The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-05

st. Martins church knocked at 4 door.
on which the name Of Matthew Double,
attorney AT law. appeared on . brass
| plate.
The door ives Quickly opened and
two men came out. who had been watt
Ing for him. One OF these, though
scarcely olssr than Robin, had the
strained look OF hard work n high
living that distinguished the profess
sional q Of that day, This was Mr.,
Matthew Double, and the other, In
shabby black, CARRYING a mighty blue
has, could never have been intended
BY nature for anything but q lawyers
clerk.
-Ahai here's our man, puncfual 70
the minute" criew Double. Few men
would be SO prompt to throw away Q
great Inheritance. captain"
MY wcrd is passed" said Robin.
did you doubt that I would keep it?'
Not /; have 1 not just given you
abundant proof CT confidence? still, 4
hate to see the chances OF such q
splendid law suit thrown away; lit
orally flung to the dogs. Dogs, too,
rend you when they have drawn your
teeth snd cut your claws"
When they have replied Robin.
by the way, can you lend me a cloak.
a long and ample one?"
Thi Is somewhat the worse for
NEaAe 6GlAA OOunlCt Ah0AC6llAA OlAO lid
hung In the hall, 'fbut IL D wan it
for q disguise IL is rather conspicuous"
All the better for both reasons re-
piled Robin, throwing W. his should
ers a military looking cloak OF dark
green cloth, a good deal frayed, and
lined with stained and faded red. With
At, he assumed a staggering STEP and
with his beaver cooked at a defiant
angle. made q striking contrast to the
sm:ugly clad lawyer and his weakened
satellite,
'Tm ready now he cried, n the
trio started, keeping to the least fire.
,quentec side Of q street parallel with
the Strand.
my good captain MI, Double re-
monstrs$ed after going q very short
distance, moderate your stride, ! pray,
to that OF a man q foot shorter than
yourself; OF. better still let me call 2
coach"
3aPd rather walk, IL 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
Cute, feels the need OF stretching his
legs when he gets outside"
True. but 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.
Captain, thou'rt a queer fellow there
are not many Of your profession I'd
venture to let out Of my sight for ~
hours when ! vas under bonds to SUR
render him at a certain time, and he
had SO many good reasons for leaving
me in the lurch."
Robin iauehed. "yyhy, 1T would i'll
suit me to leave London with my af-
fairs but half settled" he said; after
today your responsibility will be at an
end, and whether / decide TO stay here
$3.50 okallAaaa 4fEn. ho ~ era1Ro N Il Ar caaQVnf Z
my fate and leave h country, depends
on matters you wot not Of. n will
concern no one but myself"
"rTis q thousand pities." observed
Double regretfully, that you did not
unravel the mystery of your birth until
There's enough in your claim TO have
made a pretty cas- a very pretty
EVEN now" interrupted ROBIN, Il
have bought my life at the price OF my
birthright, and I'll pay h price II I
get what i b~argained for. But not
unless. oh! I'm no sheep to give my
SHAMELESS
aThey viii scarcely attempt to do
anything while you are in England
but if you are going to--say America
III would advise you TO give your adj
dress Inlet us say Paris
Al peculiar smile curved Robins
mouth, but not mirthfully.
Truly, / have thought OF the colon
les he said r~ef1ectively. "Perchance,
the government will give me a grant OF
land in some swamp or wilderness,
where I can work Off my superfluous
energies lighting the Indians or the
Spaniards."
There is a coach. Master Double"
interposed the meek voice of the clerk:
whose nam is writ upon it?'
What, within q stones throw Of
Lincoln's Inn? Your conversation has
beguiled me, captain, but II has also
made me thirsty. We have a few min
utes to spare, and / would gladly crack
q bottle to the successful ending OF
our business
They turned into a quiet coffee house.
and Robin ordered a bottle OF Bur-
gundy. While II was being fetched
from the cellar, he obtained a. sheet
Of paper from Samuel's blue bag and
wrote a brief letter, IN which he Enclosed
two small documents, sealed the packet
with great care, and carefully adj
dressed Ii
ITO Mistress Larkyn,
In care OF Mine Hostess OF
THE Fox and Grapes"
Mine Hostess, a plump but not un-
comedy dame, with a merry eye, sat In
her cosy bar, surrounded by quaint
iagons and other emblems of her hos
r'tahle callingA She returned q cheer
full nwe to Robin greeting, and in
quired his pleasure.