Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-14
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!: His Last Job
!: At Burglary.
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AIuh on my nlDuS 10 take care u till ]
got caught and put in prison; theu
they'd have no one to look after them.
The boys would soon he in jail. too.
and worse fate was In store for the
girls. But what was to do? Not nuI
honest job was open TO me- But n
needed all my nerve. nndFafter II kiss
Tor her and the kids threw or the
depression and In an hour was la the
bank before the vault
| had set my dark lantern SO that
the bullscyc shone on the spot want
ed to perforate and was about 10 up.
ply my drill when | heard IL voice be.
hind me say:
DO you think you can do IT."
The words were spoken In the coolest
possible tone. aud GOODNESS hegets cool.
ness. couldn't see behind inc with.
out takin' mp my lamp and brlngin' il
10 hear on the speaker. and before
could do that and shoot felt reason.
ably sure u bullet would come crasliln'
through me somewhere. So never
turns around Mt nil, but begins TO work
my DRILL rcmarkin' at the same time:
ut won't be any trouble at all. I've
done II often before"
Hold on," said the voice. mans.
Are you artist enough TO do the job
without lnjurip' the door,
I'm course says ]. "lf sou wanted
1t done that way, why didn't you say
so? But Ell take longer"
"pick the lock-" snid the voice. "he.
tween now and daylight. and I'll give
YOU new crisp $50 bill"
Couldn't you make 1t hundred?"
asks.
reckon my impudence must a TOOK
HIN Hat abnck, cause he didn't answer
for small while; then he says:
FIFTY Is all aud more than can
spare. I'm only Il clerk In the bank.
and I'm su(ferin' under an attack o.
honesty Just now
puts AWAY my drill and begins To-
work With my fingers and my ea.s,
talkin' with The Teller soclable.llke. IL
was very k,u,. o him to treat me 40
perlte for ! knowed he wouldn't he
that away onless he had me covered
aud ready To enforce orders. Referrn'
TO his last remark. says:
81 had that dlsense myself onct but
a wife and n couple o. Kids cryin' for
bread TUX II clean ont o. me. Diseases
require medicine, and sometimes tie
cures worse than the disease gave
myself dose O. dishonesty for an anti.
dote, and the habit got fxed OH me
Hike takln' drug"
"But you kept the kids from starvin.,
l suppose"
THAT'S what I've done 30 far, but II
my work gifts u check for the matter o.
ten years or so they're still liable TO
starvation. II | could "a got through
few years more they'd be old enough
20 I'LL their own mouths"
He didn't make any answer to this.
and KEEP on monkcyln' with the tum.
blcrs, llstcnin' to how they fell and
maxim up my mind what was the com.
binnton.
whats the time 81 asked.
1.-TWO Twenty-Five he said at
doesn't begin 10 get light now tn 8
O'clock. Canyon do II in that time?"
"lf can do 1t Mt all"
I,heard somethIn' between sigh and
n grunt. .s
rs 1t very important?" says
Yes, Il Is. In responsible for the
vault bem shut without any one know,
ln'.tlie combination. II we can't get In
there by . O'Clock tomorrow mornin'
therc'll he no end o. trouble. I'll get
fired. OF course"
Don't worry says. ~ wouldn't
have such a perlite young gentleman
fired for all there IL inside. Just you
stop taikin' TO Inc for awhile-it both.
ers me--and reckon can do the Job"
worked till near o'clock before /
got on TO the problem: then heard the
last tumbler drop into place. and, turn.
I'm the knob. l opened the vault door
Keep your face to the vault and lay
your weapon on the floor behind yon,"
snid the clerk.
lay not only one revolver on the
floor, but two. and knife and billy
besides. reckon this gave him conf.
dence. for he told me might so and
stand by desk some ten feet away. j
did so, and he went to my light took
1t np and turned 1t on me.
eco in there and bring me tin box
ON n shelf to the right
did as he said. He opened the box
took out fifty dollar bill ard tossed
It TO me- picked it up and handed II
back to him. Somehow felt ashamed
o takin' money from man who would
keep faith with me under the circum-
stances.
II don't make any charge Tor this
small service" / remarked. lyon can
make IT hot for me II You like"
and it would have been hot for me
today IL 1t hadn't been for you. Can
You give me the combinations"
l called 1t of. and he wrote 1t down.
Now you can get out the way you