Then I'll come."
"And what then?"
"This is the second floor," said Charlie, drawing another square. "And
here's the servant's stairway, and we can get down to this entrance in
the rear, that I'll open before I set to work. On the other hand, if
you hear me whistle upstairs, then you're to get out by the way we
came. If there's any alarm given, then it's each for himself."
"I see," said Samuel; and gripped his hands so that his companion
might not see how he was quaking.
Charlie got out his kit and examined it to make sure that the police
had kept nothing. Then he went to a bureau drawer and got a revolver,
examined it and slipped it into his pocket. "They kept my best one,"
he said. "So I've none to lend you."
"I--I wouldn't take it, anyway," stammered the other in horror.
"You'll learn," said the burglar with a smile.
Then he sat down again and drew a diagram of the streets of
Lockmanville, so that Samuel could find his way back in case of
trouble. "We don't want to take any chances," said he. "And mind, if I
get caught, I'll not mention you--wild horses couldn't drag it out of
me. And you make the same promise."
"I make it," said Samuel.
"Man to man," said Charlie solemnly; and Samuel repeated the words.
"How did you come to know so much about the house?" he asked after a
while.
"Oh! I've lived here and I've kept my eyes open.
Pages:
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130