6 BUILDING BLOCKS. My there's lots ot laughter Just in building blocks; Peals of happy laughter— Now your castle rocks! Baby, mustn't frown! ■Mustn't, mustn't cry dear, When your house falls down! Baby, you must learn It, Learn the lesson old: Learn when summer days are sped Conies the winter's cold; Li'arn the higher up you buiid— Baby mustn't frown; When your hopes collapse, dear. When your house falls down! W hen your house falls down, dear, Laugh and holler "Bang! ' Don't you be discouraged, dear, rjon't your wee head hang; Laugh the louder for the bump- Laughing beats a frown- Laugh and start all over, When your house falls down! Building blocks Is Jolly- Building castles tall- It's such fun to joggle them And to see them fall! So you musn't worry, dear. Mustn't, mustn't frown. Must n't, mustn't cry, dear. When your house falls down! —J. M. Lewis, in Houston Post. CVff 'QA.'T Scoundrels 4 Co. ByCOULSON KERNAHAN Author of "Captain Shannon," "A Book ol | Strange Sins," "A Dead Man's Diary," Etc. Copyright, 1599, by Herbert S. Stone & Co. CHAPTER XV. —CONTINUED. Once again the show of hands was unanimous, and Number Two having made fitting acknowledgment, the serious business of the meeting was commenced. "My friends," said our new chief, "I've got a little move to propose that should put a thousand pounds into each of our pockets. You know, of course, that there's a big dock strike on. Well, no less a sunt than £5,000 has been subscribed by the working men of Germany, and this money has been sent over to their fellow-workmen in England to enable them to carry o$ the war which is being waged against capital. "At least, we are told that the money has been subscribed by the working men of Germany, and some of the pa pers have prophesied the coming of the millennium on the strength of it. The gush about universal brotherhood in •which they are indulging is quite pret ty to read. "Germany give us £5,000 for noth ing! 1 knew better than that, so I set to work to get the truth, and w hat do you think it is? Not 600 pence of that money has come from German work men. It has come—almost the whole of jt —from German employers, and is sent to furnish sinews of war to the agitators who are fermenting mischief between the masters and men. But why? Because every day the strike lasts sees our trade drifting into the hands of Germans, who, when thev have once got it, will take care to keep It. I don't say that the strike leaders aren't honest men. They are honest, but they're fools, for all that, for if they knew how much the German em ployers have had to do with starting the strike, and what it is worth to Ger man trade, they'd advise the men togo Lack to work to-morrow on any terms. "But I'm not here to talk politics; I'm here for us to consider how wo can turn what's going onto our own advantage. Well, gentlemen, I'm known in the commercial world as Mr. Rolandson Hall, the secretary of the Anti-Capitalist Association for the Protection of Labor, and the money l as been sent, to me to pay over to the strike leader. The question is, how is that money to find its way into our pockets, instead of into the pock ets of the agitators? I tell you frankly that even if I were an honest man, in stead of being a swindler and a thief, I'd make no bones about laying hands upon that money. Rogue as I am, I'd rather chuck it into the sea to-morrow than that it should goto the strikers, when I know that it has been sent over by Germans only because they know that while the English workman and the English employer have their hands on each other's throats, the trade is being diverted to Germany. That the wife and children of the men are starv ing, and the masters are being ruined, doesn't trouble these Germans, so long as they can pocket the coin. So, as i say, although I am appointed to re ceive the money and to hand it over to u the council La worth thousands a year to each of us, and to do aa you propose would be to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, and for a paltry thousand apiece. Why, if these Ger man employers thought there was any chance of the strike coming to an end through the men being too reduced to carry on the war, it would be an easy thing to squeeze another .