Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
was Goggs, with Painter and Burnett,


side of the treasurer's office waiting for
Peters and the professional gentle
men from New Cork This was at
| eleven O'Clock. The affair was arrang
! ed to come off at half past. So that
ioggs had half an hour in which to
skulk think.
| If you had been in Gogg's place
what would you have thought?
Well That is just what Gogg's
thought.
But | won't see the papers, con-
Guided Goggs. I'll see the fun, but not
the papers"
Now, as We all very well know, Goggs
was doing exceedingly wrong, and he
might have broken his mothers heart,
besides getting into State prison.
but what can do about it Goggs
did not repent and go back to his room
ut the last moment,-but how can L
help iii l am compelled and ashamed
to say that he waited, skulking about
the treasurer's for half past eleven and
the professional gentlemen. Let me
hasten to add, however, now and here,
that Goggs was correct in one point
he did not see the papers.
The half-hour, and the professional
gentlemen, and Peters, came together
promptly.
"From the station" whispered
Peters hoarsely Grains just in I
had to wait an hour and quarter for
'em, hid behind telegraph pole the
whole COMPOUNDED time"
You hold your blad," said one of the
| II
"Heave ahead, and show the job
They had very black whiskers, these
professional gentleman, and very clean
linen, and very fine broadcloth, and
very sleek hair, and very, very large
diamond rings. Goggs never felt so
mean in his life as he did walking mp
the college steps between them, to help
to "show the job"
However, he did it and, as | said,
so much can't be helped
1t was dark night, and very windy.
A dozen times, on the college steps,
Goggs was sure that he heard the Cal
cllus Professor striding up the broad
walk, under the trees. A dozen times
fitting forged keys to the lock of the
outer door (Which they did with the
utmost ease), Peters swore that there
was tutor about somewhere, calling
through the wind. But neither pro-
lessor nor tutor tracked that 'job, y
nor ever have, until this very day.
Through the outer door, through the
entry door, through the Office door, into
the Office, the professional gentlemen,
with Peters and Burnett and the Paint
err and Goggs behind them, made their
noiseless, skillful, wonderful way.
In the middle OF. the treasurers Of
flee, the dark, little, awful, reproach-
| full oom,-they allpaused.
4" Pom my word, y said Peters, just
over his breath, II most wish there'd
been some other way. We offered the
printer two hundred down for neproof
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 you?"
In the roproachful 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.
"7Hut, " said one of the professional
gentlemen, "would ha' ben a matter Of
some powder and blasted noise.
BY this | do not think the profession
al gentleman meant 50 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-ahl" said the burglar at
last, with soft, admiring whistle,
"wasn't that neat, now2"
As he rose from his knees, the safe
door, with u sound lock, and velvet
hinge, swung solemnly open.
GA match said one of the pro-
tessional gentlemen.
All of the boys felt in their pockets
at once.
''Only one at time, said the 9TH
er professional gentleman. One at a
time, and be spry We've done our
biz; you tend to yourn
The two burglars stepped back astep
or two from the open safe, and Peters
and Painter stepped up. Peters struck
a match and held it down; his hand
shook.
You'll drop it, and set everything
afre ! growled Painter.
Painter got down on his knees and
| glared into the safe.
He drew something out.
He held it up to Peters match
Gocps and Burnett held their breath.