The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-28
Burglary at
Heron Court
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The best-looking business I was ever
mixed up in (the burglar said slowly
was down at Heron Court, near Guild
ford. I may be bit old-fashioned In
my tastes, but I've always been rather
partial to duchesses. Gle said this
with relish, as though they were
something sold in tins). And when
saw In Lloyd's that the young Duke
had gone and married Miss Deborah
Clancy, daughter Of the well-known
rubber merchant, of New Haven, Conn,
and when saw the wedding presents
were both numerous and costly, and
the happy pair had left town for the
Dukes seat, near Guildford, amid q
shower Of rice and old slippers then I
said to myself, I said, go in and win,
my boy, and play the game off your
own bat. Don't have no partners" T
says to myself; "don't have no confed-
crates, but jest go in and have a good
old try" So I dressed myself up very
tastily, and I went down to Milford
Station.
/ had Gladstone bag with me, and
In that bag I had a few necessary ar
ttcles that no one can do without. I
don't care how clever you are, you can't
do without their help. And + had a
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 spoilt just for the want of
sovereign or two.
I was walking out one afternoon,
and 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 slm-waisted sort, and
she carried herself very upright AS
[ passed her I caught sight of the adj
dress. It was for the Duchess. I lifts
my hat like this. Look!
| Pardon me, MISS" I says, "but
might you be one Of the maids at He
ON Court?"
"Well," she says, ct might"
Then I says: pleasant weother
we're having, aren't we?'
She said yes, it was very pleasant
weather, indeed. She said (this in a
particularly affable way) she was
afraid 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 suppose?"
Yes, she said, she came down with
the Dukes party.
Like the placer"
She said she didn't mind 1t. 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 crown a gross fol
the servants. For one thing, she didn't
believe they kept proper outlook over
the place. While they were wasting
their time in smoking and drinking anG
flirting, a burglar could get in at al
most any moment.
ooh, well, miss, after all,7 I says
"we're none Of us perfect, you know
We all have our little 'obbies."
I put on my best smile and made W
my mind to make dash for 1t. T ask
ed her If there was any chance of hav
ing look in and bit Of supper in tn,
evening. She looked at me yer,
straight. Then she said a thing tina
knocked me silly.
"Say, mister she says, where d.
! / come in? How much am I going t
make out Of this little gamer"
was so astonished that I quit
: blushed, I did really.
"Wen," I says, 'if you're going t
put 1t that way, 1 suppose I'd bette
speak out straight. I'll give you twent
guild now, and III give you anothe
twenty after it's over"
MAKE it thirty sovereigns now, an
thirty after it's over" she said, IAN
it's done"
started to argue bit and she turf
ed on her heel.
"Here, stiddy on, my dear" say!
Don't lose your temper. You've got
1 good-hearted face. You're not going
4 be hard on poor chap, are you, now
Give me kiss and I'll give you twent.
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