The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-26

OF the male hotel rats who were scat
tered or rounded up with Countess
Manola and Baron Frandiu at Nice IN
1905. Previously they had made a
trip 10 Algiers. where a well.known
American millionaire went to bed,
locked and bolted his door. heard
nothing In the night. and awoke be
reaved OF rings. studs. buttons and
chains worth $4,000 and $4,000 cash.
In any case. one night AZ Nice In.
specto-s Henic. Benoit and their men
smashed In two bedroom doors. fash
ed lights and discovered Monsieur
Bawer in black tights. rubber band
over his mouth. stiletto and eelskir
Gt his belt. filing a black silk sack
with Jewels and money. The man they
belonged 10 snored on peacefully. His
face looked queerly pink and white.
Quickly Benoit pulled the face OF
II was chloroform mask. most reck.
less and brutal death risk liz a near.
b. bedroom Frandin put UP terrific
fight. laid out q rlair-clothes man with
his eelskin sand bag. iiu.iitsued
Henic TO a broken arm and almcs; get
away by stahbirg when q hotel por.
ter knocked him down In hts room
were found the gangs utensils
To-day he brutal males are still In
Jail or frightened out az the business
The King OF the Hote' Rats" ope-a;.
ing az his moment In Paris seems 70,
% have done a single Job In the Is
fashionable hotels OF the American
quarter where be made such rich
hauls. Bit; as his sublime sreakirg
utilizes certain mechanical effects OF
he true i!rmouichs /; Is imNoriaa. 20
be posted. Besides. the stalwarts W.T..
get back 70 work one OF these days
The male rat laughs at bolts lie
tries 10 get room next 20 his VIC.
TINS. European hotels are bull, with
communicating doors. that any nun.
Aer 81 rooms may be thrown into
suite. These doors are kept locked
aud bolted or both sides OF course.
% course
The rats first work IS 20 g!nle. tiny
peep holes into door or PARTITION I,
decided 10 60 or the JOB from wha, he
sees. be Un.ocks the communicative
door when the victim Is our. ymm!es
the inside bolt !lig-ing i az little as
possible, enters, removes the screws.
replaces shor: screw tops. putties.
paints he dummy tol: as shut" and
slips out the room door o. the cor-i.
dor where confederate IS on guard
% keep the coast clear
In ;hs old days, Il the "a, could 70;
get an adjoining room Re picked ,ns
corridor Jock IL the daytime. when
he victim vas out. and Fixed" he
corridor bolt Il he same way warned
~ cCr.ste-a.es An accordion vas
The outside signal Striking u 2 Ger.
ain cir mean, that The victim vas re-
turning Finally. 6; interrupted. here
was the sti.erto-and the Nrmcu!ch
knew where 20 strike
Would you not prefer the modern
work 81 ladies' The old equine and
her choi- O. virgins IN black wells
seem almost sympathetic, scattering
perfume. Yet as you slept the Coor
swung open as the raj, heads Cit
their holes In slipped the stalwa-t.
CARRIED IN black tights, sardbas aad
stilet;o az his belt
To rise IN ted meant death.
To lie s;ill meant the brutal chloro-
form mask held t;gh; as you woke
struggling 10 he sound OF deep bells
ringing IN your ears: and then forget.
tulness-perhaps forever
Bolt your room door today. the 10
tel mouse will pass you BY. The
mouse is all for gen;leness and conf.
dence. A bolted door already means
suspicfnr