The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-22
AN ADVE RE.

nave become inulspeushulcb ASt uS pAO- |
coed as agreed upon. Kirmann, cour-
age, my boy! IT'S close upon the stroke
Of II. He will then go out. Follow till
YOU see him entering a dark and de-
serted street, then pounce upon him,
hand to wrist, and make him deliver
up the objects in question. No pity, |
my friends. Swear that you will have
none"
I'VE swear"
otis well. shall be near at hand
and watch the results"
Three individuals thus conversing
did not present the ordinary resem-
blance to malefactors. One of them, he
who would appear to direct the enter
prise, seemed to be a good sort of citi.
zen, well clothed, healthy, of honest d.
mansions and such n one as you may
see every day In any frequented street,
with a full handkerchief under his arm
or an empty one in his hand. Some
thing observable in the gait, starched
| look and apparently disjointed haunch-
es would lead you to believe that this
man employed himself ut some very
common trade, which, that we may
make no mistake, we shall not yet
name.
| The smaller of the remaining two had
one of the most grotesque faces you
can conceive His projecting proboscls,
trussed up between the eyes, might
prove that nature had not forgotten to
make some noses for the convenience
of snectacles His mouth was encir-
cIed with scanty and large teeth, and
add to all this--he was humpbacked.
BY the unsteady glimmer of a lamp
swinging in the night wind it was
not impossible to perceive that the keen
sight of the dwarf glanced with delight
upon pistol which he held in his
right hand.
The third parsonage, owing to MS
physical conformation, partook in some
manner of a relationship between his
two associates, Gaunt, withered and
cadaverous looking, his left arm raised
as II to point his weapon at the breast
of a giant Ii gave him no distant re.
semblance to u gibbet Ever and anon
he was quaklng Was 1t from cold or
fear? 1t was midnight.
} From house we'll known in the
quarter Of st. Martin slowly poured
out nearly dozen men, The two
suborned individuals, ever on the alert,
were Issuing at intervals for the pur-
pose OF accommodating from the dark
alley which they had chosen for CON
cealment. They were obliged at least
twenty times to go back and wait
anew.
At length they espied the being OF
their search 1t was a kind of fash
ionable animal, frizzed, scented ant
4 adopting a peculiar tie of the cravat
a He crossed over to the other side Of
the street, shivering and humming al
air, and was soon lost in one of thu
narrow cross streets. He walked OF
rapidly, as IL to avoid coming in con
tact with another wayfarer whose
. heavy footsteps sounded not far off
n but, changing all at once from the dis
position of dread to that of boldness
he suddenly stopped short and allowed
sufficient time for those to come VI
who were effectually pursuing him.
"Haltr' cries one of them. ''Mone!
or life!'
''Ehf what2 EhY'
, Money or llfe?"
And the mouths of two pistols wer
presented. the one at his hat, the othe
Mt the height Of his stomach,
, "Speak word and you are a deaf
. man." chimed in the two voices.
"For heavens sake. gentlemen,
have nothing to give, l possess bu
this watch, and tits pinchbeck one."
''In that case, then, Off with you
clothes"
"Do, kind gentlemen, be content witt
my hat. have of late made the dear
est sacrifices to clothe myself. NJ,
poor aged mother denied herself he
little earnings to pay for my outfit"
!, Liar! on with your coat, and n
. delay. or else And. to commence
throw away that switch"
'srhere, then. gentlemen. There
my beautiful, superfine black coat wit
velvet collar You can get 100 franc
for 1t anywhere If the tailor has no
: deceived me-"
Nov your vest"
would You send me away en- che
miseT'
'Now on with the rest"
"Oh. merciful heaven! The sole pal
possess! For PHYS sake, gentlemel
for pityr A peal Of laughter ar
swered his supplication, and the sam
voice cont1Nued
away with you, and beware nov
you look behind you"
D, The bird SO strangely plucked OF hi
IA plumage waited not for a second In
n Junction. He sped on his course. prC
PEELED forward by the fresh mornln
breeze and slight crack OF a viii
which descended ON his shoulders a
he was turning the first corner. He IN
Il ceived the following morning By tn