Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-07

T H f SECOND
DANDY CHATTER
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BY Tom Gallon.

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busy day. We start with burglary
and with the fact that Arthur Barn
shaw has discovered me in forgery
and-so he believes-in an attempt to
steal his sisters diamond necklace.
Compared with what has gone before
these things are mere trifies."
He laughed again, took a pull at his
beer, and shrugged his shoulders.
Let me see-what happened after
that? Oh to be sure: | went round
to try and have word with old Bet
ty. I hated the thought that She
dear little mother OF the old days
should think so badly of me. l felt
that I could trust her to keep my Sc
cret if necessary. Then, after waiting
about for a long time, that girl-Clara,
Harry called her-came out to tell me
that the strange man | had seen
through the window was from London,
and probably held a warrant for my
arrest. And then that jealous idiot,
Harry, must jump in, and come scour-
ing over the country after men, with
| LlC pOliSCiudu III WV. NCtl, L Soos
away that time, at all events"
He sat for some time, with mus
ing smile upon his face. stirring the
| dust at his feet with the toe of his
boot. At the moment he had clean
| forgotten the danger which threatened
him or the necessity for further flight.
Dear little mother" he whispered,
chow glad she was to see mellow
glad to know that her boy had come
back again. I'm glad I went back to
the place after the policeman gave up
the chase as hopeless. Heigho, sup
pose I must be moving. Halloa,
what the dickens do you want?"
Some one had stopped before him,
some one with remarkably old and
broken boots. Raising his eyes rapid
ly upward to the face of the owner of
the boots, Philip Chatter gave start
of surprise and dismay The Shady
I'm, looking little more disreputable
than usual, stood before him.
Going rapidly over in his mind the
events Of the past few days, Philip
Chatter tried to discover, in the few
! moments the Shady Tn stood silently
regarding him, whether or not he was
+, to look upon that interesting gentle
man as friend or as a foe. Remem-
| being the two encounters with Capt
Peter Quist-the scene in the upper
room at THE Three Watermen'' and
the unwarrantable liberty taken with
| ~, l,oo h.,
casion for the extinguishing of the
| light-Philip decided that the man
| had reason to be resentful. Accord
| ingly, he waited for an attack, verbal
| or otherwise
But the Shady I'm, for some reason
of his own, was disposed to be friend
ly; feeling, perhaps, a certain warm
| ing of his heart toward one in mis-
| fortune-a brother in criminality, as
| it were-he turned smiling face to-
ward Philip Chatter and held out his
| hand.
| s.This ere is the and of a pal-an
tumble pal, if yer like, but still pal.
Strike me pink" exclaimed the Shady
| I'm, in sort of hoarse whisper, but
wen 1t comes ter bread and cheese fer
swells like Dandy, what are we aeon
| in to, would ask"-he flung out QUE
grimy hand in an appeal to the uni
verse-"I would ask what are we
| bloomin' we'll comm to-"
Eyes, it looks bad, doesn't it?" re-
'icd Philip, still with wary eye upon
,ne other. "But one must take what
the gods send, eh?"
well, they sends me dry throat,
an nothing to wet it with said the
Shady I'm, dismally cycling the beer
which stood on the bench beside Phil
1 ip, with thirsty tongue rolling round
his lips.
!, We'll, l daresay we can remedy
that" responded Philip. 60 inside
and get what you want, and bring it
4 out here, should like to talk to YOU"
The Shady I'm Immediately van
ished through the doorway, and was
heard inside explaining that his
"guvnor" would pay the damage" In
few moments he emerged. bearing a
tankard and some bread and cheese
seated himself on the bench, and fell
to with an appetite.
He disposed of his breakfast-ii
one may so describe it-at an aston
srhing rate, wiped his pocket knife on
his leg, and looked round, with a
4 smirk, which was probably intended
as an expression of gratitude, al
Philip.
@Tork away, guy'nor," he said, with
!, glance toward the open door of the
house.
First said Philip, tell me how
you come to be here"
They took me, at the last moment
for that ere little job at Bamberton
a the Job Of the diamonds. You was II
that, Dandy wasn't yer?"
{ oh, yes--I was In 1t" replied Phil
Y in. SO / suppose that you-like my
self-are making your way TOWARD
London p
. The other nodded. The word wa.
! passed for us to scatter; AM Eve BIZ
y a.scatterin' all the bloomin' night-y