Show OBLIGING the stowaways ex cracksman cracksmen open a bank safe oar two converted safe blowers re bently gave an exhibition of their skill in their old profession at duluth that wag not down on the programs said charles A davis manager of the stowaway Snow away in local manager grahams office it happened that our treasurer continued mr davis paid the company with checks on the daleth national bank instead of giving them cash aa is the custom and when the actors went to the bank the morning to obtain the current coin of the realm they found the cashier and other officials in a state of great excitement over the fact that the bank safe refused to open oa the combination there were no traces of burglars and it wag evidently a case of accidental lockout which sometimes happens in the complicated mechanism of a bank safe the cashier and directors were discussing the advisability of telegraphing to chicago for the services of a safe expert when our two fire and burglar proof annihilators spike hennessey and kid mccoy sauntered into the hank to get their checks cashed when presented the bit of paper to the cashier he was informed of the difficulty the bank was in what he exclaimed dont I 1 fiet no on this check the cashier being a man of deac apologized profusely nd offered to accompany hennessey and mccoy to an other bank and see that they obtained the amount of their cheeks treasurer hogarty came in at this juncture and suggested that spike and the kid ought to open the safe and after some further parley the ex cracksman cracksmen were shown into the vault and beean examining the safe hennessey Henne twirled the dial a few and listened listen sd intently to the click of the tumblers inside the door I 1 What dye think kidde de banded of his partner the dogs rusty replied that worthy what I 1 think said spike nowa mr cashier continued hennessey wait till I 1 git my tools and well have your safe open in a pigs whisper i hennessey went over to the hotel and returned shortly with his kit of tools kneeling down before the safe he unscrewed the dial and took off the dial ring he then fitted a brasa cylinder on the door and forced about a pint of petroleum into the lock around alie spindle the kid in the meantime was industriously working the lock with a pair of nippers and in about five minutes henesey turned to the cashier and said shell open new all richt sure enough when the cashier worked the combination the lock clicked the heavy bolts shot back and the big double doors flew open revealing the banks treasures piled up inside when the bank officials offered to pay brothers hennessey Hen neasey and mccoy for their services they shook their heads and remarked with a grin the balance is ou the other aide we owe yon bankers moro than well ever pay |