Arizona republican., 1908-06-28


 the table between him and his surly friend.
 Il will tell ye," said Moran, pride speaking in his voice. He laid down his glass.
 I've been after dimonstratin' to Lucy that whin 1t comes to plannin good haul I'm good a man as she is It this way. There's fine big country house Somerton, over in Jersey. 'Twaz that found 1t on wan of me surbanban rambl5s but it want time afore Lucy up an announced as usual that she had the makin's of a imposn plan for removn' of the loot. Divil the word of it would she tell me, yis
 "Annyhow, while she concoctin' of her plans it came to us that 'Slippy Johnson had picked the lay like to lave nothn' for us excipt the burglar alarms people put in after their house is robbed It's the gsand wan Slippy' Is for feel in proud of himsilf he bein' what he calls ginte min crackster doin' his graft be of dress-suit an keepin' shaved all the time but he'd come to be quite sociable-like with me, gon so far as to git boilin drunk togither him takin to his room an putin me to bed in pink pajames
 Patsy, says Lucy, wh'n the report come to her we've been takin' agin
 Now look here, says I, 'ye say your plans s spilled. It may be their betther spilled than work in. Anyway I'm goin' to take hand mesilf,' says l. am plan plans of me own
 With that I wint out the door haughty-lke, with pride in me heart and div plan in head, but trustin to me mother-wt an crazy to put the comether on Lucy an beat 'Slippy' Johnson at his own nefarious game while he home sleepin' in them pink pajamies.
 Me mother-wit did nothn' for me goin over on the ferry though leaned over the side of the boat an fair locke holes in the Hudson River thinkin' l took a train to Somerton and rode out incou- spicuous, wishin' knew there two; o;people lfv- in in that big house two hundred. l droppeh of the train one station this side of Somerton. still inconspicuous Thm as can calls 1t Kinne- kennek
 'Whin I come the house took to hedges an such, an sat around in the shrubberes. The lights begun to go out towards midnight. Twas either big family, ise they of thim house-parties, but at the last all the wndies waz dark an after watin reasonable time I crept up.
 Tt waz a ordinary house enough the out side, but so hp me God, the man that thought up the insides of it must a had high wind in his brains There want nothn' but what waZ up three steps, or down two an six to the right Tuesday not comin back till Wednesday whin ye turned to the lift an clumb ladder. An l niver seen so nanny doors-he must a been collectin' doors
 ''I had wint about twinty feet and turned sivin corners when stummick wint away me feet begun pressin' down the floor for whin I made the last corner they sqtSfe of light shinin on the wall The light frpm a tran som, an, praise be the door shu6t But they voices talkin inside.
 "Here is where me mother-wit come3in, thinks l, an crep' up an put against the door.
 "A mans voice waz speakin, an trsre waz no happiness in 1t. 's
 Yes, he says an there waz nothing more for so long I ached with the waitn'. -z
 "'Yes, it's true,' he says very auist-liks. would nver have signed thim if had ben ssSsf. But did it.
 Thin he stopped an' there waz no answu. "I do not mean that for excuse says hs sort of sudden, but his voice had kind O break
 No says another voice, an 1t waz . womans "a low voice sendin' little feelin's down me, no. ye were not yoursflf. It an't the thing you did. It's only that you gave yoursilf up to drink again, knowin' what it might mean to you. You could not be strong an you broke your word-you that that waz to marry I not enough to you for that Yes, says the agin, the same he did at first. Even if I had done nothing in me cups, know you too well to ask for another. chance. I am not bitter, dear. I will give mesilf up to-mor- row but I will not be took in your house to bring more disgrace you. I will go up xo me room now an make him think we gone bed unsus- picious Thin I will slip out an go away.
 Are ye sure he is detectve?' says she. He come as a guest (Me blood run cold)
 e I have seen him many times at the bank he says. Thin, Goodbye, dear, an his voice not joyful to listen to.
 "I will go to the front of the house. all she said an lock the door after ye.' gy,
 Right there it came to me all to. .wanct they waz but three people wakeful in that house, an they would all be after locatin' the front. So I slipped back to the thim two had been versin in. That's what genyiss is-takin' the right chances. 1 took this See what come of it.
 Tt waz a fine, comfortable room, waz that. Ye wanted to take your shoes off at wanct an settle down There waz nothin' but sofas an easy chairs an stacks of pillows Thin noticed wan of thim big bottles with glass corck in thim sitn to wan side an lookin' red round the bottom of it. I wonder does he drink that himself or have his do 1t for hm?' thinks I. I'll take service with him. says I.
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