The Harrison times., 1911-12-23
CHAPTER X.
A Safe Opening.

Together they entered the adjoining
room, which was small compared to
Tho one they had Just left, Senior
Rodriguez used II as q private Office,
His desk was on their right between
two windows overlooking tho same
pleasant llttlo garden which was Wis.
iblo from the suite Of tiny drawing
rooms farther along Tho safe, q
formidable looking receptacle OF black
enameled steel stood at their left,
closed and locked. Tho remaining
wall space of the room was glyon over
to oak cabinets, evidently storage
place for tho less important legation
papers,
HAS anyone besides yourself been
In this room today2" Mr.. Grimm in.
Qulred
mot soul, Sonor," was tho reply,
Mr., Grimm went over and examined
tho windows, They were both locked
inside; and there were no marks OF
any sort on the stills,
"Thoy are Just as left them last
might" explained Senior Rodriguez, II
have not touched them today"
And there's only one door" musod
Mr. Grimm, meaning that by which
they had entered 80 II would ap.
pear that whoeyor was here last night
entered through that room, Worry
well"
Ho walked around the room once
opening and shutting tho doors OF the
cabinets as ho passed. and finally
paused In front Of the safe. A brief
examination OF the nlckoled dial and
handle and OF the cnOmoed cdgca Of
tho heavy doors satisfied him that no
force had been omployod=the safe
had merely been unlocked, Where.
upon he sat hlmaelf down, cross.lcgged
on the floor, In front Of Il.
What are the first and second AZ
ures OF the combinatonY" he asked
"Thlrty'sIx, then back to ten"
Mr., Grimm act the dial at thIrty.slx.
and then, with his car pressed closely
against tho polished door, turned the
dial slowly back Senior Rodriguez
stood looking on helplcasly, but none
the less lntently Tho pointer read
ten, thon nine, eight, seven, FIVE, Mr.,
Grimm gaSed at It thoughtfully, after
which he did II all over again, placidly
and without hasto.
Nov, wen look inside, please" he
requested, rising,
senor Rodriguez unlocked the safe
the while Mr. Grimm respectfully
turned his eyee away, then pulled tho
door Wide opon, The books had been
pilod one on top Of another and thrust
into various pigeon holes at the top.
Mr Grimm understood that this dIsor,
der was tho result OF making room nt
the bottom for the bulk OF gold, and
nskod no questions Instead, no sat
down upon the floor again
"Tho lock on this private com,
partment at the top Ia broken" no 70,
marked after n moment
"si, Senor," tho dlplomatlst agreed
"Bvldently the robbers wero not con,
tent with only ffty thousand dollars
In gold-thoy imagined that some,
thlng else OF value was hidden there
WAS thero'" asked Mr. Grimm
naively, lie didn't look around.
Nothing of monetary value" the
senor explained There we're some
important state papers IN there-they
are thoro yet--but no money"
None OF tho papers was stolen9"
mo, Sonor, There were only nine
packota-thoy are there yet"
Contents all rlght7"
"Yce. personally looked them
oyor"
Mr. Grimm drew out tho pasketH OF
papera, Que by one, They wero hll
unsealcd save the last When he
reached for that, senor Rodriguez
made n quick, involuntary motion to-
ward II with his hand
"rhik o'le'n sealed" commented Mr.