Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-22
@ I Rallies,
 |N5a>! @e Amateur |N(0k| CraCkSfnan
 IhMUlhNllW ~ By E. W. HoRNuNc

m iha deserted hagstones and ",sslves favored with a very 'rre t from the constable of tie sh, , however, touched his helmet s..oeuzing my companion. M's ,oo Pm known to tue police" 'ss sa Rallies as we passed on. Poor <, ' rbey'ye got to keep their wealth 7, 's' men on night like this. A fog n bore to you and me, Bunny, y. nerfect godsend to the crimi- I ,s,sps. especially 50 late in their sa Here we are, though, and I'm sa fl the beggar isn't in bed and s after all"
 E,bad turned Into Bond street and h,lted on the curb a few yards on the right. Rallies was gaz- m at some windows across the windows barely discernible ,,h the mist and without the glim- sa light to throw them out. They over a jewellers shop, as l could n the peephole in the shop dooc tbe bright light burning within. ae entire upper part with the ,p street door next the shop, was and blank as the sky itself. ptter give it up for tonight" Surely the morning will be enough
 a bit of it." said Rallies. II bis key. We'll surprise him. along"
 seiz.ng my right arm, he hurried .eross the road. opened the door bis Iatchkey and ill another mo- bad shut it swiftly but softly us. We stood together in the Outside, measured step was nehing. We had heard it through gas we crossed the street. Now. drew nearer, my companion B tightened on ny arm.
 nay be the chap himself" he ered Hes the devil of a night Not sound. Bunny! We'll star life out of him. Ah.r'
 measured step had passed with. pause. Rallies drew deeD and his singular grip Of ne relaxed.
 still; not d sound" be contin. he same whisper Vel! kea Etef him where CT be IS SD of sloe, and fellow me
 you May Wo't,':.,- a' BY Glin- you can ilcNoI ,,'Vp met \ :!
 Half his po9=es lag ;li d con as trick Of sii.@jug tie coz n the leader. And it was i'm e not b follow one who lct, ueA zest You might question. M followed first. So how. wilei' him kick of his own shoes. @nle aud W;s ell the stairs at Fs before realized what an e& mary way was this of approa5.., afahger 19.' nosie.; ill t.Ic ct pt But obviously Eahin, sG se on exceptional terms of ji and could not but in:ei. l.1= ee ln the habit of playing praa AeS upon each other.
 Eoped OUT Way so slowly II, ua' had tih.e to make l.asa ae note before We reached t.ir .ue star was Euc;lrpe:ei L.
 uasers Of my right h5,;l,l el. eu nothing on tA,. ti;MA4p w.@t... ;" my left trai!ed thr"l@.l :. h' could be felt on the b;,l.i,- aa eerIe sensation had Eaca H.: s'uce we entered the house. l.
 ~ "!'h every step we climbs. ssi'lt Were We going to sta.-tie hh.
 sule 10 a landing. The bania
 us to the left and to the lpi'
 Four steps more and wo wer.
 Ie' ana longer landing. anll
 match blazed from the
 ! never heard it struck. It's ''s binding, When my eyes
 s sVcuStomed to the light there
 a's holding up the match with
 aAa shading it with the other pare boards, stripped walls
 sp,u aoors of empty rooms.
 r, nave you brought me!'
 ,ur r ''oase is unoccupied. "a't' he whispered, and he
 r' way Into one of the empty
 <, as match went out as we
 1e n. threshold, and he struck ""out the slightest noise. W s''ol With his back to me. . p" "I'l something that could . ,r Du' When he threw the seconl isa, as there was some other p.' a,eaa and a slight smell of
 't.u N onward to look over h.s s Su' before could do So he Q "aa flashed a tiny lantern ) ,'a us:' I g&sped. What rot. srs; s'e you Q going to play?"
 s5 Nu' he answered, with h.s
 1, ,'a i'd so, Runuy.n
 no one in the house thcns. . ,sat ,l ourselves"
 ! sa,s eas mere chaff about you, , nou uu street who could let us xs'aer, ,s,a' It's quite true tha,
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