The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

some subtle way, he already looked
less dsreputable. But l alone was
there to see him; the alley was abso-
lutey deserted and desperately dark.
At the further end he opened door
with a latch-key, and 1t was darker
yet within
Instinctively drew back and heard
him chuclle We could no longer see
each other
"All right. Bunny There's no hanky-
panky this time. These are studios,
my friend, and I'm one of the lawful
tenants"
Indeed. in another minute we were
in a lofty room with slylight easels,
dressing cupboard, platform and every
othef adjunct save the signs of actual
labor The first thing | saw as Raf-
fies lit the sas, was its reflection IN
his silk hat on the pegs beside the
rest of his normal garments.
Looking for the works of art?
continued Raffles, lighting a cigarette
and beginning to divest himself of his
rags. Pm afraid you won't find any
but there's the canvas I'm always GO
ing to make start upon. ! tell them
I'm looking high and low for my ideal
model. / have the stove lit on princi-
pie twice a week. and look in ana leave
a newspaper and a smell of Sullivans
how good they are after shag. Mean
while ] pay my rent and am good
tenant in every way; and it's a very
useful little ed-a-terre-there' no
saying how useful 1t might be in a
pinch. As it is the billycock comes in
and the topped goes out, and nobody
takes the slightest notice of either; at
this time of night the chances are
that there's not a soul In the building
except ourselves"
"'You never told me you went in for
DISCUSSES, said I, watching him as he
cleansed the CRIME from his face and
hands.
mo, Bunny I've treated you very
shabbily all around. There was really
no reason why l shouldn't have shown
you this place a month ago, and yet
there was no point in my doing so,
and circumstances are Just conceiv-
able i'm which it would have suited us
both for you to be in genuine ignor-
anee of my whereabouts. | have some
thing to sleep on, as you perceive, in
case of need and, of course. my name
is not Raffles in the Kings road. So
you will see that one might bolt fur
Their and fare worse"
Meanwhile you use the place as a
dressing room?"
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half the battle. and It's always pleas
ant to feel that IL the worst comes to
the worst, you needn't necessarily be
convicted under your own name. Then
they're Indispensable. in dealing with
the fences. | drive all my bargains in
the tongue and raiment of Shoreditch.
If | didn't there'd be the very devil to
pay in blaekmail. Now this cup
boards full OF all sorts of forgery.
tell the woman VINO cleans the room
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