Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-05

"Well, lie says, ''you might as well
go on now, I'm here; ! will stay till
Jennings comes. Can't help you
hold your lantern, or something OF
that sort?"
The thought came TO me like fash,
and turned round and says:
"How do know you're the Presi-
dent? amt ever seen you afore, and
you may be a-tryin' TO crack this
bank for all | know"
That's very proper inquiry, my
man." says he, "and shows n most
remarkable degree of discretion.
confess than should not have thought
OF the position in which was placing
you. However, / can easily convince
you that it's all right. Do you know
what the President S name ISL"
'No, don't" says !, sorter surley.
well, you'll find il ON the bill, Says
he, taxing bill out OF his pocket;
"and you see the name on these let
tiers, !" and he took some letters from
his coat.
suppose ought 10 have gone right
on then, but was beginning to feel in
terested in making him prove who he
was, and so ! says:
you might have got them letters
to put up job on me-"
You're a very honest man." says
he-'one among thousand. Don't
think am at all offended at your
persistence. No, my good fellow, like
it, like it," end he laid his hand on
my shoulder. Now, here" says he,
taking bundle out of his pocket, lis
Y "a mach of Efgnnn "a. ID A haay.f,
lar wouldn't be apt 10 carry those
about with him, would he? bought
them IN the city yesterday and stop
/ ped here tonight on my way home TO
place them in the vault, and / may
add that your simple and manly
honesty has 81 touched me that
would willingly leave them in your
hands for sale-keeping. You needn't
blush at my praise.
suppose ! did turn sorter red when
4 ! see them bonds.
Are you satisfied now?" says he.
! told him | was, and so Ipicked up
I my drill again and gave him the Ian
/ tern 10 hold so that / could see the
/ door. ] heard Jim, as call him, OUT
| side once or twice. and like to have
burst out laughing thinking how he
l must be wondering what was going on
/ inside. ] worked away and kept ex-
I planning 10 him what was trying 10
do. He was very much interested in
mechanics. he said, and lac knowed as
was up in nay business by the way
went 10 work He asked me about
what wages got, and how liked my
business, and said he took quite a
fancy 10 me. turned aroCnd once in
a while and looked AT him a settin'
up there as solemn as billed owl, with
my dark lantern in his blessed hand,
to holler right out.
got through the lock pretty soon,
and put ia my wire aud opened II.
Then he took hold OF the door and
opened the vault.
I'm dut nay bonds in" says he,
land 30 home. You can lock up aud
wait till Nr Jennings comes. don't
suppose YOU will try to liz the lock to.
night"
told him shouldn't do anything
more with ii nov, as We could get III
before morning.
well. III bid YOU good night, my
man, says he, as swung the door to
again
Just then I heard Jim. by name
whistle. and guessed the Waterman
was a-comng up the street.
"Ah, says ], you might speak 10
the Waterman. Il you see him, and tel
him 10 keep an extra lookout to-
night. !"
II will, saws he. and We both went
to the front door.
There comes the watchman up the
street" "WatchmRn. this man has
been fixing the bank lock, and | want
YOU TO keep a sharp lookout to night
He will stay here until Mr.. Jenning:
comes"
Good night. again. says he, and
we shook hands, and he went up tn,
street.
saw Jim, so called in the shadow
on the other side oi the street, as
stood on the step with the watch
man.
Well" says TO the Waterman
an go and pick up nay tools and get
ready TO 60.
went back into the bank, and il
didn't take long TO throw the dool
open and stuff them bonds into tn,
bag. There we're some boxes lynn.
around, and safe | should rather
have liked to have tackled; but il
seemed like tempting Providence aftei
the luck we'd had. | looked at my
watch and see il was just n quarter
past IL. | tucked my tools in tn,
bag on the top OF the bonds anC
walked out in front OF the door. TIL,
Waterman was on the steps.
II don't believe I'll wait for Mr.
Jennings" says /, Il suppose il vii
, be all right if give you his key?"
, THAT'S all right" says the watch
man.
II wouldn't go away very far iron
, the bank, says |.
"No, won't" says he. "I'll stay
, about here all night"
Good night" says l, and I shool
hands with him, and me and Jim
, which wasn't his right name, youunder
stand took the 1890 express, and tn,
, host mart az thnt lob was we nevel