The Washington times., 1908-09-20
"a Fortune for Each"

All the way between CastIcturl and
Leeds Ninian EaXendaIe's brains were
steadily occupied with TIE yrsUle.u.
how 10 get hold OF Miss Drlscou I d.
I8Ou'i~- Long before he nal maze =
nOis,- exit from the cup0Osru le
haG r,-. suiZed one fact as beng what
he called a dead certainty-lae Job
could not be worked sing le-ua.ndvd.
IL was d pity, but il couIda -
helped
he would IaUch have liked 10 nave
the swag entirely 10 and Tor himself.
but he saw no more prospect OF tuat
than OF carrying away the mouL-
nent on a hand-cart- Big affairs ike
that he knew. must be worked ~
couples, II not in gangs 81 lon= IS
tia could BE worked ,y coupe.
Ninian felt that he would Be cU4I,a,-
ne would certainly have liked 10
have full value. but II he could aOJ
get It he would put up with nall
Bat he wished 20 further ringer "a
the pic-tWO hands were quite enough.
so long as Dick aud ! can work %,
lie said tn himself as the train 1yoriu-d
its way through tle grim GOD
gloom OF the suburbs into the smoke
Sodden heart or Leeds $50 long a.
Dick and can work it-by ourselves
Il shan't care. The-e-d be a fortune
for each OF US IL the things properly
worked uu.- But we mustn't have a
third partner in It-thats Hat
With these thoughts in his mind. Mr..
Niuian Baxcndale got out of the train,
left the station and turned into Boar
lane. which somber thoroughrare, il
being then nearly o'clock in the eve
.linS. was crowded with folk who were
on their way ECucc- He pushed his
way through the crowds. taking no
rotiCe OF anything. until he came 10
Briygate- There Hc turned sharply
round toward tie bridgr. and within
LOO yards Of IL stepped out 81 this
street into a narrow alley AMI into
a shop from The door az which a
harber's pole projected.
He did not glance at the window aS
ne entered, that being none OF his
businesa-if he haL his eyes would
have fallen for perhaps the thou
sandth time on certain ell, letters
picked out on a chocolate background.
Ninian passed. through r little shop
AZ the counter Of which a yellow
hatred young lady presided over
somewhat meaEer-5oOking stock Of
tobacco and pipes and cigarettes with
TO more than curt nod 20 its occu-
pant and pushed open the door OF the
hair-cuttiat- room beyond This was
not much more IyIeutiOus than the
tobacconists shop Outside-iJ was fur
nished with shabby plush lounges.
running round three sides. 8 couple OF
marble tables fitted with mirrors and
adiuncts 20 the toilet and a similar
number OF barber chairs.
The walls were adorned with adver-
tisemeuts OF tobacco. pictures Of "a
nous race horses and welI-known
Jockeys. and with the play bills OF the
various :heaters and music halls with
I'm the city. II was n plain. somewhat
shabby little place and had an al
about il which suggested thu n WAS
not exactly all that II appeared 10 -.
TWO persons were present IN the
room when Ninian BaXendale pushed
open the swing door and walked in
one. a paIe-faced man Of thirty. had
laid aside his BARRIERS apron and was
obviously preparing himself for de-
partUre by brushing a somewhat
seedy black coat which was intended
TO supplement- an equally seedy vest
and trousers The other. a rather
handsome. fuJl-habited man OF forty
OF fOrty-1Ve with "A clean-Shaveu face
dark hair. curling AT the temples. ana
a pair OF quick. mobile eyes. stood
leaning against the fireplace. cleaning
and polishing his finger nails.
Copyright 1876. b. F. A Munses