Part 35 (2/2)

”But--”

”Oh, blow your buts, old man! Did the police come to see as the matter when the men took out the kitchener and put in a new one?”

”No, but--”

”But you're in a stew That's what's the e, and the haht That piece of leather will stop the sound”

The butler sighed, but obeyed his coe as fine as the blade of a knife Then he held the light close while his coently tapped it in between the door and frame

Another followed, and another--quite a dozen, of increasing sizes, having been brought; and the leather-covered haer, and it seees would sooner or later force open the door

”See this?” said the operator, triumphantly

”Oh yes, I see, but I' but hold a candle!” said Arthur, with a chuckle, as he drove in another wedge as far as it would go and released twoto have a o and see how dear old Mrs Barron is Whistle if you want help”

The butler went off, and the young ress he hadso as to find where he could drive in the next wedge with the most effect when the butler came back

”She hasn't stirred,” he said

”She can't,” said his coorously, but at the end of half a dozen strokes, as his ha, and the young fellow leaped back

”Hear that?” he said in a whisper full of triu to of another iron door”

”Banging to of an iron grandmother!” cried Arthur, conte away, and another wedge in will fetch it right off”

”I hope so,” said Roach, piteously ”Do you think it will take er?”

”I don't care if it takes two days,” said the other, coolly ”Don't hed

”There, hold the light, and don't do that You are a cheerful ain, keeping a sharp lookout, so as to spring back and not be crushed by the falling door; and to this end he ht fro him plenty of room But the door did not fall, and at the end of an hour the haive it up?” cried Roach, eagerly

”No, I don't give it up, but I' to work all the flesh off my bones when one stroke will do the work”

”What! The powder?”

”That's it, old chap Go and see how the old wohed, and went away, to return shi+vering

”She looks horrible,” he whispered; ”but youthe people in from both sides to see what's the h for that, and I sha'n't use enough,” said Arthur, coolly ”Don't talk That door's got to come open, and I wish I'd tried this plan at first”