The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-09

never so healthy as during the discus
sion OF a robbery. Missing neckties
became full dress suits with money in
the pockets. and pilfered scarfpins
were glorified into solid gold repeaters
presented to their inconsolable owners
for saving human lives.
Billy Hartley entered his room with
the tense feeling OF gambler VINO
has staked everything on one card.
He noted with hot glow OF satisfac-
tion that the letter was missing from
his bureau. He called I'm his neighbors
and explained the case to them.
"The burglar will be there" CON
cludcd Hartley Importantly. Hell be
there after that 800. And when he
sneezes wen nab him"
But how'll we prove itT' asked a
doubling Thomas.
Hell have my letter with him. Of
course" replied Hartley. IL can swear
left Il on my bureau"
The doubling Thomas shook Hartley
by the hand.
"Great head" he murmured admir-
ingly. LUCKY thing that the burglar
happened to take your letter"
THAT was pure detective ability"
responded Hartley Importantly. "No
such thing as luck In matters like
these"
Up above, Dame Fortune suddenly
cast splteful look at this cheeky
young man who was so early denying
the existence Of his benefactor.
mo such thing as luck. eh?" she
muttered, pursing up her lips. Wen
just see about that. Wen just seer
1t may be stated at this point that
when Femlniuity purse up her lips
and says, well just see" 1t generally
means that some poor image Of n man
will soon be heavily leaning up against
bars manywhere and vainly attempting
TO drown his bitter sorrows In a tenn
pestuous sea OF beer.
And I'm the meantime where were
Jimmy Short and Gus Simmons? They
were sitting ut little round table and
looking earnestly at each other.
isn't IL easy?" inquired Jimmy.
Its too easy" ruminatels Gus
"Why Is IL that cop never arrests
n drunk In a dress suit? And II I'd
been caught In the Grupelli tonight
they'd have thought was full and got
In the wrong room by mistake. It's
too easy he repeated solcmnly. He
again looked earnestly at his Compan.
ion rs he piled n miscellaneous aSsort-
ment OF jewelry on the table. Their
earnest looks simultaneously disap.
peared and they winked at each other
with much humorous JUNCTION.
And here's n letter | picked up In
one of the rooms" continued Gus. IT'S
marked Valuable and hasn't been
opened yet" he commented as he pro.
ceeded to read the letter to his atten.
tive partner.
HE must have this letter to iden-
tify him and the signal Will be n
sneeze,'" concluded Gus.
"The signal will be sneeze," he re-
peated
Easy" murmured Jimmy ecstati-
cally. "Oh. easy!'
"And Hartley never saw this note"
added Gus.
Easy" repeated Jimmy. "Oh,
easy! Why, anybody can sneeze. It's
childs play. One of us will just go
there with this letter and sneeze and
get 800. Isn't II easy. eh? Makes
you wish you had a cold"
Its too blamed easy" objected the
other more solemnly than ever; ITS
too easy to be natural Let's think IL
over"
a tall. thin. red-headed man brought
in a couple OF bottles and placed them
on table.
Hello, Sandy" remarked Gus.
"Where've you been lately?"
Been over To Jersey for week" "
answered Sandy; lust got back five
minutes ago"
Jimmy and Gus again looked nj each
other earnestly. They nodded.
SANDY" remarked Gus portentious.
ly. "slt down. my boy, we want to
have little talk with you"
At this point IL may be stated that
while 1t is a well accepted sociological
theory that talk Is cheap there are a
number OF well authenticated cases
on record where II has cost a man
surprisingly dear.
The hour was midnight The place
was Broadway and Eighth street Th,
clock in Grace Church changed out In,
midnight hour The last reverberatior
had reluctantly died away when a tall
red.headed man walked up to the cor
ner and sneezed. Instantly n strang,
thing happened. A posse OF revenge