Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18


touched his tongue. Bitter! Yes. the
old woman told the truth. StIych
nine, and o good dose OF II. And ne
would b sitting there, wild Watn
thirst, looking at her poisoned water
The old woman must nave e
thought good deal ABOUT MAKING
him suffer. .s
Better simplify things Better MOI
wait TIL the cursed water was IemgI'
Ing. Spill y all ana be done WlLn y,
But with MS nanu on the guk Is
stopped: heginad you're settIns
ratified, ne reDuked hlmseil. is
funking. u. ......... 49,.
cigars; box q MATCHES s i, 9 y, s. nal
penknife. he rose ana Wan9ereo
about the cellar. The beams and the
pianks anove we're oak. Aa'n ~
.nettn, asast tny AyssS a.sl..... ~
little knife could az noLnins. u! s..
tried sne oars g .ne grssnin 1870 80 49,
wsLe In' a1u oxe.t - J. ~ 80 ~,
them the hole was far 700 smalr Iof
escape. 49,.
ne sst Gown gn tne nooI aau w. y
up the char. Wnen ne nau e pig . =
woo9 ne c ma s aarr;. ins III ME 1,,e !" tR.
lib .asl; ~ ~ 49, go thrn,,ss,
grating pushed .ns cnlps anrov ~
into the gaTden ahd up s w anei inas ~
Wooa. ns SlrucM na N 49,. ~ .oo1 ~
az MS Watcn. ~ was ~ 0cioch. -
NJ MS pile, coaxed y in.o nre alu
fed It carefully. ala nor Gurn
Well Tor u lay IN = taneie 81 Dusnes'
smoke. :.
/ In q little while. through tne
Icrackle and kissing OF the nre, ne
heard heavy footsteps and voices.
/ Then he put his head TO the grating
and shouted into the smoke.
'sWeiI, now. IL that bent q queer
i thinR!" he heard q voice thick with
beer. "Tis right against the old
cottage wall.
Reggie shouted. again. Help
4 Help! Get me out.'
| aDid YOU hear that, Bert? Come
from ,,nderrround like. Where be
un,, 30
.nown in the cellar. shut in the
Ecellar. Break into the cottage and
aef ma ont
sa,f sbmt dnwn there? what 80 doinr
81 slus = uO"t W. W. - -, 49,. - 40.
Win Wno ~ sou, .s,,is;ri,
~, .a "a dee ~
nrSak INTO ING coe'ase s
cellar trap. ..,. t.or,
is Ine Lonuon 1870. d,a ~,
II SOuthle3Eh, Bert. f1OWSNSF utu yOu
.s,Tha neonie locked in the place
while / was down here
well; now! Lucky for you we saw
your fire as we was a-coming home
fron, alehouse -
i wasn't it lucky?'' said Reggie
Tuning. but i wonder IL I'm ever
looming out?''
.tOh, us'll have you out quick.
i At last they were spurred to action
/ A window crashed. A heavy body
door was raised. and Reggie, carrying
his ing came carefully up the broker
steps.
"Boited you Down, sir bis deiiverei
said curiously.
so they did. Some mistake.
! Reggie smiled.
81 didn't know as there was any
folks in the old cottage"
i Didn't you? Well, thanks very
much"
| Money passed. With some diniculty
he got rid OF those helpfui kentisn
men. They suffered from curlosity; =.
Mr.. Fortune. coming home 0y the
road, entered through the iron. Gcc =
He switched the telephone through g
down to make . trunk cali.
i -
TTE was never an early riser. He
III .ti,I a. h;s ~ ian,as ana was
49,. 80 So Isr~s ce,- dravr i'm ~
~ siay ,l.., 49, ,,n,,.. Ecnr man rot an
49, paSs5e smiled s.Turned on
t ~ .rhoie sorce " he murmured.
'n1 tsn came At his dressinE room
i Up
uo .nr,,s Han s,an.v T.omaa. SIR
i ya.,. ,,aie. x,,as faint vvifh awe
1a .T ,n,,s ~, conoa1 said Mr., For
i si 49,, -. Ne f.cs
'u Th. a nsxt Moment Tomas was with
NJ rr;n,,;n~ hoth his hands.
niIns sripp.ns 80, 49, rSas,- rro.,,.r
i MY Gear IenoW; nanA - ~.