Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-23

{. n make, as the door opens in- < It won't open two inches as it ..nfess I did not feel sansuine }, inc lock picking, seeing that one E had baftied us already, and my sentiment and i.npatience must heen a revelation to me had 1 ,sd to think. The truth is that .ntering into our nefarious under he with an involutary zeal of ss I was myself quite unconscious !. lime. The romance and the peril tp whole proceeding held me spell rd and entranced. My moral sense my sense of fear were stricken by rmuon paralysis. And there I
 shining my light and holding yal with a keener interest than rer brought to any honest avoca- And there knelt A. J. Rallies. his black hair tumbled and the vatchful, quiet, determined half with which I had seen him send over after over in a county a
 Inst the chain of holes was con- fine lock wrenched out bodily and splendid bare arm plunged up to 1oulder through the aperture and lgh the bars of the iron gate be T,' whispered Rallies. "if there's one lock it'll be in the middle. Here it is. Only let me pick it, Ere through at last
 withdrew his arm, skeleton key elected from the bunch, and then vent his arm to the shoulder. It breathiesS moment. l heard the throbbing in my body, the very ticking in my pocket and ever bon the tinkle-tinkle of the skele- y. Then-at last--there came q unmiStakable click. In another the mahogany door and the nte yawned behind us, and Raf nS sitting on an office table, wip-
 face, with the lantern throwing Nv hpam hV his Sifip
 were now in q bare and roomy behind the shop, h9lt separated fOm by all iron curtain. the very d which filled me with despair.
 however. Gia not appear ill the eressol. Let !!:s:i;..s !s;. ,.i ,is.,, ceat on some pe:ssss i! l,.e lobby be lamining this curtain with his Is nothing, said he after q min hspecti0n. "We'll be through
 no t..me. but there's q door OH
 er s.de which na;y give Us trou
 her door, l g"oaned. "Aua
 you mean to tac...c this thing:
 t up with t.e io.lites. .,iiaIi.
 ak point of these iron curtains
 hvelage you cs;n get from be
 ut it makes a noise. ;in,: th..' i>
 gou'le coming i'll. Bunny. This
 e l couldn't do Without you. ]
 have you overhead to Enoc,
 when tue streets ciea;'. IT
 nth you and show d l.ght.'
 you may imagine how little J
 e prospect of this lonely v:s.!.
 9 there Was something vc:N
 ting in the vital responsibility E involved. Hitherto l had been ! spectator. Now'l was to take the game. And tine fresh eX-
 made me more than ever in- to those considerations of con 's and of safety which were al. dead nerves in lny breast. 1e ook my post without murmur k font room above the shop. The
 had been left for the refusal incoming tenant, and fortunate
 us they included Venetian
 which were already down. It
 simplest matter ill the world to
 eeplng through the laths into
 es to beat twice with my foot bs avbody was approaching and ,s len all was clear again. The . Aal even could hear below '1' It exception of one metallic O. the beginning, were indeed m Y slight, but they ceased alto, oH each double rap from my toe, ty, oaceman passed quite half q He. ues beneath my eyes and the ,,. toal took to be the jewellers V. V. fa oftener still during the bet l'l Ol an hour that I spent at the ls once, indeed, my heart was in $ ', out only once. It was when us. eaman stopped and peered Inc tue peenhole into the lighted ina Nalted for his whistle. wait h salloTs or the jail! But my
 uaa been studiously obeyed, " uan passed on in undisturbed efs m the end had a signal in aS sla retraeed my steps with lre. s'che.S down the broad stairs,
 aarrow ones, across the area
 u.o the lobby where Rallies " With an outstretched hand
 uone' my boy" said he. ae same good man in a pinch. st. soa'l have your reward. I've worth if I've got a penn oth. . my pockets. And here's m eise l found in this locker
 at port and some cigars, . poor' dear Danby's business
 axe pull, and you shall