The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-05

che day, put them ln it and placed 1t under the paying teIeC's desk ln order that he could use it without continual y running outside bls compartment for It But after it had been filled and placed In position ImOgeu suggested that while there iJ would be handy for the teller ly would pct be handy for the person who was Co snatch it up and Tun away with lt l therefore placed it under a small table by che back door through which it was to be carried lu case of attack also bought a few yards Of quarter inch rope, which deposited iu a closet The only thing remaining to be done was to see that the reyolyers we kept m the different drawers were loaded and in good condition, These things having been attended to, dismissed the matter from my mind
 My thoughts dropped from war to love. bad a problem Co settle Would or would not propose to lmogen Bradley I resolved to ask her from what part ot the east she came and to make inquiries, So asked her the question one day carelessly, that she might not suspect my intention, and she gave me the name of a college town In Massachusetts. knew no one there, SO I was no better or than before. The truth is ! was plnlng for her, and lt seemed to me that would rather be marrying her than her fam uy. So ! never wrote. ] was satisfied from what had seen of her that she was an odd mixture of genHeness. pluck and natural ability. What more could ] want especially in a rough country like Nevada2
 It was but a few days after our preparations to receive Handy Andy when at l2 o'clock the boys broke on work and went to dinner I never left the bank myself after opening in the morning rlu closing ia the evening, al- ways eating a lunch in my private of Zee Miss Bradley usually went out for Der dinner, but today she saId she had a headache and would not go, She sat reading a newspaper, AS ] mUnch- ed a sandwich ! could look at heE-sO fair. so pure. so geut.e-and ] made up my mind I would propose to her chat evening
 Suddenly there was a mans step out side the fixtures. Im0geu looked up. and ] saw by her expression that she recognized the conner. A wonderful change came over her innocent face, which took on one of hard resolution. Quickly rising. she uulatcbed a door leading into the space she occupied. A masked man stepped In and covered me with a revolver. ImogeB daTted Co rle closet and took out the rope, and che uau who had ordered me t0 throw up my hands took 1t from her, giving her bis revolver, which she kept pointed at me, The masked man then proceeded to bind me hand and foot
 This done. be took the weapon from Imogeu She picked up the tin box containing the bank funds and turn mg to me- threw me a kiss,
 That's ln return for the one you gave me" she said, smiling, and Pm much obliged to you for saving us the trouble of collecting the money, which would have taken time. Ia, Ca"
 She walked out ot the back door with some S20000. leaving tbe masked man Go keep guard over me tll she had got far enough away Co render pursuit unavailable. When she had gone my watcher said to me.
 Nice young woman, isn't she? Scr " for you. but she's got husband already and two Is against the law. Shes my wife Mrs. Handy Andy, and my cIeverest work Is done by her.'
 The boys were not to be expected back tW o'clock. and the robber had undoubtedly been informed ot the fact. for after keeping me covered half au hour be left me aU ten minutes Go l.. The boys came lu at the regular time and unbound me.
 My funds were never recovered. l learned as soon as ] was freed that Im0gen had been seen slowly carrying the box to a carriage, which she en- tered and was driven away.