The Maid of the Mountain — page 95: what you’re looking at

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BOLTS AND BARS. *“ Nabbed, by ’ said Corne sae ay te “I tho it as how he knowed me. Ah, ter Hackett, you *re very deep, a are; buthere’s yon as is deeper. Orr rite.” again, and “chile. a Bap e of. prom vacy pamstent pin he chose totakeit. Corney was one of those men who never Ww a chance a He made sure of the bolts, then proceeded to draw several articles from his yol- uminous pockets, and from the saddle bags, which he had taken care to convey tohisroom. First there came a pair ~of pistols of rather re eps ee size, a lantern, a ee eee ek eton 2num eleton ieonieat asmall crowbar. When Mr. these objected to dealer bad urged such a host of his kno ledge of the character of Ww Captain Hackett, that the ex-mer yielded, and sored the Sther }0.nch secs Bug, to 3S own experience, which,in house-break- ing and such little secret matters, = He articles,the rag- door, had ; ‘ i tion. . ry ang er soon ena bed him to make a Ay: e, through w his long thin saw could penetrate ; and then, having well greased that use- ful instrument, he began to work steadily, and yet with extreme caution. Every minute or so he iistened attentively, and finding that no alarm wasgiven, proceede with his task. One side of the plank, which was crossways from side to side of the had been oom nie) sawn and the second was just ve ‘iy when and the act a _— pheng but cautious steps . whi wn the passage, pe pe soon n reaching his own door, Honals ed, fortunately, it remov v . without any sawdust be- ing noticed, and the door 7 ae eet ga wat Regin, between his set teeth, wh Magee Be clutched a pis- he feit the bar replaced. - old work, Master Hack- Corney Raggy, shaking his H se The landlord was going away, but quite in an comcbooks.com