get genuine Chippendale now, and
WHO knows it when they see 1t? There's
no merit in mere antiquity. Yet. the
way people pose on the subject! II a
things handsome and useful, and good
cabinet making, it's good enough for
me-.
Hadn't we better explore the whole
placer" / suggested nervously. He had
not even boited the outer door. Nor
would he when 1 called his attention to
the omission.
IT Lord Ernest hnds his rooms lock-
ed up he'll raise CAIN said Rafhes;
I'VE must let him come in and lock up
for himself before we corner him. But
he won't come yet; II he did it might
be awkward. for they'd tell him down
below what / told them. A new staf
comes on at midnight. discovered that
the other night"
"Supposing he does come in before?'
We'll, he can't have us turned out
without first seeing who we are, and
lie wont try 1t on when I've had one
word with him. Unless my suspicious
are unfounded. 1 mean
MY good Bunny, what do you sup
pose I've been doing all this while ,
He keeps nothing in here. There isn't
a lock to Chippendale that you couldn't
pick with n penknife, and not q loose
board in the floor, for l was treading
for one before the boy left us. CHM
ncy's no use in place like this where
they keep them swept for you. Yet.
I'm quite ready to try his bedroom. :
There was but n bathroom besides;
no kitchen, no servants room; neither
are necessary In King Johns Mansions
l thought 1t as we'll to put my head in
side the bathroom while Raffies went
into the bedroom, for / was rormented
by the horrible idea that the man might
all this time be concealed somewhere
in the fiat. But the bathroom blazed
void in the electric light. 1 found Raf-
f1es hanging out of the starry square.
which was the bedroom window. for
the room was still In darkness. I felt
for the switch at the door.
Put it out again. said Raffies fiercely
He rose from the sill, drew blind and cur
tains carefully, then switched on the light
himself. 1t fell upon a face more In pity
than Ia anger. and Raffies only shook
his head as hung mine.
Its all right, old boy said he: '.but
corridors have windows, too, and SER
wants have eyes; and you and l are sup
posed to be In the other room. not in this.
But cheer up. Bunny This Is the rooms
look at the extra bolt on the door; he's
had that put on, and there's an iron lad
der to his window In case of FIRE! Way
of escape ready against the hour of need; !
hess a better man that thought him.
Bunny. after all. But you may betryour
bottom dollar that IL there's any Doodle
in the fiat it's in this room"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

represent. It is unnecessary to report
his answer. ] could not believe him with
out further explanation.
II should have thought, he said, that
even you would have spetted a practice
never omit upon certain occasions.
always, pay visit to the drawing room
and I'll my waistcoat pocket from the
card tray, 1t is an immense help in any
little temporary inpersonatiop. AOn
Thursday night / sent UP the card of a
powerful writer connected with a power
full paper 1f Lord Ernest bad known
him in the flesh I should have been
obliged TO confess a Journalistic ruser
Luckily he didn't. and / had been sent
by my editor to get the interview for next
morning. What could be hetter-for the
alternative profession?"
= 1 inquired what the interview had
brought forth
Everything, said Rafaes Lord Err
nest had been wanderer these twenty
years. Texas. Fiji. Australia. / sus-
pected him of wives and families in all
three. But his manners are "a liberal
education. He gave me some beautiful
whisky and forgot all about his fad. He
is strong and subtle. but talked him off
his guard. He is going to the Kirk
leathams' tonight l saw the card stuck
up. | stuck some wax into his keyhole
as he was switching Off the lights"
And with an eye upon the walters
Raffes showed me a skeleton key newly
twisted and filed, but my share of the
extra pint G am afraid no fair share) had
made me dense looked from the key
to Raffies with puckered forehead, for ]
happened TO catch sight of it in the mir
ror behind him.
.'The Dowager Lady Kirlleatham,' he
whispered, has diamonds as big as
beans and likes to have 'em all on and
goes to bed early, and happens to be in
town."
And now, saw.
The villain means to get them from
her''
And l mean to get them from the viii
lain" said Raf1ies, cor rather, your share
and mine
''will he consent to partnership?''
I'VE shall have him at our mercy. He
daren't refuge"
Raffies plan was to gain access to Lord
Ernest's rooms before midnight There
we were to lie in wait for the aristocratic
rascal, and if / left all details to Raffies
and simply stood by In case of a rumpus
/ should be playing myppart and earning
my share. 1t was a part that I had
played before. not always with a good
grace, though there had never been any
question about the share. But tonight
was nothing 10th. / had had just cham
payne enough--how Raffles knew my
measure.-aYid ] was ready and eager for
anything. Indeed, did not wish to wait
for the coffeesswhich was to be especially
strong by order of Raff1es. But on that
he insisted and 1T was between 10 and II
O'Clock when at last we were in our cab.
''It would be fatal to be too early" he
said as we drove. ION the other hand, it
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would be dangerous to lsave it too late
One must risk something How l should
love to drive down Piccadilly and see the
lghtsl But unnecessary risks are an
other story
King Johns Mansions. as everybody
knows. are the oldest, the ugliest and the
tailest block of flats of all London. But
they are built upon a more generous scale
than has since become the rule, and with
less studious regard for the economy of
/. space. We We're about to drive into the
spacious courtyard when the gatekeeper
checked us In order to let another han
som drive out. 1T contained middle
aged. man of the military type, like our
selves in evening dress That much saw
as his hanson crossed our bows, because
L could not help seeing 1t, but ! should
not have given the incident second
thought If it had not been for his ex-
traerdinary effect upon Raffles. In an in
slant he was out upon the curb paying
the cabby, and in another he was leading
me across the street away from the man
sions.
Where on earth arc you going?"
Into the park said he. We are too
carly
His voice told me more than his words.
II was strangely stern.
Was that HMM the hansom?"
1T was
We'll, then, the coasts clear" said
l. comfortably. was for turning
back then and there, but Raffles forced
me on with hand that hardened on
my arm.
1T was n nearer thing than care
about" said he. "This seat will do.
No. the next ones farther from
lamp post. We will give him good
half hour and don't want to talk.
We had been seated some minutes
when Big Ben sent a languld chime
over our heads to the stars. 1t was
1880 and sultry night. Eleven
had struck before RafIles awoke from
his sullep reverie and recalled me from
mine with slap on the back In a
couple of minutes we were in the
lighted vestibule at the inner courtyard
of King Johns Mansions.
Just left Lord Ernest at Lady Kirk
leatham's," said Rafies. Gave me his
. key and asked us to wait for him In
his rooms. VIII you send as up in the
lift?"
4.affies do anything better. There was
not an instant's demur. Lord Ernest
Belyilles rooms were at the top OF the
building, but we were in them as
quickly as the lift could carry and
pageboy conduct us. And there WAS
no need for the skeleton key after all;
the boy opened the outer door with one
of his oyvn and switched on the lights
before ltaying us.
Now. that's interesting" said Raf-
<hes, as soonAas we were alone: 'filey
can come in and clean when he is out.
What If he keeps his swag at the