The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-24


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there was a knock at the door, and l
opened 1t and the pair walked in. Miss
Halnes began saying how greatly obliged
they were as l turned to shut the door,
and she was still talking when her dear
brother fetched me a clip over
the head with a sandbag and |
When opened my eyes again l had been
dragged around to the safe, was tied hand
and foot, and MIR. Haines" and l were
alone in the bank He sat on a chair
smoking away as cool as you please and
evidently waiting for me to come back to
earth. He was a man about 30 years old,
rather good looking, but had a wicked
look in his eyes. Even before he spoke [
had figured it all out and realized how |
had been played for a hayseed. 1t was
just $50 by the clock when the visitor
said:
Come to, have you9 Well, that's what
was waiting for. l want you to open
this safe
"I'll see you in Halifax first
"GOing to get mad about, are you2 I've
got your keys, as you see, but
of course I don't know the COM
bination. You'll save me heap of
trouble by working the ma
chinery. I'll loosen your hands, but don't
! attempt any foolishness. I've 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 for a moment with an
evil eye and then took from his pocket a
gag made of pine stick with a string
tied to each end He 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,
hut Won qua not fAnl Thnf fes
the use of forcing me to EXTREMIST Not
a dollar of this money belongs to you. If
you'll open the safe We'll make an even
divide of the DOODLE and can leave you
bound and arrange things so as to make
it look straight to outsiders"
And | WON'T
''Then III compel you by torture
After have held a lighted candle to the
soles of your feet for five minutes l think
you'll listen to reason. 1t is now S:45.
I'll experiment on the combination for
fifteen minutes. If | hit it, all right;
if not, I'll find a way to make you open
the door,"
He knelt down in front of the safe door,
and of course it was my object to keep
him there until the hands Of the clock
pointed to land Tom shot the bolt. Neither
one of US uttered a word for five minutes
Then noticed he was getting impatient
and said
mo doubt you'll hit the combination in
time, and that will be bad for mel"
"HOw bad for your" he queried.
''Why, even if you leave me bound and
gagged people will be suspicious that it
was put up job. If you had been obliged
to use powder and drills, it would have
been different"
$50 you think I'll strike it, do you2''
81 hope not, but you go at it like man
who has been there before. Where is
Miss Haines?"
Miss Haines? Ha! ha! ha! Miss
Haines left her kindest regards and said
she might call again. Good-looking girl,
ehl"
'Ill admit that, even though she
worked up this job on me-
~ -e-s, good-looking girl and sharper
than a steel trap. She thinks heap of
her missing brother, Miss Haines does
Therel / think I've"
He thought he'd hit it and he was not
far out of the way, but it wasn't the hit
he was looking for. Brother Tom was
Just a minute ahead of time in shooting
the bolt. The robber uttered a shout and
clutched at the air as he went down, and
his heels had scarcely disappeared when
the door swung back and | was making
tremendous efforts to get my hands free.
They were tied at the wrists and before
| had loOsened them | had rolled over and
over on the floor to reach the staples and
the peg and make the door fast. Three
minutes later l had a free hand to cut
the ropes binding my ankles. 1t wasn't
much of a fall through the trap, but the
robber struck on his head and was
stunned for a minute When he came to
he began cursing in a way to make my
hair stand up, but paid him no attention.
He had brought two revolvers and a
knife into the bank, but he had taken
them off and laid them on a chair. |
picked up these and left the place to give
the alarm, and / have still another con-
fession to make 10 you l knew that 1t
was put up job all the way through, and
that Miss Nellie Haines" was pal"
of the man under the bank floor She was
consequently wicked woman and de-
served no mercy. Call me fool if you will,
but l said not a word TO anybody
when got outside and made a bee line
for the hotel She was in the sitting
room ready dressed to ride down 10 the
depot when it was time. She was alone,
and when ! entered the room she uttered
a little shrek and almost tainted.
"W-where isis my brOther?" she
finally asked as ! stood before her
SAFELY trapped in the bank" an
swered.
"And you have come to arrest me2"
mo. ] have come TO warn you that |
you may save yourself Have you any
money!
mot more than 50 or s."
you have 5000 in the safe. had for |
gotten about that. I will bring it 10 you" |
And my-my friendt'
"He will keep until you are gone, and |
then Wen take him out and send him 70 |
Jail"
1 returned 10 the bank and got her |
money ! saw her take the hotel bus 10 1
the depot ! waited until the train had /
come and gone, and then gave the alarm /
and we got the rODDer out and jagged 1
him. Later on be was sent ~ prison for /
eight years, and TIE woman have never /
heard Of since. Why Cd ] let her escape' /
Well she wa "a handsome woman. That's /
the only excuse eyer had
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