The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-03

courage to ask her If she would adopt
England for a permanent abiding
place.
He stopped and stopped to tie. his
shoe. AS he Strengthened himself again
he heard a tentative "Oofw near by.
A rough coated pig was standing a rod
or so from him, watching him with
ugly little eyes.
Hello, piggyw said Wainwright gen
tally. Are you one of the peccaries
hear such shameful tales about?
They ought to be ashamed to malign
such harmless little chap as you"
He relighted his pipe, picked up his
rife and started toward the peccary
"Out of the way, Mr.. Pig" he said
The peccary did not stir. 'Oofl
Oof!' he said.
"Oof! Oof!' was answered from
nearby bush, and "Oof! Oofw from
half dozen different directions. Out
trotted half a dozen rough coated little
fellows with a businesslike gait and
grouped themselves about the first
conner Their watchful gaze was a
trifie disconcerting Wainwright hit
his pipestem a little nervously.
by Jove," he said. this is rather
embarrassing! If there is nothing l
can do for you gentlemen, perhaps you
will step aside and let me passT' And
be took a resolute step forward. The
peccarIes, with little grunts, held their
ground
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steadily augmented until Wainwright
was facing fifty of the ugly little
brutes. He looked about
"Gads, l guess the natives were
right, and Billy was not stuffing me.
after ALL at least as far as the beasts
numbers and attentiVeness go GER
tainly am not going to try to shoot at
might charge"
The foremost peccary drew a little
nearer. His neighbors each took a
forward step Those on the outer edge
showed each other little closer. There
was peculiar ugliness about the little
brutes that was almost sickening.
Their dark little bodies, swarming I'M
himself and went hunting for glass OF
beer.
Some fifty different times that day
Miss Delamar told the story of the rob
berry and grew faint. The bag Of dia-
monds had been on her dresser. She
was out about fifteen minutes. Her
door was shut, but not locked. Her fu-
ture career did not depend solely upon
these diamonds, thank heaven, but un-
less they were recovered she would not
be able to play certain leading parts.
When the evening paper came out
with its account Of Bold Robbery
An Actress Loses 500, 900 Worth OF
Diamonds In Boarding House." Miss
Delamar tainted away, and after heI
recovery her moaning was pitlful tC
hear 1t was so pitiful that the stenog
rapher decided to temporize no longer
Ever since she looked the bank clerk In
the eyes and noticed his blush she had
been convinced of his guilt She had
said nothing to any one, and she rather
expected that he would seek an early
opportunity Of restoring the bag and
thus avoid state prison He didn't re
store it at lunchtime nor during the
half hour before dinner, when he coulC
have done so.
That pitiful moaning started Miss
Bierce upstairs. She knocked at the
door of the bank clerks room, and Il
was opened to her Standing in the hal
and speaking In a low but decided
voice, she said:
"Mr. Tillman, it is pity and
shamew
BEG pardon, but don't quite under
stand" he replied.
81 am referring to the robbery thu
morning"
"Ah! Have the detectives ans
clewr'
Il don't know, but have Ae rob