The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-27

N1I nM OtaI Csc 1otclniY % the
fellows chest The man recled back.
cnTaine. Before De could recover KIRK
wood calmly crossed the threshold.
eioscd The door and put BIS shoulder
% lt % another instant. fumbling On
che darkness. be found the bolts and
drgFe them home.
And 4 was done. tho transformation
accomplished. HIS inability 70 refrain
from interfering had enc0mpassed his
downfall. had changed q peaceable and
Law abiding alien within Britlsh shores
into q busybody. trespasser, q mis-
domeanani a-yeR for all be knew to
the contrary, il the estimation Of the
law, q burglar, prime candidate Tor a
convicts stripes.
The deviP' he whispered. what
en- ass. what an utter ass. amr'
Behind him the knob was ratified
urgently 70 an accompaniment OF feet
sbuGing on the stone. and immediate
IL, Il be we're to make q logical dedue-
ton from the rasping and scraplng
sound within the door casing. the bell
pull was violently agltated. without.
however, educing any response from
the ben Itself. wherever that might
Be situate. after which. as II In de-
SPAR, the outsider again ratified and
jerked the knob.
Be his status what it might. whether
servant Of the household. It's caretaker
OF q night Waterman. the man was
palpably determined both to get him
self in and KirkwoOd out and yet.
: curious to consider. determined 10 gain
bis end without attracting undue at.
tentlOn. KirkwOod had expected to
hear the knockers thunder as soon as
the bell failed to give tongue. but II
did not sound. although there was a
knOcker KirkwOOd himself had re-
marked that antiquated and rusty bic
OF ironmongery ahixed to the middle
panel Of the door And Il made him
feel sure that something surreptItlous
and laWless was IN process within
those walls; that the confederate with
ont. having failed TO prevent a stran-
ger from entering. left unemployed a
means so certain sure to rouse the Oc-
cupants.
But bis inferential analysis OF this
phase OF the proceedings was summa.
Fily Abrupted by that identical alarm
In q trice the house was filed with
dying echoes. Weakened 70 sonOrOus
riot by the crash and clamOr OF che
knOcker. and KirkwoOd stood fully
two yards away. his heart hammerIng
wildly. his nerves a-jingle. much as n
the res0undIng blows had landed upon
bis own person rather than on stout
oaken plankihg.
Ere he had time TO wonder the rack
81 ceased. aud from the street Uttered
voices Ia alteration Listening. Kirk.
goods pulses Qulckened, aud be laugh.
Z "a uncertainty for pure relief. retreat
ing to the door and putting an ear to a
crack.
The accents OF one speaker were
new In his hearing. stern. crisp. quick
with the spirit OF authority which AMI.
mates that most austere and dignl6ed
limb Of the law to be encountered the
world over. a London bobby.
"NoW. then. my man. what do you
want there1 Come, now; speak up
and step out into the light where can
lsee you"
The response came IN the smiling
smart Of the London ne'er-dO- well. the
unemplOyable rogue whose chief Oc.
cupatlOn seems to be to march In the
ranks Of the unemployed on the Occa
sion OF It's annual demonstrations
"Le' me alone. carntcher7 Ab'm do
Co. no arm. officer"
Didn't you hear mel Step out here.
An. that's better. No harm. ehY Per
haps yOu'iI explain bow there's no
harm breakln' Into unoccupicd 'Ouses7
"GOrbllmy, 'Ow was to knowl
'ErP's a tot 'ands me sIxpence fer
hopcnln' Is cab door todye. AN. sczee.
My man. = seq. we've got 'Onest
fyce. Wy dOneher work. sezee
''Ow can ~ seq |. Ere IN I bout Of
q Job these six months. lOokin' fer
work every dye an carn't fnd e.
Sezee. Come an see me this heyenln'
at me 'ome, nome. FrognalI stryte' e
sea, an
"Tharll do for now. You borrow a
pencil and paper and write Il down.
and I'll read Il when I've got more
time. I never heard the like OF H.
This 'ouse hasn't been lived IN these
two years. Move on. aud don't lee me