Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
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I'm sure don't know" replied bunker. |
But there is young man tied to posi- IN
the 'front.' of the store, who says he Is d eie, |
IN the establishment. / suppose he anu 'ne
boy who is hurt slept here"
Why didn't you release the CLERK! .,,,4 T
He has much line about him ehas -
didn't want to do at after L heard you az
the door. That's what's the matter! e |
CLAIMED Bunker, as the party came n II iao i,
OF OF the safe. ..,They were making hoie Al
the iron door,"
The lieutenant and Bunker went Dehmn
the counter; but the hole made by the drill
was all they saw at the safe. The pom. VI
the tool had just passed through the oool
ana IN half an hour more would have nlaue
der or enough ,EeS TO- toward var the
front OF the store and presently came 70
valise on the floor
1t was opened. and a considerable guam
t5y OF the less valuable goods had been paehh, tho
outside he, found the name ''T. p. Hunter.
IL was evident that Peach had gone back 70
get something he could carry off, after they
reacned the door with the other. vaiises,
had renewed his efforts to break his bonds,
but he ceased to do so as soon as the party
approached again. Peach Hunter. was pointed
out to the lieutenant as the clerk :,
post, did they?" asked Mr. Bates, as he went
to work on the cord that bound the miserable
watchman.
"He lies if he says sol" exclaimed Lon
with magnanimity in his fallen condition; but
possibly, he thought the clerk had ''gone back
on hi him -. %,
Then you did fasten him to the post?"
said the lieutenant as he suspended his oper-
alton of releasing him.
mo. | didn't" protested Lon.
All right, then, we won't hurry to get
him out Of the scrape till we understand the
case better" replied the lieutenant. Now,
where is the other one!"
That's what [ don't know" said Lon,
thinking the question was addressed to him.
he disappeared in the twinkling of an eye,
and .d we have not been able to find him."
What do you mean by 'we"" asked Mr..
Peach Hunter and l."
Who is Peach Hunter"
The fellow tied to the post, replied Lon,
Indignantly.
the lieutenant, turning to the fallen clerk.
Il haven't anything to say" muttered
Peach, prudently.
"Do you know anything about the other
burglars" :,
ly he can tell you where he is" answered
Peach. who would have given some Of the
silver spoons he had packed in the valise to
Who is Bryan?'
The fellow that slept in the store with
me-. replied Peach, who had not pluck enough
in his dependency to keep his own counsels,
as he had first intended
That must have been the boy that was
hurt, suggested Bunker, beginning to under
stand more of the situation
We can't ask him now" reminded Mr..
Bates. We will go down into the basement.
and see what we can find"
Taking Bunker with him, the officer left
the other two in charge of the prisoners. In
the basement they lighted the gas, and made
their way to the street end Of it. AS soon
as they came near the front they heard sup
"Do you hear that?" exclaimed the lieu
tenant; "There is another person in trouble
somewhere here"
'erhe boy that was hurt said there was
one of the burglars in box down here" re-
piled Bunker, as he removed the lid of case
in which Bryan had placed the insensble
form. of Morl. there he is! In box,
tool"
"There haye been queer proceedings in this
store during the night" said the lieutenant,
the box. ."rhat boy up stairs must have
can't be over sixteen. At any rate, he seems
to have whipped out the crowd"
The officer gToeseSSedd Ssd to eD,s examine as the man
eyed consciousness. 1t was plain to the off
GERS that he was badly hurt, though they
were unable to ascertain the nature of his
injuries. Lifting the box, with the burglar
still in it. they bore it to the store above.
Carrying it into the private Office they took
the half-conscious man from the box, and
placed him on the carpeted floor, with a cush-
ion under his head.
Bryan had begun to show some signs of
returning life, and the fireman was increas-
ing his exertions. with this encouragement.
The policeman who had been sent for doc
tor soon returned with one. The physician
was about to give his attention to Mor on