The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 221: what you’re looking at

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Cannibal all the time you seemed, to be chatting 80 cory and for- miliar ?” ** Well, but it was so,” replied Mrs. Tugs; Hand | if that feller hasn't got his pockets lined with blunt, I'll eat this babby up at a mouthful—I will.” “A precious mean chap he is, then!” exclaimed Tugs now looking partécularly ferocious through the black grime on his face. “ Mvan !” echood his wifo: “he’s a measly skin- flint —coming here, bolting our grub, nnd swallow- ing our lush, and just giving us & shilling ut two tuw'rds housekeeping, when he ought to come down handsome and take us a jolly gdod presen Tm sick of such vunduet, E be.” “Well, Polly, if, what's passing in Say. mind is ee EE eee ee oe countenance. ‘ When a chap behaves his-self as 5 Chiffin is doing pow,” shw replied, “I would as sveun draw a knife across his throat and sink him in tho canal as Td ' eat my dinner. So if you’re the. man, Tugs, to: do" the job, I’m the woman as Will hol yer.” ° “Then I’m blowed if.it isn't as good as done,” re- tles how it te to be dune—that’s ali.”’ ace eallg.” ‘Tugs hastily jumped up from his seat, and thrust his head out of the batehway of the cabin. A woman } was standing in tho-towing-path ;-and through the. gloom ‘Tugs at once recdgnised Madge Somers. - “ All right!” bo said, ‘ Ooie on board.” _ sconded inti the cabin. . Jugs offered her sumo gins but she refused to take it immediately adding, “ Where is he fF’ “ What nows have you got for him e". evading the woman’s question. (ood newii,” she replied. ask ?”’ - | Gee eee ee eee eee a But w where is he, I ' out for the night again.” “ Butif he dida’ t wind running these viaka whet was er ' tho use of my troubling myself to.get tiie thing put:| in connequen right and square for hix€? ”-I cannot wait til hee ‘r= | Rut as she. turns—I cannot nome. baak. ‘egtin when he ig likely AOR: to be here; rit More. I. anal leave, bake with you. . You. eam<tell hushed yp; and § pane yr Sk See nth brief wae &. her on’ condition thaé: se would: not’ niove any farr| Béla ther in she matter, and: thit-es-abe' hae got, Shem | =e , ag! a | produce, of _ back her object is answergi, “Ofcourse -s:1 word from her ladyship was sufficient to stop proceedings ; and so Chiffin has nothing more to fear in thst quarter.” 7 “Ahl” sho & your intnd #2. passing in yuur'n tuo, wo'll have the whole of his blung afore many. ‘hours is over:’—-and the maa. looked hard at his wife: to read her answer in her spunded the Biuo-ruin Carrier: “ perwided: w we wets light?” right?” | Madge. tectives who had the thing in hand, that she docs not wish. the. ‘proocedings to. go any farther. Tho excuse sie nade.was that somcbody had been to her, brought Wi the things back that had boon stulen from. the house, and: besought her morcy and for. — besranco; and that therefore, a8 her chief object was gained i in recovering her valuables, she was dis- pused to grant the request, In short, she gave tho detectives ‘to understand that sho-did not chooso to have. the: Madge accordingly stepped'on the barge, and de. asked Togs, “Well, thet's sa pity,” faid Tog for hele sted THE MYSTERIES OF THE —_ "3° 'n FuEset= . “This will be good nows for him,” gaia Ta Tugs “He told mo he shouldn’t bo back till just upon me ght, and I’m going to sit up for him. ” en. you oan deliver my moseage,” said Madge: end sppearing to be somewhat i in & hurry, she took | Well, ida’ ' r manage capital to pefwont the “wotnan staying P” qannee Tuga...“ If shodfad, Chiflin ‘would. liate fitted sway on hearing the news, and we. should ' have’ bean baulked in our job—oh, Polly P” 7 “Yes-—you . ma “empital,” gosponded tho woman. “Now mind you manage as well presently -. -{ when tho. thing is to be done—that’s all.” The husband and‘wife then drow closer togothor until their faces almost mot; and in subdued whis- | pers did they discourse ‘upon ‘the murderous project they had devised. In tho mean time Madge Somers, when quitting the barge, had pursued her way along the towing- patlf: and ata short distanco she encountered Chif- fin the Cannibal; s ‘thon you have altered “ Altered my mninil p” he repeated, in a growling tone. “What tha deuce are you talking about ?” "Why, in coming back so soon—that is how you have altcred your inant: for I supposo you are nuw oh your way to the hurge e —"T. be sure, cul just came out to got a mouthful of fresh aw, | f can’t enduro being evuped up in that cofila-liko place.” * 1. “Then what rand you tell those people that -you did not intend. to veturn till close upon day- ¢ “= Yow don’t. mean to ay. they told you that ?” “Done? Why, in the-way I've said,” wes. ws the | exslaimed Chiffin, quick answer given by a" wife, “Hush |: sonae one “But I do though: and. that’s the reason I did not stop. J. however loft @ mnessage with thom for you——" # And what’ it. about Haye you made. it all ns You—after a great*deal. of tHouble,” ‘rosponded = Hor dud yship has intimated to the do- oullo ‘and discomfort of @ prosecution, ind] jas-ehe. was Vory “soon gding out of town. tenate went, and, @alled: upon her ladysnip gienoa-of this-nove which abe sent them: . vethem each a pretty handsome sum the ‘trouble. yt dad. ' ‘already taken, they of that. affair :gogs, ‘sou: are. “safe enough. I saw y. Wilkin bg Rison; nie told me that you ag awards ond. other valuables : 80 snes thes ewe yo gt from Lady Saxondale, ‘Egave you 4. | ttle ‘time back, and the last: ‘night, you, must be quite rich.” - “Welly do you. meani.tg turn borrower, Madge ad asked Chilin, tovidentiy not relishing the weman's me EE ee ws age? cues ee ee: ee EE op ee Pe ea a SP ECOMRniclacae (CO)