Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07


man of the force represented 30 many
straining muscles. each lead was as drip
ping wet as II 1t was Just from under the
pump.
And as they pulled and tugged at the steel
slab with its inner multiplicity of bolts.
nuts. cogs and screw-wheels the crowd
around furnished suggestions as to how the
work should be properly done: go
They are making q two days Job out OF
this thing when 1t could be done in three
hours. 1 moved reaper that weighed all
of thirtX tons
Gee! This door weighs seventy-fve-be-
sides you can take a reaper apart
That's exactly what did do
1t was a fatal admission in face OF q
solid steel door that couldn't be moved In
sections. 1t put the reaper man out OF
commission.
Yes. sir" said another man. I'm of the
opinion that she weighs every ounce Of
seventy-hve tons. You can Judge by one
of those bolts. Everybody knows how much
bolt weighs"
Apparently everybody did. for the new
authority was allowed to continue:
Seems to me- though, II had the boss
ing of this job. seeing the entrance IL as
wide as 1t is. I'd just unhitch all but two
of the horses and drive the team right In. !"
''Why. say! If 1t takes seven span Of
horses to haul the thing. how do you ex-
peCt TWO nOTSeS 10 90 the tTNh: Anu hoW
would you get them out again-allowins
you got them In? There'd be no room to
turn around"
There is really no use answering these
people who go around with an arithmetic
on their shoulders. So the second man
didn't answer. The third man wisely varied
his remarks and permitted the expressmen
to do their work the best they knew how.
We'll sir, II burglar was to come along
1 guess 1t would discourage him from ever
irving to tackle this bank 4"
'Oh. 1 don't know! Burglars are pretty
slick at safe breaking. They wouldn't ask
any better tip than to stand here and. take
notes of the inside works.
well, gentlemen, that's going to be an
invulnerable bank, all right but believe
1t would be too safe for my use. I've never
reached up to a bank account yet. and
never expect to. but If i thought l had
all that machinery between me and my
little wad, 1 don't know as l wouldn't prefer
my own pockets"
"Marrted?
The simple little inquiry made hit
Every man around snickered
Il wouldn't like to be caught behind that
door with no friend outside who knew the
combination. I'd be buried alive, all right"
This sinister possibility captured a gen.
eral thrill.
Especially If it's clock safe that you
wind up to open on certain hour. l read
somewhereabout a bank clerk being smoth-
cred to death that way"
why don't they have some sort of an
opening, | wonder, in case of accidents?'
and give the burglar that fellow was
talking about just now chance to get
his little jimmy in? 1 reckon not"'
That's true. old man. If a safe isn't
impregnable. what's the good Of 1t? Who's
going to trust one with slit in 1t like
nickel bank?''
Yes. but these banks are built to last
centuries. You've got to count on an acct
dent or two in all that time
That's q fact. but the only way / can
Of 10 TO lat hnn thoN-
come-all Of us have got to die somehow
you know
Yes. but smothering must come pretty
tough. Wonder how long you could live
locked up in a Safe?
II read once of fellow living four hours.
Just breathing his last as they forced the
door open. Disremember the size of the
safe"
Wonder why somebody doesn't invent a
scheme to let air in. There'd be money in
"oh. 1 don't believe there would The
probability of fellow being caught
wouldn't warrant the outlay. Besides. 1t
would be impossible TO hit on satisfactory
invention. Lots of impossible things in this
world"
In the crowd of men and women were
two spinster persons who talked IN half
whispers:
1T might be fixed so that only a person
who was locked in could press a button
that would open secret air pipe" sug-
gested the one In brown, with crowsfeet
on the side. 49,,
'Or they could keep in the safe cylinder
of compressed air. added the one in black.
A woman passed an unsealed package
through the registry window of a branch
post office.
ANY writing inside?" inquired the clerk
as he weighed it.
NO Just quilt pieces and post cards I've
got 1t there on the outside"
Il seeA You need merely have written
merchandise That is all the Office re-
quires."
II know, but I am considering the post
master. You see. he takes an interest in
things. and 1t must be mighty tantalizing
to have box registered so he can't have q
peep. It's right lonely place down there
and as 1 always like to be as accommodate
Ing as l can, l write out the contents of all
registered mail so he won't feel he's missing
anything. A postmaster Is only human you
know. any way you fix It."
And the person next In line didn't know
whether the accommodating woman was In
earnest or registering complaint along
with her box.
A man and a woman were lettering by the
White House yesterday at dusk. Both were
young and wore fine clothes, but there was
nothing special about either Of them except
that the man had teasing tongue and the
woman was good natured enough not to
mind it.
Isn't Il a perfect shame about these
magnolia trees. Tom? They were lust full
of big. creamy blooms and that horrid
freeze had to shrivel them into Ieathery
brown dead things I declare it makes me
feel like crying"