The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-31
ANGEL ESQUIRE
CHAPTER Iv-(Continued.)
BY EDGAR WALLACE

Jimmy saw the girl was on the verge
Of breakdown.
II am going to take you home" h
said. and added whimsically, land
cannot but feel that you have under.
rated your opportunities. Not otter
twill you see gathered together SO splen-
fdjd q, collection of our profession" He
waved his hand In Introduction. bat
Sands, Miss Kent, most lowly thief
ipossibly worse. George Collroy. coiner
land Q ferocious villain. vennis. who
follows the lowest of all grades OF dis
honest livelihood-blackmail Here
Jimmy went on. as he stepped aside
from the cupboard. rs the gem OF the
collection. will show you our friend
who 30 coyly effected himself" He
addressed the occupant Of the cup
board.
? Gone out Goyle." he said sharply.
There was no response.
Jimmy pointed to one Of the ruffians
I'm the room.
open that door," he commanded.
The man skunk forward and pulled
the door open.
"Come out. Goyle." he growled, then
stepped back with blank establishment
0tamper upon his face. "Why-why.'
he gasped. there's nobody there!"
With q cry, Jimmy started forward
One glance convinced him that the
man spoke the truth, and then
There were keen wits In that crowd
men used to cries and quick to act
Bat Sands saw Jimmy: attention d.
verified for moment, and Jimmy's pis-
tol hand momentarily lowered. To
think with Bat Sands was to act Jim
my. turning back upon the Lot" saw
the life preserver descending, and lept
on one side: thcn. a. he recovered
somebody threw q coat at the lamp
and the room was In darkness.
Jimmy. reached out his hand and
caught the girl by the arm. Into that
cupboard" ne whispered. pushing her
into the recess from which Goyle had
20 mysteriously vanished. Then, with
one hand on the edge Of the door. he
xroped around with his pistol for his
Assailants. He could hear their breath
lng and the creak Of the floor boards al
they came. toward him. He crouched
down by the door. judging that the
'kosh" would be aimed in line with
his head. BY and by he heard the
swish OF the descending stick, and
S'crash!" the preserver struck the wall
above him.
He was confronted with a difficulty;
- fire would be to invite trouble. He
had no desire to attract the attention
OF the police for many reasons. Unless
the life OF the girl was in danger hi
resolved TO hold his fire, and when Ike
Josephs. feeling cautiously forward
with his stick. blundered into Jimmy
IKE suddenly dropped to the floor with.
out O cry. because he had been hit 6
fairly vicious blow in that portion o.
the anatom-. which is dignified with
the title solar piexus."
It was Just after this that he heart
= startled little cry from the girl be-
hind him. and then voice that sen
his heart into his mouth.
'All right! All right! All right"
There was only one man who uset
that tag. and Jlmmys heart rose up t,
bless his name In thankfulness.
This way, Miss Kent" said tn,
voice. mind the little step. Don't b,
afraid OF the gentleman on the floor
he's handcuffed and strapped and gag
rcd, and is perfectly harmless"
Jimmy chuckled. The mystery o
Angels intimate knowledge Of tn,
Lots" plans and Of Connor's move
ments. the disappearance OF Goyle
were all explained. He did not know
Tor certain that the occupant of tn,
"empty' house next door had indus.
Adously cut through the thin party
walls that separated the two houses
and had rugged up a back" to the cup.
board that was really a door. but HI
guessed 1t.
Auch OiuiuiuB ray OI IlBnt SnO
into the room where the Borough
Lot" still CROPPED for its enemy, ant
q gentle voice said
Gentlemen. you make your choic,
which way you go-out by the from
door, where my friend. Inspector Coll.
yer, with quite large number Of men, l!
waiting; or by the back door. wher,
{. Sergeant Murtle and exactly sever
plain clothes men are impatiently ex.
pecting YOU"
Bat recognized the voice.
angel EsQuire!" he cried in con.
sternation.
From the darkness behind the daz.
cling electric lamp that threw a mar.
row lane of light into the apartment,
came an amused chucixle.
What Is It," asked Angels persua.
Sive voice. "a cop?"
TITS q fair cop" said Bat truthfully
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