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. CHAPTER Vi.-continued.
"we1l have TO break down the
door. / guess said Dicky. Some.
thing must, faye" Happened" And q
~resounding kick shook the panel, I
Hold on" I cried. What's
wantedg"
on said Dlcky sarcastically.
You've come to life again. have
you"
We'll. I'm not dead yet"
Then strike a light and let US In.
And take a look ut hat reminder
you'll find wrapped around the rock
I hcayed through the transom. |
thought 1t was open" And Dicky
went of into another series OF
chuckles In appreciation Of his mis-
take.
"All right" I said. was not en-
tirely trustful, and after ! had lighted
the gas.jet ! picked up the stone that
lay among the fragments of glass, and
%unwrapped the paper. The sheet bore
only the words:
AT Borton's. at midnight.
Richmond"
This was the name OF the agent Of
the Unknown, who had sent the other
note. Dicky and his companion must
then be protectors instead Of enemies.
l fastened to unlock the door. and In
walked my two visitors.
The first was a young man, tall.
well-made, with a shrewd. %good-hu-
mored countenance, and a ready, o n
ident AR about him. | had no trou.
BILE in picking him out as the amused
Dicky. The other was a black-bearded
giant, who followed stolidly In the
wake Of the younger man.
You've led me a pretty chase"
said Dicky. IF it hadn't been for
Pork Chops here, l shouldn't have
found you till the COWS come home"
We'll, what's up now?" l asked.
"Why, you ought to know" said
Dicky with evident surprise. But
you'd better be hurrying down to
Borton's. The gang must be there by
now"
/ could only wonder who Borton
might be, and where his place was,
and what connection he might have
with the mystery, as Dicky took me
by the arm and hurried me out into
the darkness. The chill night air
served to nerve instead of depress my
spirits, as the %garrulous Dicky uncon-
sciously guided me to the meeting.
place, joyously n~arrating some anus.
Ing adventure of the day. while the
heavy retainer stalked In silence be-
hind.
Down near the foot of Jackson
street, where the smell Of bilge-water
and the wash of the W grew
stronger. and the masts OF vessels
could just be seer In the darkness
outlined against the sky, Dicky sud
denly stopped and drew me into o
doorway. Our retainer disappeared at
the same instant, and the street vas
apparently deserted. Then out of the
night the shape Of q man approached
with silent steps.
"Fve-slxteen." croaked Dicky.
The man gave q visible start.
"Sixteen-fve." he croaked In re-
turn.
ANY signs?" whispered Dicky.
six men went upstairs across the
street. Every one of them did the
sailor-drunk act"
sure they weren't %sailors?"
well. when six coves goes up the
same stairs trying the same dodge
all inside of Q minutes, / has a righ,
to my suspicious. And Darby Meekei
amt been to sea yet that l knows
on"
Darby Meeker!" exclaimed Dicky
In q whisper. And he drew n whistle
under his breath. What do you think
of that, Wilton? ! had no idea he was
back from that wil.-goose chase you
sent him on"
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