Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-20

been some other way. We offered the
printer two hundred down for one proof
of the confounded things; but he
wouldn't take four This is our last
throw, pom my word. But pom my
word most wish-Hurry up there,
can't you2"
In the reproachful darkness of the
little awful room, the professional
gentlemen went to work upon the safe.
1t was the treasurer's private safe, a
small affair, with the simplest lock in
the world. If only the treasurer had
been bright enough to put the papers
in the great ark across the room, with
the combination lock.
"Thdt, said one of the professional
gentlemen, "would ha' ben matter of
some powder and a blasted noise "
By this l do not think the profession
al gentleman meant so much to make a
pun as an emphasis. He was on his
knees at the time, turning a great key
In the great key-hole, with his head on
one side, very much like the head OF
an artist, putting the finishing touch to
his picture.
"A-a-ah." said the burglar at
last, with a soft, admiring whistle,
wasn't that neat, now2 P"
As he rose from his knees, the safe
door, with a sound lock, and a velvet
hinge, swung solemnly open.
GA match said one of the pro-
fessional gentlemen.
All of the boys felt In their pockets
at once.
"Only one at time, said the 9th
er professional gentleman. Zone at a
time, and be spry. We've done our
biz you tend to yourn.
The two burglars stepped back step
or two from the open safe, and Peters
and Painter stepped up. Peters struck
match and held it down; his hand
shook.
you'll drop it, and set everything
afire growled Painter.
Painter got down on his knees and
glared into the safe.
He drew something out.
He held it up to Peters match.
Goggs and Burnett held their breath.
One of the burglars, not much inter-
ested, yawned audibly. His share of
the work was over. He was in hur-
nv to get away.
Got 'ema whispered Goggs, shak-
ing all over.
ssYes,r
Whats the matter, then2"
! Something was the matter. Painter
threw down the packet which he held.
with C. great oath. Peters match went
out. There was minutes blackness
and confusion
"What is it9'
"Who,-wherel"
"Tutors 2"
"Run.'
"Hold on"
Whats here. Hushi"
Be still there :"
"Nobody's coming, You hold
your tongue ~
The clash Of whispers struck through
the dark room, fought minute brisk
ly, then died down.
Peters had lighted another match.
His face was pale and red by turns.
"Look herel" said he
The fellow looked. Peter flared his
match to and fro several times slowly
across the packet in Painters hands.
Yes, they were the Calculus papers,
sure enough; the Calculus which had
cost them three hundred and fifty dol
lars and burglary; the Calculus papers
that they had forced the outer door,
and the entry door, and the Office door,
and the safe door, to get; the Calculus
papers, indeed, folded and sealed over
and over and about and about and here
and there with the great solid college
seal,
Iron locks and bars might be play
things to the professional gentlemen;
but a bit of sealing-wax was proof
against them
Who could break and mend the great
college seal
"I've half a mind to break it," cried
Burnett.
"And be expelled for Donkey
1t would be leetie higher peg
than expulsion, gentlemen, reckon"
said one of the burglars, with a grim
estate prison could commodate We as
well as the next man, if put tot"
"Put them back !" groaned Peters.
Painter put them back
"Now lock up as fast as you know
how" said Peters, snappishly enough,
to the professional gentlemen.
"If it's convenient" said one of the
professional gentlemen, pleasantly,
''we'll take that there little three hund-
dred and fifty first"
/" It's quite convenient" said Peters,
with another groan.
So the burglars counted out their
three hundred and fifty dollars and
locked the safe, and locked the Office,
and locked the entry, and locked the
outer door, and went back to the sta
ton to take the morning train to New
Cork. And so the boys skulked across
the college grounds, and skulked up
the street, and skulked away to their
rooms, and skulked into bed, and went
skulking through the world for
month or two after that night, for shame
at the memory of it and SO by and by
they forgot it, and looked very much
as if it had never happened.
And so, as 1 told yon, Goggs did not
see the papers.