Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-11-28
A QUEER lkcENolARY SCHEME.


Using q Mouse. a Piece of Cheese and |
some Matches To start y Fire.
~ have a plan that will help us out. II
In last resort, and desperate, know, but
IL is safe"
The speaker was well dressed, fine
locking man, apparently not older than
30. Hts cold, gray eyes, aqniline and
rather prominent nose and heavy chin
were the unmistakable indices OF calcu-
lating, bold and resolute character. He
spoke 10 man Of ut least 80 years, neat
IN appearance, but whose face betrayed
anxiety aud encouragement.
The words were spoken In n down town
Broadway restaurant, near midnight, as
the men described took seats at a table
toward the rear OF the room, In front of
mirror I'm which reporter saw them.
/ The newspaper man had lunched and was
reading a novel. A partition concealed
him from the strangers vision.
"well. what Il its' asked the older man,
after drinks had been set before them.
lit Is, as said, "a desperate scheme, but
Il will put Us or our feet again. do not
see any other way for us To avoid failure
from which we cannot recover"
.'what is the PLAN"
s'frhere Is an insurance OF Fl4,OO0 on
the stock and building
The speaker paused, but his companion
did not speak They eyed each other in
tently and the younger man continued in
q subdued voice;
1--WE have stood by each other in hard
times before this. You have paid for In
surance policies for many years. III the
, store should happen to burn and there
, were no evidences the fire was not acci
, dental, we would not have much difficulty
! In getting the $4,000. and we could star
out anew in splendid shape. But acci
! dental fires do not come when they ought
' andn-
: II will not consent TO any such thing a
0 you are driving at -
{ "But think OF 1t, You are on the verg
I OF ruin. You need not do thing to incu
r risk. Your part will be TO keep silent
and not to interfere. Intrust the busines
a wholly TO me. On certain night a smal
y box would be placed in the cellar amonl
!. the oils and paint stuffs, and where |
: would not be seen. You might be out o
r town. You would he summoned home 4
o find the store in ashes or badly damaged
q We could then meet our notes and hav
4 fair sailing"
i IF the attempt should be detected W
4 would lie disgraced. even II we escape
O state prison. would rather assign tina
Is try your scheme. I"
a ''Put confidence in me- persuasivel
ia urged the younger man, and you will /
i'm no peril and you will not regret you
" trust"
II s'What would be In the hoxN'
II IA mouse, piece Of cheese stuc
10 nearly fun of matches, the heads appea
II ing, and some oil soaked combustible
10 The mouse will not he able to gnaw ou
G. and, getting hungry, will attack u
Of cheese and ignite match. The box w
I'd quickly be on fire and the flames W
n spread like fash, and before the bur
w ing is discovered the box will have be-
be consumed. Then there will be no e'
a dence The fire would get such a sta
or the store would be very likely to CO.
ly would undoubtedly burn the night I
se box was hidden"
sh "A novel idea" said the older ma
evidently relenting, yet looking We
,ly grave; well think il over well before
he take such n STEP
I'M "It's perfectly safe, tell YOU, rejoin
ey the schemer You stay In New York
a few days and let me 20 back and
en the job. Then you will be safe from 81
I'd. picion. would not have mentioned it
ng You IL had not feared you might
,re cover the box and give the thing away
.ir. After few minutes of silence the m
lch drained their glasses and left the place
New York Press.