Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-18

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 "He routed out c page of the old gentle anan's diary"
 got, the notion of using me. We've been in some tight corners before, but I never saw him at his worst till now. 7 Hoods gen. He's special creation. By thunder, gentlemen, your notion of Hood is that of a month old child's! know him, and wish to know no more of his kidney. Well, no use to dwell on that. You'll see I had reason"
 "Oae thing captain,"' interposed. How did Hood know of this treas ure?'
 "Know?' said Sercombe Why, he wouldn't be a day in Jerusalem with out smelling out some mystery. He has nose like a pointers. He routed out page of the old gentlemans diary. and Hoods way is not to leave to others what he can take for himself.
 tell you that he hung on to the old
 chap day by day, until it got too hot
 for him and be was sacked, but even
 then old Kesteven kept his tongue quiet. It wasn't to his interest to speak the truth, and Hood and he, as 1 understood, were as civil as oranges. Mir. GreatoreX can tell you. But then came that affair of the paper, and if it hadn't been for your sharp ears, MT. Greatorex, he'd have got what he want ed even if he had had to stab the old man to his reins. But that failure threw him back, and that was when he wrote to me and I beat up the Greeks.
 Well, Hood fetched the cart up at the inn, and there was that mess about the servant, poor devil! This confounded me, but Hood saw the ad- vantage, and, you being taken up with the crowd, whipped off his nag. By and by he comes down upon me and gives me the tip, and Stamboulos and l got away with the booty. If I say that I would have served him as he had tried to serve me there's no one will blame me. But the fact was he had got over my Greeks. That was the pinch.
 ','"'We got away through the forest sndf came by place with a cavern, where the Greeks were in hiding. There we slowed cart and ali. It was a snug hole, but I've never yet fathomed the hold that Hood had over those beasts that they let the stuff alone. But they did, and that's one to the man, boot black, valet and cutthroat that he is. In that hole we lay for day or two, and the news came that the police were out, but imagined it was the Greeks they wanted, not me; not that I should have minded. Finally, the morning be- fore this. up popped Hood about o'clock, when all were asleep. and tap ped me on the shoulder. I sleep pretty lightly: and I was out and talking with him fn a minute or two.
 "'This woods safer than I thought he said. We can move when we like. I have filled Jones with stories. ard we can make a bold stroke now that the castle is quiet They've had enough for time. think. and, what with the police. they'll have enough to do to look after themselves, as I have ar- ranged it. Can you sail boatF said he.
 "A little, said I, as you ought to know ..- ,-..
 "'Yes. sir: I forgot said he. falling uncOnsciously into the old habit of servant Well. suppose we rush for ii. now al's clear?
 "'Whats your gamer l asked.
 "'rve got boat down by the Ray he said. and we can make for the channel'
 Well, it sounds good replied. though it's risky. But the Greeks arc all sailors. and We can manage at a shift
 At that he looked rather strangely at me and was silent He moved of a bit and peeped into the cavern through the bushes: then he came back They sleep pretty sound he said and again gave me an odd glance.
 "'what is ity asked. for knew his ways and that there must be something underpeath.
 "'The Greeks are nuisance he Ob- served. watching me We can do well enough without them
 -'I thought began to see now. and said I: T am not in much need Of them myself. but how can we give them the sIipf We can't fetch out the . cart and harness and get away with . put waking the whole brood
 "'NO.' said he softly; T wasn't think Ing of that
 Well. let's have it. said l.
 He stared at ne a moment. We ion't want any evidence against us. and we don't want partners he said .
 We jcn-t.' I agreed
 -- sTherr's another way out he ssid. Eith his furtive eyes upon me
 --Su.idenly the whole business flash ii upon me. And gentlemen what do 70u suppose bs was prOPosingE Moth . 1z less than the murder of those poor I ievIIs as they Isy in their sleeP- TOI .hiHk judged too quickly Wait a bit Tbe thing came upon nc ia an IiEni
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