The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-03

certainly y.rr much -tartl.-t
jerry va- .nr thrrN.ug mp the b
but ul- .-.I..-.u' l.i RI. ''--i Hl Tho prf-'"s-
al with -ca~n H- HIvrrir- ~ flr SUPER
stitiou. Patr bai % FARCE family o.
support. De- arrF-L H. spoke frankly
10 his friend and c1-llhursr- The
burden Of his remarks was in thc-e
words:
..You make rre tirrl with yer gho -
and thing. and don't want any more
darn faaIing- D. blamed job b.
most trough. ANY way"
Pete and Jerry went back 20 work.
Al the first rrlci, 81 the drill Jerry said.
'.Pctc. tler-' $ "a man or something IL
that safe
Both men grew rs pale as ghosts ~
the mere suggestion. Pete iutrepidly
applied his car. first % the lock and
then 20 the drill-hole.
.,Hrv. in there he shouted. not 50
loud. however, as 70 be heard out on
the sidewalk. There came the faint
responsive. very faint indeed:
For Gods sake, give me air! l am
locked in here. Try and burst open the
safe
The two burglars did not stop - talk.
but went II once TO work a i their
own lives depended on the result Of
their labors, instead Of the unfortunate
booll-kecpcr's. In less than three min
utes they had hole somewhat smaller
than the business end O- a collar luton
knocked into that safe.
Then they stopped TO rest. and the
man inside, who Lad come 50 near 70
death, breathed.
1t was now that the two burglars be-
came aware of their Prcdica-2crt. In
all probability this was a member OF
the firm or an emplove. This fact
knocked the success Of the nights ad-
venture sl-y-high. unless, when they let
the man ort. they gagged and bound
him into silence.
But this course would have an ugly
look. = might mean murder IN the end,
whereas, if they did not let him out the
chances were he would I'm back c---
hausted before morning, and Icy v-orld
still be murderers and rcsPocsiJic Tor
his taking off.
These were highly comforting re
Aections. but there was stiI one more
powerful. What It was remains 10 be
seen.
Hey in there cried Pete, what's
the combination of ger >afc?'
''3-l5-73," came back IL an almost
sepulchral tone.
1t was evidently hard worl, 70 draw
breath through that hole. n e~act,y
fifteen seconds the loci, of III safe gave
forth the same resonant click 70 l-l
given q half-hour previously. TLall-s
TO the advent of the burglars. il
opened as lightly and airily a. il he'd
closed just thirty minutes before on the
unhappy accountant.
The latter gasped once or twice. aad
without any assistance stepped out into
the free air.
Now comes the interesting part.
He was very pale ana his dress was
much torn and disoracrel yFuon lc
stepped To the floor, hut -. nal. "a. ,-a-.
way 10 red flush at psrcciyilE ti.e two
burglars.
They stood stock still as # they had
seen ghost.
Without any kind Of speech or warn
ing or any attempt n braya,lo -7c b50':-
keeper walked strai- -sht 10 his desk and
rang a call for police.
Almost simultaneously. 20 quio'- a-2
quiet was the action. lee opened
drawer, took ont a pistol and covered
the two burglars with 4 fatal pre-
cision. As he did 50 he uttered these
lvo-,i-:
'-Gcntlcrucn. I would Ire th. laee-t Of
men il | did not feel profoundly grate-
ful for what you have just done. I
shall always regard yuu as any uaa
should regard those who have sa-nC
his life with peril 70 themselves. ANY
thing you wish of me I shall make an
effort to perform. have accuEull.el
little money, and with it l shall see
that the best counsel are engaged for
1aFa 4g.I
why"
Here the officers entered, having
broken in the door with crash.-N. Y.
Herald.