Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-08
Burglary at
Heron Court
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:


The best-looking business / was ever
mixed up in (the burglar said slowly
was down at Heron Court, near Guild
ford / may be a bit old-fashioned in
my tastes, but I've always been rather
partial to duchesses. (He said this
with a relish, as though they were
something sold in tins). And when |
saw in Lloyds that the young Duke
had gone and married Miss Deborah
Clancy, daughter of the well-known
rubber merchant, of New Haven, Conn.,,
and when l saw the wedding presents
were both numerous and costly, and
the happy pair had left town for the
Dukes seat, near Guildford, amid
shower of rice and old slippers, then 1
said to myself, 1 said, go in and win,
my boy, and play the game off your
own bat. Don't have no partners"
says to myself don't have no confed-
crates, but Jest go In and have good
old try" So 1 dressed myself up very
Hastily, and / went down to Milford
Station.
1 had a Gladstone bag with me, and
In that bag 1 had few necessary ar
ticles that no one can do without 1
don't care how clever you are, you can't
do without their help. And l had
little money with me, too. That's an
other thing you always want to have
about you. Many's the little business
I've known spollt just for the want of
a sovereign or two.
was walking out one afternoon,
and 1 was going down a lane pretty
close to the grounds of the mansion. In
front of me was a neat girl In gray,
with a bonnet-box In her hand. She
was one of the sllm-waisted sort, and
she carried herself very upright AS
passed her l caught sight of the adj
dress. 1t was for the Duchess. / lifts
my hat like this. Lookl
Pardon me, MISS" says, "but
might you be one of the maids at He
on Courts"
-Well," she says, IT might"
Then I says: pleasant weother
we're having, aren't weT
She said yes, 1t was very pleasant
weather, indeed. She said (this In a
particularly affable way) she was
sfraid we should have wet before night.
"Been here long?" inquiries.
No. she hadn't been there long, she
said. Only three weeks.
''Come down with the Dukes party,
i supposeT
Yes, she said, she came down with
The Dukes party.
like the placer
She said she didn't mind It. I asked
her a few questions about the people.
She said she could get on all right with
the Duke, but she was on awful good
terms with the Duchess, but she
wouldn't give half a crown gross for
the servants. For one thing, she didn't
believe they kept a proper outlook over
the place. While they were wasting
their time in smoking and drinking and
flirting, a burglar could get in at al.
most any moment.
"Oh, well, miss, after ALL" / says
-we're none of us perfect, you know
We all have our little 'obbles'
l put on my best smile and made VI
my mind to make a dash for 1t. l ask
ed her If there was any chance of hav
ing a look in and bit Of supper in tn,
evening. She looked at me very
straight Then she said a thing tina
knocked me silly.
Say, mister" she says, where dt
come INF How much am l going t,
make out of this little gamer"
was so astonished that 1 quit,
blushed, l did really.
"Well," 1 says, "if you're going t,
put it that way. suppose I'd bette
speak out straight. I'll give you twent.
quid now, and IL give you anothe
twenty after it's over"
MAKE 1t thirty sovereigns now, an,
thirty after it's over" she said, "an'
It's done"
l started to argue a bit and she turn
ed on her heel.
Here stlddy on, my dear" says
"Don't lose your temper. You've got
good-hearted face You're not going
be hard on a poor chap, are yon. now
Give rae g kiss and III give you twenty
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