The Democratic advocate., 1907-08-09

accosted by a short, grizzled old man, who
sat smoking pipe on the lowest step of
the balcony stairs.
''Got any terbacker r?'' asked the man.
Jimmy eagerly gave him his whole plug
in exchange for friendly word.
GIVE been watching you for couple o
days" his friend said; "your name is
Picklock, ain it p
eyes, sir
81 used to know Picklock in Sonora,
in sixty eight. Him and me wus askin
stage drivers the time O day all that winter
Any relation O his IN p
81 don't know. My father was street
contractor in San Francisco.
''Same man. Got to be supervisor
didn't he? Yes? Well, I'm glad to see
yer, my boy, glad to see yer. How's the
old man p
"He's dead
"No ! Ye don mean it Never seen
a man L ruther work with Daisy, the
old man was What he didn't know
about mailbag and express box wa mt wuth
KNOWN -
Jimmy felt sense of pride in his father
that was new to him. He inherited repu-
tation, at all events. He determined to
appeal to his friends.
"What's the matter with all these
fellers p he asked.
elbow p
"They won't have nothin' to do with
me-
''Guess yer been putin on airs. Small
canaries is a little too proud o their cage
sometimes.
"No, [ haven't, I gave 'em straight
business every time. -
''Wat kind of an accident got yer
here? Wat did the guilty party as
throw d the blame on you get hold Of?
can overcoat
Golf II hatrack 2
"Yes'
'Daytime p
eyes.
The old lhan looked disappointed.
''You' We made bad mistake, sonny.
The best you kin do is to mind yer eye,
and do what you can to rect it. Watts
great, big, smart boy like you
a-doin' sneakthievin' i? Amt yer got no
ambition p
Jimmy understood it all now. His
crime filled him with bitter regret. IF
only-if only he had thought and done a
burglary
aye see, my boy" his mentor went on,
kindly, ''ther's suthin expected o sech as
you A man grown AIM got no right
to fool away his time on baby play, if he
ever expects to accomplish anythin'.
Theirs Frisco boys no older nor you as is
known, an well known, in Chicago an
New York. Saskatchewan is mean. It's
low down. Anybody kin sneak, an no
self -respectin' gentleman would think of it.
The sneaks here is mostly Cinnamon, and
L IN glad to see the boys has drawed the
line -
"Jack Dolan amt done much better, "
ventured Jimmy.
cain he, now? There is boy for
yer,'' said the old man, admiringly.
"Didn't ye read the pretty burglary he
come over on? Didn't ye read it? AS
fine piece of work at his aye as ever any
body heerd on And three more before
it-everyone a credit to him. Jack got
EN- in the papers soon's he was sentenced,
and it gave him standin' the minute he
got here. He wasn't goin' to let no other
feller git credit for his work. Why, Jimmy
Hope, the great New York bank burglar,
the day Jack got here, Jimmy Hope, he
says, in this very yard, an dozen stand
ers around to hear it
g 'Mr. Dolan, says he, I'm glad to
meet yer. You has future before yer,
me boy, or I'm chump. "
Jimmy turned green with envy. He,
too, had looked forward to meeting Jimmy
Hope; had thought over the speech he
would make to that quiet, modest, eminent
man. Alas all had turned out so diff
ferently, and he had only himself to
blame.
'sThen there ain no show at all, is
there p
''Not much. | won't disappoint yer
But I've got some influence myself he
added, complacently, 'tan' | will do what
can for the sake o yer dad. It's this way,
an here's yer only chance. There a hot
fight on the Independent Ordero' knights
o the Dark the burglars 'sociation.
Jimmy Hopes been president two terms,
au some O. the boys swears they won