The Irish standard., 1888-04-07

present, and this bit Of q box from. Colora"
40, that weighs like lead, is something in
the line Of mineral specimens, Of course.
What wonder chat express messengers are
some times tempted to dishonesty by the
golden stream that flows through their fiji
gers! There'd be considerable pichings for
man of that sort here. It may be just rs
well that we arc helnmed in rs closely rs
we are"
The young man in whose mind these
thoughts were running let his eye travel
over the packages once more. 1hey were
III, there just as they should be- and he
turned over Il fat parcel for another look
at it's face, dotted by sunary labels, show
ing that it had passed over different lines.
Stf3ometEing comfortable in the look OF
it, mused he, as he closed the safe and
turned the key ;sNot like that box back
there which, seems to have an inferna! ma~
chine in il. Hard tuck to the parry who
gets that, if it b. one, to go of in a moment,
without werui',g'
An, hard lsici: Cor goo, simple messenger,
with that dim form standing back OF you,
with untitled CLUB that falls without WARM
ing, striking YOU down, leaving your trust
unguarled to the ruthless hanl of the de-
spoler
1t was but a moments work, for the key
was still III the lock- The eager fingers
which lowered over the contents CT the
desk fastened almost Immediately upon the
package which had been the last in the
messengers hand. Nothing else was
touched, although the cleaning eyes rested
upon the marks ISL, 900 L. Q. d." the dark
face bending over the safe worked in
spesn vi conflicting emotions,
siWl,at 81 chance IS nerel'' nuttered the
4hiei "But steady--steadyt Remember
the stake yon are playing for. Don't let
any thug less Interfere with that, my lad,
or YOU will he LETT. Hist, danger-vam-
cpsel''
Instantly, with the words just breathed
to himself the man disappeared among the
piles Of expressage which incumhered the
car. He he'd scarcely done Sc when brake
1nan cnrno thing in at the door, and De"
gun pohing at the fire
stHalio, Bergman he called out; ''whaS
srs yon up to, taking q snooze on the sly?
you'd better wake up and get ready for
business. Thcre'u be a pretty rush when
we get in twenty minutes behind, and hot
boz to boot"
The messenger mad dragged himself up
by {: stack of boxes, and stood watering,
with wild gleana in his eyes as he strove
to pierce the DIM length Of the car.
:sWhere is tle?'' he asked, excitedly.
'sStand hard Ike. Don't let him get
AWAY
"'Vbere is whoi': demanded the brake
naan, approaching, his suspicious glance
travelling over the car. II guess you're
dreaming yet There's no one here: couldn t
's:Lhcrc isl insisted Bergman. II have
been robbed. The thief Struck me down, yet
I was not altogether scnse|ess: and | saw
him move away as you came in. He is here,
hidden. Looll!o
He was searching himself with feverish
energy among the heapcd-1,p merchandise,
but in spite Of Their best efforts: no trace OF
tho thief was found. Ike, who was I'M
pressed rnomentarily by the others earnest
ness, grew incredulous again
'.Fshaw, man, how could lny one get in
with INC at the brakes and this front door
lockea2 II there is a thief here, he has
stoweei himself into one Of these boxes and
nailed himself ill., A likely idea, amt it:
Hello. down brakes! What now, I won
der!h
He hurried away to his post il answer tc
the signal, and q moment later with a grea1
lar and uuiver Of resistance, the train came
to q stand.
The conductor fastened forward to Joil
the engineer as he dropped down from his
boz
sfWha5 is it, Larlzin9''
ssLog on the track We'd have been inte
it, sure as a shot, only FOR that ar pesh3