The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-30

| Olphant said qulzLicallys
well, boys, which OF us will meet
the footpads between here and home?"
| ''fyou do, said johnson, remember
we expect you 70 capture them and
turn them over To the police"
''lf they rob me-" replied Oliphant in
an undertone, "I'll treat the whole
lodge 10 champagne supper"
With this the friends parted, and
each took his own way with n bold ex-
terror, but with certain vague misgiv-
ings in his heart. In few minutes
johnson and Williams were safe in
their homes with the doors securely
bolted. but Oliphant was hailed by
friend soon after he left them and
went 10 have pipe and glass, in ac-
cordance with long established and
genial custom. His friends wife re-
manned 20 take part in the "confab"
until the men became immersed In the
tariff bill, when she retired, admonish-
ing them not 20 make the session too
late.
The pipes and glasses were reflled,
and IL seemed that the whole financial
trouble was on the eve OF being settled
when Oliphant referred 10 his watch
and discovered that IL was within
few minutes OF o'clock. He then
took hasty leave, and creepy feel
ing stole over him as he closed the
garden gate. lie had not gone two
blocks along the grassy, densely
shaded lane when two short, stubby
men, wearing white masks and hand
ling a brace of huge pistols with awful
recklessness, seemed to rise out OF the
earth in front OF him.
"Jerusaleml Boys" exclaimed Oil
plant, in subducd voice, raising his
hands as high as he could, chow you
scared mel took you for the police.
Don't you know me, boys9 I'm Dandy
Jack"
We'll, I'm bowed, said one Of the
men, going nearer TO Oliphant and
lowering his GUNS, so it is; but whore
is yer togs and tools?'
1--WE had terrible tight squeeze to-
night, boys
oliphant was going on with his tale
OF woe, but the other robber. who was
not as docile and compliment as his
companion, broke in;
stop this CUFF! whosumever We be,
we want yer swag, see?"
"Ain't got thing on me now, BILL"
continued Oliphnnt tentatively. Bill
happened TO be the name the robber
went by. so he was at once somewhat
Modified. Perceiving which, oliphant
went on with an air Of most touching
condolences but if you'll both so into
little enterprise with me-"
fla, ha.n laughed the namelcss rob
Der, enterprises; / like that; that's
Dandy Jacks talk, sure enough"
"Well, all right, growled Bill, shut
fling about in an ugly way Let i'm
spit out is scheme But don't like
I'm, he's too fine duck fer me" And
as Biz said this he prudently kept one
gun ready for an emergency.
I'm few words / can give you the
whole thing knew the mo-
ment had come TO get in his fine work,
and his tone was mellow and sweet as
the sirens. 1T was like this: Yester-
day planned for big haul-yo must
have heard about the big entertain
ment at Squire Davis country seat2"
YES" said Bill, gruiIly, 1--WE hcer'n
Of it, but dey was three PinlIs on guard
dere."
That's what done me up replied
oliphant, dropping into lSnightly colo
quail. AT ten o'clock was cocksure
OF two sinner outfits and pot of good
cash as well, but at midnight the PinlSs
had me on the run. II hadn't dropped
my tools and taken TO the woods they'd
d had me sure. But luck came my way
Just the same. l was coming along the
block below here when / See man
thought recognized"
The robbers glanced around furtively
and leaned toward oliphant TO catch
each syllable.
"Sure enough, IL was the cashier OF
the bank. Having no gun, made up
my mind 20 work a bluff on him so
picked up a stick and cooled him from
behind tree. lie hadn't thing on
him but this watch and this string Of
keys the keys Of the bank. There's
dead loads Of cash there, and here's
the open sesame"
"Say, Dandy jack" said the more
complacent robber, with beaming
franlSness, "Im Pete Murphy, the
Bowery terror; | CESS you've heern o.
me2 I'm wild ye right tro; / want 20
be in on this racket"
"Stop yer blow, ye blamed dufYcr, "
interrupted Bill. again drawing both
guns; chow dye know we amt bcin'
trapped by dc PinlSs? IF dis yere things
done jes ez dis yer alleged Dandy
Jack seq, de hui town'll be on de trail
an we can't light out amy too soon.p
II like Bits cautious disposition, 4"
said Oliphant, drawing them n little
farther into tho foliage. Nobody can
succeed in the profession without t..
But you'll both admit that IL / had
been overcautious l couldn't n made
that twenty thousand dollar haul at
Berkeley in the spring. The town has
not been alarmed because the cashier
Is bound and gagged In that vacant
barn over there. We see, boys, / know'd
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