The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-10
IINNYS GREAT SCHEME



Jimmy the Cat lie was called be.
cause he was such a slick worker
never using saws or skeleton keys, but
walking into a house in broad day.
light under some bold and ingenious
pretense. One morning Jimmy read in
a newspaper that a certain Mr.. Archi
bald, wealthy man, was endeavoring
to get possession of certain valuable
property and by advice of counsel was
/ refusing an order of the court to pro
duce certain papers connected with the
case. 1t occurred to Jimmy to go to
! Mr. Archibald's house in the guise OF
constable and make a search. osten-
sibly for the papers, really for plumber
1t did not occur to him that such pa
| pers would likely be in the hands of
Mr. Archibald's attorney. Indeed, he
didn't care where they were.
After executing neat piece of pen
manship in the shape of a search war
rant and manufacturing constable's
badge he went to the house, rang the
bell and was admitted. There were no
men in the house at the time, and Miss
Daisy Archibald. a young girl of seven
reen answered the summons.
I'm sorry to trouble you, miss" said
Jimmy, but I've a warrant to search
the house for certain papers in the case
of FairleigEt versus Archibald
IF you'll wait moment, I'll tele-
phone my father, who will come home
Immediately"
Jimmy preferred to make the search
without the presence of the head of the
house, but he didn't wish to appear to
force matters.
Il would be glad to accommodate
you, miss but the courts waitin. The
judge ordered me to make the search
and git back before O'Clock, when it
meets after the noon recess"
The young lady pondered. Finally
she said reluctantly:
I'VE have an invalid in the house
and don't want any disturbance, so /
suppose may as well give you the
papers. If you'll wait minute, I'll
go and get them"
This unexpected proposition was rath-
er startling to Jimmy, but he was
equal to the occasion.
'I'll have to go with you, miss. If
you should git away with the papers
I'd be blamed by the court
Certainly" said the girl. Il can
understand that. You'd be very re-
miss to take such risk. don't know
exactly where father keeps them, but
we can search together"
Jimmy assented to all this. leaving it
to be decided as he proceeded what
action he Should take. The young lady
led him upstairs to an unoccupied bed
room, where she began Il protracted
hunt. Jimmy. to show his delicacy. sat
entirely to her. He saw her take a
box of jewels from a drawer and put
it back again. When she was about to
leave the room for another apartment
Jimmy said:
I'm sure such Il pretty young lady
couldn't play a game on a poor con
stable who's only dom his duty. Just
you go on searchin'. and I'll wait here"
That's very considerate of you" she
said, showing two dimpes and two
rows of white teeth in smile
Jimmy was much pleased at the sue
cess of his artifice. AS soon as Miss
Archibald departed he stepped to the
bureau, took out the jewel box, saw
that it contained articles of value and
slipped ii in his pocket.
The dear little foolr' he said. Il
never met any one so soft. But after
All she's only a child"
Presently he heard Miss Archibald
call:
MI Constable, please come here!
think the papers are in the silver
vault. know the combination. and
I'll let you in"
What luck3' remarked Jimmy to
himself Things is worllin beauti-
full
TN tell you the combination, and
you turn the knob" said Miss Daisy
when he came up.
The numbers were given, the bolts
turned. ana Jimmy found himself at
the open entrance of Il vault large
enough to admit him standing upright
Please go and get me a light" he
said in order TO make an excuse to
send Daisy away.
"One moment" she replied. Look me
in the face Yes. you are honest. know
| it, You see, our most valuable jewels
are in there, and wouldn't like to let
any one in alone unless | had perfect
confidence in him. I'll bring you light
in a minute"
When she returned with lighted
candle, Jimmy was in the vault and
had just slipped bag of jewels in his
! pocket. liz fact, he had finished the
job and was about to come out, but for
appearance he took the candle from
Daisy and began to pull open certain
drawers containing silverware. Sud
denly he heard clang behind him and
bolts shoot into sockets. He was n
prisoner
\ few minutes later Mr.. Archibald
in his office was called to the telephone.
Papa, dear" came the soft voice of
his daughter, "a man came here to
search for some papers. | locked him
in the silver vault"
You locked Il man in
YES Come home at once. I'm
afraid he'll sufrocate."
Mr.. Archibald made hasty inquiries
ly telephone and learned that no
search had been ordered. Then. taking
two policemen with him. he went home.
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