The Washington times., 1911-09-19

" addressing her remarks
now to- Felix, with a
dazzling smile. that noise went on for
| quite long time. At last II stopped.
and the figure reappeared from under
the wall crossed the yard climbed I'M
the opposite wall by some means or
other, and so over the ratings into
Salisbury lane.
i felt rather relieved then, because
l knew he hadn't actually broken into
the hotel He walked down Salisbury
Iale very slowly: A policeman was lust
coming up. Good might. officer heard
MIN Tor n match.
Inc policeman supplied the match,
ana the other man lighted a cigarette
ana proceeded further down the lane.
!3y crlcking YOUR neck from my window.
Mr.. Babylon. you can get a glimpse OF
the Embankment and the river, / saw
the man cross the Embankment and lean
over the river wall. where he seemed to
a og nait ,hs E 70 some one He then walked
him -
1 waited a minute or two for him to
come back; but he didn't come back,
began to make inquiries into the afraIr.
l went downstairs instantly, and out of
the hotel through the QUADRANGLE into
sansoury lane. and looked over those
There was a ladder on the other side
by which II was perfectly easy-once
you mad got over the railings-to climb
down into the yard. l was horribly
AFRAID lest some one might walk up
salisbury lane, and catch me in the act
OF negotiating these ratings, but no one
did. and surmounted them with no
worse damage than torn skirt.
crossed the ybd on tiptoe, and I
Lound that In the wall. close to the
ground. and almost exactly under my
window, there was an iron grating.
about one foot by fourteen inches.
suspected, as there was no other iron
work near. that the mysterious visitor
must have been saving at this grating.
i gave II a good shake, and / was moi
at all surprised that a good part Of II
came on in my hand, leaving lust
enough room for person to creep
through. ! decided that would creep !
through. and now 1 wish hadn't. I
don't know. Mr. Babylon, whether YOU
nave ever tried to creep through a very
small hole with skirt on. Have your !
have not had that pleasure" said |
niue Felix. bowling again, and absently |
hand.
Well, you are Fortunate" the imper- !!
turoable Nena resumed. For quite
three minutes thought should perish i
In that grating. dad, with my shoulder |
inside and the rest Of me outside. How
ever at last, by the most amazing and |
agonizing efforts, l pulled myself
through. and fell into this extraordinary
cellar more dead than alive.
Then wondered what 1 should do
next. Should l wait for the mysterious
visitor to return and stab him with nv
pocket scissors IL he tried to enter? or
should 1 raise an alarm?
First OF all. I replaced the broken
grating, and then struck a match and
saw that had got landed in a wilder
ness Of bottles. The match went out
and hadn't another one. So sat down
IN that corner to think. I had just
decided that I would wait and see IL
the visitor returned when I heard foot
steps. and then voices, and then you
came in. must say I was rather
taken aback, especially as I recognized
the voice Of Mr.. Babylon.
You see. 1 didn't want to frighten
you. II had bobbed up from behind
the bottles. and said 'BoohH you would
have received a serious shock. want
ed to think Of way of breaking my
saved me the trouble, dad. Was
really breathing SO loudly that you
The girl ended her strange recital. and
there was a moments silence in the
cellar. Racksole merely nodded an af-
irmative to her concluding question.
Well. Neh, my girl" said the million
aire at length, I'VE are much obliged for
your gymnastic eforts-very much
obliged. But now I think you had bet
ter go of to bed. There Is going to be
some serious trouble here, I'll lay my
last dollar on that"
But II there is to be burglary, I
should 50 like to see II, dad" NeIla II
pleaded. I've never seen q burglar
taught red-handed." III
This isn't a burglary. my dear. II
calculate it's something far worse than
/ burglary" II
"what?" she cried. Murder? Arson?
Dynamite plot? How perfectly SPLEEN
lidw =
Mr.. Babylon informs me that Jules
"Julesr she exclaimed under her
'reath, and her tone changed instantly |
o the utmost seriousness. Switch of |
he light, quick"
Springing to the key, she put the eel
ar in darkness.