The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-16

Seven years make n wonderful differ
ence on most OF us--not only In our APP
pearance, but our sentiments. Time
seems 20 rub the corners OF US, smooth
out the burrows OF hate, and I'm some
cases replace them by the softer lines
OF friendship. affection, or love At one
part OF our lives some one Injuries us,
and we VOW vengeance on him the first
time he shall come within our reach.
Years pass; the hot rage evaporates; we
look upon him FIRST with indifference.
thon with a plying smile at his shallow
cunning or treachery. and then possibly
with a tinge OF admiration.
"5lotty," otherwise Mr.. Pete Drimmer,
and his friend. Sheffield Blade" other
wise Mr. Robert Mailer, parted for their
respective senteuces OF ten years. as re-
corded in "Larks," with the worst pos
sible feeling toward each other. slotty
was enraged at having stupidly USED MS
tobacco knife on the wrong man; and
the BLADE" was enr6ged on the prln-
ciplc that the injurer fs always the sg-
grieyed person, and because ne errone-
ously blamed Slotty for h.s arrest ana
conviction. Had they but been allowsG
ton minutes for friendly intercourse II
= quiet ssiihtheir paws unfastensa.
and the merest stump OF q tobacco knife
each. I have no doubt that inc county
would, have been saved consideranle
sum, even allowing for couple OF con-
yicts' funerals. IL would also have saved
me a great deal Of trouble and hard
work; but only a select few earn their
pay without working for IT. anu from
That class / have hitherto been rigidly
Slotty and Sheffield Blade being. pro-
feSsional criminals and Odd jail bros, AT
cnce settled down Into the OLD groove,
and became well behaved convicts, peni-
tent and pious TO fault before the
chaplain. and hunsbiy obsequious TO
werders and turnkeys, and so earned
their full share OF marks: while l have
no doubt many a wretched amateur OF
a criminal, in for scribbling down some
name that was not legally his own. would
be rebellins hotly AZ petty tyrann,iss y,. or or
serve his full term.
The fact that both convicts, though
separated by county or two. had pur-
sued the Same Virtuous practice. was
testified by them being set at liberty
within a few days of each other. Both
were human. however, and both had
had time TO cool down and reflect; and,
when they met In Edinburgh. instead OF
grabbing msdly At Tie nearest weapon,
they all but embraced. and spent the
nrst few days OF their liberty IN friendly
ssrousa tot Whss ys. eFsHs ssys the Snis theves
provere in its own peculiar LANGUAGE
sud | had no sooner noted the renewed
friendship of the old enemies than l
said 10 Some one. There will be work
on our hands before long. unless we man
age to nip I'D one o. these rascais soon
And 7 was right. 'Shelieid Blade" had
as much cunning and planning power as
would have stocked a nalf-dozen crir1i-
nails; Slatty had detcr,n nation and en-
dursncs for the same number: so what
could DC expected from the new leagut
but a case as prs,lfnE as 1t was dnh-
Quently had 10 show, an odd chance In
cldent often steps into case to upset
'hc incest calculations. md as one ap-
peared IN this. IL thus. ADDED TO the num-
Der, puzzled the criminals themseivcs.
One afternoon gaudily dressed young
girl stepped into n Jeweller'c shop over
IN the New Town, bearing IN her hand II
But a moment or two before her en-
trance two things had happened which
haa some influence upon the Things which
followed. The first was that Mr.. Fair
ley. the jewelier. had left the shop 10 ~
home for dinner. and the second was thai
q girl had gonc into tho shop with a
basket containing tho shopmans tea"
Tho shoprnan was thus busy In the back
man entered. The two places were
separated by a partition and a door. the
upper half of which was filled with OBJ
moment that the bell Of the outer glass
door sounded. the shopman was seated
with his back TO the door of the inner
room, and. as ne was In the act of swsl-
go to the front when no did appear
behind the counter, the girl simply show
cd him the brooch, said she wanted n
new pin put into II, and asked how soon
Il was possible TO do the trifling job a
time being fixed, her name was taken
down and printed ticket handed 10
her, and then she left the shop. while
the man returned and finished his meal
without further interruption.
All this was such a simple and every
day occurrence-not excepting the ap-
parent character of the customer-that
stance. and Certainly never dresmed OF
connecting II with what followed lie
did not mention II TO me or any one. and,
II he had. II is scarcely possible that
should have CLEANED anything from the
Three or four hours later the shop was
closed MS usual and that means that IL
was made almost irnp.ssnable TO bur
doors and shutters. with lights left burn
Ing I'm the shops, had not been adopted:
but this particular shop. though the
protected. that several attempts TO break
into II had failed mieerauly. The baok
windows were not only heavily barred
without but sccured within by steel
lined shutters the e-freat- shop was as
firmly secured. and the workshop was
below the whole, and accessible only
from the shop above.
BY fortunate stroke of luck most OF
the jewellery had that night been taken
from the windows and snow cases and
consigned 20 iron safes in the back part
OF the shop; but still enough was left
both In the shop and the workshop to
ahord decent pickings for any one able
to gain an entrance.
Next morning. when the shop was
opened as usual by the shopman already
mentioned, in company with the fora,
man jeweiler. there were some signs Of
confusion and disorder TO which their
eyes were not accustomed. A number Of
hind the counter, a. II they had bec,,
discainfully tossed down by thieves in
tent on purer metal; some trays os smnil
articles which had not been consigned 10
the safes had been tumbled out on the
counter and hurriedly weedod OF their
best contents. With the flrst glance at
tho place the shopman exclaimed