Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-09-13
xll-TAE ADVENTURE OF TIE
ABBEY ORENOE-Continued.

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wo,.r = r5msan co-l wSj,h was So
,prea al each side TO tie orosspiece
below. In releasing the lady. the cord
had been sllrrei or her. but II. knots
with which +, had been secured sttl
-emainei. These details only struck
,ur attention afterwards. for our
houss.s we're entirety absorbed by the
'eriib!e oDject which lay upon the tiger
skin hearth rug IN front az the hre.
II was the BODY Of a tall. we'll made
upon ms oack, ms lace ~nptuTnec. WIN
us white teeth grinnins through his
snort. black beard His Two c!enched
lands We're -aisec aboTe his head, and
a heavy, blackthorn Suck lay across
thern. His dark. handsome. aGuiline
features We're oonvulsea into a spasm
II vinc!ctiYe hatred. which had set his
lead face In a terribly fendish express
SION ne .Rc ~e'!aeA,Iy neen IN ms
tec "hen the alarm mad broken OUT,
Tor ne Wore a ioppish' e~Haofoiaetea
elgh' snift. ana ms pr zee. IroJeS1ea
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He mus be q powerful man, TINS
Yes" said Hopkins. y have some
record of the fellow. and he is a rough
customer"
"You should have no difficulty in get
ting him"
$50, rho s,ieh.est We have bae, n,
tho ,ookn-t for birn and nero wac
so,,s a. .bs+ he md 90, awav "a
ares-ica No. ,ss, We know ,ha- .ha
80 a~a hs-a 7 don,t see how thev
- .scs,a W. ,aya ,bs news AZ az,
ary searort already. and a reward will
he o-srea bA<ora evening what heats
no ie bov ~ co,,a haze done 60
mad q ming tnowinp that the a
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20. -, 70 rscogniye Tho descr;ntion :.
.rxaatr 90 -ra,,,a 100 eynac+o1
no, -bav would bave silenced Tady
praclenetsl as yell"
..rsa, 49,. ,o. baya r.o,i,ed" enc.
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seees4: ..ae sie hdu Hc"
Aei my
That is likely enough. II h seemed
20 be senseless, they would not take
Der life What about TINS poor fellow
Hopkins: l seen TO nave heafd som
queer stories about him.
He was a g~ood-hea!ted man wher
he vas sober. but a perfect memo "hef
he was drunk. or rather when he wa:
half drunk. for ne selcom really wen
the whole way. me oe'lI seemed q
be IN MN at sucn umes. ana ne wa
:apabie or ahy'hins. from what
near, IN spite OF all his wealth. n nj
title. he very nearly came our wa!
once or twice. There was a scanda
about his ~drenching a dog with petro
i. ieum and setting 1t on fre-her lady
ships dog. to make the matter worse
and that was only hushed up Wit
difficulty. Then he threw a decante
at that maid. Theresa RS ther
was trouble about that. on the whole
and we ourselves. IT Will be
brighter house without him. What ar
you looking at now!
; Holmes was down on his knees. ex
|. aiming with great attention the knot
[ upon the red cord with which the lad
had been secured. hen he CAREFUL
: scrutinized the broken and frayed en-
l where II had snapped of when tn
| burglar had dragged 1t down.
; When his was pulled down, the be
in the kitchen must have rung loudly
F.; he remarked.
a NO n could hear II. The kitche
: stands right at the back OF the house
!. How did the burglar know no or
Il could hear 1t! How dared he pull ;
5 a bell rope N that reckless fashion
l Exactly. Mr.. Holmes. exactly. Yo
n put the very question which I hay
: asked myself again and again. The
can be no doubt that this fellow mu
o pave known the house and its habit
He must have perfectly understoe
. that the servants would all be in be-
ht that comparatively early hour. ar
I hat no one could possibly hear a bt
ring in the kitchen. Therefore,
/, must have been in close league wi
. II CT the Surely that Is ev