The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
rs that your good-by?""
TT is. Co."

This Is Their most amOosin' perdica-
ment l was ever in in me %natooral.
Oh, it is amoosin'!"
III you mean that you have made a
precious muddle of the whole business
l am quite in a mind to agree with
YOU" answered Twist s~avagely. If
you hadn't played the fool and let
Winton get the better of you by palm
ing OH an empty case, we should have
been miles away by now, instead Of
skulking in a dirty Leeds slum. afraid
to show our noses outside the door"
"Ho! Hi likes that! Ho, it do
amoose me! An 'oose bit o clever
ness was it that sent a tallygrum ter
Griffin, sayin' as 'ow Winton was in
Leeds an arskin' i'm God e kindly
meet us there? Ell? Arnser me that,
Mr.. Percy Twist"
How did I know the diamond was
not in the case?"
mo more did Bill Jack; so don't
yer put yer hepithets on Nosey, cos
'e's a good-tempered felly, but 'e's not
goin' ter stan no chin music from
you, nor me nabs Winton neither; so
take that outen yer baccy pouch an
ran 1t down Their bowl O. yer best col
orin' clay 18th yer little finger. See?"
Well, there is no use in us quarrel
ing. What we have got to consider is,
where is Winton now, and how are
we going to get hold of him."
Pears ter me as 'ow I'm in some
way Irresponsible fer not 'avin' made
SUI as I'd shaken Their diamont outen
Winston's skin, so I takes Their risk
an goes out by me lonesome. Gimme
a reasonable time, an eff l amt back
you 'ook it an think O. poor Nosey a
coolin' is 'eels in Their cold jug"
You know the place.
II could find me way there wiz a
patch over each pepper an a dorg wiz
a tin can in is mouf a-leadin' me"
Half an hour later Nosey Hammond
sailed out upon his quest. He was
not, perhaps. quite the usual rollick-
ing, debonair Nosey. with the broad
in his beady eyes, but rather a shifty,
furtive individual with very watchful
eyes that kept a good lookout ahead
and all around him.
Fancy us, as thinks we're wide
awake 'uns, a-runnin' our 'eads inter
a moose like this! Rats in a trap amt
nothin' to it. Ho, it is amoosin'!
Fetched Their ole lot on 'em down on
us by that tallygrum. It do make me
larf; an. by gum, Nosey, me boy,
you're in luck. Blest If that Dauncey
CONAN amt a-waitin' fer yer"
Hammond slipped into the park. and
after walking a few yards up the path
he came up to Miss Dauncey. who was
pacing the road upon the other side of
the ratings.
Nosey gave a discreet cough, and
when Miss Dauncey looked around
and recognized him he beckoned her
to meet him inside the park. She en-
tered by the middle gate and they met
close by the bandstand.
Very pleased ter meet yer again,
miss, Pm sure; an may l arsk where
me Lord Winton may be at this per-
ticker momint?"
Mr.. Winton could not come, so he
asked me to come here and tell you
VERY kind O. you, miss; I'm hon
cred, I'm sure; an may | arsk wot as
'appened ter me friend Monty?"
There is a warrant out for his ar
rest and he has been obliged to leave
Leeds. He has gone to Nottingham"
nottingham. Rely, now. Well,
well, it do amoose me; reminds me O.
me boy'ood days. when l ulster read
bout Maid Marion an bold Robbing
'Ocd. suppose me brave Monty as
gone ter meet Friar Tuck an Little
John in Sherwood Fores', Ell? Ho, it
do make me larf!"
What are you going to do?"
do. marin? Why, I'm goin' ter be
a noutlor, an jine me noble chief I'M
der Their ~green'ood tree"
why do you not put an end to all
this by restoring the diamond? l feel
certain that II the jewel was returned
no further steps would be taken"
Ito Be Continued.)