Featuring the Saint
Featuring the Saint
“He straightened up, hands on hips; and the helpless man glared up at him with bulging eyes.
“But I had forgotten!” cried the Saint, under his breath, and stooped again to take his money from the jailer’s pocket. The man squirmed, and the Saint swept him a mocking bow.
“Remain with God, my little ape,” he murmured. “There will now be nothing to disturb thy meditations.”
Then he was gone.
He ran lightly down the corridor and out at the end into the blazing sunlight of the prison courtyard. This h...e crossed swiftly, slowing up and moving a little more cautiously as he neared the gates. Within the courtyard beside the gates was a little sentry box where the gatekeeper might take shelter from the sun.
The Saint stole up the last few yards on tiptoe, and sidled one eye round the doorway of the box.
The gatekeeper sat inside on a packing case, his back propped against the wall. His rifle was leaning against the wall in one corner. He was awake, but his eyes were intent on a pattern which he was tracing in the dust with the tow of his boot.MoreLess
“But I had forgotten!” cried the Saint, under his breath, and stooped again to take his money from the jailer’s pocket. The man squirmed, and the Saint swept him a mocking bow.
“Remain with God, my little ape,” he murmured. “There will now be nothing to disturb thy meditations.”
Then he was gone.
He ran lightly down the corridor and out at the end into the blazing sunlight of the prison courtyard. This h...e crossed swiftly, slowing up and moving a little more cautiously as he neared the gates. Within the courtyard beside the gates was a little sentry box where the gatekeeper might take shelter from the sun.
The Saint stole up the last few yards on tiptoe, and sidled one eye round the doorway of the box.
The gatekeeper sat inside on a packing case, his back propped against the wall. His rifle was leaning against the wall in one corner. He was awake, but his eyes were intent on a pattern which he was tracing in the dust with the tow of his boot.MoreLess
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