The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01

Down went Milky, and lay still.
The town slept on. Street brawis
were not uncommon, especially ia the
heighborho0d OF the Hungarta. Those
who reused gru,nbled about quarrel
some students. and slept again.
Perhaps two minutes later. Milky
got up. He was another minute Ia To-
eating himself. His cap lay in the
gutter. Beside him. on his back, lay
a sprawiing and stertOrOus figure.
with, 80 quick the downfall. q cane
still hooked 70 his arm.
Milky bent over Peter Niburg.
Bending over made his head ache
abOmine6ly.
"Here. man." he said. "Get up
Rouse Yourself"
Peter Ntburg made an insrticu'ate
reference to a piece Of silk Of certain
quality. and lay still. But his eyes
opened slowly. and he stared up Mt
the stars. "A fne night" he said
thickly. "a very fine" Suddenly he
raised himself to II sitting posture.
Terror gave him siren yth. 'I'ye been
robbed" he said. Robbed. am
ruined. I am dead"
"Tut." said Milky. hopping his cut
lip. "Tf you are dead. your spirit
speaks with an uncomm0nly iusty
voice, Come. get up. We present to-
gether a shameful picture Of defeat"
But he raised Peter Niburg gently
from the ground aud, finding his knees
unstable. from fright or weakness,
stood him against II house wall. Peter
Niburg, with rolling eyes. felt for bis
found 1t.
"Ah." he said. and Strengthened up.
"After all. II is not so bad as I feared.
They got nothing"
He made a manfuI effort to walk,
hut tOttered. reeled. Milky caught
him.
Careful, :" he said. "The colossus
Was doubtless the one who got US
both. and We are likely TO feel his
weight for some time. Where do you
ltve?"
Peter Nihurg vas aot for saying.
IC WptiN uNTS pItltTfru W UuTNur tliS
SOLITARY II uncertain way But Milky
was no half Samaritan. Toward Peter
Niburg's lodging, then. thry made n
slow progress.
"These recent gentlemen" said Nix
~. as they went along, 'they ar-. per-
maps, personal enemiesT
Peter Nibuag reflected. He Thought
0Ot. "But I know why they came" he
said uuguardediy. Some early morn
ing. my friend. you viii hear OF a man
lying dead In the street. That man
will be T."
"The thought has n moral" observed
Milky. "Do not trust yourself out-of-
doors at night"
But he saw that Peter Niburg kept
his hand over his breast pocket.
Never having dealt In mysteries.
Milky WAS slow AT recognizing one
Bat. he reelected, many things wers
going on in the old ciry in these trou-
bled days. Came II Milky. MI NJ ones,
that this man on his nrln might be n
of the hidden eyes of government.
'These are difficult. times" he ven
tured. 'for those who are loyal"
Peter Niburg ave him n side!nng
glance. "nimcuit indeed" h. said
briefly.
81 thiuk." Milky observed, that.
after | see YOU safely home. | shall
report this snail matter to the police"
Put here Peter Niburg turned sven
| paler. "Not-not the police" he
~Stammered.
Put why? You and l, my friend,
will carry their insignia for some days.
have n mind to pay our debts"
Peter Niburg considered. He stop
ped and faced Milky. ~ do not wish
the police" he said. perhaps | have
said too little. This is Il private mat
Ter. An affair Of Jealousy"
II see!"
Naturally, not Il matter for pub
licity."
Every WELL" Milky a>sented. But
in his mind was rising dark suspicion.
He had stumbled on something. He
cursed his stupidity that II meant. 80
far, nothing more than Il mystery TO
III L u NV lAAi' IL 'N 49,
intelligence.
you We're not alone. | thinkT
Peter Niburg suddenly remembered
Herman. and stopped.
Your friend must have escaped"
He would escape" said Peter Nj
burg scnrnfulIy. "He Is of the type
that runs"
He lapsed into sullen silence. Soon
he paused before ii quiet house, one
of the many which housed in ravernouS
depths uneountrd clerks and OTHER
small fry of the city. Good night to
you" said Peter Niburg. Then. rather
tardily. And my thanks. But for
you | should now" he shrugged his
shoulders.
Good night. friend said Milky.
"And better keep your bed tomorrow"
He had turned away and Peter Nj
burg entered the