The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-02-09

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Hes no better than he should be-"
| my neighbor answered. For all his
grand airs, he's but little better than
pauper. And that's where your blood
comes to in the end"
The landlord, who was close by me,
noting my Interrogation with busy
eye, leaned forward and supplemented
this disparaging Information in a whis-
per.
Zone Of the best families in the
Gwent, SIR" he murmured, though his
estate Is no more than yeoman's now.
adays. Times are against property on
| the border" And, having delivered
this statement, he drew himself back
and addressed question to MontgOm-
cry, with the object, as conceived, of
exhibiting local celebrity to his guest.
Anything doing out your way, sir"
he inquired.
| The youth turned his eyes upon him
in lackluster gaze and then, empty
ing his glass, hammered on the table
noisily.
| why the deuce don't that man of
| yours come" he exclaimed. Here
| have | ridden in ten miles for the sight
| of human face and the taste of good
Scotch, and That's right" He gave
his order and, observing Wendover
| again, gave vent to a heavy laugh.
What do you expect to happen in the
Gwent?' he asked. Its as dull as
ditch water"
Il don't know so much about that"
| put in suddenly a man on the other
side of the room whom, from his gen
eral air. took to be miller. There's
something as heard of lately that was
pretty exciting"
The spokesman drew all eyes upon
him. The surface of our deep COM
posture stirred and ruffied.
whats that, Mr.. Llewellyn" asked
| the innkeeper.
Montgomery looked incredulOus.
| POOH he said disdainfully.
| The miller enjoyed the Importance
and seemed inclined to prolong it. He
leisurely refilled his pipe.
| Il heard something queer happened
at the castle last week." he said at last,
seeing that his news must out.
whats that?' asked Montgomery.
A girl that was in service there told
my missus," went on the miller. 1--WE
have taken her In. She's left the cas-
| tie"
What did she say?" asked Wen
dover
Il don't exactly recall the right OF
| it," the miller confessed, with hasty
sense Of shame. Montgomery looked
AT ME and, seeing smile in my eye,
burst out laughing. But l know ii
was about a burglary" said the miller
promptly and with courage
I'D like to hear about the burglary"
said some one.
THE man that keeps the inn there
| the-what's that inn?' went on the mill
er.
THE Woodman," answered Mont
gomery.
AYE, that's it. He was servant to
the castle-the girl said-and ne caught
them"
Caught whomY said Montgomery
impatiently.
well, he didn't catch Them" admit
ted the miller. but he frightened them
Off They were after the plate that the
old gentleman keeps, so the man told
my girl
Hes queer old customer" inter
posed one of the company seeing, as
we all saw. that we should get no fur
| Their interest out of the miller. Our
attention broke up.
You're right" nodded his vis-a-vis
and replaced his pipe in his mouth.
May l ask what castle you are
speaking off, 1 ventured to say, adj
dressing the miller.
"Ivor castle, sir" said he civilly.
ut lays in the Gwent, sir, back of
the hills" explained the landlord.
"As you talk of this burglary" said
Montgomery, breaking in rather rude
| ly, I'D like first to know what they
were going to find in the castle Every
one knows there's nothing to be got
there"
Confronted with this uncivil infidel,
the miller came to bay. Il don't know
| anything about it," he declared. ''Al!
l know is that this young woman-she
says she was woke up by noise going
on. and then she went to sleep again.
| putting her head under the blankets,
| and that the manservant-I can't bring
! back his name-he told her next day
! that the thieves had tried to get in
"Humph" sneered Montgomery, who
had plainly drunk too much to be an
easy companion. Il don't call that
much of o tale,