Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-17

estly. 'how can you hesitate one mo-
ment? You have my positive assur
ance that every thing Is all right. |
only ask you to do tonight what you
| wouldn't hesitate molleut in doing
o-morrow. Then tnink Of your duty
| to yourself--to Nell"
"Say no more" said l. you shall
have the money"
| Bob and hurried to the bank, and
Ing up and signing the necessary note,
! went to the vault to get the money.
A queer. nameless feeling cttpt over
me as approached the door and seized
the handle to work the combina> ion. l
gave the handles the usual preliminary
turns and then started 10 work the
combination. To my great surprise,
to my horror | may say. found that
the combination was completely ohlit-
Grated from my mind. couldn't re-
mem Der turn nor figure | was as
utterly helpless Ms il had never so,L
a combination lock in my life. shns
my eyes and rubbed my forehead. Ii
was no use. The combination wouldn't
como. 1t was something that never
had occurred before. the combination
being always so ready In my mind THAI
worked ii almost mechanically. Bun
tonight it was no go. Some influence
had so upset my mind tina, the combi-
nation was entirely wiped OFT Of it.
Hurry up, Tom" said BIB. land
let's get through with this business.
But ! can't" said |. helplessly;
i've actually forgotten tho combina-
ton. ."
Come, come Tom. said Bob, chat
won't do, you know. II you don't wait
TO let me have the money why say so.
but don't reso,t to a subterfuge like
that"
''lt's no subterfuge at ALL" an
swered, Indignantly. You shall have
the money II can unloca the vault,
but | declare to you positively that |
know no more how TO work this COM
bination than you do
Well, that's singular" sai1 Bob.
Haven't you a memorandum OF the
combination somew here?"
Yes" said |. Il have-and it ~
locked up in the vault"
The deucew exclaimed Bob. We'll.
wait a little while and it may come
back TO you"
on other matters. but | couldn't help
cudgeling my brain to try to make it
yield up that combination. But it was
OF no use. my mind was blank SO far
rs those numbers were concerned,
There's no help for it, Bob" said
!. at length. III my life depended on
1t couldn't open that vault at this
time. Deuce take the luck. anyhow.
Six thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars just within my grasp, and now
to lose it. all on account of this con-
founded mental freak"
Tom interrupted Bob, who had
been doing some serious thinking, ''it
may be all right. confess | am
little superstitious. and what you call
IA strange mental freak may be some
thing else--l don't know what-but
something that seems TO say stop
right here, and am going to. Tom.
I'll let this opportunity slide. and trust
10 time for further explanations.
Aud We left the bank with the money
In the vault undisturbed. | went to
bed still trying without success, to re-
call that combination. | finally drop
ped oil to sleep, but awoke as the town
clock struck twelve. just as the last
stroke died away, quick rs fash the
combination appeared clearly in my
mind again.
The time is up" said to myself.
Was Bob right in his theoryP'
The next morning. about nine
o'clock, who should rush into the bank
but Bob. his face lighted up with some
unusual excitement Reckoning me
into private room he opened the in
terview by exclaiming impressively.
Tom. it was a special providence!n
What on earth do you mean, Bob?'
said |.
just this. BY your forgetting the
combination we We're prevented from
being duped 10 the tune of 50. 600 NV
friend was an innocent tool in the
hands OF the most adroit set of sharp
ers it was ever my fortune to encount-
er 1t was the most cleyerly -concoct-
ed scheme the mind of mortal man ever
conceived and plausible enough to de-
ceive better and sharper men than
either you or l. So | say, Tom, YOU
are under the care of special provi-
dence, and you must be singled out for
some great work in life"
Bob's theory began to make some
impression on my mind, but something
happened alterward that clinched NV
belief ! called on Nell that night,
for would you believe it'll hadn't
seen the dear girl for forty eight hours.
and il seemed as many years-when
after Wc had given testimony TO the
stability Of our joint and separate af.
fections, which didn't take more than
forty minutes, Nell remarked In the
most artless manner. Tom, | had
such "A funny thing come into my hea6
last night that ! must tell you of it.
II was about $50, and couldn't foi
tae life ., ne l'.e~ NV mind from run.
ming on the vault In your bank, and.
don't you think, even got to imagis-
ing that could work the combination
" ny, the figures came into my mind
So distinctly that jotted them down
on "A piece OF paper. and here they
ar. OF cnui.sn fhnv nnn'f amount IN