Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-09
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BY signs l then communicated
monsieur the suggestion that now va
his chance to escape by the front doe
while held his pursuer in the kstcleb
Monsieur disagreed with me. fat's
and by signs Informed me that ti.er'
might be half a dozen men waiting II
the outer hall 10 nab him the instant
he showed his face. Which seemed
reasonable and likely and ] had no
means Of disproving the contention.
l therefore made the next move on
my intruder.
Hello, mister" / called through the
door at him. you may as well go
out the way you came in, for you've
got as far as you'll get into this fat"
MADAME, listen" he returned. ION
my word of honor | mean you no harm
II wish only to speak with you, pri-
vately and Immediately"
your method Of obtaining private
interviews is most lnvltlng-also con-
vincing of the truth of what you say"
"YOu left me no alternative am
obliged to see you"
The truth flashed into me that he'd
already traced monsieur to my fiat
and the determination to see me was
only an excuse TO lay hold on him:
and at the same moment monsieur
touched me on the shoulder and by
signs communicated the same fear,
ending with a pantomimic appeal TO
me to save him.
"Mf. Smith," / called through the
door again, "you asked for a private
interview with me and now you have
it. will put my ear to the keyhole
and you may whisper through what
you have to say"
He said something that l didn't
catch-I know it was a bad word
viii kindly unlock the door and allow
me to enter, you will have no cause
to regret It. On my word of honor,
assure you that no harm shall come to
you-or any property Of yours"
Thanks for your kind assurance
and l won't unlock the door,"
Madame, beg of you to listen to
reason"
"Mr. Jones, if you are not out Of
there in two minutes, l shall telephone
for the police"
IF you do not unlock this door in
two seconds l shall break it in"
He waited two seconds; then TAX
ing the tool with which he had pried
open the dumb-waiter door, he started
TO jimmy open the kitchen door.
stop / commanded.
He topped-evidently thinking !
meant to unlock the door.
ut won't do you one particle of good
to jimmy this door OPEN" l began,
because / have a 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 car
get through that door, you'n have tt
take it of it's hinges-and you cam
very well do that, because it opens IL
on your side. Is that clear to you
Look at the hinges, If 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.
few to my bedroom, and seizint
the revolver Billy had brought me,
threw up the window-at right angle:
to the kitchen window-and just as h'
was about to step on to the fire-escap'
and try the bathroom window,
shouted, "Hold on, therel and aimed
the revolver at his head.
He ducked back In hurry, peekint
at me from behind the windOw-frame
There's no use in your trying th'
bathroom window" said l. "It's nailet
down, and before you could break thu
glass and get in. I'd have shot yol
dead. Go back to the kitchen door
have something to say to you"
He did as told him, and l returned
10 my side of the door, revolver II
hand.
Now, Mr.. Robinson, want you t.
so out the way you came in-an'
hurry" said l.
Eyes, madame, l shall do so immedi
ately. But first l wish to ask you ;
r single questions a gentleman by tn
name of De Ravenol in your flat witt
you now?"
: ASK anything you please"
e "2ardon--I did not understand wha
I you said. Is he there2"
81 said you might ask anything yo1
= pleased"
"Ah-I understand now"
''Mr. Jackson, I'd like you to under
stand one thing-my revolver
pressed against the other side of tn
doOr-hear that?" l clicked the muz
gle on the door several times. 1T I
loaded and can fire II. And am e
Ing to-if you are not out of tina
kitchen in just three seconds"
Certainly, madame. But before 70
fire, let me give you a piece of info
nation that may be of value to you
| have a warrant for the arrest of this
gentleman, De Ravenol."
Monsieur's hand few up as he hear
1t and his jaw dropped open, but b
made no sound.
'Have you a warrant for my ARE:
alsof" l asked.
"No, madame-and would not trol
bic you, only that we have traced tn
man here"
"Have ven ANYTHING else to say I