Part 35 (1/2)
But the fresh oil sent it no farther, and the butler wiped his dripping brow and ejaculated--
”Tut-tut-tut-tut!”
”Look here, old chap, if you can do it better come and try yourself,”
cried Arthur in an ill-used tone
”No, no, s than I aht and doing nothing”
”Never”Think of the pearls and diamonds in here, old fello for another try We shall be as rich as Rothschilds e've done, and across the water before they can put a hand upon us Bah! Blister the key! It's as near as near But I'll do it, if I try till to- on Got your keys?”
”Yes, ood for this”
”Pah! who said they were? They're good for a bottle of wine, though, ain't they?”
”Oh yes--yes!”
”Then bring one with the cork out, and never lass; and don't stop to decant it, old chap, for I want a drink horrid bad This is ork”
The butler went away on tip-toe As he walked along the passage he heard the sharp grating of the file, and shi+vered with dread But upon reaching the pantry he felt relieved, for the housekeeper seemed to be asleep
Not content with this, Roach went up to the hall and listened But all was perfectly still in the great soleain, to be conscious of the scrap, scrap of the file, before he reached the pantry, where the old lady still lay un a bottle of wine fro it, he went back, to find Arthur still filing away
”Oh, there you are then,” he gru the bottle all to your own cheek Here, give us hold”
He took a deep draught, and recoour for some minutes
”Now,” he said, ”this is the last ti”
He tried the key, and it turned half-way, but it was forced upon the The key did not touch so man thrust it in his pocket
”Better have tried the ha at first,” he said
”No, no! The noise,” cried Roach
”Bah! Who's going to take any notice of a bit of knocking?” said the young man, contemptuously ”The sound can't reach them there”
”But suppose a policeman heard it as he passed?”
”Well, he'd hear it and say to hiot the workpeople in'”