The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

the big sapphire mine now, and while
looking at 1t | was almost tempted to
double cross my pals and take the little
beauty and hike on my lonesome. But
only for "a moment did | entertain such
an idea, for ] had already begun to
formulate a plan by which. with the
aid of the sapphire, i could make a
haul that would by far surpass any
that had ever been made in this or any
other country. But as l said before.
this Is another story.
That night over half dozen bottles
| of beer we three discussed what we
/ had seen. We advanced. discussed and
discarded many plans. We were agreed
upon hut on thing, and that was that
the place could be got" without much
! trouble.
I Fuzzy was for elevating (holdlng up)
! the place in the daytime and smash and
grab and make run for il. Spider
thought that this was possible. hut pre-
| ferred to figure out "a way to dope the
guard in the room, then make a cleanup
ana a hasty getaway. ] could not agree
/ to either plan. for I was always op-
posed TO haste.
! Ii was ten to one that either plan
would call for a gun play. and II by any
! chance we should fail We would be
! settled so hard that We would never see
daylight again. That is one reason why
/ | and the great ma iority OF ycEgs are
( opposed to gun play. The judge is
| always entirely too unreasonable. And
/ then YOU have To make run for IT..
and ] can't run and never could, and
then 1t is undignlfed anyway. | am for
planning my work and then working my
plans, or in other words. | believe in
giving constant. sincere efforts toward
a logical result that spells success.
Neither Spider nor Fuzzy had noticed
the blind opening behind the bird OK
hibit. SO to make sure they said that
they would go again the next day and
make the place. and if 1t was there We
would plan our work along the lire |
had advanced. They went and found
everything as I had described.
Ever since the three Of us had been
working together | had been the inside
man. SO / asked the boys To let IN"
plan this job After | had made all the
plans we would go over them carefully
and then IL either of them could find a
weak place or had anything to sugges
he would be heard. To this they agreed
I asked for ten days and told them
that their duty would be for the present
10 leave ME absolutely alone. They re-
turned the next day TO Pittsburg Pa.
The first thing ] did was 10 make
myself familiar with Central Park IN
the vicinity of the museum grounds.
saw that the window ] rad picked from
the inside was O. X. had picked upon
the best protected side OF the building
for getaway. Should We have to make
"a run for II we could come out of this
window on either the first or second
floor. There was fire escape all handy
and with the use of a little care, should
some one come along, we could melt int
the shadow made by the iron ladder
and avoid a rumble,
Then found out how the window,
were opened and shut and just what
held them fast. Also If they We're wired
In any way. I did not think this was
the case but Il was best To find out.
familiari2ed myself thoroughly with tbs
interior of the great building, 80 that
could make my way about in the dark
Then I turned 10 my hardest work
That was finding out how many guard,
were IN the building at night, Their
duty. stations. Sc, If they were arme,
and how, and in what way the buildinl
} was protected from just such ambition.
, Young men as |.
| obtained the Information I wanted
from two men and both Of them workc,
; in the museum. one of them was h,
5 day attendant in the large room wher,
. the geological or mineral specimen
Z We're kept, To this man ! was a yer,
; enthusiastic student of geology. Incl
p dcntally al times during the differen
, conversations the value Of some of tn
specimens in the room would be men
| toned and from that it was only "a steI
5 to discussing the plans that had heer
2 provided 10 protect this and other part
+ of the building from theft.
From this obliging official 7 gleane