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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, AJJTOIUA, OREGON.'
SATURDAY, MAY 2, J908.
I
nis Last Job
f At Burglary.
lOriginai.
Before I went to make au entrance
Into the vnult o' the Tenth Xatlonnl
bank Ellen gave uie a Ions talk. She
Mid that our war of cettin' a livln
was kllllu' her and I'd soon have our
kids on my hands to take cure o till 1
got caught and juit lu prison; thou
nnpya nave no one to loos after them
The bovs would soon he In Jail. too.
and a worse fate wan in store for the
girls. But, what was I to do? N'ot aji
oonest joo was open to me. But I
needed all my nerve, am) after a kiss
for her nod the kids I threw off the
depression and In an hour was In the
bank before the vault.
I had set m.v dark lantern so that
the bullseye shone on the spot I want
ed to perforate and was about to an
ply my drill when I heard a voice be-
nind me say:
"Do you think you can do It?'
The words were spoken In the coolest
possible tone, and coolness begets cool
ness. I couldu't see behind me with
out takln' up my lamp and briugln' It
to bear ou the speaker, and before !
could do that and shoot I felt reason
ably sure a bullet would come crashln'
through me somewhere. So I never
turns around at all, but begins to work
my drill, remarkln' at the same time:
, "It won't be any trouble at ail. I've
done It often before." '
"Hold on." said the voice, a man's.
"Are you artist enough to do the Job
without injurm the door?"
"In course." says I. "If you wanted
ft done that way, why didn't you say
07 But It'll take longer."
'i "Pick the lock," said the voice, "be
tween now and daylight, and I'll give
jou a new crisp $50 bill."
"Couldn't you make it a hundred T' I
asks.
I reckon my impudence must V took
him flat aback, 'cause he didn't answer
for a small whHe; then he says:
"Fifty is all and more than I can
apare. I'm only a clerk in the bank,
and Tm sufferln nnder an attack o
aonesty just now."
I puts away my drill and begins to
work with my Angers and my ears.
talkln' with the feller sociable-like. It
was very kind o' him to treat me so
perllte. for I knowed he wouldn't be
that a-way onless he had me covered
and ready to enforce orders. Referrin
to his last remark. I Bays:
"I had that disease myself onct, but
a wife and a couple o' kids cryln' for
bread tnk it clean out o' me. Diseases
require medicine, and sometimes the
cure's worse than the disease. I gave
myself a dose o' dishonesty for an anti
dote, and the habit got fixed on me
like takln' a drug."
"But you kept the kids from atarvin'.
I suppose.
"That's what I've done so far, but if
my, work gits a check for the matter o'
ten years or so they're still liable to
starvation. If I could a got through
a few years more they'd be old enough
to nil tneir own mouths."
He didn't make any answer to this,
and I kep on monkeyin' with the tum
blers. Ilstcnin' to how they fell and
mnKin np my mind what was the com
bination.
"What's the time?" I asked.
"1 wo twenty-five," be said. "It
doesn't begin to get light now till
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Without Plafit.
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Are equipped to do all kinds of
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Nervous people and those anlicted
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Bridge work, per tooth.. 140
Gold fillings $1.00 up
Silver fillings.. 50c to $1.00
Best rubber plate $800
Aluminum-line plate $20 to $15.00
These offices are modern through
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Lady in attendance. Eighteen of
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over Datuiger store.
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o'clock. Can you do it In that time?" ,
"ii i can ao it at ail"
I heard somethln between a sigh and
a grnnt. t
"Is it very important Y 1 says.
les, it is. I'm responsible for the
vault behr' shut without anv one know.
in' the combination. If wo can't get lu
mere hy 0 o clock tomorrow uiornln'
there'll be no end o trouble. I'll irPt
flred, of course."
"Don't worry.1" I savs. "I wouldn't
nave sucn a perllte vounz trentltm&n
fired for all there is inside. Just you
stop talkin' to me for awhlle-it both
ers me and I reckon I can do the ioh.'
I worked till near 4 o'clock before I
got on to the problem; then I heard the
last tumbler drop Into place, and. turn
in the knob. I opened the vault door.
'Keep your face to the vault and lav
your weapon n the floor behind you."
said tne clerk.
I lav not Onlv one rvnIvor nn tha
floor, but two, and a knife and a billy
besides. I reckon this cave him confi
dence, for he told me 1 might go and
stand Dy a desk some ten feet awav. I
did so, and he went to my light, took
it up and turned It on me.
'Go In there and bring me a tin box
on a shelf to the right."
I did as be said. He opened tne box.
took out a fifty dollar bill and tossed
it to me. I picked it up and handed it
back to him. Somehow I felt ashamed
o' takln money from a man who would
seep raith with me under the circum
stances. 'I don't make any charee for this
small service," I remarked. "Tou can
make it hot for me if you like."
"And it would have been hot for me
today if It hadn't been for you. Can
you give me the combination?'
I called it off, and he wrote it down.
"Xow you can get out the wav von
came In, and I hope you'll do It safely.
It wouldn't do for me to risk lxln'
seen leKIn' you out. If you think
you d like to break the dishonest;-
habit, come and see me here about
half past 5 this afternoon."
I got out Just as the dawn was be-
ginnin' to break and went borne.
''Ellen." 1 said to my wife. "I haven't
got uny swag, hut mebhe I got an
honest Job."
