Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23

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TrMe GhOnt of an Old MsgtXno.
TT wAS q quick silent strugsie- The
intruder wore no shosa II would
- be a test OF endurance. Fitzgerald
| recalled some tricks ne had earned In
Japan; but oven ss he stretched out
his arm to perform one, the arm was
caught by the wrtat, while u second
hand passed under his elbow.
"Don'ti" he gesped lowry. "In give
ia" His arm would hare snapped Il
a. hadn't spoken.
A muSterod oath In German "T1ta-
raraidr ?" came tho query, IN a vhis-
par.
Yea. For God'" sake. la this OIL
6T0tImRnnf'
"sh! Not &c loud What srs you
doing heref"
And your
"Listeni IL had stopped. he has
heard Our soufhlng."
"It seoms, then, that We are both
nero for the Same purpose7" said V4t5-
YerAld. pulling down his cuffs, and
running -hjs fingers round his collar.
Yes. You came too late or toe
SOON" Breisinann stopped, and ran his
hands yer tho rug.
ING QEleH bhN NUN UuT Utility
7Whae'e the matter?"
ct have lost one OF my studs" with
| tho frugal spirfa of his mothers fore
oears. 'You r stronger than I
Thought"
Much obliged"
"It'g a good thing you di6 o get
that hold FIRST. YOU'D have broken nay
ARM
"wouidn't have given in, eh7 / sim
ply cried quits In order to start over
again. There's no fair fighting In the
dark, you know
well, we have frightened him away.
It Is o bad"
what have you ON your GeetP"
"Felt clippers"
"Are you afraid Of the ooldr
A laugh. mot II"
''Come with me"
"Where?"
First to the cellar. Remember tina
hot-air box from the furnace, tina
backs the chimney. way up?'
"T looked only st the bricks"
"well go and have a look at tina
box. II Just occurred to mo that Their,
10 a cellar window within two feet o.
that box"
"Let us hurry. Can you find III,
way2"
II can try"
"But lighter
Fitzgerald exhibited his electric
pocket lamp. This win DO"
"You Americans!"
After some mistakes they found theii
way to the cellar. The window wa,
closed. but not locked. and RESTING
against the wall was a plank, It leaned
obliquely, as II left in a hurry. Fitz.
gerald took II UP, and bridRed between
tho box and the window ledge. Brett
mann gave him a leg up, and In an
other moment he was examining the
brick wall OF the great chimney under
a circular white patch OF light. A
dozen rows OF bricks had been ~cleverly
ioosened. There were also evil
dences OF chalk marks, some.
hing on the order OF a diagram; but
Il was rather uncertain, as II had been
re6rawn four or five times. The mar
hadn't beer sure OF his ground.
Can you see?" asked Fitzgerald.
Eyes" Only Breitnann himself knew
what Wild rage lay back of that mono
syllable. He raj sur now; hat dla-
gram brushed away n lingering
doubt. The lock had been trffed with
but the man who had done the work
had not been sure OF his Dimensions.
"Clever pierre OF work. Took away
the mortar IN hts pockets; no sign os
It here. The admiral had better send
FOR his br'cklaver. for more reaeons
than one. 1'here'il be a detective fue
presently. Now. what the devil is th'
dufrer expecting to ind7" Fitzgerald
coolly turned tina light full into the
others face.
'It is bevond me- with equal cool
nees; s'uniess there's q pirates treasure
behind t1eror The ewes bitnlsed n lit