The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-11

ably well enough known
- 10 the inQuiring alien and
Fg=TSS77Nl the Travelled American.
SESlSel A true LOndoner, how
- ever. I myself had never
heard Of il until Rafiies casually pro-
posed q raid.
The older I grow, Bunny, the less I
think Of your so called precious stones.
When did they ever bring in half their
market value in pounds, shillings and
pence: There was the first little crib
we ever cracked tOgether-yOu with
your innocent eyes shut. A thousand
pounds that stuff was worth, but how
many hundreds did it actually fetch?
The ArdaCh emeralds weren't much
better. old Lady MelrOse's necklace
was far worse. but that little lot the
other night has about finished me. A
cool hundred for goods priced well
over four and f35 10 come of for bait,
since we only got a tenner for the ring
! bought and paid for, like an ass.
I'll he shot if I ever touch a diamond
acain-n0t if il was the KohinOor!
Those few whacking stones are too
vel known. and TO cut them up is to
decrease their value by arithmetical
ret-0Cression. Besides, that brings
YOU Up against the fence once more.
and I'm done with tie beggars for good
and ALL You talk about your editors
and publishers. you literary swine!
Bambbas was neither a robber nor a
publisher. but ask barreled, barbed
wine spike topped fence. What we
really want is an incorporated society
Of thieves, with some public spirited
old forger to run il for Us on business
lines"
RATES. uttered these blasphemies IN.
der his breath, not, / am afraid, out Of
any respect for nv one redeeming
profession. but because we were tax
ing a midnight airing on the roof after
whole day Of June in the little fat
below. The stars shOne overhead. the
lights Of London underneath. and be-
tween the lips Of RadieS a cigarette Of
the old and only brand. had sent in
secret for a box Of the best. The boon
had arrived that night. and the fOregO-
Inc speech was the first result could
afford TO ignore the insolent asi les. /
however, where the apparent conten-
ton was 50 manifestly unsOund.
And how are you going TO get rid
OF your gOld?" said I pertinently.
Nothing easier, my deer rabbit"
is your room Of gold a roomful OF
BoveTeigns:"
Rallies laughed softly at my scOn.
No, Bunny; it's principally in the
shape Of archaic ornaments. whose
value / admit is largely extrinsic.
blt gold is gold from PhOenicia to
Alondlke, and if we cleared the room
Fe should eventually do very we'll"
How
4 should melt it down into nugget
md bring il home from the L. S. A. /
Dm0rrow."
And theng"
Make them pay up in hard cash |
across the scanter Of the Bank Of Eng /
IaIc. And you can make them"
That knew. so I said nothing for a ]
OAe' remaining a hostile though silent /
Cllc while we paced the cool black .
'5eaS With our bare feet softly as cats. (
And how do you propose to get I
enough away" at length 1 asked. TO /
make ii worth whileg"
All, there you have it." said Raj 4
-7> i only propose to reconnoiter
NE ground 10 see what we can see.
we might find some hiding place for
night That, I am afraid. would be
or only chance"
Rave you ever been there befOreg'
Not since they got the one good
t-teole piece which I believe they ex-
-'L now. Its a long time since 1
,.o- or i'll can't remember where
=. u know they have got a gold cup
N.ls worth several thousands. A
-'er OF the immorally rich dubbed
2er and presented il TO the nation.
:. - .No OF the richly immoral intend
-. 4Aie Ii for themselves. At any
8 , We might 30 and have a look at
~ bunny, don't you thinkg"
INK. I seized his arm.
Dr.. "nea: When? When?" I asked,
quick nrlng gun.
r. sooner the better while old
0,, a'"la away on his honeymoon"
n. meiicO had married the week
- -. nor was any fellow practition-
90 lang his work. at least not that
lis, .,.S-'rSole branch Of it which con-
So Vi Rafies, during his brief alb
sou llom town. There were rea-
sr,,. ueAshtfully obvious to us, why
nm, pan would have been highly
M. -h DR. TheObald. /. however,
bor, ssNong him daily screeds and
r-,,.. --aluunal and nocturnal tele-
h., uie composition Of which af- ,
Aafles not a little enjoyment