Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-30

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 ny. don't mean il for rot I've told you before tN.lJ tie l2-e,t man alive is the man who's cor. .izltted | murder and not yet been found out; H least he ought to be, but he st very seldom has the soul to appreciate h5'aselt. Just think of it, Think of coming ill 1 here and talking to the sapn. very likely about the murder Itself. and knowing you've done il. and Woi4 'el'- ing how they'd look if they kneW, 1 Oh. it would be great. simply gre.sI. But. besides all that, when you were caught thered be mercifnl and dramatic end of you. You'll ill tl.e bill for q few weeks and then snuff out with q flourish of extra specials. You wouldn't rust with a vile repose for seven or fourteen years
 Good old Rafiies..' I chuck led, Il begin to forgive you for being ill bad form at dinner
 "Bat was never more earnest in my life.
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 Il 1.feaa it.
 You know very well that yon wouldn't commit q murder. whatever else You might do.
 T knoV= very well I'm going To com init ole tani ght!''
 He had been leaning back :n the sad dIei5as chair watching lie With keen eyes sheathed by lansuid lids. NoW he started forward. and his eyes leaPed 10 mine like cold steel from tie se;,b- bard. They struck home to Iny slow wits. Their meaning was no longer in doubt. l. who knew the man, read murder in those hard blue eyes.
 "Baird:" l faltered, moistening my lips with my tongue.
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 But you said it didn't matter about the room ill Chelsea:'
 Il told you a lie
 Anyway, you gave him the slip aft erward..
 That was another I didn't thought I had when 1 came up to you this evening, but when 1 looked out of your window - you remember! to make assurance doubly sure, there he was on the opposite pavement down below
 And you never said word about it."
 "I wasn't going to spoil your dinner, Bunny, and l wasn't going to let you spoil mine But there he was as large as life, and, of course. he followed us to the Albany. A fine game for him to play. game after his mean old heart - hlackmail from me. bribes from the police. the one bidding against the other But he shan.t play it with me He shan't live to, and the world will have an eXtortioner the less Waiter. two Scotch whiskieS and so das I'm off at II. Bunny. It's the only thing to be done"
 You know where he lives. then:'
 "Yes, out Willesden way, and alone The fellows a miser. among other things. 1 long ago found out all about him.
 Again I looked round the room. It was a young mans club, and young men were laughing. chatting, smoking, drinking on every hand. One nodded to me through tie smoke. Like ma chine I nodded to him and turned back to Rallies with a groan.
 Surely you will give him chance:.' I urged. "The very sight of your pistol should bring him to terms
 'It wouldn't make him keep them.
 But you might try the effect.
 II probably shall, Here's drink for YOU, Bunny. Wish me luck"
 I'm coming too.'
 II don't want you.
 ''But must come"'
 An ugly gleam shot from the steel blue eyes.
 "To interfere?" said Rallies.
 Not l.
 You give me your word!'
 ''I do.
 Bunny, if you break it.
 "You may shoot me too"'
 'I most certainly should" said Rallies solemnly. "So you come at your own peril, my dear man. But if you are coming-well, the sooner the better. for I must stop at my rooms on the way
 Five minutes later I was waiting for him at the Piccadilly entrance to the Albany had reason for remaining o,,+ci1a vroc tho foolipv-half homo