Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

RsnsuxzA T was we'll after two. in the dulest ebb
\ OF earths deadest hour, when Benson
lifted the portierc and stepped into my
ssuurus~4g ~Bcnsor why aren't you in bed?'
MIS- sri "If you will pardon me. sir" began
EEsI3J$~x the intruder I've gentleman here
EkSYyHEsAS AT this time of the night" l in
ESS u HsH quired.
EeHa4P 4 Put what kind of gentleman, Ben
i 's ass. Sir Is f:sa s1rf'a issresrou,.
"The fact is, sir, appened to hear him at the
lock When he forced the door sir not being able
to work the lock. was waiting tor HIM.
This sounds rather interesting, Benson. Be so
good to show the gentleman up -.
II tool, the liberty Of tying him up bit,
sir" explained the servant. begin compelled, as it
were to use a bit of force"
oi The unite A him o n mush t "a; nf1
q, bottle OF La Elite and bite to eat. For two
What | need I fancy, is amusement, dstrac-
ton, excitement. Notwithstanding. to get
through this endless hell of night"
wad 50 9g that was bes4n4gd to o drt t
second time and Benson led the burglar into the
experienced as l looked at him, distinct
of disappointment He not ali what ex-
pected. He black mask, and was neither
me was his srenderness, almost feline sort of
slenderness. The thing | next remarked was that
he was very badly frightened frightened in fact,
t@t MS 1e'e sWod before ' ~, o all the world as
though hospital inferno had been practicing alb,
VET 50 frmlv had the rcdoubtable Benson hobbled
him and swathed his arms in a half dozen of my
best Irish linen table napkins. Over these, again.
lad not skinned his ob Ills brnsr was wrapped
as ieG:urely as butcher wraps boned ribr0ast
underworld phrase was new to those respectable
Anglican cars, I bad to translate it. "See if he's
Them - sun ''' 0" -
The result of that search was quite encouraging
From another cam? two skeleton keys and fey
another came small eertric IA sb1igbt Under orr
t @ md 4i - III; oi
hand waistcoat pocket was a twentv-inch stee,
jimmy: j,
nrodrccd = 1ad1,,e rold watch two ifr%or r;ngs
pod barette agd o oo T or two E"o Of
~ want ''t 70 bno SW'i, bepe This s caoo fron,w
The white faced burglar stil looked at me- out
word passed his l lbs.
"Then weu ;nveg .;oatc , little f,rtber" said
ewing his somewhat nrotuberant breast bont go
On with the Search henson and oo+ evervth; 10 ;"
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preston on orr prisoners face He looked worried
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knew then the which ind had been
rroping The man was NOT snakel;ke He was ike
cornerc rat Raj Seem i wr;tten ali over him,
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