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His venture was far too serious, and the results of exposure too fraught with danger, to permit of his taking any chances with a disloyal fellow-conspirator. True, he had not even hinted at the enormity of the plot in which he was involving the old woman, but, as she had said, his stern commands for secrecy had told enough to arouse her suspicions, and with them her curiosity and cupidity.
Lord John came forward, leaving Stonor to his hostess. 'Still talking over your Shelter plan? he asked benevolently. 'No, answered Miss Levering, 'we left the Shelter some time ago. He pinched his niece's ear with affectionate playfulness. 'Then what's all this chatterment about? The girl, a little confused, looked at her fellow-conspirator.
Tell you later," and turned it about for Susan to read, before she erased it. "Shall I get that?" she asked, for the benefit of the attentive office. "Yes, I would," answered her fellow-conspirator, as she turned away. The hour droned by. Boys came with bills, and went away again. Sudden sharp pangs began to assert themselves in Susan's stomach.
For this he was to have a large percentage of the profits on purchases and sales made on it by his fellow-conspirator.
The detective placed his hands on his knees, and Gallegher stood upon his shoulders, and with the blade of his knife lifted the wooden button that fastened the window on the inside, and pulled the shutter open. Then he put one leg inside over the sill, and leaning down helped to draw his fellow-conspirator up to a level with the window.
Shuffles was angry and indignant when he discovered the treacherous shrewdness of his fellow-conspirator; but he had solemnly promised to abide the result of the election, and he could not recede from his position without a violation of the "honor among thieves" which is said to exist.
"Oh, if they are no use to you," Tommy said sweetly, "me and Corp is willing to buy them off you for threepence." Then Gav became a scorner of duplicity, but he had to consent to the bargain, and again Corp said to Tommy, "Oh, you crittur!" But he was sorry to lose a fellow-conspirator. "There's just the twa o' us now," he sighed. "Just twa!" cried Tommy. "What are you havering about, man?
Parysatis induced her husband to disregard the pledges given and execute both Arsites and his fellow-conspirator thus proclaiming to the world that, unless by the employment of perfidy, the Empire was incapable of dealing with those who rebelled against its authority. The revolt of Pissuthnes, satrap of Lydia, was the next important outbreak.
But if this first spoliation was to be effected, La Cibot must throw dust in Fraisier's eyes, and lull the suspicions of that terrible fellow-conspirator of her own seeking; and Elie Magus and Remonencq must be bound over to secrecy.
Bob smiled at the serious young mountaineer, playing loyally his part even to his fellow-conspirator. "Jack," said he, "I guess your friend must have been delayed. Maybe he'll get here later." "Quite like," nodded Jack gravely. Bob made the earliest chance to obtain California John's promised advice.