Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-23

One might use 1t and that's nor rlc game at all, though have oftcl thought that the murderer who ha> just doHc ,he trick must have gre;ll sen>atiG..S #eiore things get too hot fc: him Don't look so distressed =, { dear ci"p. Eve never had those Scusa tions, and don't suppose l ever sl1ail
 But this much you have done be fore" said hoarScly
 Before? My dear Funny. you offend me. Did il look like q first attempt: Of course have done it before "0ftcn!"
 | Well, no; not often enough to de stroy thc charm, at all even!s--uevtr. as q matter of fact. unless I'm cursed ly hard up. Did you hear about the lhlmbleby diamonds: Well, that was tue last time. and q poor lot of paste i they were. Then there was the little business of the Dormer house boat at Henley last year That was mine also. such as it was. I've never brought off really big coup yet. When l do shall chuck it up"
 Yes, l remembered both cases very well. To think that he was their au. thor! It was incredible, outra geous in. conceivable. Then my eyes would fall upon the table, twinkling and glitter ing in hundred places, and incredu lity was at an end.
 How came you to begin" I asked as curiosity overcame mere wonder and fascination for his career grad ually wove itself into my fascination for the man.
 sAh, that's long story,' said Raf- des Tt was in the colonies when was out there playing cricket It's too long story to tell you now, but l was in much the same fix that you were in tonight, and it was my only way out. l never meant it for anything more but I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work to some humdrum uncongenial billet when excitement. romance. danger and decent living were all going begging together? Of course it's very wrong but We can't all be moralists, and the distribution of wealth is very wrong to begin with. Besides, you're not at it all the time. I'm sick of quoting Gil berts lines to myself, but they're pro- foundly true. I only wonder if you'll like the life as much as I do"
 "Like it?" l cried out. "Not I! It's no life for me. Once is enough"
 You wouldn't give me a hand an- other timer"
 me, for Gods sake!'
 "Yet you said you would do any thing for me. You asked me to name my crime. But I knew at the time you didn't mean it. You didn't go back on me tonight, and that ought to satisfy me. goodness knows. l sup pose I'm ungrateful and unreasonable and all that. l ought to let it end at this. But you're the very man for me, Bunny, the-very-man! Just think how we got through tonight. Not a scratch-not hitch. There's nothing very terrible in it, you see. There nev- CT would be while we worked together y
 He was standing in front of me with hand on either shoulder. He was smiling as he knew so well how to smile. l turned on my heel and planted my elbows on the chimney piece and my burning head between my hands. Next instant a still heartier hand had fallen on my back
 All right. nly boy! You a"e qui.e right, alN! l'm worse than wrong I'll never ask it again. Go if you want to and cone again about midday fo; t!it cash. There Was no bat sslin. but ot course I'll get you c;:, of yoH" scr:l''. especially alter the way you've stoo by ne toni .ht"
 was rounsI again with my hIoo. | on fire
 I'll do it again." said through IF; teeth
 lie shook his head. No; you." k; said smiling quite good humorealy OH my insane enthusiasm.
 "l will" cried. w.h an oath "l'li lend you a hand as often as you li!.e. What does it matter now? I've been in it once. I'll be in it again. Eve gone to the devil anyhow l can't go back and wouldn't if could. Moth ing matters another rap. When you want me I'm your man. 1 And that is how Rallies and joined | faloniouS forces on the ideS of March