The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-12
CHAPTER xxvnl.-scontinued, }

CHAPTER xxVHl.-s Continued,)
From that coign OF vantage he
peeped cautiously into the room. No
slgn of light was there, nothing be
yond slit that came from the land
ing where parafrn lamp stood. So
Tar as Burlcs could see he was In a
bedroom There were two beds and
on each of them lay the figure OF
man fast asleep Neither man had re-
moved his clothes. and one of them
was snoring sOundly Greatly daring,
i'urles crept across Jhe bare floor and
opened the door a little wider SO that
he might get the full benefit of the
Lamp, Then he proceeded TO examine
me faces of the sleeping mn
Well. this is find he told him
self az he made his way into the pas
sage Wei fnSt come afld pick thoSG'
two up asasoun as have finished this
little business
The landing was quite clear. SO that
Burles had no difficulty in reaching
the hall At the doors. which were
open. in one room four men were
playing bridge Very softly Burles
opened the door leading 10 the yard.
lie wanted To have means of ready
exit If possible, and il was just A
well If the worst came 60 the worst,
10 leave without being Identified. lie
signifed to the vigilant Sims what
he had done. and the latter cOughed
gently
Burles was feeling cosier in his
mind now, as he returned TO the
dingy hall BY standing at the bot
tom of the stairs he could see into
the room where Lady Altamont was
coseted with the man called OBrien.
The latter had every appearance or
being a gentleman. he was neatly anu
plainly dressed In a dark lounge suit.
his linen was spOtless, he had no kind
of jewelry about HIM whatever. His
clean-shayen. clever face was frank
and ingenious; indeed. one OF the
most potent weapons in O'Brien's
armour was his innocent appearance.
Wei. II cant be helped he was
saying>ln his gentlemanly voice 1T
Is our misfortune that Terry is al
ways too clever. If he has found him
self I'm the hands OF the Paris police.
as you declare then they will search
his rooms i'm their methodical way,
and not so much as a false tooth will
escape them. II this has been done
already then you can say goodbye to
your share OF the Wanless diamonds,
@That is exactly what | am afraid
Of" Lady Altamont replied. Il sent
YOU letter tonight. but after that
was despatched decided TO come and
see you. At the present moment
ain supposed to be az home looking
aft my guests | came because
felt that you would not care to run
any great risks for my sake
II don't, said OBrien, candidly
your ladyship is not sufficiently
honest for my taste You may laugh
at my remark but you know perfectly
well what | mean. Twice | have
pulled the chestnuts out OF the fire
for you, and each time | have been
done out OF my share of the booty. |
don't think much Of Lancaster either
he has the instincts of rogue with
out the pluck TO put desire into execu
ton"
1T pleases you TO be ep.grammatic
tonight" Lady Altamont sneered.
quite. So" OBrien replied. imper-
turhably 1T is areminiscenee of mS
oxford days. Scents ftifny to think
that once | was fellow OF my col
lege with every prize the university
had to offer before me. Is crime
disease. | wonder? Am ! not more an
object OF pity than contempt? Really
that is problem that is worth work
ing out
Meanwhile" Lady Altamont said
impatiently we are wasting time,
am bound to be missed If | stay here
any longer And vet YOU are chatting
all the time as if the hours were moth
ing. VIII you be SO good as TO get to
business. please"
OBrien laughed as he lighted a
fresh cigarette at the end OF the old
one.
softly. softly" he said THAT i'm.
perious manner of yours does not i'm.
press me in the least And have not
vet promised that / would take a hand