The rustler., 1891-11-13

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exhibit of skillful thieves and thieving,
Professor Of this taking trAit q char
acter have been rampant aiwayE The
principles are ctcrnally the same. only
the form ehAngcA
It, long distance from Philadelphia
b. Arabia. but IN the latter country, a.
an old story relates lived famous
Bcdouin chief SAi-Ammonyac lie was
. patron Of art In all its higher shapes
Once they brought 20 him a hand.
some young prisoner Of wa
II viii give you your liberty" said
the sheik. If you deserve t. What
can you doq Are you an ariistY'
mo poet painter, musician. am !, -
was the youths reply. Il have but
one talent can steal the sheet from
the bed you lie on"
"Ah. hai good" exclaimed the chief.
tain. ''Bim- BAN. he continued, turn
ing 10 his vizier. get mp some job 70
try this youths attainmentS We must
reward merit where we see H. no mat
ter what is kind"
Bim-bam reflected a few moments
and then propounded his plan.
''You have just presented. Oh. shcik.
n priceless diamond 30 your beautiful
favorite Fatima Borrow Il from her
and take two OF your most faithful fol-
lowers Give Il into their hands.
Promise them that II for three nights
they successfully watch and preserve !;
from the skill Of this youth you will
make them captains Of your force. II
will rouse their ambition. and ambition
Is one Of the most powerful of the pas
sionS"
Good" was the chiefs reply. "so
let Il be"
That night the soldiers guarded the
precious stone. The next morning the
youth brought it-stolen-to the pres.
ence Of the sheik
'IIow do you explain Il, wisest BIN
bam2" the latter inquired Of the vizier
That functionary had no answer
ready. 1T may be-" he ventured, 'thc
guards know not how costly was the
Jewel they watched. You do. oh, sheik.
Tonight, then, guard II yourself, for
avarice is stronger than ambition"
"Just so, returned his master; and
that night he watched beside the dia.
mond himself But II was as before.
In the morning the youth brought It,
filched again, into his presence
Astonishment was no name for the
feeling that reigned in the royal estab
iishment Bim-bam was to again light
en- the situation with the sun of his in
/ tellect
The vizier, after getting off the Arab
ic equivalent for I'm stuck" severa
times, at last hit upon another sugges
/ tion.
After all, oh, professor of counties,
camels, you were not the best guard
Remember the stone was not yours
but tho beautiful Fatima's Let hei
watch tonight She is hound 10 guard
IL with her life, for both ambition anc
avarice are weaker than vanity"
! Excellent, by the prophetw cried
/ the chieftain well fool this cunning
youth at last"
Fatima, who really was worried ovei
! the possible loss OF her ring, was more
than willing to undertake its protec
tion. Accordingly she started in on tn,
! vigil
Early the next morning Bim-ban
rushed into the tent
! "Well?"
"The diamond is stolen and the you'll
disappeared.
"Stolen-gone?" almost shrieked tn,
old chief. What will my darling
Fatima say?"
81 don't think You need bother, oh
shiek what she thinks" remarked BIN
BAN dryly, ''ns she has gone alonl
with the youth, probably to keel
the diamond company. Philadelphia
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