Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-13
behind him. pouring out a stream os
| petitions n amenfations

L nun, ROuTluK OUT u SIreaul 0S
petitions and lamentations.
What's sixpence to a noble lord
like your honor? Make it a shilling,
brave captain. to help me o u of the
country. There's "a warrant out for
me. and divil take me If l know what's
hanging and quartering at the very
least. Thank your honor kindly. and
may your enemies always get the worst
of it. All! but Lannon's a bad town,
and Linens Inns the very place to
ambush a man and take him after the
lawyers nave got everything out OF
him. Divil take nj if eve I'd give a
thing to a lawyer that / might want
myself; they'd take your life for six
and-eightpence, and make a bargain
with Guild Scratch for your soul"
That Will do. my good fellow said
Robin. flashing a quick glance at him.
You need not follow me any farther.
you are only wasting what is doubtless
valuable time"
The beggar mumbled an excuse. and
turned to beg from the nearest rasser-
by. And Robin pursued his way in .
very thought mood.
Another warrant out" he MUIR
INJURED II ought to have thought OF
that when they appointed this morning
to finish business instead OF settling
IT all yesterday. Steve was right. These
hounds never mean to give me 9
chance
Ry this tii..e he was in the Strand,
n up a paved court behind
st. Martins church. knocked at a aoor,
on which the name OF Matthew Double,
attorney at law, appeared on a brass
plate.
The door was quickly opened and
two men came out. who had been wait
ing for him. One OF these, though
scarcely ol,er than Robin. had the
strained look of hard work n high
i 1jvynyr that nj c q ~ ~, tho vroSn,
sional man of that day. This was Mr..
Matthew Double, and the other. in
shabby flack. carrying a mighty blue
bias, could rever nave been intended
by nature for anything but a lawyers
clerk.
"Aha! here's our man, punctual to
the minute" criew Double. Few men
would be so prompt to throw away q
great inheritance, captain"
My word is passed." said Robin.
Did you doubt that l would keep it?"
Not L; nave ! not Just given you
hate to see tho chances OF such q
splendid law suit thrown away: lit
orally flung to the dogs. Dogs, too,
who. if l am not mistaken. will turn and
rend you when they have drawn your
teeth and cut your claws"
"When tr.y have replied Robin.
"By tho way, can you lend me a cloak.
a long and ample one?"
This is somewhat the worse for
WEAR" said Double, indicating one that
hung in the hall, but if you want 1t
for a disguise 1T is rather conspicuous"
"All Inc better for both reasons re-
piled Robin, throwing over his should
ers a military looking cloak of dark
green cloth, a good deal frayed, and
lined With stained and faded red. With
IT, he assumed a staggering step, and
with his beaver cooked at a defiant
angle. made a striking contrast to the
sn.ugly clad lawyer and his weazened
satellite.
I'm ready now" he cried, N the
trio started. keeping to the least fire.
Q%uantcC side Of q street parallel with
the Strand.
MY good captain Mr.. Double re-
monstrated after going a very short
distance, moderate your stride, l pray.
to that of a nan q foot shorter than
yourself; or. better still. let me call a
COACH
I'D rather walk. II 1t is all the same
to you,' Robin replied. "A man who
has taken all his exercise for two or
three weeks in the court yard of New
legs when he gets outside"
True, but l haven't been In
Newgate for three weeks, and am, be-
sides, OF too portly a figure to
enjoy violent exercise. Samuel, stop
the first empty coach we meet. TRULY.
Il SdIIdlIIs lIIOu II q QuSCl ACllOW tlGIS
are not many OF YOU profession I'd
venture to let out Of my sight for ~
hours when / was under bonds to
render him at a certain time. and he
had SO many good reasons for leaving
me in the lurch."
Robin laughed. "Why, it would i'll
suit me to leave London with my at
fairs but half settled" he said; after
today your responsibility will be at an
end, and whether / decide to stay here
and challenge the hangman, or accept
my fate n leave the country, depends
on matters o wot not of. n will
concern no n but myself"
'"Tis a thousand rtties," observed
Double re%gretfully, "thaL you did not
unravel the mystery Of your birth until
there was a price upon your head.
There's enough in your claim to have
made a pretty case. a very pretty
case, Even now"
Even now interrupted ROBIN. g"
have bought my life at the price of my
birthright. and I'll pay the price IL I
unless. oh! I'm no sheep to give my
wool first. and then &c quietly to the
SHAMELESS"
They will scarcely attempt to do
anything while you are in England
but II you are going to-say america
dress Inlet US say Paris"
A peculiar smile curved Robins
mouth, but not mirthfully.
Truly. l nave thought OF the colon
les" he said refiectively. "Perchance.
the government will give me q grant OF
land in some swamp or wilderness.
where I can work of my superfluous
energies fighting the Indians or the
Spaniards."
There Is a coach. Master DOUBLE
t~nterposed h meek voice Of the clerk:
whose name Is writ upon it?'
What. within q stones throw Of
Lincoln's Inn? Your conversation has