The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-05-14
The Empires Dream
Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves
Who Stole a World-Famous Dia-
mond of Fabulous Wealth.

of the Empires Dream this Winton
and another man named Percy Twist,
and, furthermore. he gave information
that Winton was in hiding at Noting.
ham"
And has he been found?"
Not yet: so far he has escaped. but
we have discovered the body OF Percy
Twist"
The body!'
Yes; as soon as | had Hammond's
statement | proceeded to Nottingham,
and after an exhaustive search | found
a loney cottage on the outskirts of
the town. The kitchen of this cottage
was I'm a dusty, dilapidated condition,
as it had not been occupied for
months. ana on the hearthstone |
found the body of the man Twist"
"Murdered?"
There was a large wound over the
right temple. there were thumb marks
on the throat. and the base of the skull
was batted in Such injuries coulC
not have been self-infiicted."
But how do you connect this muir
der with Lord Loremuir?"
Il will not insult the title by using
1t in connection with this man, but
Winton is known to have fed to Not
! tingham. and after my discovery /
made inouil les as TO whom the cottage
belonged"
All, And you found2"
L found that the owner WIS a man
nan ed Jasper Gar!ick,"
"Ahv"
"And Jasper Garlick. as We know, is
the name used by Montagu Winton TO
cover UP his viIlainies."
"And he has escaped"
Tor the moment, yes. but he can
not be al large for any length of time.
Half an hour before we visited the cot
a g there was a very heavy shower
OF rain. the first for some weeks, and
leading from a shed at the back of the
cottage we found, in the mud, the
tracks of a motor car, and that proved
conclusively that he had not got more
than twenty minutes start"
And yet he escaped?"
"Ah! do not know that yet. +
have placed a pretty strong Gordon in
every direction, and the only chance
for him is that he made good use OF
his time at the start, and got beyond
it before / could act. But in any case
I do not see how he can possibly get
away. All the seaports are watched,
and his description has been circulat-
ed everywhere"
"Ah, well, I can feel nothing but
pity for so misguided a man; and'T do
not know whether to hope for his es-
cape or wish for his capture. A series
of accidents gave him the title, but
only his own folly has beggared him
OF it's enjoyment"
THAT is true. But here zones our
missing friend, | think"
"Joe Brawn-so it is! What a tow
err of strength he does looki"
Eyes. | never met a man of such
tremendous physique corsbined with
such simplicity OF and kind
ness of heart. A mixture of h lion
and the lamb: but from the look of
him now | should think the lion was
particularly rampant"
And as Joe Drawn m toward
them there appeared TO be considera-
BILE truth in Mr.. Gifin's remark. He
strobe forward with his peculiarly
striking gait, his head thrust forward,
and his long red beard sweeping he
huge breadth of his chest, but the
light in his eyes, usually so kind and
benevolent, now blazed with the fierce
CLEAN OF an avenger.
"Sure, an ut's glad l am to find ye
here, Mr.. Griffin; an Is ut true what /
hear about that ~scallawag?"
IF you mean that Winton is wanted
for the murder of Percy Twist 1t is
quite true, Mr.. Brawn. But where
have you been to for the last day or
two?"
Sure. an I've been lookin' fer bon
ny Kate Dauncey, faith, aye. heard
that the little woman was botherin'
her pretty head about this n~o-account
man, Winton or Garlick or whatever
We call him, an runnin' risks herself
in a silly endeavor to save his worth
less skin, an Joe Drawn thinks too
much o. bonny Kate ter lot her run
herself into trouble-aw. yis. sure"
And did you find herr"
Faith, l got tidings OF her, ala she's
dashin' her pretty little head agin q
stone wall. just as l thought she would
be doin'; but me brave scoundrel has
paid out the length OF his rope, sure,
aye, an ut's not a woman he's got to
deal with this time, faith. no."
What do you mean?"
Sure. an l mean that the long reck-
oning between Jasper Garlick an me-
self is comm up for settlement this
afternoon. faith. aye; an ut's not Joe
Drawn ASH treat him as q babby, aw,
no."
"You NEAR that you expect to find
Winton this afternoon"
That's true for We. Joe Brawnr
have his hands on him In q few hours
law, yis. sure"
"But, Mr.. Drawn, let me beg Of you:
this is a matter for the police. and 1t
Is no occasion for the settlement OF
private differences. Let me persuade
you to leave this to the proper author
tiles"
Sure. an did We ever hear o. q bull
pup lettin' go ut's holt when once ut'd
got ut's teeth fixed? We mean kindly,