The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

thought I savr'er on that doy. She
mus ha' twigged that doll under
m arm and guessed as I popped it.
Gordi I'll deal with 'er later. / will
earn, y dOrg, and tell me tn restT'
he added, shaking the boy.
There is no more TO tell" whim-
pered BoIker, his teeth chattering.
Monkey couldn't get the mandarin.
cause he had not the ticket. He made
friends with me, and asked me to steal
IT,. I wouldn't, until he told me why
he wanted it. Then he said that you
had stolen twenty thousand pounds
worth of diamonds from Lady Dea-
cey's house in Curzon street, and had
hidden them in the mandarin. He said
we'd go whack if I'd steal them for
him. 7 couldn't get the mandarin, as
Hagar's so sharp she would have
missed it and put me in jail for steal
ing IT; so I opened the doll, and took
out the diamonds, which were IN a
leather bag"
''MOy bag, moy diminsr' said Bill,
savagely. What did y do with 'em ?''
4 gave them to Monkey, and he
cleared out with them. He never gave
me a single one; and I don't know
where to find him."
u does" growIed Mr.. Smith, Teleas-
ing BoIker. AN III fin m and slit his
bloomin' throat. 'Erel I say, Y come
back.' for. taking advantage Of his re-
lease, Boiker was racing up the wharf.
Bill gave chase, as he wanted to OBJ
tain further information from the lad,
but Bolker knew the neigh borhood
better than the burglar, and soon elud-
ed him in the winding alleys.
1T don't matter" said Bill. giving
up the chase and wiping his brow
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guessed as he'd round on me. I'll jest
see i'm and Liz, and if I don't make
/ EN- pay fur this, may II Then he
clinChed his resolve with an oath
which it is unnecessary to repeat here
After relieving his feelings thus, he
went in search of his perfidious friend
with murderous thoughts in his heart
At first he thought that 1t would be
difficult to find Monkey. No doubt the
man on obtaining the diamonds had
! gone off to America, North or South
so as to escape the vengeance of his
pal-Bill had always been Monkeys
/ pal-and to live comfortably on the
fruits of his villainy. Later on the
burglar learned, rather to his surprise
I that Monkey was still in London, and
/ still was haunting the thieves quarter
/ of Whitechapel. Bill wondered at this
choice of a residence when the mar
had so much money in his possession
/ but he ascribed this longing to Mon
/ keys love for his old haunts and as
/ sociates. Nevertheless, knowing tha'
! Bill was out of prison, il was strang,
that the man did not look after hit
skin.
Z knows wot I am when I'm rizr
said Bill to himself. as he continued
/ his search, so e ought to get OFF Will,
/ is throat amt cut BIimme, but II
/ ave a drop of is cart blood for every
one of them bloomin' diminsr'
! One evening be found Monkey in tn,
/ parloT Of low public house called thu
Three Kings. and kept by a Jew of i'll
fame. who was rather a fence than {
/ landlord.
/ His traitoroUs friend, more wizenet
and shriveled up than ever, was seat
ed in a dark corner, with an unlightet
pipe in his mouth, a half-drained tank
ard of bitter before him. and his hand
thrust moodily into his pockets.
Monkey had the diamonds, his ap
/ pearance belied their possession. for h
looked anything but prosperous. Theri
was no appearance of wealth in hi
looks or manner or choice of aboude.
''Wot. Bill, ole pal" he said, lookiul
up when AR. Smith hurled himself int
the room. I'VE got h'Out OF Guodr'
-Yus! I've got bout to slit ye
throat
Lori" whined Monkey, uncomforta
bly,. "Wot's you accusin' me fur?
amt done muffin s'elp me-"