The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

ters," and he took soMe letters from his
coat.
! suppose l ought to have gone right
on then, but was beginning to feel
interested In making him prove who he
was, so l says:
"You might have got those letters to
put up job on me-"
You're a very honest man." says he /;
zone among thousand Don't think
I'm at all offended at your persistence
No, my good fellow, like 1t, like it."
and he laid his hand on my shoulder.
Now, here" says he, taking bundle
out of his pocket, "is package of ten
thousand dollars in bonds. A burglar
wouldn't be apt to carry these around
with him, would he? bought them in
the city yesterday, and stopped here
tonight on my way home to place them
In the vault, and, may add that your
simple and manly honesty has so touch
ed me that would willingly leave them
in your hands for safe keeping. You
needn't blush at my praise"
I suppose | did turn sorter red when
l see them bonds.
"Are you satisfied now?" says he.
told him I was. thoroughly. and so
I was So I picked up my drill again,
and gave him the lantern to hold so
that could see the door. got through
the lock pretty soon, and put In my
wire and opened 1t. Then he took hold
of the door and opened the vault
"Ill put my bonds In," says he, "and
go home. You can lock up and wait till
Mr.. Jennings comes. don't suppose
you will try to Ak the lock to-nlghtY'
l told him shouldn't do anything
more with 1t now, as we could get In
before morning
"Well, I'll bid you goodnight, my
man." says he, as he quietly swung the
door to again.
Just then | heard Jim, by name,
whistle, and guessed the watchman
was a-coming up the street
"Ah,' says l, you might speak to
the watchman, If you see him, and tell
bin to keep an extra lookout tonight"
Il WILL" says he, and we both went
to the front door.
There comes the watchman up the
street" says he. "Watchman, this man
has been fixing the bank lock, and
want You to keep sharp lookout to.
night He Will stay here and wait until
Mr.. Jennings returns"
Goodnight again." says he, and we
shook hands, and he leisurely went up
the street.
| saw Jim, SO called In the shadow
on the other side Of the street, as
stood on the step with the watchman.
'Well,' says | to the watchman, "I
go and pick up my tools, and get ready
to 60"
| went Into the bank, and 1t didn't
take long to throw the door open and
stuff them bonds into the bag. There
was some boxes lying around. and q
safe as I should rather have liked to
have tackled, but 1t seemed lille tempt
ing Providence after the luck we'd had.
| looked at my watch and see it was
Just a quarter past twelve. There was
an express train went through at half
past twelve. tucked my tools In the
bag on top of the bonds. and walked out
OF the front door The watchman was
on the steps,
Il don't believe I'll wait for Mr.. Jen-
nings," says I. II suppose 1t will be all
right II give you this key"
That's all right" says the watch
man.
Il wouldn't go away very far from
the bank" says l.
mo, l won't" says he; "I'n stay.
right about here all night
Goodnight" says I. and 1 shook
hands with him. and me and Jim
which wasn't his right name, You I'M
derstand-took the twelye-thlrty ex-
press, and the best part of hat JOB was
we never heard nothing OF 1t.
1t never got into the papers.-Penn.
sylvania Grit.