The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

ltf SlElItIl hI bf luE SAFE.
four minutes Trey had a hole, some
what smaller than the business end Of
a collar button, knocked into the panel
of the vault
Then Pierre and Eaptiste paused to
wipe the sweat from their brows. TIE
man in side breathed.
II was now that the pair began To
muse on the dcnouement. Could this
be- member of the firm or an EN-.
plcye? his hypothesis ieopardized
the succ, SIS of the nights adventure,
unless. when they had permitted the
pr 'soner TO emerge. they bound and
gagged him into silence
On the other hand, this course would
have an ug look. If he resisted il
night mean murder in the end: where
10, if they did not let him out at all,
they would stInd no chance of profit
ing by the ecuniary contents of the
safe. Besides, as the man could scarce
ly live thus until morning, they would
lie responsible for his taking off. Thus
reasoned Pierre and iiaptiste. These
were not comforting reflections, but
there was still another and a better N
reserve. What If, after all, the man
were himself felon? Might he
not be companion crib cracker? In
that case they would merely have to
divide the spoils.
"IIey, in dere," cried Pierre, sud.
denly struck with an itlea. What il
the combination hof de safe?'
Fifteen = three seventy three
came back in sepulchral tones.
1t was evidently growing harder and
harder TO draw breath through the tiny
aperture.
Thus il transpired that at the en-
piration of fifteen seconds the lock OF
the vault gave back the same resonant
click it had rendered eight minutes pre-.
viously. Thanks to the timely advent
OF Pierre and Baptis,e it OPP ned as
lightly, as airily, and as decisively as
it had closed $50 seconds before on the
unhappy accountant.
The head bookkeeper gasped once
or twice. but without any assistance
stepped out into the free air lie was
very pale and his dress was much
rent and disordered when his feet
touched the floor. But this pallor
quickly made way for red flush at
perceiving the two burglars with the
implements of their profession strewn
around them.
Meanwhile Pierre and liaptiste them.
SELVES SlOOt w lIC ohtSi
novelty OF the situation.
Without any kind OF speech or warn
ing, or without making an attempt ut
bravado, the bookkeeper walked de-
liberately to his desk and rang an cleo
trio call for the police. simultaneously
it seemed, for 81 rapid and quiet was
the action. he opened drawer, took
out II small revolver and covered 10th
burglars with "A fatal precision. As h.
q d so he uttered these remarkable
words:
"Gentlemen, I would indeed be the
basest OF men if | did not feel pro.
foundly grateful for the service you
have Just rendered me. shall always
regard you as any right-minded man
should regard those who have saved
his life with peril to themselves. or.
which is just the same. to their lib.
er,y. Any demand in reason you make
Of me shall make an effort to per.
form-but my duty To my employers
regard as paramount. j have accumu.
lated little money, and with it ! pro
pose to engage the best counsel in voui
defense, which is certainly marked by
mitigating circumstances. II, on the
other hand, you are convicted -"
Here the officers of justice entered
having broken open the door with
crash.-Strand Magazine.