The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-20

make them Tour, SAYS Serc0iilDe
seeming to be very compliment And,
staying by accident i'll the same neigh
borhood with my friend Greatorex, II
put point OH his wits. That was ALL
| make no claim to extra smartness
but when | see number OF lazy look.
inc gypsies about. there's 10 good
promised, according to my notions"
You are right; you are right"
agreed the justice But here the ser
eeant struck in for the first time, cast
ing glance from sharp, beady eyes
OH the captain.
where were these gypSies, sir?'
We all looked ut Sercombe. whc
showed not the least discontinue, but
bit the tip off cigar.
u trust have your permission,
Greatorex:' said he. The gypsies, sir
are encamped at the bottom of the
valley; have been 50, indeed, for a
week
| was astouished ut the mans au
dacity He had actually revealed the
secret of his nest of cutthroats. The
sergeant turned the pages of his note
book
1.-THE man Williams, examined this
morning. states that one of the men,
seen closely. looked like Il foreigner
dark, stoutish; shouted i'll gibberish."
He repeated the evidence monotonous
ly.
Sercombe, putting at his cigar, nod
ded THAT bears out my belief" he
said, "precisely-I thought So"
Colonel Landell turned to the SER
geant This is important, JONES' he
said You'd better attend to it at
once. But one question more, Mr..
Greatorex Would YOU be able TO iden-
tify any one of Your assailants:'
Il fear not" | said. You must re-
member that it was quite dark
Nor you. sir. | SUPPOSE he added,
looking ut Sheppard.
Sheppard shook his head doubtfuily.
I'VE We're engaged in IL pelimeil strug-
gle The utmost | saw was the out
lines of the men, but | can recall that
one looked very like my friend Cap
tain Sercombe-that is to say, in tie
dark"
Sercombe laughed My dear fell
low, | wish | had been there I'm sor-
ry | missed it. But | shall have bet
ter luck another time, If | stick to
Sergeant Jones'
The officer smiled without emotion,
and the colonel put his question formal
ly to Montgomery. who promptly re
turned negative. 1.andell moved TO-
ward the door, but suddenly the police
officer touched him 3n the shoulder
and whispered in his ear, then faced Us
again.
1T was lucky you had that moat
filled and the drawbriJge up, sir.
What made YOU take those precau-
tions:" he demanded.
I'VE were forewarned, as you have
heard" l answered.
He referred to his notes. Was the
warning sufficiently urgent to induce
yoa t. 80 to that trouble:' lie asked
slowly.
You can judge for yourself, if we
went to the trouble" | returned sharp
~.
Imperturbably lie repeated his ques-
tion again. What were the terms of
tic warning:'
The man took me aback, and, more
over. | was little angry at this i'm
pertinent inquisition, but before l
could arrest my thoughts for reply
Sercombe interviewed.
Il can recollect what | said very
Well" he said. taking the cigar from
his mouth, If it interests you, ser
geant. | said: 'GreatoreX. there's il
number of very Indifferent looking
Scoundrels down the valley. You have
some valuable plate, ana this is Il lone
ly spot. Moreover. saw couple of
them hanging furtively about the plan
tationS as | came UP. Now, I've never
seen Il moat full nor Il drawbridge
work, and il | were you and you We're
me, | fancy this often would be filled
and the bridge hung UP for my salts
faction ana your editication and for the
with Il big nav These were the ex-
act words. as l happen to remember,
in which | introduced the subject, as
Mr.. GrcatorcX will no doubt recall
though he is not likely to have the
terms on his tongue, like myself But
thar, l reckon. is what started it, And
with this Sercombe replaced his cigar
between his teeth and went on smok-
ing TRANQUILITY.
The sergeant thanked him. frowning
on his heel and, salutng to the com
pany, vanished after his superior
through the doorway.