The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
The Empires Dream
Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves
Who Stole a World-Famous Dia-
mond of Fabulous Wealth.
CHAPTER xIH.-(Continued).

''NA ~" "' In ~ ~
| have a shake at that"
The two thieves cemented their COM
! pact to LespOil the third with a silent
hand-clasp.
Nov, | think the best way we can
manage this business is for you to go
to London and see Winton at Hamp-
stead. | promised to send him a place
of meeting down here, where, | under
stand, he is going to bring his blushing
bride. | will give you a note saying
that, as his time is so much occupied
with his private affairs, it would
be safer if he gave you the diamond
to bring down to me-"
AN eff e ont give it up peacer-
ble?'
1--WE must wait until he meets US
here, and, in any case, we shall want
the motor car, so don't proceed to VIC
lence just yet. | think we can manage
it without arousing his suspicious"
But wot day is me Lord Winton 60
in ter make is state hentry inter this
s~erloobrious 'ealth RESORT"
You must leave that to Winton him
self, but you may tell him hat he must
be here between the oath and 26th, as
we cannot stay any longer without
danger. Too long in one place would
give Griffin & Co. too much of a hand
against is. Tell him also that it
would be better to meet when the
crowd is out, say 3 or $3.50"
"Orl righto. An wot happens when
we gifts i'm 'ere?'
We'll, since we have arranged this
little partnership between US for our
mutual benefit, | may as we'll tell you
something of which you have hitherto
been kept in ignorance. Do you know
why Joe Drawn is in England?'
Game over to sell is sparkler,
didn't go"
THAT is true: but he had an object
in parting with the Empires Dream
and that object was to put himself in
possession of a large sun of money in
order TO enable him to pursue a quest
UPON which ne has been engaged for
some years"
Possession o. money is a very
iordabil objic," murmured Hammond,
thoughtfuily.
And the object of Joe Brawn's
search is to find the man who induced
his daughter to leave her home in Bal
iarat."
1T me these instinks o.
human natur'. There's some fathers
as ! knows on as'd ave a beano if
some o. theer dorters'd leave the pa
ternal roof-tree, so to speak; an then
there's others"
Joe Drawn is also trying to find his
daughter at the same time, and if he
learns that Jasper Garlick has not
done the straight thing by Audrey
Drawn, there will be a considerable
amount of trouble for Garlick."
Jasper Garlick's is name, is it,"
That was the name he went under
In Australia. Now, here is something
important. have discovered Audrey
Drawn, and she is not the wife of Jas
per Garlick!"
Have yer now? An where is she?"
"She is the lady you had the adven.
ture with in Liverpool"
judith Ballara?"
1.-The very same"
But I don't see what ye'ro drivin'
at; it's all very i%nt'restin', but we've
wandered OFT Their track O. Montagu
Winton."
II think not; cant you see that Jasp-
er Garlick in Australia is Montagu
Winton in England?"
by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a pretty
bit O. business. Why, me Lord Monty
is in Their 'oller Of our 'ands, an we
can shut our fists an squeeze i'm dry.
| Oh! it Is amoosin'; it fair makes me
laugh"
But it will be no laughing matter
for Winton. I have e Joe Drawn in
fighting fury, and neither law nor or.
der has any claim upon his reason.
When a blood light leaps up into his
eyes he is a wild, untamed savage. and
heaven help the object OF his wrath"
"An' wot's yer idear, them"
THAT when we get Winton down
here we obtain possession of the dia-
mond-quietly, If possible, and with
out him ~suspecting our intentions.
guess that he will be so taken up with
/ his bride that we shall have no diff.
Guilty; but should he be disinclined to
part, we must take it by force and
/ clear out. In any case, VIZ will drop a
line to Joe Drawn and let him know
| where Jasper Garlick can be found"
AN then, goodness 'elp Monty Win.
ton; for, by gum, ell need it."
CHAPTER XIV.