The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-16

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alSin that British lionl Aud ! just
wore myself ont o., him. J. = I.
|, Tile ihr-Taaoliina eject of he whole
Isprocsdnre WA Just. beginning % dawn
on thesporter. This little run on the,
bank meant a period LOT financiak
stringeney for him. He watched the
hurrying hands q moment or two.
then his wrath rose to terrible proper
tons: 5, 80, 2
Look here. mcn," he shouted At
the robber, faint you,all goin' to
leave these passengers nothin' Q .talIl"
Not on purpose, nigeer.r R4
mo small change, or nothln'?"
Mary q red"
Then. passengers the porter pro.
claimed. while the Fobber watched
him in amazemept; then. passengers,
I want to give ych.all fall wafnin;
heah and now: NJ lips, no whisk.
bFoom!r f,'@ Il 3 RI - -
Perhaps because their hsarta wore
already overlooking with distress, the
passengers endured this appalling
threat without comment, and when
there was commoton. at the other
end Of the line, oil eyes rolled that
way.
Mr.. Baumann was. making an eff
fort to take his leave, with great 20.
likeness.
@Eaooosa, pleass. Ivan. to. gat by.
pleass!" -
Get by." the. othg robber gssped.
"Why. you 5ias - ! is
But I'm not a passenger" Mr..
Raumann urged. with . confidential
smile. rye been going through the
train myself
Much Obliged! Hand oyer!r And
. rude hand rummaged his pockets.
It was a heartrending sight. /
"d oil" he walled, don't You allow
no courtesies to the profession?" And
when he dnexerahle thief continued
to pluck, his money. his watch, his
scartpin, he grew wroth indeed, stop,
s tss'sza Az i, 3s; ;s,:s
cigars from his pockets, two for him.
self and a'good' one fora customer.
This loss was grleyous, but his wild.
est protest was: '"oh, here, my frient
You don't want my business carts I
Keep 'em!" growed the thief, and
then, CHANGING up, he saw on the ten:
der inwards OF Mr.. Baumann's UP.
held palms two huge giisteners, which
their owner had turned that way in q.
misguided effort to conceakthe stonea.
The robber reached up for them.
Take 'em. You're, welcomed" said
Mr.. Baumann. with rare presence OF
mind. Those Nevada nearlies looks
almost like real" 80 ~ -
Keep EN- said the robber as he
passed on, and Mr.. Baamann almost
awooned with Joy, for, as he whis-.
pered to Wedgewood' a moment later:
They're really real!"
Now the eye-chain rolled the other
way, for Little Jimmie Wellington was
pulling with rage. The other .robber,
having massaged him thoroughly, but
without success. for his pocketbook.
noticed that Jimmie's lett heel was
protruding '.his left shoe, and
made Jimmie perform the almost In.
credible feat OF standing on one loot,
While he 'unshod him and took out
the hidden wealth. 49, "a
There goes our honeymoon, LID.
eretia; he moaned. But she whis.
ipered proudly: Never mind, / have
imy rings to pawn" -,
oh, YOU have have you? Weir, TIT
be Your little uncle" the kneeling rob.
Der laughed, as he overheard andthe
continued his outrageous search till
he found them. knotted in, handker-
chief under her hat.
She protested: "You wouldn't leave
mo in Reno without a diamond, would
your"
II wouldn't eh?Y he erunted, DO
Won think I'm in this business for my
health?" ~.
And he snatched OF two earrings
she had forgotten to remove. Fortu.
nately, they were affixed to her lobes
with fasteners.
Mrs. Jimmie. was thoroughbred
enough not to, vince. She simply com
mepted: "Yop hrutes are .almoati as
bad as. the customs officers at New
York;, t
i And noY another touch OF light r..
ilieyed the gloon. Kathleen was next
incline and she, had bfehS forcing her
Hips into, tbSit most attractive, smile.
and keepinSGer eyes &insoalely mel:
low, Tor the robbers benefit. Marjorie
could not see the smile; she could
only see that Kathleen was next She
whispered TO Mallory.
They'll get the bracelet! They'll
get the bracelet" ~
And Mallory could have danced with
glee. But Kathleen leaned coquet-
tishly toward the masked stranger,
and threw all her art into her tone
as she murmured:
I'm sure you're too brave to take
my things. I've always admired men
with the courage OF Claude Duval."
The.robber was taken n tritie aback.
utShe growled: Il don't know the par.
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