The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
she held nm q small brooch IN her hand

she held up small brooch in her hand
for Gentleman George 10 see.
Certainly my child. Jim, see that
the young lady keeps her brooch"
Presently requests OF various kinds
began TO come from all parts OF the
house. In some cases the requests
were granted Immediately. others as
curtly refused and still others cOmprO-
missed. Some citizens were allowed TO
keep trlnkets they valued by giving an
81. .. T." for their value. This unex-
pected turn 90 the proceedings gave the
affair a flavor OF the auction room, and
in the excitement. coupled with peeps
into the heart secrets Of others, the
women forgot IN n great measure their
fright. This result was greatly con-
trlbuted TO by the good natured way In
which the thieves did their robbing.
"NOw, my friends" said Gentleman
George after pause, everything
seems 10 be moving serencly, and while
the rest Of the collection II being made,
with your Kind permission, ! will en-
deayor 10 entertain you with "A little
song. Can you accompany me In The
Suwanec River professor"
certainly, sir"
"If you please, then"
In a sweet. rich tenor voice the
brigand began the old song The audi
encc listened I'm amaZcmcnt and as he
finished the first verse filed the house
With genuine applause.
BY the time the song was finished
the collectors had completed their
work, and only the guards on the doors
remained. The leader again raised his
hand for silence.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he said, 81
thank you for your kind attention. Our
little comedy has passed Off successful
~, and now before we wind mp let me
give you a few final instructions. our
guards are alll outside the various
doors ana shall remain there until We
have had n good start That Will be,
let us say, fifteen minutes. Any one
who attpmpts 20 leave before that time
will be shot dcad az tnc dOOr, ana you
know / have q habit Of Keeping my
word. 10 simplify matters ! intend to
placc this alarm clOCk"-hCrc lac held
up an alarm clock which was handed
10 him from the wings 10 the view Of
the audience" -"hcrc on this table. II
is set TO go Off at II O'Clock. Don't
leave your seats until you hear IT. If
you do
/ Before the sentence was finished
/ Gentleman George had vanished.
/ The people In the house looked at one
/ another wondcrngly. No one dared to
! be the first TO tempt fate by getting up
/ ld leaving the thcatcr. Yet each man
! there believed that the threat was n
bluff" intended TO give the robbers Il
chance TO get safely away. They were
dlsincllncd, however, 10 put their belief
To the test, and no one stirred. While
matters were still I'm this indetcrmi-
nate state n piercing cry Of Fire
rang out throughout the house and
was Immediately taken up on several
sides.
The managers Of the thcatcr at this
outcry rushed on the stage ana shouted
words meant To be calming 10 the audi
cnce They succeeded I'm n measure hi
allaylng the panic which was begin.
ming 10 get under way, but many peo
pie. ovcrwrought by the evenings hap
pcnings, rushed from the thcatcr out
into the street. Then II was discovered
couclusvcly that there was no fire, bu'
that the scare raised by the cry hac
added 10 the start already gained by
Gentleman George ana his band.
by noon on the day following the
sheriff was ready TO start for the
haunts of Gentleman George with
strong posse when the mayor sent fol
him and read this letter found on his
doorstep that morning:
Dear Mr. Mayor-A dastardly outrage
has been pcrpctratcd on my good name
and incidentally on tho people Of your
CITY bv the rulllans who held up the
Opera House last night Tho person call
ing himself Gentleman George was only
an impcrsonator / believe | know the
scoundrol. and by the time you receive
this myself and "A few trusty comrades
will be on his trail. The good citizens oil
Oaktrcc cannot be more gricvod than
am over the rCgrCttahlc occurrence Ol
last evening. To show you that ! was moi
tho man who held up the Opera House
incose you my latest photograph. made
I'm san Francisco. You can depend upor
II
brought to Justice. Yours In good faith,
GENTLEMAN GEORGE.
The sheriff did not like the cool, i'm
pertinent tone of the letter and though
that owing to his long immunity, Gen
tlcman George was inclined to jCs
with the township. The mayor though
differently. 1t was. he saaid, yer!
courteous note, aud he could not Sc,
that II I'm any way reflected on th,
town Sides were taken. and the mex
election was fought out largely on th
question of the good faith or other
wise of Gentleman George. Thougl
the election went in favor OF the may
or and the upholdCrs of Gcutlomal
George 10 this day Il has not been dc
tCrmiucd whether or not il was tha
polished bandit who had held up tn
Opera House.
"Comc ucrc!" In japanese.
A writer on childrcn's games fl
Japan says; "Bliud mans bun a
played in Japan is quite the sam