£5,000 out ot them. No, no; we must have the money, but we must work the business so that our—or rather my—honesty can't be called into question. "Now listen to my plan, and if any of you think of a better one, I'll be glad enough to hear it. I've arranged that there shall be something of a cere mony on the occasion of the handing over of the money to the strike com mittee. I've got the loan of a big hall at the East End for the purpose, and I intend to make a bit of a splash. The editors of all the democratic papers will be invited, and all the M. P.'s and other public men who talk tall about the sacredness of labor, and all the rest of it. They'll come readily enough if they think there's a chance of a good advertisement, and we'll ar iange that. The hall 1 am taking will hold a couple of thousand people. It has a window right behind the plat form, which in winter is covered by a thick plush curtain, but in summer can be left open, and so keep the place cool, which is a consideration, for if the weather is as hot as it is now the place will be precious stuffy. The chairman will sit at the table, with myself on his right, and the members of the strike committee, the M. P.'s and so on around us. After the usual pre liminaries, the chairman wi'l call upon me to handover on behalf of the Ger man working people the noble sum they have so generously and self-sacri ficingly subscribed to assist the work ingmen in England. I rise, make my speech, work it up well, present the satchel containing the money—gold and small banknotes —and then resume my seat. The satchel will, of course, be accepted on behalf of the British workman by the chairman. But when the enthusiasm is at. its height, the electric light will suddenly be turned out, immediately after which a small (quite harmless) bomb will be thrown against the wall and exploded some where in the room. At that particu lar moment, when everyone's attention will be distracted, I shall snatch up the satchel and toss it out of the open win dow behind me, where one of us will be waiting to secure it. The sudden change from light to darkness will prevent those present from seeing what is going on until their eyes have be come a little accustomed to the dark ness; and the bursting of the bomb will so da/.zle them and give then such a fright, that 1 hope my little maneu ver will be well covered, and the fact of my having risen from my seat, even if it is noticed, won't rouse suspicion, for the chances are that the bomb will bring the whole platform to its feet, and will perhaps create a panic. When the light is turned on again, and the money is found to be missing, there will be a row, and a big one, of course, but that needn't trouble us, and we can let them fight it out among themselves. "What do you think of the plan, gen tlemen? You see, we manage the business without incurring any great suspicion or running much risk, and we put a clear thousand apiece into our pockets. The idea strikes me as all right. We can't afford to let it be sup posed there's any hanky-panky games going on, so far as we are concerned, as if so we shouldn't be allowed the handling of the money that's sub scribed by the different associations and leagues, which we represent. And as having a finger in the pie means some thousands a year, it wouldn't pay us—for the sake of a thousand apiece— to incur suspicion. But if my plan works out according to my idea —and I don't*.see why it shouldn't —we get the money all the same without losing the confidence of the public." "Your'e a genius!" said Councillor Number Six. "Wasn't I right, mates, when I said he was cut out for our chief? Now tell us when the thing comes off and how the rest of us are going to help you. I think I'm the boy to wait outside and play at catch-ball with the cash-box." "Easy, my friend—easy!" putin Number Two, as I shall still continue to call him. "Have you forgotten that we are all wanted for the murder of a constable not- two miles lrom this very spot, and that the murder took place only yesterday? You are safe enough in this house, or rather in this room, but any stranger who's seen in this neighbor hood just now may be called upon to give an account of himself."- We can't do with less than three to carry out the business successfully. I must be on the platform to do the bomb business and toss the cash out of the window, for one; then one of us must be out side to catch it, and make off with it; and one of us must undertake to put out the light at the right moment. "Two out of the three must be Hub bock and myself, who can go out of the house unsuspected. The other must be one of you three gentlemen, but we shall have togo very carefully to work to smuggle him out. The remaining two had best lie low here meanwhile. I'm sorry I can't arrange for the whole of you to lie perdu for the present., but I don't want to let anyone else into our secrets, and must rely upon one of you to help. Will you three draw lots to see who's to act with Hubbock and me? 1 think Hubbock should be the per son to secure the money when it is tossed out. He knows the spot well and the neighborhood. It would be too bad to have the money get back into the hands of the