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You come here an' act as square as a man can until you have made us all think the world of ya; an' yet in your black heart you were all the time plottin' to get my money, usin' my little girl as a burglar would use a bar to open a safe with.
"Head it, suspicious information: first prisoner, probably dangerous burglar burgling on Christmas eve; second prisoner, cattle thief; third prisoner " "But we aren't anything like that," broke in Rudolf hastily. "You're entirely mistaken, we "
I told Lord Garvington, who was ready, and " "And I went down, pretending that Pine was a burglar," said Lord Garvington, continuing the story in a most shameless manner. "I opened the door quite expecting to find him there. He rushed me, believing in his blind haste that I was Agnes coming to elope with you. I shot him in the arm, and he staggered away, while I shut the door again.
Barnes. I forbid it. You " "How did Sprouse get out? You said your door was locked." He sat down on the edge of the bed beside her. She was still trembling violently. He took her hand in his and held it tightly. "He had a key. I do not know where he obtained " "Skeleton key, such as burglars use. By Jove, what a wonderful burglar he would make! Courage, Miss Cameron! He will be here soon.
I don't want to excite my father." "What was it?" asked the engineer. "I don't know. Burglar alarm went off, that's all I can say until we get to the shed." Together the two left the house softly, and soon were hurrying toward the aeroplane shed. "Look!" exclaimed Mr. Jackson. "Didn't you see a light just then, Tom?" "Where?" "By the side window of the shed?" "No, I didn't notice it! Oh, yes!
Had the burglar lowered his eyes, the manoeuvre to him would have been significant, but his eyes were following the barrel of the revolver. In the mind of the young man the one thought uppermost was that he must gain time, but, with a revolver in his face, he found his desire to gain time swiftly diminishing. Still, when he spoke, it was with deliberation. "My chauffeur " he began slowly.
Anybody who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. In other words, it is a danger of turning the policeman into a sort of benevolent burglar.
Both drew down as Miss Doc reappeared in the door. "I might as well tote a kettleful, too," she said, and taking that soot-plated article from its hook in the chimney she once more started for the spring. This time, like a guilty burglar, old Jim crept out to the door.
"Oh, Dick!" cried Polly in a breath, with a fearful glance at the boy lying there. "I think he's all right, Polly." She dared say no more, for Dick had not stirred. Polly clasped her hands, and rushed out almost into Jasper's face. "A burglar a burglar!" and he dashed into Mrs. Chatterton's room. "Don't interfere," said Mrs. Chatterton. "I'm a splendid markswoman."
Why any burglar should take such a thing passes my understanding, for it was only a plaster cast and of no real value whatever. "You can see for yourself that anyone going out through that open window could reach the front doorstep by taking a long stride. This was clearly what the burglar had done, so I went round and opened the door.
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