"Oh. Tom!" she easped. "God m-ant
that it may be true!"
I told her the story, and we both
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vcit to sUt-p fei iln' better than any
;i:"o r went Into the buslncsr.
The ncm uftrtin I called on Hip
clerk. nn! lie minveded In gettln me
a job I've made an honest livin" ever
since. THOMAS J. CHRISTIE
A Hallucination.
l -... tel.... I.. .. I...... I 1 -
t. ia ijm iii a uuii'i uvuroom one
morning." he suld. "about half awake
when 1 heard a key rattling iu the
door. Much to my horror, the door
opened, and the maid came in to muke
up the room, or at hast so it seemed
to me. I tailed out to her to leave,
and she did so. All this happened In
a minute or less, and I fell asleep
agalu. hen I woke up I remember
ed the Incident clearly. When ij came
to look at the door, however, I fouud
that It was nut only locked from the
luslde v,i;! the key still In, but that u
bolt alMi v.:::-. shot. I was sure that I
had seen the mall enter, but when 1
asked her later nltotit It she said
that "she had tried the door from the
outside and, hearing me call out, had
departed. As far ns I can make out.
it must haw lieeu a very complete hal
lucination u!;out seeing ber. culled nn
In my mind in my sleepy condition by
my fear that she might enter. I won
der if that has happened to many per
sons." New York Sun.
Spiders That Hunt Fish.
There are certain large sea solder
two feet from toe to toe. called Collo
sendels gigas. that live iu the water
and feed entirely iixn tnollusks and
worms.
The carnivorous wolf spider, nn am
phlMoiw inhabitant of the tropical re
i;!ons of South America, Is said to pre
fer a fish diet, though It is uot averse
to eating mire, youug birds and eveu
snakes, res-embling In this respect the
tuerapnoyldae. or bird catching spiders.
of India and (Jiimuslund. some of
which equal a rat In size.
The eoMiwciideis Is the most formida
ble specimen of the spider family
lucvftirlug six inchest around the bodv
and possessing twelve long, hairy legs.
with which It grips its finny pre. II
attacks fish cevera' times larger than
itself and after' bitlirg them through
the back and stinging them to death
gluts Itself by sucking the Juices from
the bodies of its victims.
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Inquire 0. F. Morton or 191 Seventh
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Hotel, Seaside. Or: thU heatitifnl
spot under the pines and overlooking
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For particulars apply to Mrs. L A.
Carlisle on premises.
FOR SALE - SM ALL "ROOM I N G
house; partly furnished; must be
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Enquire 1S4 9th street. 4-10-tf.
roa juuiT.
FOR RENT-TWO FURNISHED
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to pay all General Fund warrants en
doraed prior to June 1, 1907. Inter
est ceases after this date. Payable at
the office of the (Treasurer, at the
Court House.
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Treasurer of Clatsop County, Oregon.
Astoria, Ore., April 25, 1908,
4-25-lOt,
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Old Bee Hive Bldg.
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Short Orders and Oysters at
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Good Service
Fresh Oysters always on hand from
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ATTORNEYS-AT.LAW
CHARLES II. ABERCROMBIE
Attorncy'-at-Law
City Attorney Offices: City Hall
JOHN C McCUE
Attcrney-at-Law
Deputy District Attorney
, Page Building S ue 4.
HOWARD M. BROWNELL
Attorney-at-Law
Office with Mr. J. A. Eakin, at 420
Commercal St., Astoria.
MASSAGE.
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masseuse, Pythian bldg., Commercial
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OSTEOPATHS
DR. RHODA C. HICKS
Osteopath
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5 J Commercial St. Astoria, Ore.
DENTISTS
DR. VAUGHAN
Dentist
Pythian, Building, Aitoria, Oregon
DR. W. C. LOGAN
Dentist
Commercial St .Shanahan Bids,
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Oj.poiite Ross, Higgini & Co.
Coffee with Pis or Caks 10 Cts.
FIRST.CLASS MEALS
Regular Meals 15 Cts. and Up.
U. B. RESTAURANT.
434 Bond Street
Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cts. .
First-Class Meals, IS Cts.
HOTELS.
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Sixth and Oak Strs., Portland, Ore.
A strictly modern hotel In center
I of business district; suites with or
without private baths, running hot
and cold water in every room; plenty
of free baths. Rates $1.00, $1.50 and
$2.00.
VICTOR BRANDT, Prop.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Eagle Concert Hall
(320 Aitor Street)
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Rooms for rent by the day, week, or
month Best rates in town.
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FISH MARKET.
77 Ninth "St., near Bond
'Fresh and Salted Fish.
Game and Poultry.
Groceries, Produce and Fruit
imported and Domestic
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Phone Red 2I8J
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ATOHIA. OltE.UON
Phone Main 2 111
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t 7 p. m.
Leavea Portland Daily except Sanaa?
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PORTLAND, OREGON. '
Please mention the Astoriaa.'
CONTRACTORS.
J. B. Benoit & Son
Contractors and Builders.
Estimates given. Repairs a Specialty.
Phone Red 2413. 893 Commercial St.
LAUNDRIES.
Those Pleated Bosom Shirts
The kind known by dressy men in
the summer, are difficult article! to
launder nicely. Unless you know just ,
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iron down smooth, and the shirt
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