Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-07-10

unVbserved, crossed the street an,
again passed the dark, silent hous
which Chauvenet had entered. II,
noted the place carefully. It gave n,
outward appearance Of being occupfed
He assumed from the general plan OF
the neighboring buildings that there
was a courtyard at the rear of the
darkened house, accessible through @
narrow passageway at the side. As
ne studied the situation he kept mov.
ing TO avoid observation and presently
at moment when he was quite alone
IN the street walked rapidly to the
house Chauvenet had entered
Gentlemen in search Of adventure.
do well to avoid the continental wall
Mr. Armitage brushed the glass froY
the top with his hat II. jinged sof,A
within under cover Of The rain dim
The plaster had crumblcd from the
bricks in spots, giving foot its op
portunity, and Mr.. Armitage drew him \
self TO the top and dropped within
The front door and windows stared m
him blankly, and he committed his
fortunes to the bricked passageway |
The rain was now coming down in 9
earnest, and at the rear Of the bousp !
water had begun to drip noisily into an /
iron spout The electric lights from
neighboring streets made a kind of
twilight even i'm the darkeued court
and Armitage threaded his way among
network of clOtheslines TO the rear
wall and viewed the premises. He
knew his Geneva from many preyious
visits The quarter was undeniablv
respectable. and there is. to be sure. no
'eason why the blinds of a bouse
mould not be carefully drawn at night
all at the pleasure Of the occupants
The whole lower floor seemed utterly
deserted. Only at one point on the
hird floor was there any sign of light.
nd this the merest hint.
The Increasing fall Of rain did nor
ncourage lettering in the wet court
ard, where the dOwn-spout now rartled y
olorously, and Armltage crossed thp Il
Ourt and further assured himself tb1t p
le lower floor was dark and sflant
alconies were bracketed against the 4
all at the second and third stories. k
I'd the slight iron ladder leading tbith 81
terminated a foot above his head cl
)hn Armitage was aware thar his c
'siuon, if discovered, was, TO saw the
asst, untenable, but he was secure W
ON observation by police. and he rs fu
med that the occupants of the hons. pa
ere probably too deeply engrossel
th their affairs to waste much time To-
what might happen without Ar de
taSe SpranS mp and caught the low ed
round Of the ladder, and in mo- On
mt his tall figure was a dark him.
linst the vail as he crept warily up
I'd. The rear rooms Of the second pal
~ were as dark and quiet a. on
Sc below. Armitage continued to An
third story. where a door as well int
several windows gave upon the un,
eony, and he found that it was it
n broken corner of the door shade on
sharp blade Of light cut the dark ing
continued quiet below. He heard bea
traffic Of the neighboring thorough bro
IS quite distinctly, and from n kftch the
near by came the rough clatter of arm
washing to the accompaniment of 81
quarrel in German between the Cha
is. For the moment he felt Sc A
and bent down close to the door fires
listened. guis
70 men were talking, and evidently and
matter under discussion was Of i'm sem