The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-12

the table between him and his surly friend.
Il will tell ye," said Moran, pride speaking in
his voice He laid down his glass.
i've been after dimonstratin' to Lucy that whin
it comes to plannn good haul I'm good man
as she is 1t waz this way. There's fine big
country house out near Somerton, over in Jersey.
'Twaz me that found it wan of me surbanban
rambles but it want time afore Lucy up an
announced as usual. that she had the makins of
imposin' plan for removin of the loot. Divi the
word of it would she tell me, ys
"Annyhow, while she waz concoctin of her plans,
1t came to us that Slippy' Johnson had picked the
same lay an like to lave nothin for EXCEPT
the burglar alarms people put in after their house
Is robbed. It's the gsand wan Slippy Is for feel
in proud of himsf, he ben what he calls gintle-
min crackster doin' his graft be of a
dress-suit keepin shaved all the time, but he'd
come to be quite sociable-ike with me, goin far
as to git boilin' drunk togither him takin'
to his own room an putin me to bed in pink
pajamies.
Patsy Lucy, WIN the report come to
her, we've been talkin agin!'
Now look here, I, we your plans is
spilled. 1t may be their betther spilled than work
an Anyway I'm goin' to take hand mesilf'
says l, an plan plans of me own.
with that 1 whit out the door haughty-like,
with pride in me heart and divil plan in me head.
but trustin' to mother-wit an crazy to put the
comether Lucy an beat 'slippy Johnson at his
nefarous game while he was home sleepin'
In them pink pajamies
me mother-wit did nothin' for gon'
the ferry, though leaned the side of the boat
an fair locke holes in the Hudson River, thinkin'
/ took train to Somerton and rode out incon-
Bpicuous, wishin 1 knew waz there two people lfv-
In in that big house or two hundred. droppeh
off the train station this side of Somerton.
still inconspcuous Thin calls it Kinne-
kennek.
.sWhin / come near the house took to hedges
an such, an sat around in the strawberries. The
lights begun to go out towards midnight. Twas
either big family, ilse they Of thin
house-partes but at the last all the windies waz
dark, an after waitin' a reasonable time crept
up.
'It a ordinary house enough the out
side, but so hip Cod the that thought up
the insides of it must "a had high wind in his
brains. There want nothin' but what up
three steps, down two an six to the right
Tuesday, not comm back till Wednesday whin ye
turned to the lift an clumb ladder. An niver
seen nanny doors-he must "a been collectin'
doors.
Il had whit about twnty feet and turned swim
corners when stummick wint away
feet begun pressin' down the floor for whin 1
made the last they square of light
shnin' the wall The light come from tran
som, an, praise be the door shut. But they
waz voices talkin inside.
"'Here is where me mother-wit come in thinks
I, an creep up an put me ear against the door.
"A mans voice speakin,' an there
happiness in it.
Eyes he says, there nothing for
80 long ached with the watin
eyes, it's true he says very quiet-like
would niver have signed thin If / had been sober.
But 1 did it.
"Thin he stopped there answer.
"I do not mean that for excuse says he sort
of sudden. but his voice had kind O. break.
mo says another voice, an it waz woman's
IA low voice sendn little feelins down me, no.
I
It's only that you gave yourself up to drink again.
KNOWN what it might mean to you. You could
not be strong an you broke your word-you that
that waz to marry me. I not enough to you
for that
Yes says the man agin, the same as he did at
first. Even if had done nothing in cups, 1
know you too we'll to ask for another chance. 1
not bitter, dear l will give mesilf up to-mor
row, but will not be took in your house to bring
more disgrace you. 1 will up to me room
an make him think we gone to bed unsus-
picious. Thin will slip out an go away.
Are We sure he is a detective?' says She He
guest (Me blood run cold)
~ have him many times at the bank he
says Thin Goodbye, dear an his voice
not joyful to listen to.
I will go to the front of the house. all
she said an lock the door after ye.'
Right there 1t came to all to wanct they
but three people wakeful in that house, an
they would all be after locatin' the front So
j SI1ppe0 DacK TO the room tnlm TWO naQ Deen con-
versin in. That's what genyiss is-takin' the
right chances. 1 took this See what come
of It,
1T waz fine, comfortable ROOM that. Ye
wanted to take your shoes off at wanct an settle
down There nothin' but sofas easy
chairs an stacks of pillows. Thin I noticed
of thin big bottles with glass corck in thin sttin'
to side ookin' red round the bottom of it.
i wonder does he drink that himself have his
do it for him?' thinks l. III take service
with him.. says l.
ut steadied me fne-they fine large glasses
an / waz quick to that another drop of the
same would steady more. l have tasted
many liquors, but nver none like that. 1t tasted