Show A Little Too Clever Sir Charles Napier was at one time governor of Gibraltar One day by some mischance he mislaid the keys of his safe Search being unavailing he sent down to to the engineers' engineers yard to know if they had a man capable of ot picking a lock A certain sapper w w- w we Q e skill at lock picking was well known was sent to the govern governors governor's rs r's house a and d with the aid of a few pieces of wire he very shortly short short- ly succeeded in opening the safe Napier Napier Na Na- pier was Amazed mazed at his celerity but said nothing Next morning the sapper was sent for for for-by by his colonel who h handed him a five pound note and Informed him that by Napier's order he was to return to England for home service by the next boat as the governor did not think it safe to keep a man on the rock who could pick the most complicated lock as easily as he could eat his breakfast break- break I fast i Dh |