Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09

~" SIGN IT, NoW about that EeyF'
"Supposing you were to get a duplicate
key, and supposing you was to get into
trouble about it, Mr.. Joseph, should you
should you'll only put it to you-should you
up and round upon the man as got you that
keyp ..5
Foxy, you are as suspicious as a China
man. Well, then, do it this way. Send it
me in a letter, and then who is to know
where the letter came fromT
The assistant nodded.
"Then think l can do the job, though
not. perhaps, your way. But l think | can
do it. won't promise for a day or two"
''There you spoke like an honest pal and q
friendly shipmate. Dangerousl or course
it is. When the Iroaring winds do blow
Hands upon it, brother. Foxy, you've never
done a better days work. You are too
crafty for any sailor-you are, indeed.
Here, just for a little key"
flush, Mr.. Joseph Oh, ~pray-pray
don't talk SO loud! You don't know who
may be listening. There's Mr.. Lala Roy.
You never hear him coming"
''Just for a trtie Of a key you are going
to get possession of the best book shop in
all Chelsea. Well, keep your eyes skinned
and the wax ready, will youl And now,
James, I'll be off,"
"Oh, l say, Mr.. Joseph, wait a momentr"
James was beginning to realize what he had
promised. 'If anything dreadful should
come of this3 1 don't know what is in the
safe. There may be money as well as pa
pers."
Games, do you think 1 would steall Do
you mean to insinuate that am q thief,
sira Do you dare to suspect that 1 would
take moneys"
James certainly looked as If he had
thought even that possible.
~ shall open the safe, take out the pa,
pers, read them, and put them back Just as
/ found them. VIII that do for your
He shook hands again, and took himself
off. I sH0a .ta 49,
At = o'clock Mr.. Emblem came down
stairs again.
''Has any one beenr' he asked as usual.
"Only Mr.. Joseph" l
What might Mr.. Joseph wantF'
"Nothing at ALL"
''Then," said his grandfather. "Mr.
Joseph might just as well have kept away
Let us anticipate a little. James spent
the next day lowering about in the hone
that an opportunity would offer of getting
the key in his possession for a few moments.
There was no opportunity. The bunch of
keys lay on the table under the old mans
eyes all day, and when he left the table he
carried them with him. But the day after.
wards he got his chance. One of the old Gus
toners called to talk over past bargains and
former prizes. Mr.. Emblem came out of
the back shop with his visitor, and continued
talking with him as far as the door. As he
passed the ta~ble--James's table-he rested
the hand which carried the keys on It, and
left them there. James pounced upon them
and slipped them into his pocket noiselessly.
Mr.. ErAblem returned to his own chair and
thought nothing Of the keys for an hour and
a half by the clock, and during this period
James was out on business. When Mr.. En-.
blem remembered his keys he felt for them
in their usual place and missed them, and
then began searching about and cried out to
James that he had lost his bunch of keys.
"Why, sir" said James, bringing them to
him, after a little search, and with a very
red face, there they are; you must have left
them on my table"
Aud in this way the job was done.