The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-08-16


she. sort Of gaspin it, the light maxi
in a little round trembly spot on the
floor of the hall
Jack, says she, brave-like, it's
not too late yet, this man is goin to
help us. An forgive me, Jack dearH
The light whit up along the wall
quick, an he said something too low
for me ears, long as they waz. Thin
she agin:
There's no time What waz
.that?'
It's only the other wan says l..
THE other wan?' she says. Thin
you didn't let him out after all?'
They waz three of thin, ma'an,
says I modest. I forgot to tell ye.'
Three of thin? Three of thin 2
An for wanct she lost hold on her
silf.
"But / kept me head. It's not
the plain-clothes,' says /, but divil
the wan of me knows who it is II 1t
amt! He come pryin' down the
hall like the rist Of thin an | lock-
ed him up without askin' him amy
questions as to why / waz dom it,
The knockin whit right on.
1T doesn't make amy differ
ence, says the man, speaking for the
first time. I'm sick of this! Who
iver 1t is will wake the whole house.
Open it!'
stTack'
what does it matter says he.
If he is goin' to bring the others
down to tell thin after I'm gomez?
Anyways, there's some wan ilse
that knows loose in the house.
That last don't mean much,
thinks /, me wits niver leavin' me,
'ixceptin' he's human compass or
built the blamed thing
"NGive me the light, dear says
he. An thin to me: Open it,
ID whit to the middle door.
Whin 7 open 1t come out. But
do Il. quiet. There's three Of us an
we all nave guns. An for Hiven's
sake stop that knockin'!' says, won
derin' why hadn't told him afore.
Il steps back an he comes out with
the light on hima dried up little
man with a head belongin' to big
ger wan, an red hair, not lookin'
pleased at things.
NE. Duneanl' 1t waz the girl
that spoke, whisperin' 1t 50 1t whit
cold down me spine.
Harris. says the man of the pri-
vate forcel
''The cold come up me spine agin
an whit back to me stomach and
got warm-like. Then me knees be-
gun tryin' to walk an I leaned up
against the wall In the dark. wishin
/ hadn't caught the last of thin
three. Yit l waz the first of thin
all to come to.
What does all of this foolish
ness mean?' says the plain-clothes,
snappy Did he get away?'
Yes, says l. Who waz it that
wint?'
Here am. says Jack. Give me
till tomorrow AM
Your says the plain-clothes.
known him by his voice, for it waz
not voice for Two men to have
What do l want with you? Where
is he?'
''An just then he grabs the light
from Jack an turns it in me face.
"'Oh, he says, not much INTEREST
ed. An waz it you hid me up in
the dark?' says he.
" Not KNOWN ye. says 1, or Il
Likely not says he, not waitin'
for me to finish. Thin to the girl.
Who is this. pan?'
"'rll be Responsible for him,
says she, speakin' out of the dark,
the saints bliss her
".He's my friend and workin' I'M
der my orders.
"Thin he turned on me agin:
Who ,waz thin locked in mkt to
me?' he says.
"'Tnis gintlemin. 'ssays /. an the
other wan / thought waz you, only
he waz this gintlemin an you waz
him till just now, only thought you
waz in the other closet, says 1. ex-
plainin'
"'Oh. Lordl says he, impolite
1T waz a man thin? An it waz you
let him out again? Waz you ass
enough to do that, or waz you his
pal?'
opal is it2' says I, not likin him
anyhow. I niver laid my eyes on
him till this night when l saw him in
the dark whin I couldn't see me
hand afore mel An waz ye after
known me whin ye'd had the same
kind of look at me?'
Here, says Jack to him, impat-
lent. Don't you know me-Jack
"f0f course, Mr.. Hubbard. What
is it?' says plain-clothes kind of
short-like.
:" Thin let that man alone and ind
thisl Only / ask you for the sake
of this house wait until tomorrow
an I give you my word to go with
you quieti'