The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-01
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No. 1900 Colfax avenue is a number OF |
papers in large blue envelope with ia
red seal upon it. l will give $50 foI
those papers placed in my hands. by to.
morrow morning. Can you get them?"
'If they're in th'<box I kin git ,em,
boss; you bet! But, say. is this a soup
trick?" =,
Soup trick? don't quite Under.
Il don't have to blow the box, do /?
Hain't y'u got tn hggers to, tn door,"
"Oh, you mean the, combination.
Yes; here 1t is on this slip Of paper
The residence is now unoccupied save
for the presence of the house servants.
The owner and his family are in Ger.
many at the present and will, be alb
sent for several months, while the 4
servants are all sound asleep as rule /
by IL p: m. Here are SO as q sort. of "
retainer, the balance when the job is,
satisfactorily completed. Come; what :
do you say?" -.
The bank note changed hands.
1t was a damp, drizzly night with.
out.
A dark form drew itself up easily on
the window sill and quickly and noise.
lessly slipped its way through the
opened window.
A sharp, spear-like ray of light shot
suddenly from IN electric pocket Ian.
tern from behind the heavy silken por-
there's of the library at No. 1900 Colfax
avenue. A dark, bulky form crept to.
ward the small house safe at the far
side of the room, with the cushioned
tread Of cat.
The intruder knelt before the safe
and worked diligently for a moment,
then flung back the door without a
sound. v
The light from the lantern was
flashed into the interior of the steel
box; hurried, yet .noiseless search
through the contents was begun, and
presently a low ejaculation of triumph
escaped his lips.
Were you looking for something,
my friend?" Z = :
! The words came in calm, even tones,
and were spoken slowly. They came
from somewhere back in the darkness.
To the ears of the midnight. prowler
they sounded like clap of thundedr.
H. He leaped to his feet with the quick
ness of panther and stood like stag
at bay with the hounds just leaping
into view, peering, staring through the
darkness toward the point whence the
voice seemed to come.
/. Suddenly, binding flare of light,
Il thick, choking pillows of smoke, a
crash Of breaking window glass-all
was quiet for period after. that.
Three men are sitting in an Office Of
the Monthly Magazine.
That is certainly wonderful pic
ture on the frontispiece of this month s
issue-the burglar caught right in the
act. One almost fancies he is loook-
ing upon the real culpfit as he stands
frozen to the spot with terror, his eyes
bulging with fear, his breath coming
in labored jerks, yet over all half-de.
fant air."
Yes" replies one of the others,
that is reproduction from a photo.
graph fiash-lighted from real life spe,
I cially for Mr.. Hoyle's, new serial I'VE
are just beginning-'The Yeggman.'
And say, Blake" speaks up the
third gentleman, how was that? did
{ our friend. soft-shoe Jack. ever show
up for the balance of that $50 he was
to have received?" v 5 \,
r Not yet, .Hoyle: Up:to date, Jack
!. bias neglected to present his bill fol
, services rendered." laughs the other
We'll, l presume he feels himself
: amply recompensed as it is" remarks
, Hoyle, the author, somewhat ruefully
. why, how.iss thar 2.sss =. = = .s:s I =
: Haven't told you? Well, forgo
to remove roll of bills amounting t
4 something over three hundred dollar!
) from the safe chat nj fsaId kcduldI'
Eloaatg aftersMr, $oftshoe ,hed.take1
E Ihis depatlea
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