Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-08

several letters for her, and she wrote
several for herself, and the search
for the missing brother was well
begun.
For week Miss HaineS dropped in
to the bank daily in search of news,
and one evening during the interval
| paid her call at the hotel. Sat
urday afternoon she sent me a note
saying she had news of her brother,
and that he would be down from the
mountains about O'clock in the
evening. He would be very anxious
to go East by the 10 O'clock train,
and would / mind if the two came to
the bank at a quarter past s. While
she had to draw out her money it
was moe than likely that he would
have large deposit to make. II she
hadn't mentioned this latter cir
cumstance | should have taken her
money to the hotel, and perhaps de-
clared my love. Saturday evening
was always Il big evening with the
bank, as score or more of outsiders
wanted the use of the save over Sun
day. This Saturday evening | got
fully $50, 600 to take care of. | got
rid of the last customer locked the
safe door just two minutes before
Tom sDrang the trap door, and then
sat down to wait for Miss Hanes and
her brother. Promptly on the quar-
ter hour there was kno k at the
door, and opened it and the pair
walked in. Miss Haines began say
ing how greatly obliged they were as
| turned to shut the door, and she
was still talking when her dear
"brother" fetched me clip over the
head with dbag, and knew no
more for fifteen minutes When
opened my eyes again | had been
dragged around to the safe, was tied
hand and foot and "Mr. Haines"
and were alone in the bank. He
sat on chair smoking away as cool
as you please, and evidently waiting
for me to come back to earth. lie
was a man about thirty years old.
rather good looking, but had wicked
look in his eyes. Even before he
spoke l had figured it all out and
realized how | had been played for a
hayseed. 1t was just $50 by the
clock when my visitor said:
"Come to, have you? Well, that's
what | was waiting for Iwant you
to open this safe.
Jpn see YOU in Halifax first"
Going to get mad about it, are
you? pve got your keys, as you see,
but of course 1 don't know the COM
bination. You'll save me a heap Of
trouble by working the machinery.
I'll loosen your hands, hut don't at
tempt any foolishnesS pve come for
the Doodle in the safe and I'm going
TO have it at any cost"
But you'll get it without any help
from me-
He looked at me fora moment with
an evil eye and then took from his
pocket a gag made Of pine stick
with a string tied to each end lie
rose up as if he meant to apply it but
changed his mind and sat down and
said
SISTER Nell said you were a soft
one, but / hope you are not a fool
What's the use Of forcing me to eX-
tremes? Not a dollar OF this money
belongs 10 YOU If you'll open the
safe we'll make an even divide Of the
b0Odle, and | can leave you bound and
arrange things 50 as 10 make il look
straight to outsiders.
"And ! WON'T
"Then I'll compel YOU 20 by tor
ture, After | nave held a lighted
candle To the s0lcs Of your feet for
five minutes | think you'll listen TO
reason. II isn0wa quarter OF %. rll
experiment on the combination for
0ttocn miHutes MINT, all right.
If not I'm lind way % make You
open The door.h
lle kuclt down 100 front 90 the safe
duaa uul ul eaug, 10 Wis ml 90 Geo
"a keep him tharo until che hands %.
Che clock pointed 90 70 and Tom shot
Che hn.t Neither one oft us uttered
a wNul iuf Use minutes Then
noticed he uas getting Impatient aNI
$3.50
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