The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-12-19

s WHAT 'll1 means slE!l 9ll this, has the bank
been robbed q ! t5555 81
'.iiso* yet, M. White, not vet, but 10
Easy, it soon will be. Here, let me re-
ieve You of your keys what, you carry
u pistol too? Well Til take that also. !"
We Il know you = said the cashier, '-you
are the man for whom I 3cashed tho
checks to-day. !" IL &.
You had better forget me when we
part tonight. Those who remember
me, with rare exceptions, do not fare
well--now for King street and the bank
81 Charleston. Here White, lock arms
with me, but remember, one word OF
! alarm, and you are dead man, your
wife widow and your children or
phans. March!"
"A. half hour later. Black Beard fitted
Il q key to the hank door; it swung open
end five men entered, the other five
I guarding the avenue of approach on the
!; outside.
White was firmly bound to 6 chair,
/. the vaults opened, and the cash speedily
1 transferred to bags; then gagging the
{ cashier sufficiently to render it impos--
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plunderers left the bank. \, I
They were joined on the outside By
three OF the men who had held watch.
"Where's Toombs and Lankey 2"
!: asked Black Beard.
Eighth round yon corner said the
man addressed, Ito attract the atten-
= ton Of the hossifers."
B "We'll go that way and get them,
4 they might be run IN
y AS they rounded the corner, there
!. were the two sailors, pummeling each
other Justify, while two policemen were
trying to separate them.
: "Hey!" yelled Black Beard, SIS that
Whist let you ashore for? Avast there!
you lighting blackguards, bothering
the officers of this peaceful town"
The two sailors were si1bdned in an
!: instant.
"Aboarl, We lubbers! Abosrd!"
"Here, officers, here's a couple OF
Y pounds for keeping my frisky sailors
from eating each other up. I'll see
that they bother you no more"
Thanks, captain, We'll drink your
{ health. Lucky you came along, or
you'd have found them jugged in the
morning
"I'll Jug the Burgers when I get them
aboard" @
But Black Beard and his men didn't
70 directly aboard; they first visited
the county Jail, and Black Beard aroused
the iailer, and Informed him that he
7 had two drunken sailors that he de-
sired locked up till morning.
5 Five pounds was sufficient to con-
vince the jailer that they should be
locked up, and he produced his keys
and unlocked the Jail door. AS he
= turned, he found the revolvers that
short time before had been leveled at
the cashiers head, leveled at his.
What could he do but weaken? The
Il door Of the cell of Plunkett,and Cobb
was unlocked: the letters taken from
I their limbs; the jailer was locked in
L their cell, and Black Beard and his
+ comrades hastened to the planning mill,
I where they found the two boats in wait
\ ing, and they were rowed aboard.
what luck,& captain?" asked the
1 mate, as the Black Beard mounted the
vessels rail.
'.Immense! immense. mate! Punk
EFT and Cobb are here; they will not
II stretch hemp, at least not ON Friday
/, next, and there's gold, silver and bank
notes more than we will count to-
night. But what luck had you?, How
|. many orange cleaners die you hire p
d sixteen strapping men. They
3 are all below, and by this time in a
s. drunken stupor."
"'Tis well; wind and tide are with us,
90 up anchor and away"
For where o.
"For, the Altamaha river first, and
then for the island" .@ ~