St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-08

''That's very cred OF You,
my man. You can't re goes oi!
coming round by the Goor. lie t.:
particular about a>cidin, lie very
suspicion % evil"
NO, sir, says /, kinder NJ ;:
Ike.
what d. you ";ppose is tie mat
ter with the lock? says he.
Il don't rightly know yet." says /
but ! rather think it's a little wore
on account OF not being oiled enough
These ere locks ought to Le oiled
about once year,
"Nell,' he says, "you might as well
60 on now, I'm here; ] will stay i'll
Jennings comes. Can't help you
hold your lantern, or something OF
that sort"
The thought came to HE like flash,
and turned round and says:
"How do know you're the Presi-
dent: ann ever Seen YOU aiore, and
you may be a-tryin' tc crack this
bank for all know"
That S very proper inquiry, MY
| man, says he, "und shows a most
remarkable degree OF discreet ion. |
confess than should not have thought
| OF the position in which was placing
you. However, can easily convince
you that 1t 8 all right. Do YOU know
what the Presidents name is?'
"No, | don't" says !, sortcr surlev.
"Well, you'll find it on the bill, "says
he, taking a bill out OF his pocket;
h. A.
tcrs, and he took some letters from
his coat.
! suppose fought to have gone right
on then. but was beginning to feel in
terested in making him prove who he.
was. and SO says:
"lou might have got them letters
to put up a job OH me"
You, re very honest man." says
he-"one among n thousand. Don't |
think am at all offended at your
persistence. No, my good fellow, like
it! like it," and he laid hia hand on
my shoulder. Now, here SAYS he,
taking bundle out OF his pocket. lis
a package of $4,000 i'll bonds. a burg
lar wouldn't be apt to carry those
about with him, would he? bought
them III the city yesterday and stop
ped here tonight on my way home to
place them i'll the vault, and | may
add that your simple and manly
honesty has 5, touched me that |
would willingly leave them in your
bands Tor sa!e'keeping, You needn't
blush at my praise
Suppose | did turn sorterred when
see them bonds.
Are you satisfied now" says he,
| told him | was, ard so lpickcd I'D
ny drill again and gave him the Ian
ern to hold so that could see the
toor. | heard jim, as | call him, out
lde once or twice, and like to nave
'urst out laughing thinking how he
must be wondering what was going on
inside. worked away and kept ex-
blaming To him W hat ! was trying to
10. fAe was Very much Interested in
nechantLl, he said, and he knowed as
was ~ IN my business by the way l :
'ent to work. He asked me about
hat wages got, and how | liked my
uslEess, and said he took quite a I,
ancy to me. ! turned arornd once in
While and looked at him a settin' 9
p there as solemn as billed owl, with h
" dark lantern in his blessed hand, Il
famed if | didn't think | should have 5.
} holler right out. d
got through the lock pretty soon, 5,
ld put in my Wire and opened it. f
hen he took hold OF the door and II
oened the vault. r.
"l,ll dat my bonds IN says he, !,
nd 90 home: A'pu can lock up and l.
ait till Biz. Jennings comes. don't +?
oppose you will try to fix the lock to- ~ ~
| told him / shouldn't do anything 10
ore with it now, as we could yet in pc
fore morning. hs
"Well, I'll bid you good night, nv III
an says he, as | swung the doorto lii
ain. Or
Just then l heard Jim, by name, ne
llstle, and | guessed the Waterman ar
Is s-comng up the street. po
'Ah, says |, you might speak to- an
Waterman, if you see him, and tell an
y TO- keep an extra lookout to- In
/ will" says he, and We both went - 4;
the front door. ,ai;S
There comes the Waterman I'D the ga
eet." "Watchman, this man has loo
IL fixing the bank lock, and | want ere
Il 20 keep a sharp lookout to night.
will stay here until Mr.. Jennings
nes." Wi
Good night, again." says he, and
shook hands, and he went up the
aet. wo
saw Jim, so called in the shadow sill,
the other side of the street, as | is
Cd Oh the step with the watch bla
H.! u. =, cen
Well" says / to the Waterman, stir
| 60 and pick up my tools and get His
1y to 60" wit
went back into the bank, and it W. W.
IT take long to throw the door ~.
u and stuff them bonds into the 'S..
There were some boxes lyin, l ,oii
und, and a safe | should rather !oos
9 liked to have tackled; but it l;scl
ned like tempting Providence after sllv
luck we'd had. | looked at INV per-
CHI and see it was lust a quarter ear.
-. ! tucked my tools in the tigh
on the top OF the bonds and min
>cd out in front OF the door. The as
,hman was on the steps. from
don't believe I'll wait for Mr.. His
llngs," says /. ~ suppose it will and
j right if give you his key" his
hats all right" says the watch 10 f.,
wouldn't so away very far from ,"i y
bank" says I. PRIV III,
Q, l WON'T says he. 'Ill stay -
1t here all night" lect
God night" says l, and | shook agar
IS with him, and me and Jim 1orw
B wasn't his right name, you under pres
1 took the 1890 express, and the: of 5
part OF that job was we never not {
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