The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-04-15
"Stopl" / commanded.

1T won't do you one particle of good
to jimmy this door open," began,
because have chain-bolt on here
the same as on the front door. Listen
=" and / ratified the chain against
the woodwork. do you hear that?
Well, that means that before you can
get through that door, you'll have to
take it off its hinges you can't
very well do that, because it opens in
on your side. Is that clear to you!
Look at the hinges, if it isn't"
I heard him say "Diable" again,
fercely but softly, and then tread
quietly along the floor and push the
catch on the window.
flew to my bedroom, and seizing
the revolver Billy had brought me, |
threw up the window-at right angles
to the kitchen window--and just as he
was about to step on to the fire-escape
and try the bathroom window. !
shouted, "Hold on, there!" and aimed
the revolver at his head.
He ducked back in a hurry, peeking
at me from behind the window-frame.
There's no use in your trying the
bathroom window" said l. Its nailed
down, and before you could break the
glass and get in, I'd have shot you
dead. Go back to the kitchen door
have something to say to YOU"
He did as told him, and returned
to my side of the door, revolver In
hand.
"Now, Mr.. Robinson, / want you to
60 out the way you came inland
hurry" said I.
"Yes, madame, shall do SO immedi-
ately. But first I wish to ask you
single questions gentleman by the
name of De Ravenol in your hat with
yeu now?"
"Ask anything you please"
"Pardon-I did not understand what
you said. Is he there?"
81 said you might ask anything you
pleased"
"Ah-I understand now"
ssMr. jackson, I'd like you to under
stand one thing-my revolver is
pressed against the other side of the
door-hear that? clicked the muz..
zle on the door several times. 1T is
loaded and can fire it. And l am go
ing to-if you are not out Of that
kitchen in just three seconds"
"Certainly, madame. But before you
fire, let me give you piece of infor-
nation that may be of value to you
1 have a warrant for the arrest OF that
gentleman, De Ravenol."
Monsieur's hand few up as he heard
it and his jaw dropped open, but he
made no sound.
"Have you warrant for my arrest
also?" asked.
"No, madame-and would not trou-
BILE, you, only that we have traced the
man here"
"Have you anything else to say to
me, Mr. Simpkins?"
"Only to repeat that / have a war
rant for De Ravenols arrest and be-
lieve him to be with you at this mo-
ment.. And so I ask you to open the
door,"
you have the warrant actually with
your"
There was a rustling of papers
eyes"
"slip it under the door and let me
see it."
An edge of paper slid under the door
and / made dive for it. The. edge
disappeared.
"Will you return this warrant to
me?"
sTm not saying what / shall do
but have the right to demand to see
it, since you've broken into my fat"
There was silence of considerable
leDgth-I don't know what he was
planning to do, but | thought ] heard
him moving cautiously about, and
shouted, "You haven't any warrant
You are simply trying to get in here
and rob me! Now then, Mr.. Jenkins
I'll give you five seconds to get out
the way you came in. I shall fire
| through the door when / count five
Ready! One -. :. two ;. :"
"Goodby," he called. "You will see
me again-and wish you had been
more CIVIL
sThree /. four
/ heard him scrambling onto the
dumb waiter and then the cumber.
some, cloggy sound it makes when il
goes down loaded. / waited till it had
reached bottom and then unlocked the
door and peeped in over the chain-bolt
He was gone-there was no pretense
about it.
"Quick, monsieur" | said, snatchins
up his coat, '.put on your things an6
60"
I thrust the ice pick in his hand
threw off the chain-bclt, dashed fol
the dumb waiter and began pulling il
up, hand over fist, as fast as coulG
go.
.sMon Dieu! What. shall do?'
"Skip! Get down into your own fiat
and hide. That man will be back here
with police officer in five minutes
The top of the dumb waiter haG
come up level with the sill, but at my
words monsieur's nerve seemed to for
sake him entirely.
"He will be back-after he is gone
wisout to find me?-and he brings u
police?"
"Of course he will-just to justify
himself to me if for nothing else-an(
to satisfy himself that you're not her,
! in hiding. You heard him say he'e
traced you here"
"Zen am lOst--and my little Clair,