The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-28
JIMMY MAGUIRE'S
LAST 6
copyright. 1908. by T. c. MccIure.1

came downstairs into the Office carry
Ing a suit ease of considerable weigh
and wearing ON his freckled face an al
of virtue which was glaringly artificial
the clerk behind the desk looked hin
oven carefully and then deliberately
dropped one eyelid.
AT McCoy's hotel. which is near til,
water front. the guests are very seldom
questioned on any matter. but on Til:
particular afternoon there was no one
save the clerk in the office when jim
my entered. 1t was because the CLERK,
acquaintance with Jimmy extended
over a period of seven years that the
gentleman behind the desk inquired
casually:
Anything on. jimmy"
I'm getting my clothes pressed foI
Sunday" said Jimmy meekly.
The clerk laughed systematically.
anything funny in that?'' Jimmy
Inquired peevishIy. Cant [ get ms
clothes pressed for Sunday?'
Course, Jimmy. course" the clerk
Uttered Going TO get EN- pressed in
town."
Maybe" said Jimmy, walking over
to a rack of time tables and spreading
out a folder.
Two hours later Jimmy Maguire and
his suit case We're speeding through the
early evening gloom on u southbouad
train The smoker was nearly desert
ed. and in the dim light of the Iamns
Jimmy was examining Il plan crudcly
drawn on the back of an envelope. In
one place on the rough map was q
heavy cross, and near it was drawn an
arrow. along whose shaft ran these
words: Alley here. Enter third win
dow from this end"
Jimmy folded the envelope carefully
and placed it i'll pm inner pocket. Then
he lay back and dozed until the brake
man called "l8edpath!' Jimmy caught
up the suit case and HIighted.
He went down the dark street from
the station, took the first left. then the
second right, as the map had directed,
and suddenly stopped before a squat
brick building. In the dim light of Il
neighboring street lamp he read the
furnished gilt sign beneath the cornice.
"Redpath County Loan and Construc-
ton Company" He went 10 the rear
and found the alley indicated on the
map. He also found the third window
which was mentioned. He pulled out
his watch.
Quarter past TO-" he unused. "WhoIe
towns in bed probably. This is too
easyr'
In d few moments Jimmy was inside
and standing before the heavy door of
a vault which he was examining crit
ically.
dynamite nothing" he unused to
himself. "'Twon't take me thirty min
uteS to open that"
Jimmy went swiftly and quietly to
work. In just twenty-six minutes from
the time he opened the suit case he
swung open the door of the vault. He
took II step forward and then stag
gered back. for out of the vault OF
tered a young woman, who stood be-
side him sw9ying to and fro. Jimmy
forward and caught her just
as she fell.
He laid her gently on the floor. with
his coat beneath her head. Then he
brought water from a faucet he found
in the inner office and deity laved her
wrists and temples. Presently she
ner eyes and sat up.
pretty narrow squeak that" said
cheerfully.
"Where-where are the rest?" she
asked dazedly.
Jimmy brought a chair and lifted
into it.
Il know all about it," he said sooth-
You work here, and some one
accidentally locked you in the vault at
time. l confess l didn't eX-
Dect to find you in there when [ opened
It. | came of my own accord, you un-
1erstand, for quite another purpose"
oh she gasped and regarded him
with wide opened eyes. at was just
n time for me anyway. couldn't
lived in there much longer"
Jimmy had risen and was putting
lis tools in his suit case. after which
he shut the door of the vault.
81 have interrupted your-your bust
she said.
Jimmy smiled. He noted she was q
yery pretty girl. There was something.
90, in the way she accepted the situa-
that won his admiration.
Really" he said. I'm not in the
mood for work tonight. If you feel
BILE to stay alone here for a moment
II call a carriage to take you home"
The girl gave him a grateful look.
Il didn't realize there were gentle
nen in ~your-your profession" she
aid. But | fear you'll run too much
isk in getting the carriage. You'd bet
err not go"
Nonsense laughed Jimmy and dis
ppeared through the window. F:
1t was two years from the night that
Jimmy Mcguire and his suit case left
1cCoy's that Mr.. Andrew Rider-"Si-
ant Andy" more acknowledgement a
in the office of the same hotel
nd read as follows:
Dear Andy-You remember that Job you
ut me next to down in Redpath. Well.
that do you think 1 got out Of that
ault? Old boy. 1t was a wife. thu best
nd sweetest woman in the world We