Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25

DfdW up chalT and help ycurSelf
to pie" he said. pointing to the
arsenal. This is for the benefit Of
our friend Hotchkiss here. who says
he is small and fond Of life"
Hotchkiss. who had been Tying to
get the wrong end of a cartridge into
the barrel of one OF the revolvers.
Strengthened himself and mopped his
face.
We have desperate people TO han.
die" he said pompously. and we may
need desperate means"
"Hotchkiss is like the small boy
whose one ambition was TO have PEG
pie grow ashen and tremble at the
mention Of his name" Mcknight ji6ed
But they were serious enough. both
OF them, under it all. and when they
had told me what they planned. l was
serious. too.
You're compromising a felony" I
demonstrated. when they had explain
ed. I'm not eager to be locked
away, but. by Jove. 70 oner her the
stolen notes in exchange for Sulli-
vani"
We haven't got either OF them. you
know" Mcknight demonstrated. and
we won't have. if we don't start Come
eiong. Fido." TO Hotchkiss.
The plan was simplicity itself. Ac-
cording TO Hotchkiss, Sullivan was to
meet Bronson at Mrs. Conway's apart
ment az $50 that night with the notes.
He was 70 be paid there and the pa
| pers destroyed But just before that
interesting finale" Mcknight ended.
we viii walk in. take the notes. grab
Sullivan, and give the police a jolt
that Will put them out OF the count"
suppose not one OF US. Slowing
around corners in the machine that
night had the faintest doubt that we
were on the right track. or that Fate.
sourvy enough before. was playing
into our hands at last Little Hotch-
kiss was in state Of fever: he al
ternately twitched and examined the
revolver, and a fear that the two mo-
ments might be svuchronous kept me
uneasy. He produced and dilated on
| the scrap OF pillow slip from the
| wreck. and showed me the stiletto.
with its point in cotton batting for
] safekeepinE. And In the intervals
! he implored Richey not 20 make such
! tne calculations az the corners.
We were an grave enough and very
quiet, however. when we reached the
! large building where Mrs Conway
had her apartment Mcknight left
the power on. in case we might want
to make quick getaway. and Hotch-
kiss gave a final look az the revolver.
! / had no weapon. Somehow IL all
/ q rslH r.nfe. H. ..
Of farce. In the doorway Hotchkiss
was a half dozen feet ahead. Richey
fell back beside me. He dropped his
arectation OF gsyety. and thought he
| looked tired. same old Sam. I sup
pose7' he asked
same only more OF him"
Il suppose Alison was there7 How
is she2" be inquired irrelevantly.
Very well. did not see her this
morning" Hotchkiss was waiting near
the elevator. Mcknight put his hand on
my arm. Now. look here. old man.
he said. I've got two arms and re-
yolver. and you've got one arm and
a splint II Hotohkiss Is right. and
there is row. YOU crawl under a
table"
The deuce wu," declared seorn-
fully
We crowded out OF the elevator az
the fourth floor. and found ourselves
in n rather theatrical hallway OF dra-
pcries and armor. IL was very quiet:
We stood uncertainty after the car
had gone. and looked at the two
or three doors in sight They were
heavy. covered with metal. and sound
proof From somewhere above came
the metallic accuracy OF a piano
piano. and through the open window
We could hear-or feel-the throb OF
the CannonbalTs engine.
| We'll, sherlock" Mcknight said
what's the next move in the
game? i is our jump. or theirs. You
brought us here"
None of us knew Just what 70 dc
next. 10 sound OF conversation pene
trated the heavy doors We waited
uneasily for some minutes. and Hotch
kiss looked at his watch. Then be
put II 20 his ear.
Good gracious" he exclaimed. hi.
head cooked on one side, Il believe Il
has stopped. I'm afraid we are late
We were late. My watch and Hotch
kiss agreed at nine o'clock. and, with
the discovery that our man nigh
have come and gone our zest in tha