The morning call., 1893-08-20
TIL GvlAZE.
Market, Taylor and Golden Gate Avenue.

open the safe We'll make an even divide of
the booty, and [ can leave you bound and
arrange things SO to make it loo& straight
to outsiders"
And L WON'T"
'Then PIl compel you by torture. After
l have held lighted candle to the Soles of
your feet for five minutes. l think you'll
listen to reason. 1t is now 9:15 o'clock.
FL experiment on the combination for flf-
teen minutes. If hit il, all right; if not,
I'll find way to make Won open the door,"
He knelt down in FROM Of the safe door
and. of course, it was my object to keep
him there until the hands of the clock
pointed to nine, and Tom shot the bolt.
Neither one of US uttered word for five
minutes. Then l noticed he was getting
impatient, and said:
No doubt you'll hit the combination in
time. and that will be bad for me-"
How bad for you?" he asked.
why. even if you leave me bound and
gagged, people will be suspicious that it
was put-up job. If you had been obliged
10 use powder ana drills, it would have
been different"
$50 you think III strike it, do you?"
81 hope not; but you go at it like a 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-lookng girl, ph?"
'I'll admit that. even though she worked
up this job for me-
''Ye-e-s. good-io ooking girl. and sharper
than n steel trap. She thinks heap of
her missing brother. Miss Haines doesI
There! / think I've"
He thought he'd hit il. and he was not
far out of the way but it wasn't the nit he
was looking for. Brother Tom was just a
minute ahead of time in shooting the bolt.
The robDer uttered shout and clutched at
the air as lie went down, and his heels had
a a.,
back and l was making tremendous efforts
to get my hands free. They were tied at
the wrists, and before | looSened them I
rolled over and over on the floor to reach
the staples and the peg and make the door
fast. Three minutes after | 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 aud knife into the
bank. but had taken them off and laid
them on chair. l picked UP these and
lett the place TO give the alarm; and [
have still another confession to make to
you- l knew that it was put-up job all
the way through. and that Miss Nellie
Hanes was 'pai' of the man under the
bank floor. She was consequently a
wicked woman and deserved no mercy
Call me fool il you will. but l said not
word to any one when | got outside and
made straight for the hotel. She was in
the sitting-room. ready dressed to ride
down to the STATEN when it was time. She
was alone. and when l entered the room
she uttered little shrek and almost
faiu ted.
"W-where isis my brother?" she
asked, as | stood beside her.
Safely trapped in the bank" [ an
swered.
And you have come to arrest me ?''
'No; have come to warn YOU that yon
may save yourself. Have you any money p''
Not moro than three or four pounds. !"
''You have el00 in the sale. / had for
gotten about that | will bring 1t TO Won. %
'And my-ny frienu?"
''tie will keep until you are gone and
then we'll take him out and send him to
jail"
L returned to the bank and got her
money. l saw her take the hotel hns to
The station. waited until the train had
come and gone, and then | gave the alarm
and we got the obbar out and iugged him
Later on he was sent TO prison for eight
years, and the woman have never heard
OF since. Why did let her escape? Well.
she was handsome woman. That's the
only excuse ever had.-New York World.