The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-06

"Toby Bailey"
Jaw, an ut's Toby Bailey. is ut?
! An what are ye doin' hefe?"
Il wasn't goin' ter pinch muffin. I
| on'y wanted ter see the place where
the old man got is cad Dashed an de
diamond was STOLE"
'Aw, IN that's all, is ut? An what
| do you know about 1t, faith?"
IL heard the young lady as mother
found in the road tellin' about It,"
Found in the road" exclaimed Cod
frey. What do 20 umean?"
IT'S truth I'm tellin' yer; found 'er
in the road wiv 'er lead tied up In a
rug. Said she'd been throwed out OF a
motor-car by two men as Dashed 'er
father an stole the diamond; it's
truth"
Say, sonny, you're a ute kid, aw,
yis, fer sure. An where does yer moth
er live?"
Little Gem street most times, but
mother goes where Their boss tells 'er,
an we wen ter Greenwich fer a few
days"
And who is the boss?"
Don't know, on'y 'e's the boss. e
don't know mother took me or she'd
cop 1t. Oh, 'e's a terror!"
And is the young lady at Green
witch now?"
Don't know; she was awful i'll
when mother found 'er, an went ter
bed, an then she got a letter an went
away wiv mother, cryin' a treat"
"And didn't she come back?"
"As soon's they'd gorn legged It
orr. an come down ere. Took me a
tidy time ter walk. but l done it. I
amt done anythin' wrong, sir"
Jaw, no, kiddy, sure an yer all
right, we won't harm we. An what dyer
thing o. this, Mr.. West?"
81 think the information is most val.
liable. Let us lose no time, but GO at
once to this house at Greenwich and
take the child with u.s."
Faith, an I'm with We there. Come
along, kiddie, an Wen give we a ride
back-aw, yis."
Toby Bailey, TO his intense delight,
found himself in a little while rushing
along the road at top speed In God
frey's motor car, and in his childish
heart he felt that the world contained
many good things, amongst which
must be reckoned his present adven-
ture and the red giant with the kindly
smile.
When they reached Greenwich Toby
piloted them to the house which his
mother had taken by order of the
boss" Obtaining no answer to their
knock, Toby volunteered to open the
door, and by climbing over a back
wall and through a window he soon
admitted them.
Mother amt ERE; there's nobody
in; but there's Smithy, I'll arsk i'm"
Smithy turned out to be a young
urchin of about Toby's age, and he
proved full of information.
mo, yer mother amt back, but
there's been a Teller arsking bout that
CONAN as yer tole me of. / tole i'm
all bout it, an e guy me a tenner.
Then bimeby comes along a lady wiz
a 'eavy veil on; couldn't see 'er face.
She knocks an gifts no anser an goes
OFF, an then I see the first Teller wot
guy me the tanner a-follerin' 'er."
81 think we ought to see Griffin"
said West.
Sure, an | think so too. aw, yis;
an well bring the kiddy along, faith,
aye"
When they reached. the Albany
they found Mr.. Griffin awaiting them.
well, gentlemen, you have lone the
run from Greenwich in record time; l
did not expect you for another half
hour"
You knew we were coming?"
81 received the news by telephone
two minutes after you left; but who is
this youngster, and what is your
news?"
Briefly they told him of the occur
renee and the fading of Toby Bailey,
and Griffin questioned the boy as to
the boss" and the house in Little Gem
street. but obtained very little fresh
information.
Ito Be C~ontinued.)