Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

an put the gun on me agin. Thin she looked
me sittin' quiet an harmonious. in the chair an
she lowered her gun a bit.
What were ye doin' here?' says she.
81 waz burglar, says |, but I'm that nc
more in this house, says.
"She niver WINGED. Mayhap burglar waz
small thing be the side of her trouble that night.
"Thin she says: What did ye mean whin We said
yed locked the detective In a cleset?'
"'Just that ma'am,' says I waz niver
drunk to the xtnt of putin amy extra closets In
this house.
But he can't stay there she answers, quick
like He'll get out or alarm the house-they
mustn't know Thin. Take me to him. she says.
4 must keep him quiet-an' keep him here-must
keep him here'
:" He's doin' fine where he is says I. for me
brain was workin' great be this time, askn' your
PARDON says
mo she says. No, can't risk that! An
she started for the dor-wan 1 had not been
through yit. An give that light. please.
pontn to wan of thin pocket sticks with electric
light in thin whin ye press 1t.
"As sayin', head clear as bell,
but it waz no good the liquor had done legs, SO
l begun tryin' to feet nstid of arguin', an
stepped out afore her In the dark, feelin reason
able sure of fndn thin closets be reason of their
bein somewheres mkt the library-roofh itself.
Which | did, the light showin' Thin three In
row. | had been ten 1t over to mesilf in
mind all the way-'In the first wan the man what
is gone. In the middle wan don't know. an the
plain-elothes in the at the ind
"Whin We come to the wan at the ind give
a gnte rap the door:
Come out whin 1t opens,' says l. but
easy for there's two of and we have ye COW
ered'
THE door opened an he come out. with the
light in his face.
''Jackn says she.
Holy Mother!' says I.
But there she with her arms round his
neck, an 1t seemed like she ought to tell him from
plan-clothes. Wirra, wrra. it's the wrong ind
I begun countn FROM, thinks I. 'bein' confused
from startn' from that new library-room doorr
Thin I speaks up:
L waz after maxim bit of mistake says
to her. This is the wan let out. didn't know
him, niver havin' seen him In the dark afore.. /
thought he the other wan.'
WHAT says she, lettin go of him.
Thin see l waz wrong, what I'd been sayin'
not maxim amy sinse to speak of, but right thin
it clear just what 1 had done-Id mixed
thin in the start of things AM
'''You let out the detectiye?' says she, sort of
gaspin it, the light maxim little round trembly
spot on the floor of the hall.
Jack says she, brave-like, it's not too late
yet, This is goin to help An forgive
me. Jack, dear! The light wnt up along the wall
quick, an he said something too low for me ears
long they Thin she agin:
" There's no time to--What waz that?'
'It's only the other wan,' says I.
:" The other wan?' she says Thin you didn't
let him out after al?'
" They three of thin, ma am says mod
est. Il forgot to tell ye."
'''Three of thim?? Three of thim?' An for
wanct she lost hold hersin
= But kept head. It's not the plain
Clothes says I, but divil the wan of me knows
who it is II 1t amt! He come pryin' down the
hall like the rist of thin an locked him up with
out askin' him amy questions as to why waz do
In It, The knockn' wint right on.
=" 1T doesn't make amy difference says the man,
speakin' for the first time I'm sick of this!
Whoiver 1t Is will wake the whole house. Open It'll
" Jack
What does 1t matter says he, "if he Is gon
TO bring the others down to tell thin after I'm
gone? Anyways, there's some ilse that
knows loose in the house,
That last don't mean much thinks I, me wits
niver leavin' me, 'xciptin he's human compass
built the blamed thing
"'Gve the light, dear, says he. An thin
to open it,
81 wnt to the middle door,
"'Whin I-open 1t, out. But do it quiet
There's three of us an we all have guns. An for
Hiven's sake stop that knockin'i says, wonderin
why hadn't told him afore.
Il steps back an he comes out with the light on
nina dried up little with head belongin
to a bigger wan, an red hair, not lookin' pleased
at things.
" Mr. Duncan!' it waz the girl that spoke, whis
perrin it so it wnt cold down spine
Harris, says the man OF the private force'
''The cold come up me spine agin an wint back
to stomach and got warm-lke. Thin ME knees
begun tryn' to walk an l leaned up agnst the
wall in the dark. wishjn' hadn't caught the last
of thin three. Yit was the list Of thin all to
come to.
What does all this foolishness mean? says
the plan-clothes snappy Did he git away?
Yes says L. who it that wnt?'
Here am, says Jack Give me till to-mor-
AM
"'You?' says the plain-clothes KNOWN him by his
voice, for 1t waz not voice for two to have
What do i want with you? Where is he?
"An' just thin he grabs the light from Jack an
turns it In me face.
oh, he says. not much Interested. AN waz i