The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-04


story OF his earliest
crime. Not since the
fateful morning OF the
ITNS7SSi ides Of March. when he
EZSSI had just mentioned II as
an UnTeported incident OF
ID certain cricket tour, had I succeeded
q ge-ung word out OF Rafles on the
subject. Ii was not for want of try
he He would shake his head snd
vstch IFS cigarette smoke thoughtfullv.
6 subtle loO5 in his eyes. half cynical
tsls wiSrfuL As though the decent. hon
e. days thar were no more had had
Their merits after all. Rafles would
Tan a fresh enOrmity or glory IN the
last with the unmltigated enthusiasm
O. The artist. il was impossible 10
imagine one throb or twitter Of COM
Tglrtlou beneath those frankly ego
tSril and infectious transports. And
ye' t1e ghost OF n dead remOrSe seemed
81. 10 visit him with the memory Of
d. first felony, so that had given the
story up long before the night Of our
Te'U-n from Winchester. Cricket. how
e7a-. was in the air. and Raffies'
cricket bag was back where he some
tines kept ii, in the fender, with the re-
mains Of an orient label still adhering
10 the leather. Ny eyes had been on
his label for some time, and 1 suppose
,is eyes had been on mine. for all ut
g'e he asked me IL 1 still burned TO
lear that yarn.
IT'S no use I replied. You won't
shin it, I must imagine it for my
SELF"
How can yOU:"
oh. ] begin 10 know your methods"
You take il ] went in with my eyes
open, as / do now, eh?"
Il can't imagine your doing other
wise"
Ny dear Bunny. it was the most uh-
premeditated thing / ever did in nv
fe."
His chair wheeled back into the
books as he spranE up with sudden
Energy There was quite an indignant
liter I'm his eyes.
4 can't believe that" said I crafti-
Il can't pay you such a poor COM
mnt"
Then you must be n fooI''--
lie broke OF. stared hard AZ me and 4
q trice stood smiling i'm his own
spite.
or a better knave than I thought /.
rou BUNNY, and. by love. its the
nave. Well. ] suppose I'm fairly
1Tn. I give you best, as they say 1
rhere As 2 matter Of fact. I've 4
''n thinking Of the thing myself I
7Sr nights racket reminds me Of il /
D ono or two respects. I tell you what. !.
oHch. this is an occasion in any case. /
n5 I'm going 10 celebrate It bv break
n tho ore good rule Of my life. I'm
1'ng IN have 4 second drink
Tho whisky tinkled. the siphon
l7ed. the icc plonped home. and seat
fHo-n in his paiamas. with the in
Fi'a..N cigarette. RafF7eS told me the
my that ] had given Up hoping 70
'aF- The windows were woe open.
'a sounds Of PicCadilly fioated iu at
-. Long before he finished the last
heels had ratified. the last hrawle-
rs removed; We alone broke the quiet
The summer night.
No. they do YOU very we'll indeed.
mn pay for nothing but drinks. so
speak hut I'm afraid mine were
81 comprehensive character. l had
."'"l ia p hole. ] ought really 10
bob refused the invitation. Then We
went 10 the Melbourne cup. and /
4. rho certain winner that didn't win.
.a That's not the only w8y You can
p. Tho fool in Melbourne. wasn't
steady old staEer ! am now. Bun
My analysis was confession in
'.. But The others didn't know how
mp ] UaS. AMI SwOre they
,U'r tried the Jews. but thI-'re
"a -iv out thcre. Then I thought Of
.a>WHu q sorts. a second cousin Of
fathers whom none or us knew
ing about except thst he was sup
ia he I'm one or other of the
az. II ne was p rich man. we'll
-..'hs u NNNlN NNEk Hllls 1T uNA.
would he no harm done I tried
l- Hl his tracks. and. as luck would
f. I succeeded Tor thought I hadl
.n very moment when / happened
..to few DAYS 10 myself / was
".r~ "n the hand. Just before the
'a~.S'maS match. and couldn't
" sf7 lei "a bali II they had played
Deb surgeon who fixed me UP hap
.. ID ask me if was any relation l
R-.'"> of the National bank. and ]
'Ere llk Or il almost took my ;
..a away. A relation who WAS
"ncial in one Of the banks. who
..'l Allance me on my mere name
.'- s.y Thing be better: / made up ;
-.a4 lLaJ this Rallies was the I