The sun., 1894-03-04
TIE LOCK IUMBLED TO HIS TOUcH.
j.. NJ. Hiu. the Manager. Wins = Bet sy
Opening = safe In Five M,nnte-.

j. NJ. Hin. the Manager. Wins = Bet sy
Opening = safe In Five Minutes.
Phil Miliigan. q well-known liquor dealer
has ordered q brand-new double-deck burglar
and fire proof safe. with three sets OF double
bolts on it, for his saloon on Broadway near
Thirty-second street and thereby hangs tale
To look at the big safe which is now and has
for two years past been doing duty in MlliGan's
place. one would never suppose that new
one was needed But one Is needed. and need
ed badly at that. The truth OF the matter 10
that one has been needed for some months
past but MillIGsn never knew IL until In .
reckless moment he boasted about his safe to
J. NJ Hill OF the Standard Theatre.
The safe In Milligan's place stands right op-
posite the ciGarstand and only few feet from
the Broadway door. For months MillIgan has
had board lying on 1t, and on the board the
free lunch has reposed.
There were . number OF sporting men and
theatrical men in MilliRan's plAce one night
last week. when J. NJ. Hill and Joe Hopper OF
Tho Fencing Master" company walked in.
Hill Immediately began TO guy hilliGan about
his lunch.
It's a wonder" he said. that you wouldA't
get a table for that lunch. The idea OF using .
safe as a table. never heard OF such . thing
In my life. / don't believe there's anything In
the old AFFAIR worth taking any more than
there's anything on it worth eating"
"Oh. you don't eh p said Milligsn. . little
bit rolled well. there's more In II than there
is In that tin bread box you keep up In the boz
ofilce OF the Standard Theatre"
Tin bread box. sh p said Hill. " Well tin
bread box or not no one but ]. N. Hill can
open II. and you can't say As much for that
papier maehe affair there"
Do you mean to say you can opsn that safe
OF miner" asked Milligan.
NO question about It. my boy. can open 10
in five m inutes." said Hill
You're raying Hill. you rs crazy" said
MilliGan eXcitedly. " Don't you know that's .
modern safe, and no one but myself knowsth
combinaton2 Great heavens. I'd bet any man
a thousand dollars that he couldn't open IT,
-. l wont bet you a thousand, said Hill
hundred and wine for every hody that can
onsn that safe IN five minutes
smost GsH yslsd 90 lga Sa cant & 90 n & an hSgT
wins MMiine nov; Ivs9s good as won that bet. WIZ
knowledGs Of the combination to open H.
Come. I'm give you chance to get out OF that
Whistler is bluff or not The bet goes
Certainly"
Well time me-" cried Hill and throwing on
the noor and began working At the loeE. For
three minutes he worked. first turning the
AhOD que way anu Nhtn tne oih6r. HE crowd
stood around and watched. -Four minutes
passed away anu still Hin worked The cold
sweat stool out on his brow and he work "a like
q aIEoIan. -Four minutes and half passed And
Milligan was smiling a broad smile when
there Was suddenly sharp click Hill sprAnR
20 his feet and with yank pulled the door Of
the safe ouen.
What did tell you q he cried trium phSntly,
Well I'm dinged Hill. How did you DO It -
said MiiliRRn.
know a thing about safes" said Hill
FNdentlJ. put in Hopper and then Gll
hands strpped 10 the bar and for the next
hour drank nothing but wine. Miligan pAid
the bet with crisp siin bilt, remaTktng as 10
did so. % Hill its worth 4 hundred 10 Know
th4t you know the combustion Of ny safe.
Ill get new one and bet you a thousand YOU
cant omen Il in quarter OF an hour
, Give me an hour 10 study 1t ia and tn taxa
that bet" said Hi,
The sporting men are now al Anxiously
awaiting the arrival 81 Mr. MiliEan's nsW SAFE.
Hill SAYS he IL going 10 make MilligAn live Up
e. his 9fer and an eHciting time Is sNP-ciet
Hills knowledge 0f locks Was a revelation 70
his fIiends but when they ask him about il be
HIs man ASTSI tsns al ~ LAssS-