The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-19
JIMMY MAGUIRE'S
LAST JOB
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copyright ls0S, by t T. mcCiar&l
When Jimmy Mcguire by which
name they knew him at McCoy's-
came downstairs into the Office carry
Ing a suit case of considerable weight
and wearing on his freckled fac an air
Of virtue which was glaringly artificial,
the clerk behind the desk looked him
over carefully and then deliberately
dropped one eyelid-
AT McCoy's hotel, which is near the
water front. the guests are very seldom
questioned on any matter, but on this
particular afternoon there was no one
save the clerk in the Office when Jim
my entered. 1t was because b 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 for
Sunday" said Jimmy meekly-
The clerk laughed systematically
anything funny in that?" Jimn5
inquired peevishIy. Cant / get my
clothes pressed for Sunday?"
Course. Jimmy, course the clcris
Uttered. Going to get EN- pressed lie
town."
Maybe" said Jimmy. walking over
to a rack of time tables and spreading
out a folder.
Two hours later Jimmy Mcguire and
his suit case We're speeding through tie
early evening gloom on a southboupd
train. The smoker was nearly desert
ed, and in the dim light Of the lamps
Inn u-uc nNa rnininn N nIor nry1IuTr
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 hose shaft ran the e
words: ALLEY here. Enter third win
dow from this end"
Jimmy folded the envelope carefully
and placed it in an inner pocket Thea
he lay back II dozed until the brake
man called "Redpathr' Jimmy caught
up the suit case and alighted.
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 "a
neighboring street lamp lie read the
furnished gilt sign beneath the cornice
"Redpath County Loan and Construc-
ton Company" He went TO the roStt
and found the alley Indicated on the
map. He also found the third window
which was mentioned. He pulled our
his watch.
Quarter past TO- he unused. "N} mole
towns il bed probably. This Is toe
easyr'
In ii 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
tool one step forward and then stag
gered back, for out of the vaul tot
tered a young woman. who stood be
side him swaying to and fro. Jimmy
sprang 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
wrlStS ana temples presently Sue
opened her eyes and sat up.
"Pretty narrow squeak that" said
Jimmy cheerfully.
"Where-wllere are the rest?" she
asked dazedIy.
Jimmy brought a chair and lifted
her into it
81 know all about it." he said sooth-
ingly. You work here, and some n
accidentally locked you in the vault al
closing time. l confess l didD't ex-
pect to find you in there when | opened
1t. l came of my own accord, you un-
derstand, for quite another purpose"
"Oh!' she gasped and regarded him
with wide opened eyes. at was just
In time for me anyway. l couldn't
have lived in there much longer"
Jimmy had risen and was putting
his tools in his suit case, after which
he shut the door of the vault.
81 nave interrupted your-your bust
ness" she said.
Jimmy smiled He noted h was a