Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
that It's all right Do you know what
the presidents name fs?u

the presidents name isT
mo, don't" says 1, sorter surly.
well, you'll find it on that bill," said
he taking bill out of his pocket. "And
you see the same name on these let
ters," and he took some letters from
his coat.
suppose ought have gone right on
then, but l was beginning to feel inter
ested In making him prove who he
was, SO says:
"You might have got them letters to
put up job on me-"
You're very honest man." says he,
"one among thousand. Don't think
I'm at all offended at your persistence.
No, my good fellow, 1 like 1t, like It,"
and he laid his hand on my shoulder.
Now, here" says he, taking bundle
Of his pocket, sis package of $4,000
In bonds. A burglar wouldn't be apt to
carry these around with him, would
he? 1 bought them in the city yester-
day, and l stopped here tonight on
my way home to place them in the
vault, and may add that your simple
and manly honesty has SO touched me
that l would willingly leave them in
your hands for safe keeping. You
needn't blush at my praise"
l suppose did turn sorter red when
l see them bonds.
"Are you satisfied now?" says he.
7 Ant y
l was. So picked up my drill again,
and gave him my lantern to hold, SO
that could see the door. heard Jim,
as I call him, outside once or twice,
and l like to have burst out laughing,
thinking how he must be wondering
what was going on inside. l worked
away, and kept explaining to him what
1 was a-trying to do. He was very
much interested in mechanics, he said,
and he knowed as was man as was
up In my business by the way went
to work. He asked me about what
wages 1 got and how liked my busi-
ness and said he took quite fancy to
me. I turned round once In a while
and looked at him a-setting up there
as solemn as billed owl, with my dark
lantern In his hand, and I'm blamed If
l didn't think I should have to holler
right out
l got through the lock pretty soon
and put in my wire and opened it.
Then he took hold Of the door and
opened the vault.
"I'n put my bonds in," says he, "and
20 home. You can lock up and wait
till Mr.. Jennings comes. l don't sup
pose you will try to fix the lock to-
night"
I told him l shouldn't do anything
more with 1t now, as we could get In
before morning. "Well, I'll bid you
goodnight, my man." says he, as l
swung the door to again.
Just then heard Jim, by name, whis-
tie and l guessed the watchman was
a-coming up the street.
"Ah," says I, "you might speak to the
watchman, II you see him, and tell him
to keep an extra lookout tonight"
IT WILL" says he, and we both went
to the front door.
'sThere comes the watchman up the
street." says he. "Watchman, this
man has been fixing the bank lock and
l want you to keep sharp lookout to-
night. He will stay here until Mr.. Jen-
nings returns"
l saw Jim, so called, in the shadow
on the other side Of the street, as
stood on the step with the watchman.
"Well," says to the watchman, "l'li
go and pick up my tools and get ready
to CO."
went back to the bank, and 1t didn't
take long to throw open the door and
stuff them bonds into the bag. There
was some boxes lying around and a
safe as | should rather have liked to
have tackled, but 1t seemed like tempt
ing Providence after the luck we'd had.
I looked at my watch and see 1t was
iust quarter past IL. There was an
express went through at half past II.
I tucked my tools in the bag on the top
of the bonds and walked out to the
front door. The watchman was on the
steps.
IT don't believe I'll wait for Mr.. Jen-
nings," says I. 81 suppose 1t will be all
right If give you his key"
"Thats all right" says the watch
man.