strikers, after all our trouble." "Yes," said Number Six bluntly, "and it would be too bad if Mr. Hubbock lost hisself when he'd once got his hands on the money. I'm a bit of a stick ler for what's gentlemanly myself, but it's surprising how bad one's memory gets when there is a matter of £5,000 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1904 asking some one to put It in his pocket, and forget his way home again" "If you have nothing more to the point to put forward than that," said Number Two, with an unpleasant sort of smile, "perhaps you will be so good as to prepare the papers for the lot drawing. I'll go bail for Hubbock's honesty. No, I've used the wrong word. It is honor, isn't it, not hon esty, which is said to exist even among thieves?" "Not so much of the 'thief,' please, unless you're speaking for yourself," retorted the fellow. Then, grumbling something under his breath about "the boss being in a hurry to put on the pot," he proceeded somewhat sulkily to do as he was told. Folding into DURING THE MEAL UK TOLD MIS. slips several half-sheets of paper, one of which was marked with an X, he tossed them into a hat and shook them all up together. "Now, gentlemen," he said, "we'll draw them one by one until we've got three apiece, and then we'll open up and see who's got the ticket. We'll draw with our backs to the ballot box. please, and then no one can accuse mc or any one else of faking the rubber. Put your hand behind you, Number Seven, and start the game." After the hat had been three times round, we examined our papers. That with the X had fallen to my share. "You've got to play Jonah this jour ney," yelled Number Six, slapping me on the back; "but don't sink the ship il' you can help it, old man. We want to see that £ 1,000 apiece in our pockets first." CHAPTER XVI. NUMBER TWO AND MYSELF JOUR NEY TO LONDON TO ATTEND THE GREAT MEETING. Number Two called me early on the morning of the meeting. "You and I are going to travel up to town together, Number Seven," he said. "It will be best so, as in that case you'll pass as my friend, and no suspicion will attach to you. Hub bock will follow later. The trap will be at the door for us in half an hour. If you want the loan of a razor you can have mine, and perhaps you'd better put on a suit of my clothes, in case the police happen to know that our uniform is blue serge. If you'll come with me, I'll show you my wardrobe, and you can pick out what will fit you best; and supply yourself with some clean linen." I nodded "good-by" to my two col leagues, Number Four and Number Six, and clambered down through the cupboard-top into Number Two's own room. When we were out of hearing, he took me by the arm somewhat famil iarly. "I'm glad the lot fell upon you, Number Seven," he said. "Why?" 1 asked. "Well," he answered, "we are all blackguards, or we shouldn't be mem bers of this rascally syndicate. All the same 1 think I'd rather work with blackguard who ought to have been a gentleman (as is, I think, the cass with you) than with a gentleman who ought to have been a blackguard." "That sounds cleverish," I replied, "but I'd not know what it means. However,-" 1 take it that you mean it complimentary, and that you want me to infer that you'd rather work with myself than with either of the other two upstairs." "That's it,"he said. "I was afraid I was going to draw 'the foreman'—l always call that glib rascal Number Six 'the foreman.' When he isn't in solent, he's cringing, and hang me if I know when I like him best or least!" I ought, I suppose, to have been flat tered by Number Two's advances, but I was by no means certain whether his assumption of cordiality towards myself was not meant as much as a "blind" as for any other reason. And even had I been convinced of his sin cerity, I could not have brought my self to make friendly overtures to a man whom I was all the time planning to betray. So I remained discreetly silent, find ing which Number Two said no more, except to inform me that breakfast was nearly ready. During the meal he told me where the hall in which the meeting was to be held was situated. "You had bet ter go there direct," he said, "when we get to London. The care-taker won't be there till noon. He lives some lit tle way off, and I've told him to stay in all the morning, as I'm calling to see him about the final arrangements, and I haven't time togo far east. But I've got a duplicate set of keys. Here they are. The switch, for turning the electric light on and off, is in the space between the double set of swing baize covered doors. You'll see a little cup board high up on the right. The key is always in it. Turn the light on and off several times, to make sure you un derstand it. There is a pair of round ylass windows, about on a level witii i your head, on the Inner set of doers that, lead into the hall. Watch the platform through them. You'll seo me place the bag containing the oasn on tho table. When I put my hand on the top of my head, slip away at once, and turn off the light." "And suppose there is a policeman or the care-taker there?" 