Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-04
By E. W. HCRNUNG

"If you take it like that he "how will old Johnson take it: Go out and hang himself to his 'Wn picture rods, hope,.'
 Heaven knows what I contrived to say at last. Struck speeches. first by ny relief, I continued silent from
 "ry dittore,i ~&;se. new tangle of e.aoS:olIs ted };,. tei.-.zc. Ea!s.es hu,s tailed. ltatiit> had f4le:, Could uot succeed: Na., :, too late: Was there no way?
 50 lon;.,n .". said, talk ing a last look at the canvss before leo rolled it up. ''so long till we get t5 Brisbane =
 I'll" hGttcr I 1"s in as Ike closed the ease.
 For the last tilae" hc went on as his keys .jiasicd back jato lis pocket Tt z es &tu;,5g!4t into t..e strong room on board
 For the l"st tImc. II c5s!d but send him out to Australia w.tl. only it's legitimate e9as@I1is :n E.s precious map case, F I coald but succeed where H;iiies hssi f>.;ieti,
 We retji.'ned to thn other room. haN" no ton haH' l,itg he talked or what about. WIIislY anl soda water became the or,ivr of the ial,r. scarce ly tott.,.td il. but he drank c4G.3usiy and het5:t 11 left hiM innoAe~ent And tLe I;.st train for Eehei. was tbe H:ao 2ut If Waterloo.
 took d h"tisem to my roorls. I was back at tle hotel in thirteen lain= utes. walked upstairs The eorli- dor was empty. l stood an instant Oil he s..t.ile r9em threshold heard sa52e w.t..in and admitted myself syfl y %.cl. i-sy gentleman oWn key. Winch t had hean d very simple matter to jaz.e away with me.
 G.;S221s never moved. He was streze!sel Oh tl3e s9f; fast asleep, bat not fast enough for ne. saturated my han '!le"e;:'ef wi:h the chloroform l had h"op@'l1 and laid it gently over l.S mouth. Two or three stertorous hfeathS. and tIle man Was q log
 l removed the handkerchief. ex- tracted the keys from his pocket. In less than five minutes l put them back after winding the picture about my body beneath my Inverness cape took some whisky and soda water be fore l went.
 The train was easily caught-so easily that 1 trembled for ter minutes in my first class smoking carriage. in tQrrOp nf ,I,t form. ill unreasonable terror till the end. Then at last l sat back and lit cigarette, and the lights of Waterloo reeled out behind.
 Some men were returning from the theater. l can recall their conversa- ton even now, They were disappont- ed with the piece they had seen. It was one of the later Savoy operas, and they spoke wistfully of the days of "Pinafore" and "Patienee'' One of them hummed stave and there was an argument as to whether the air was out of Patience or The Mikado." They all got out at Surbiton, and l was alone with nay triumph for q few in toXicating minutes. To think that l had succeeded where Rallies had failed. Of all our adventures this was the first in which had played q coin manding part, and of them all this was infinitely the least discreditable It left me without a conscientious quam had but robbed rohber when all Was said. And l had done it myself, single handed-ipse egomet.
 pictured Rallies, his surprise and delight He would think q little more of me in future And that future-it should be different. We had f20oo apiece-surely enough to start afresh as honest men-and all through me!
 In glow l Sprang out at Fisher and took the one belated cab that was waiting under the bridge In per feet fever l beheld Broom Hall with the lower story still lit up, and saw the front door open as climbed the steps.
 Thought it was you,' said Rallies cheerily. Its all right There's d bed for you Sir Bernards sitting up to shake your hand.'
 His good spirits disappointed me. But 1 knew the man. He was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour l knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
 I've got it.' cried in his ear. sI've got it!''
 "Got what:' he asked me, stepping back.
 'The picture"'
 "What?'
 'The picture. He showed it me. You had to go without it. l saw that So l determined to have it. And here it is."
 Lets see.' said Rallies grimly.
 l threw off my cape and unwound the canvas from about my body. While I was doing so an untidy old gentle man made his appearance in the hall and stood looking on with raised eye brows.
 Looks pretty fresh for an old mas ter, doesn't she?" said Rallies.
 His tone was strange. l could only suppose that he was jealous of my sue