Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

DREAM, Sll, capture VI IhS lcuidih
der of the gang expected any moment
sir-want paper, sir?'
Winton stared at the boy, open
mouthed with terror; he could not for
the moment grasp the situation, but
had some vague idea that he himself
was being arrested.
"Confound you! What do you want
to bawl into my ear like that for"
Paper, sir--speshul?'
Winton took the proffered paper
and crushed it into his pocket Then,
| tossing shilling on to the counter to
pay for the broken glass, he left the
house, and as the newsboy watched
him go down the street he confiden-
| italy remarked to companion that
that bloke as got the jumps"
And as Winton furtively lodged be-
| hind carts and dismantled market
stalls in well-meant endeavor to
escape observation, there was con-
siderable amount Of truth in the boys
remark The news which he had re-
ceiyed with such startling sudden
ness had completely unnerved him.
| He walked along like a man suffering
excrltiating agony, and tortured his
mind with coniectures. What had
happened? Who had been arrested?
How much was known?
Striking out Of the town he went
up the steep HILL then, throwing all
caution to the winds, he walked
quickly along the Mansfield road in
the direction of Daybrook. Upon near
ing the village he climbed over gate,
and skirting the hedges he crossed
two fields until he came to lane, and
a few hundred yards away stood a
lonely cottage.
cat last-at last! Here I can find
rest and food. No lights about, so
there is nobody within. I hope the
old dame has laid the fire."
He cautiously approached the cot
tage and listened. Not a sound. Then.
producing a key, he opened the door
and entered. The damp smell Of an
unused room struck his nostrils, and
then he heard the currying Of rat
across the floor Striking a match, he
CROPPED in a cupboard and found a
candle that spluttered for few min
utes and then shed ghostly light in
the room.
Going to the window he drew a
heavy curtain across the already
closed shutters and then looked
around him. The dust lay thickly ev-
erywhere; spiders had spun their
gauzy homes in heavy clusters from
wall to rafters; and on the ember-
strewn hearth was litter of charred
papers.
Twelve months since was here
| and l burnt those papers before left
AS no one appears to have been here
since, my old caretaler must be dead
Well, SO much the better
Drawing a candle toward him, be
| produced the newspaper and turned il
over eagerly. He soon found what he
| wanted.
we understand that a man named
Hammond was arrested in Leeds two
| days ago for completely in the robber.
| of the famous diamond, the Empire:
! Dream The arrest has been kept ;
| secret until now, as it is expected
/ that this capture will lead to the ap
! prehension of a clever and dangerou
| gang
| AS Winton read this paragraph tn
sweat of terror stood out upon hi
brow, and he looked around him mel
/ vously. Going to the cupboard h
| found half a bottle of whisky, fror
which he filled teacup After gull
| ing down the fiery spirit he turne
: again to the paper.
1.-THE fool-the fool! How did h
be trusted to keep his mouth shut
He is just the kind of man to save hi
own skin by duplicating Others
With gesture of impatience h
turned to the paper again, and anott
er paragraph caught his eye:
1--WE regret to announce that Lor
Loremuir passed away this Afternoon
past the deceased nobleman has beel
somewhat of recluse, passing hi
time in retirement and devoting hi
wealth to the purchase of famous jew
els, Of which he was passionatel
fond. The deceased having no NAL
issue, we understand that the It'll
passes to q nephew, Mr.. Montag
; Winton."
! And then. In the stoppress column
another paragraph:
!, AS we go to press an extraordinar
! rumor reaches US that the man Han
mond, who was arrested in Leeds 70
. completely in the robbery Of the En-
/. pres Dream has made statemen
in which he duplicates Mr.. Montag
!, Winton, the new Lord Loremuir.''
4 And SO it had come. He had expect
ed the worst, and 1t had happened. ]
was evident that Hammond, in an eli
deayor to save himself, had made
full confession, and if Kate Daunce
!, had informed him Of Winton's wher,
! abouts it was quite possible that til
& police were looking for him in No
tingham at the very moment.
IS He looked nervously around hin
{ and then sat buried in silent though
The sputtering candle burnt fitfull
and accumulated the gloom; the rat
lulled into security by the quietnes,