The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-19

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youor any property OF yours"
Thanks for your kind assurance
and j won't unlock the door,
MADAME, / beg OF You to listen to
reason
''Mr. Jones. II you are not out Of
there In two minutes, / shall telephone
for the police"
''If you do not unlock this door In
two seconds / shall break 1t In"
He waited two seconds; then TAX
Ing the tool with which be had pried
open the dumb-waiter door, he started
to jimmy open the kitchen door.
.Stop" ! commanded.
He stopped-evldently thinking /
meant to unlock the door.
ut 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 II off Its hinges-and you can't
very well do that, because 1t opens In
on your side. lis that clear to you?
Look at the hinges, IL 1t isn't"
/ heard him say "Diable" again,
fiercely but softly, and then tread
quietly along the floor and push the
catch on the window
1 few to my bedroom, and selling
the revolver Billy had brought me, /
threw up the window-at right angles
to the kitchen wlndow-Land just as he
was about to step on to the fire-escape
and try the bathroom window, |
shouted, Hold on, therel' and aimed
the revolver at his head.
He ducked back In hurry, peeking
at me from behind the window-frame,
There's no use In your trying the
bathroom window" said /. TITS 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, MIR. Robinson, / want you to
so out the way you came inland
hurry" said !.
Eyes, madame. shall do so immedi.
ately. But first ! wish to ask you a
single question--is gentleman by the
name of De Ravenol In your fiat with
YOU now2"
"Ask anything you please"
Pardon did not understand what
YOU said, Is he theref"
Il said you might ask anything you
/ pleased"
"Ah--I understand now"
"Mr. Jackson, I'd like you to under.
stand one thing-my revolver Is
i pressed against the other side Of the
door hear that2" ! clicked the muz
Gle on the door several times. ut is
| loaded and can fire 1t. And am go,
ing to-H you are not out of that
kitchen in Just three seconds"
Certainly, madame. But before you
fire, let me give you a piece Of infor.
nation that may be of value to you
| have a warrant for the arrest of that
| gentleman, De Ravenol."
/ Monsieur's hand flew up as he heard
II and his jaw dropped open, but he
made no sound.
Have you warrant for my arrest
also2" l 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.. SimpkinsF"
"0nly to repeat that have a war.
rant for De Ravenol's arrest and be,
lieye him to be with you at this mo
ment. And so / ask you to open the
| door,"
you have the warrant actually with
your"
There was a rustling of papers
"Yes."
"Slip 1t under the door and let mt
see it."
An edge of paper slid under the door
aud 1 made dive for 1t. The edge
disappeared.
"Will you return this warrant tc
met"
I'm not saying what l shall do.
but have the right to demand to see
1t, since you've broken into my fiat.r
/ There was a silence OF considerable,
length-I don't know what he was
planning to do, but | thought hearC
him moving cautiously about, and
shouted, "You haven't any warrant
You are simply trying to get in her,
and rob mel Now then, Mr.. Jenkins
I'll give you five seconds to get on
the way you came In. l shall fir,
through the door when count five
Ready One two !"
/ "Goodby," he called. "You will Sc,
me again-and wish you had beer
more civil"
Three four !"
i l heard him scrambling onto til,
dumb-waiter and then the cumber
some, cloggy sound 1t makes when /
goes down loaded l waited till IL ha,
reached bOftnm and thor, Y,pIn,,l,,g} a.,