The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-12-22

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Vault Company came to searcr-st one
noon hour. driving over from the near
est railroad town behind q pair of
spanking bays Curtis was the name
In one corner Of the card he presented
TO Prescott a. be strolled unannounesd
into the presidents once.
But selling bank vaults was appsr-
entity not his principal business. for
after q while Prescott came out Of his
once Here 10 a check for which
Mr.. Curtis wants the cash" hs said.
thrusting the slip OF paper through the
window TO Marion ''You have pack.
age Of thousand dollar bills In tn. cor.
ner OF the small safe. There ars tween.
ty-iys OF these He will take the other
half In hundreds"
Marion looked cuFiousiy at her faith
er's face. white and drawn.
Are you sure this Il all rightY-
Curtis laughed lightly.
He moved closer 10 tho bank prrsi.
dent. and Prescott. with the muxxle
Of revolver pressing into his side
could only nod his assent. Curtis had
assured him that at the nrst sign OF
attempted communication with any OF
the two clerks all would b. shot and
he would b safe in tho country before
the crime was discovered. Prescott
was brave man. but he agreed with
Curtis argument that tho money
would do him little good II be were 10
be shot for refusing II.
Marion gave one more curious gianc.
at tho pair and turned toward the
vault. In q moment she rcnppea rcd |
"Oh. Bert" abe called. ''will you please
come herv aud help me TO move this /
boxY'
Howard went to her aid. while Cur.
It's rdgeted about. urging Prescott to
make haste. There was small danger
of interruption from customer or
from Tony. who iunched at that hour.
but being a skilled workman he liked
to see a job done erpeditiously.
In couple Of minutes the pair re-
turned Marion carried a package OF
bills. while Howard swung a bag Gov
cred with wax seals.
Il sbnil have to give you some gold"
said Marion sweetly. as she tumbled
the bills on the shelf beneath the win.
dow OF her cage and prepared to count.
You see. we keep most CT our reserve
on deposit In town and for local use
we have mostly small bills"
Gold will do" responded Curtis
smiably. Il am not particular. though
,f course tho large bills nrs easier to
handle"
Howard came around the corner
With the gold but before Curtis could
frasp the bag. OF coins Il descended
ipon his head with force sufficient to
mock his heavy felt hat over his eyes {
md stun him before the ready pistol
n his coat pocket could be fred.
Ten minutes later. under tho rcTiv. $
ny influence Of ice water applied ex. o
ernally and brandy In internal appli- {
atoms. Curtis woke up. Howard stood .
yer him. completing the work Of Sc r
uring him with rope.
You will pardon me. Mr.. Curtis" ?
o said. blnndly, "for not recognizing .
on more quickly. but you see. the slip Z
ent out by the Bank Of Tacoms gave =
our name ms Peters. alias Msuvei.
nd other names. In fact. Miss Pres b
OFT was the nrst to see your game. {
10, wouldn't hang Miss Prescott" Il
. continued. a. he caught the NUT 9
sred exclamation. You know the G
reverb about curses and chickens
,osting home. There IL that little
Iattsr OF killing the president and the :,
,shier of the First National Of Cas-. :,
ELL" He turned to greet the
lie peace officer Of which the town :,
% sted. 4,
That's him. shouted Tony. from :,
10 rear. II saw him walk up and hit
m over tho head"
Constable Post looked about awk.
ardly. I'm afraid there's some mis-
ke," he growIed. You didn't tell me
was Mr.. Howard you wanted mr.. XII
sted." X
ARREST Howsrdr shouted Prescott G,