The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-01
vlvlEN'S CAPTURE
Not a Bank Robber a. She
Thoslght, but a Willing Sers-
an and Lover.
sy GARY pELoNE.

piled the man in . tone OF gente
IRONY.
He paused IN his efforts to set him
self md a pair Of saddle-bags over
The rude fence. and turned calmly In
the direction Of the voice. 4 black
haired. black-eyed girl Of about TWEEN
ty stood at the edge Of the clearing.
DOT lvo rods away. She had on .
serviceabie brown suit and leggings,
her cloth cap was Hlightly asksw-
and she was pointing straight 1t him
= light but businesslIEe rife. Her
cheeks were afame With excitement.
and the man could see her bosom ris-
Ing ana falling rapidly.
Excuse me for referring 10 T." he
said quietly. standing motionless by
the feaoe, but II you keep Up that
careless. unsociable Wy of pointing
guns II people. some day thsrsn be
an accident
IF you resist. or Try to drax your
gun. II shoot You SURE - fzIe.' sx-
claimed the girl. -and ! can shoot
straight. too. Put up POUR handsi"
"nsforo you gst utterly foolish. and
DO anything ~ maY be sorTz for"
said tAe man. dlsregardlng the order
and zlill Leaning easily against the
fence. stop and think whether you
hadn't better tell me that Ii On your
mind. and Why you threaten 70 muir.
der m unRrmsd stranger"
"AH II you didn't know. and you
standing there with The Baddls-bags
.hemael~es-mY own saddle haga. and
the money probably I'll IN thsm."
"0h. - for these aaddlebaga. we'll
perhaps there Il more method N your
madness than there seemed to b At
nrst Do these belong TO you7
OF course they do. and you ars the
Fobbsr who stole them from our sta.
bic ii night: and there IL NJ silver
Monogram on them. and what have
you done nth my hornet md on.
you robbor md murderer. ought 10
Shooz you anyway Bnt II you viii
hep pour hands up nd walk ahead
Of m. vii take You back 70 Clin.
ton and give you up. dom know
VAA A8#9 AhNE - ~ H41AA -
you 81 there. They cught To
NJ dear Young LADY" EaId the
man. With uuTuffled calm. 10 tha pant.
Ing kIIi. whose eyes hlAsed anew At
this address. I can ass that there IL
Noma reason back Of your mistake.
But you are making ; complete blund.
or. am no robbar and these sad.
die-bags ! found
No Doubt aAid he CIR. with
raging sarcasm. found than growing
ON huo&iaberry bush probably And
Fou didn't shoot At ths cashier Il the
Clinton banE. and You didn't steal
ny horso ard saddle laat nlsh1 to e.
cape wfth: md there aren't : hun.
6red men With guns looking IoF yoa
thu minute sow. ! I'll yoa that. !
mean business WI you surrender.
Or HIall ! ahoolT''
Well. on reflection. ] think IL sur.
reader
'.TsaL up Your hands then shAIl
make yoa HaIk ahead Of me nd car.
~ those baza"
How can carr lhsm 18th M
bAudz above ny head
Veil. yon know xhat | mean. You
mual-oh. arsn't you : hirrid rllalni
You smile - II Il IA all : Joke
TAKE up thoHa BAGS II once and 20
ahead and romombaT. my rIno will
be pointed = you 81 he time. And
I ahali be close behind you
She started toward him. nj che
had Dot fuiIY counted On the difficulty
Of k.splng 3 steady aim an n the
same time walking over he vorY
rough ground Her foot caught IN =
root. and she fell haL. the rife coins
OF - It struck n three laapa the
man sAs Al her side. one hand grasp
Ing her weapon. and ono held out 10
asaiHt her She spranE 70 her feet.
and her brave. besItehing little face
went deathlY white
Nov. fortunately. you viii b com.
PEELED to listen 10 ne said he man
In the same quiet. commanding tons
thai he had used throughout See.
ny mistaken young friend have
your rife. You are powerIezz nov.
PRAY. keep your selI=eontrol, and iuHl
lisIsn reasonably To HhAt / have n
say. wouldn't harm you Tor the
world. And an no moro bank rob.
Der han you are"
The girl stood white and motion.
less. her lip trying not To tramble
Il am lumber surveyor :
stranger In thls par Of Michigan.
walked over from Port Coleman this
morning. More than an hour age
down the road. met TIderlesa
hocze. a white horse. with one darE
stocking. I tried 10 catch him. bul
he vas shy. These bags found
while I was prospecting through The
woods; they lay near the body of :
man In that olump Of bushes over
there. You can 60 over and look .
the body. Il you don't believe mo.
guess no l. your robber all right: and
| Judge he didn't Get away without
carrying some lead n him. | looked
IN the bags and found they were
stuffed with bankblIIa. and 7 guessed
pretty near what had happened
was trying to find my way to thx
nearest town when you 80 suddenly
hailed me-
The reaction was too much for tn
CIR. who vaa. after all, little morz
than a child. She swayed INSTEAD
fly The man caught her by the arms
supported her to BIZ log and she 81
down.
Iaka.H came NJ lan.Ih. In TaIhor :