The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20
Burglary at
Heron Court


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Tho besi.io0king business was ever
mixed up in lthe burglar said slowly
was down AZ Heron Court. near Guild
ford may BE- bit old.fashloned IN
my tastes. bur I've always been rather
partial 10 duchessep. lie said this
with a relish. as though they were
something sold IN fins). And wheu !
saw in Iloyds that the young Duke
had gone and married Miss Deborah
Clancy. daughter o. the weli-known
rubber merchant. q New Haven. Conn,
and when I saw the wedding presents
were both numerous and costly. and
the happy pair had left town for The
Dukes seat. near Guiidfond. amid a
shower Of rioa and old slippers. then
said 70 myself. said. Go IN and win.
my boy. ands play the game on your
own bat Don't have no partnera.~
says 10 myself: -don't have no oonfed-
crates. but seat 90 IN and have gocd
old try" 30 I dressed myself up very
Hastily. and I went down 70 Milford
Station.
had Gladstone bag with me. and
In that bag I had few necea~ary ar
ticics that no ono can do without /
don't care how ciever you arr. you can't
do without their help. And ! had
little money with me. TOO. That's an
other thing you always want 20 have
about you. Many'a the little business
I've known spoiit Just for the want o.
a sovereign or two
was walking out ono aftcrnoon.
and I was going down a lane pretty
cioea 70 the grounds o. the mansion In
front % me was a neat SRI IN gray.
with a bonncsb IN her hand She
was one Of the silm-wnistcd sort. and
she carried herself very upright A
I passed her I caught sight OF the ad-
drcsn II was for the Duchess lifts
my hat like this Look
pardon me. miss.- says. hut
might you BE- one Of the maids az He
on CourtT~
well abe sayr. y might"
Then I says. Pheasant weother
we'rc having. aren't wer
She said ycn. Il was very pleasant
weather. indeed She said (thls In a
particularly affnbie way) she was
sfrzld We should have wet before night
Been here iongT' inquiries.
No. she hadn't BEEN there long. shc
said. Only three weeks
''Come down with the Dukes party.
I supposcf'
Yes. she said, abe came down with
che Dukes party.
Like the placer
She said she didn't mind n. asked
her a few questions about the people.
She said she could get on all right with
the Duke. but abe was on awful good
terms with the Duchess. but she
wouldn't give half a crown a gross for
the servants. For one thing. she didn't
believe they kept proper outlook over
che place. While they were wasting
their time In smoking and drinking and
flirting. burglar could get In at al
most any moment
"oh. well. miss. after ALL says.
-we're none OF US perfect. you know.
We all have our little 'obblea."
I put on my best smile and made up
my mind to make dash for it. ask
ed her n there was amy chance OF hav-
ing n look In and bic OF supper In the
evening. She looked at me very
straight. Then she said a thing that
knocked me ally.
'say, mister" she says, where do
I come int How much am going to
make out OF this little gamer"
I was 30 astonIshed that I quite
blushed- did really.
~weil.y 1 says. "if you're going to
put II that way. suppose I'd better
speak out straight. I'll give you twenty
quid now. and II give you another
twenty after It's over"
"Make It thirty sovereigns now, and
thirty after it's over" she said, "and
it's done"
I started to argue BIT and she turn
cd on her heel.
"Hcre. stiddy on. my dear" says.
sDont lose your temper. You've got q
good-heartcd face. You're not going to
be hard on n poor chap, are you, now7
Give me a kiss and III give you twenty
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