Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-03

the outcome may bring ~ and vict'ry to
my poor father. shame and defeat to the
wretch with whom you consart."
What ilse cud do but obey2 wasn't
lookin' for trouble with large. therefore
1 had to keep quiet about my treachery.
respichted Annette for her new found
fumness, was Gurus to see how far and
in what directun 1t might lead her.
was sorry. too, for the poor old doctor.
If the dimands were not recovered he
was ruined. since he held hisself in honor
bound to make good the ligatees to whom
they had been bequeathed. Why, thin,
shudn't 1 let thin have fightun chanctf
1t had allus been easy come and easy go
with me; there were plinty more cards
in the box and there wud be anudder day.
Besides. TUX a pride in my unsuspicted
powers and was anxus to see IL they wud
not prove victor'us. The field of research
was narrowin'; we had kivered the fust two
stories; there only remained the third,
havin' a vacant attic in front an a large
work room in the rear, where the doctor
had pusued his investigations, and within
which his apparatus was stored.
''Smithers," said large. with sparkling
eyes whin he was alone arter the last
seaunts we was distined all unlSnowing to
hold. ''5mithers, me by, we have copied
the game for fair. Did you notice any
thing peculiar about my actuns this
marnin', whin you had indicated that
shud search just back OF the lidge OF the
dormer window in the attic?"
II noticed you palmed somethin', large"
''It was note; hear to it." he cried,
and thin he read as follers:
For safe keeping against the secret enc
mics OF our house have hid the diamonds
in the black box standing on the shelf in
fathers workshop
We've got thin sure" he continnered
delir'us, las sure as If they was already
in pawn. At the mystic hour of II the
night. whin old Orphuss is in ascindancy
TROUT the house. Wen pluck thin from
their matrix, and thin, no and away to
Tom Tiddler's ground"
There was no holding Of him. he was SO
exalted. SO excited, in such a state. do you
mind. as wud key him up to desprit deeds
shud It unly last
But 1t didn't last. Either the old doctor
was persessed by the imp OF the perverse
or ilse his daughter had been printing him;
I cudn't tell which
AT all events. for the rist OF the day and
until late at night he dealt out some blood
curdlers from the Undecided springs of his
mial'ry and experience. / caught mesilf
seeing things on the wall and lookin over
me shoulder for more and wuss behind,
and as for large. his courage was visibly
oozing from livery pour. He was In a blue
funk, he was, whin at midnights mystic
hour we stole up the attic stairs
IF It unly wasn't so dark" he muir
INJURED.
Dark It wore; that cold. black dark which
wud make a receivin' vault coy In COM
parison. know 1 had TO hold on to my
own jaw; as for large. you'd tink il was
playin' bones In some divvles orchistry.
Howiver. we persisted. creepin' into the
workroom and pausin' in the einter until ]
cud strike a match for our bearins. The
light famed for a second and thin winl
out, but directly in front OF large was the
black box on the stand. He stretched out
his hand-whin fss. bangl
I fought It was the rissurectun. There
was flaming. binding nash and q blaze
there was a din, incesant, terrific, horrible
1 tink II all this while there had not
been subconscious tough in me thai
Annette and her father were perhaps coun.
terplotting again US 1 wud have gone down
and out as completely as large did. AS Il
was. staggered against tn wall faint
and sick
Pick up your fellow rogue and bs
gone" said a stern vice. as the old doctor
hisself advanced from behind a screen
''Whin he RECEIVERS his slnses tell him that
t'roo your machinatuns the di'monds have
been found and delivered to their rightfu
owners. II It wasn't for a sinse OF obliga
tun 10 you. Smithers, pussuonally. bot fol-
your cliverneSs in devisins a method OF
search and the favor you TindsrSd me