The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-16

Come to, have you?" Well, that's
what was waiting for want you
to open this safe"
"Ill see you ia Halifax first"
''Going to get mad about IL, are you?
I've got your keys, you see, but, of
course, I don't know tho combination.
You'll savc me heap Of trouble by
working the machinery I'll loosen
your hands, hut don't uttempt any
foolishness I've come for the Doodle
in the safe, and IN going to have it at
any cost
"But you'll got it without any help
from me-.
He looked at mo moment with an
evil eye and then took from his pocket
n gag made of n pine stick with II
string tied TO each end He rose up
as if he meant TO apply it, but changed
his mind and sat down and said
"5ister Nell said you were soft
one. but hope you are not fool.
What's the Use of forcing me to ex-
tremes2 Not dollar of this money
belongs to you. If you open the safe
we'll make an even divide of the
Doodle, and can leave you bound
aud arrange things 50 es TO make it
look straight to outsiders.
And | won't"
Then I'll compel you by torture
After | have held lighted candle to
the soles Of your feet for five minutes
/ think you'll listen to reason. 1t is
now S.45. I'll experiment on the COM
binetion for fifteen minutes. II l hit
it, all right; If not, I'll find way to
make you open the doorl"
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 and Tom shot
the bolt. Neither one of us uttered
word for five minutes Then | noticed
he was getting impatient and said:
"No doubt you'll hit the combina-
tion in time, and that will be bad for
me !"
Glow bad for you?" he queried.
"Why, even If you leave me bound
and gagged people will he suspicious
that it was put-up job. If you had
been obliged to Use powder and drills
it would have been different.
youthink I'll strike it, do youP"
81 hope not, but you go at it like a
man who has been there before.
Where is Miss Haines?'
Miss Haines? Ha In ha Miss
Hnines left her kindcst regards and
soid she might call again Cookbook
ing girl, eh2"
'Ill admit that, even though she
worked this job On me"
"Y-e-s, good looking girl and sharp
cr than steel trap. She thinks II
heap of that missing brother, Miss
Haines does There! think I've
He thought he'd hit it, and he was
not fur 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 ut
tered shout and clutched at the air
as he went down, and his heels had
scarcely disappeared when the door
swung back and | was making tremen-
dous efforts to get my hands free.
| They were tied Mt the wrists, and be-
fore 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 i had free
hand to cut the ropes binding my AN
kles. II wasn't much of a fall through
the trap, but the robber struck on his
head and was stunned for minute.
When he came to he began cursing in
II way TO make my hair stand up, but /
paid no attention.
He had brought two revolyers and a
knife into the bank, but he had taken
them off and laid them on chair. /
picked up these and left the place to
give the alarm, and have still another
confession to make to you. | knew
that it was II put up job all the way
through, and that "MIiss Nellie Haines
was a 'pal' of the man under the
bank floor. She was consequently a
wicked woman and deserved no mercy.
Call ms fool if You will, but j said
not II word to anybody when l got
outside and made n bee line for the
hotel. She was in the sitting-room
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