Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-09

other. After all, there's not much
harm done"
What! find you here, having
broken into my house"
Excuse me. Let's have it right
and square In the first place you're
wrong. | didn't break into your
house. l found the little gate in that
high wall open, and just stepped in. ;
And, being in, lost no time in
breaking into my property. I'm
afraid you're excuse won't weigh much
with the judge and jury when you are
tried for burglary. which you will be,
you scoundrel."
Il dare say 1t wouldn't. But I'm
not being tried yet. Look here
hadn't we better get comfortable?
You don't ask me to take a seat, 50
I'll help myself, and if you'll take my
advice you'll follow my example"
| AS he spoke he dropped into the
iarmchair, and in a leisurely fashion
took out his pipe and pouch.
The master Of the cottage glanced
toward the door. Should he make a
rush for it, and endeavor to reach the,
garden and raise an alarm? He was
sorely tempted, but he saw that the
revolver was living Within reach of
the mans hand, and felt that the gilt
tering eye was watching him in cat
lilo fachinn ond stood still
May | trouble you for a light?''
asked Furlong, blandly. No! Well
-" He craned forward and lit his
pipe at the lantern. Now, then. Mr..
Berton, I'm ready to hear anything
and everything you've got to say.
but I'll allow that you feel anxious to
abuse me, and don't like disap-
Npointing you. Just blow off the
steam with some of the hardest words
lyou know"
Guilford Berton caught up chair
with a strong impulse to fling it at
mans head, but instead he planted it
in front of the door and sat down in
it,
You'll find this the worst night 5
work you ever did, my friend" he said
between his teeth. Il gave you a
chance-a poor one-of escaping just
now, and you refused it, Now tell
| you that you will not leave this room
until the police take you unless you
pass over my dead body"
Furlong laughed grimly.
Very nicely putt" he said. why
my dear sir, | could lift you up, chair
and ALL and pitch you out of that
window there and you know it. But
is, if you are a sensible man. Nov
Mr.. Berton, | suppose you think that
we are to sit here until some one
comes who can raise an alarm ant
fetch the police, and that you will
have me arrested? Just so. In
afraid you're going to be disappointed
First of all, let me explain matters
oh, you needn't sheer; it doesn't give
any additional beauty to that hand
some face of yours. I'm going to tel
the truth, as you'll find If you listen
attentively. What I told you just
now, for instance, was the truth.
found that door of yours unlocked
and | couldn't resist the temptation OF
stroning in. You see, I've passed il
so often and looked at it so hard
every time asking myself why on
earth young gentleman should
choose to live in such gloomy hole
that my curiosity-and it's my weak
point. I'll admit-got the better of me-
So I stepped in, and waited in the OPP
posite ROOM followed you so close
ly that if you'd have turned you'd
have seen me, by George!-and, he
ing in. amused myself with watch
ing you
+ Guilford Berton succeeded in sup
pressing any outward sigu of the
start the mans words gave him.
I'd half an idea that you were "a
vel, coiner. beg your pardon, |
had, indeed. But couldn't see any
trace OF the work about--and | know
it when | see it, and so l concluded
that you were just a crank, that you'd
got 4 mental twist somewhere thai
caused you to tsske TO such a grim
forsaken hole as this. Then /
thought THAT I'd wait until you'd 30
to bed and Gear out But happened
TO look in here, and the desk lay
handy, and it occurred to me that |
might find something in it that might
help me to understand your peculiar
character"
A sheer that was half a scowl
crossed Berton's face.
/ All, you don't believe me. / sec.
remarked the man, apparently not at
all offended. But strange to say,
it's the truth. The fact is, among
the many trades I've tried my hand
at, I've done a bit of the detective.
That was in New YorA. | dim
stick to it long; but that kind of work
leaves a mark behind. You can't
/, loose the habit of trying to satisfy
your curiosity. And You raised mine
YOU did. indeed. Mr.. Berton."