Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-23

of keys from his pocket and opened the
gate.
"There's a lock on that ga,s'd defy the
I best craftsman in tue world" said Mr..
/ Jones.
/ Bunny Price examined it carefully.
/ .'It's ii good lock-" lie said.
/ Ar. Jones led them by devious gravel
paths between beds of flowers toward n
small. compactly built house Here
another lock for you" he said, when they
4 got to the door.
And Bunny Price said again. after
carefully examining it: YES. it's a good
/ lock.'
/ They went in. The house was amply
4 furnished, and Mr. Jones chuckled glee-
+ fully over its splendors. woman comes
+ in every morning to clean up and cook
/ for me Calls me .sif' and bobs like
anythink It's as good as Il play, Why.
I the passon hisSelf called Yesterday. and
hoped he'd ave the pleasure o seeing
me mex Sunday in church.
Amt it bit risky" asked William
4 Withers.
/ MY boy" said Mr.. Jones, impressive
| ~. IF YOU see a bloke hiding mp in a
| doorway what do YOU naturally think :
1 He's q wrong un. But if he comes
! Sailin' down the middle o the pavement
I two sizes larger than life you never sus-
1 pect him o nothink. / know my bust
ness. I'm "A bit cannoned now. perhaps.
( but there's times when | can count m
| five with anyone
! I'D like to have a peep at that dia-
/ mond tarara," said William Withers.
I '"Fiara." murmured Bunny Price.
/ ''Anybody'd think this was a spellin'
1 bee" grunbled William Withers.
/ And so YOU shall look at it, said
! Mr.. Jones. Il know I'm among pals rs
/ wouldn't do nothink dirty, even if they
I wasn't afraid to-"
/ He led them into the kitchen. Never
/ put things where other people might ex-
/ pect TO find EN- said he; 'and then you
needn't expect 70 lose EN-" He opened
a meat safe with an intricate little KEY.
and, lifting dish cover, revealed small
! box of wood. clasped with brass. This
/ he opened with another intricate little
I KEY He lifted the lid gently. Price and
! Withers GRAINED their heads forward.
1 The light flowed into the box. and
! showed them Il tumhled mass of mixed
gems: diamonds rubies, emeralds. sap
( phires. cleaning and flashing like the re-
4 Election of Il rainbow in mountain
/ burn. ''How's that" said Mr. Jones.
! and banged down the old lid again quick
/ ~ and locked the box. He closed the
meat safe and herdcd them back into
/ the parlor. Call me liar" he said.
4 They looked at him with awcd faces.
and shook their heads. Now you can
] screw your nut" said he, with an easy
\ lack of Formally. and conducted them
/ personally To the outer gate. He blessed
Z them at parting, faceti0uSly, and gave
I them some money with which to drink
4 his health. Then he shut them out. and
I they heard him lumber back to the house
! along the gravel path.
4 I'm asleep and dreaming" said Viii
! liam Withers confidently.
/ Bunny Price remarked abSently: They
( are good locks"
4 Drink" said Bunny Price. lis cure
to them that drink ii, and blessing to
! them that don't"
4 Hear! heart cried William Withers.
/ To think Of him. exclaimed Bunny
1 Price. One of the smartest all round
4 gonophs in the world"
Coin and treatin' MS like that" said
! William Withers. ''Us!"
! Bunny Price regarded him somewhat
Sternly. Though. mind YOU, he said,
( honor among thieves"
"Oh. cert MY said William Withers.
They walked back TO their lodgings in
Camden town in a mood of thOughtful-
less. eyeing one another furtiyely from
4 time to time to their mutual embarrass-
4 ment
Il don't feel like indoors" said Bunny
/ Price, suddenly II think Ill go for a
! little walk by myself
''Good idea I'll come with you" said
! William Withers.
II said, by myself, remarked Bunny
| Price.
And said, William WlIhers added,
Il said IN come with YOU
/ oh, all right" said Bunny Price.
! They walked about aimlessly for an
hour. shoulder to shoulder.
4ou don't trust me" said Bunny
/ Price at last
"Yuss, l do" said William Withers.
4 "as fur as ! can see YOU"
7 It was growing late. Bunny Price
said that he was sick cf pressing about
| in that way, and entered 4 public house.
/ His faithful friend punged in after him.
I In Il little while Bunny Price started
up, and remarking that he would not be
j long. Went out huIriedly. William With
ers followed on his heels. They pa sSed
the evening in close communion together.
and at closing time they were not divided.
/ Il WAS their habit to sleep in the same
/ bed. for economical reasons, and all that
night they lay claSped in each others
arms They slept hut i'll. and the morn
! lng found them red-eycd and heavy-head-
I ed. They rose soon after dayhreak. and
! craWled out To revive themselves with a
| morning dram. In the street, Immediate
/ ~ outside their door, Mr.. Jones was
/ awaiting them.
"Hullo," be said, rather shamefaccl!y
and came aud shook hands with them
with great hcartineSs. Made rather =
cast iron fool o myself yesterday. didn't
home TO my place. didn't | =
Certainly. YOU Were kind enough "a
/ take us home to your place" said
! Bunny Price. and a very nice place il
is sut what was there in that?''
! "Wan't | talking out o my hat a lotT'