1 asked. "They'll stand in the inner lobby, if fo," was the reply. "The double set of spring doors was put there to keep out the noise of the street, as well as to keep out the draught. But they are placed inconveniently near to gether—the county council built the place, 1 expect; no one else would have done the thing so clumsily—and it's quite a work of art to pass in and out without getting a nasty clump from one or other of the swing doors." "1 .understand," I said. "Am I to turn the light on again afterwards?" "No, I shouldn't trouble about that If you should chance to be seen when turning off the light, and you wen: back to the place afterwards, you might get collared. The policeman, or the care-taker, or some one else can see to that. You'd best be off when you've turned on the total eclipse. You won't be able to gee back here again to-night; but if you come to morrow afternoon by the three o'clock train from St. Pancras, I shall be home by then, and will meet you with the trap. You'll be in time for the shar ing up of the money. Now I think you have your sailing orders complete, and, if you have finished your break fast, we'll be off to town." Arrived at St. Pancras, Number Two and I parted company, he perhaps to plan some new devilry, I to visit the hall where the meeting was to take place. It was a big red-brick building, lying back a few feet from a main street. In front was a graveled space with iron railings. On the right was a lattice-work wooden door opening upon a narrow passage that ran be tween the side of the hall and a high brick wall, and leading to the yard behind. It was upon this yard that the window immediately behind the platform looked, and here Hubbock was to post himself, in order to se cure the bag containing the money, when it was thrown out. ITo Be Continued.] Ready for More, A Yorkshireman undertook for a wager made in a tavern to eat a whole turkey and three pounds of sausages. The turkey was cooked and set be fore him. Slowly but relentlessly h'3 got through it. Then the sausages; and here the excitement began. Surely he would break down at the second pound. Surely, surely—but no; gallantly, solidly, 011 he went, bite, bite, bite —the audience holding their breath—till the platter was clean. He received his money, took a glass of beer, and then, accompanied by a friend, set out for home. There was a strained silence between tho two, till they were within sight of the victor's house, and then he opened his lip 3 and spoke: "Say, Tom, doan't tha say owt to ma missus about t' turkey." "For why. Jack?" "Happen she won't gi'e me ma soop er." —Stray Stories. Df«ln*t Meet It e«j 111 rement*. A constituent told Senator Spooner that an applicant for ofilee possessed all the necessary qualifications. "He is endowed with common sense and will act with tact, for his head is well balanced." The senator thought well of his constituent, but did not wish to accommodate the office seeker. "There will be a session to-morrow. 'Bring your friend to the gallery," said the senator. During the dry speeches on the canal bill uwny left the gallery. But the constituent and his ambitious friend persevered, their nodding heads a token of indifference. "Your ac quaintance does not come up to the standard of your recommendation," said Spooner, after the session. "No?" questioned the astonished constituent. "You said his head was 'well balanced.' No well poised head would nod and droop so decisively as your friend's did this afternoon."—Detroit Free Press. "V v Woman's Wisdom. * . Once upon a time there was a man who was traveling in foreign parts, and who found in an out of the way heathen temple an idol that was unique in form and construction. He knew that it was a great curiosity, and aft er a long bargaining with the priests in charge of it succeeded in getting them to sell it to him for a small amount of money. Then he took it to his own country, where a different sort of idol was worshipped, and it attracted a great deal of attention as a very curious find. A wealthy banker who heard of the idol took a long journey to see it, was so impressed that he offered the owner a very large sum of money for it, and immediately became its pos sessor. Moral —Idol curiosity may be of great value. —N. Y. Herald. A Coinmon Weukiien*. 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