Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-30

be a-trying to crack this bank, for all l
know"
That's a very proper inquiry. my
man" says he, land shows most re-
markable degree of discretion. | confess
that ! should not have thought of the
position in which | was placing You.
However, | can easily convince YOU that
it's all right. Do you know what the
presidents name is?'
''No, | don't" says /, sorter surly.
"Wel you'll find it ON that bill" said
he, taking Il bill out of his pocket: "and
you see the same name on these letters"
and he took some letters from his coat
| suppose | ought to have gone right
on them, but | was beginning to feel in
terested in making him prove who he
was. so | says:
You might have got them letters to
put up a job on me"
You're a very honest man." says he:
lone among thousand. Don't think I'm
at all offended at your persistence No.
my good fellow, like it, l like it," and
he laid his hand on my shoulder. Now,
here" says he, taking a bundle out of his
pocket, lis package of $4,000 in bonds.
A burglar wouldn't be apt to carry those
around with him, would he? | bought
them in the city yesterday, and | stopped
here tonight on my way home to place
them in the vault, and, | may add that
your simple and manly honesty has so
l. W
them in your hands for safekeeping.
You needn't blush at my praise"
| suppose | did turn sorter red when |
see them bonds.
"Are you satisfied now? 2" says he
| told him | was, thoroughly. and so ]
was. So | picked up my drill again, and
gave him the lantern to hold, so that |
could see the door | heard Jim, as |
call him, outside once or twice. and |
like to have burst out laughing thinking
how he must be wondering what was GO
ing on inside. | worked away, and kept
explaining to him what | was a-trying
to do. He was very much interested in
mechanics, he said. and he knowed as l
was a man as was up in my business by
the way | went to work. He asked me
about what wages l got, and how | liked
my business, and said he took quite Il
fancy to me. | turned round once in a
while and looked at him asserting up
there as solemn as Il billed owl. with my
dark lantern in his blessed hand, and
I'm blamed if | didn't think | should
have to h0ler right out.
/ got through the lock pretty SOON and
put in my wire and opened it, Then
he took hold Of the door and opened the
I'll put my bonds in" says he, "and
go home You can lock up and wait till
Mr.. Jennings comes. ! don't suppose
you will try to fix the lock tonight
| told him l shouldn't do anything
more with it now, as we could get in be
fore morning.
'.Wcn, IN bid YOU goodnight. my
man" says he, as | swung the door TO
again.
just then / heard Jim. by name. whis-
tie. and | guessed the Waterman was IL
coming up the street.
''Ah.'' says |. you might speak to the
Waterman. if You see INN. and tell him
to keep an extra lookout tonight"
Il will says he, and we both went
to the front door.
There comes the Waterman up the
street" says he. 'Watchman' this man
has been fixing the bank lock. and want
YOU to keep sharp lookout tonight He
will stay here until MIR. Jennings re
turns"
Good night again" says he. and we
shook hands. and he went up the street.
saw Jim. so-called. in the shadow on
the other side Of the street. as | stood
on the step with the Waterman.
well" says | to the Waterman. IN
90 and pick up my tools, and get ready
to go
| went back into the hank. and it didn't
take long to throw the door open and
stuff them bonds into the bag. There
was some boxes lying around, and Safe
as / should rather have liked to have
tackled. but it seemed like tempting
Providence afttr the luck we'd had. /
looked at my watch and see IT was Just
a quarter past II There was an express
train went through at half-past -. l
tucked my tools in the bag on the top
Of the bonds. aud walked out Of the
front door. The Waterman was on the
steps
Il don't believe I'll wait for Mr.. Jen-
nings." says l. Il suppose it viii be all
right if | give You the key
That's all right says the Waterman.
Il wouldn't 90 away very far from the
bank" says I.
NO | won't says he; "Tll stay right
about here all night
Good night" says I. and I shook
/ hands with him, and me and Jim
which wasn't his right name. you under
stand-to0k the 1890 express, and the
best part Of that job was we never heard
nothing Of il.
1t neter got into the papers The Ar
/ g0naut.
Berlin people can say ahello' on Co.
$50 telephones.