Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-06-12

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find him they will probably ind YOU
But before that YOU will grow thirsty
and hungry Where did your mas
ter put that money!"
"He carried Il with him"
why don't YOU call for help"
"The houses on either side are too
far away | might veil TIL looms
day without being heard They will
have heard the pistol shots. but Mr..
Hargreaye was always practicing In
the backyard
THE people In those two houses
have been called out of town The
servants are Off for the night"
Every interesting" replied Jones,
staring AT the rug.
Your master is dead "
! Jones chin sunk upon his breast
His heart was heavy heavier than Il
had ever been before.
your master left will?"
Indeed | could not say
1--WE can say. tie has still three
or four millions In stocks and bonds
What he took Ia the bottom Of the
sea with him was bis available
/ cash"
II know nothing about his iinan-
ces | was his butler and valet"
Vroon nodded Come. men, It Is
time we took ourselves off Put
things In order. close the safe You
poor iackals, / always have TO watch
Won for outbreaks of vandalism OF
with YOU!
He was the last To leave. tie star
cd long and searchingly At Jones,
who felt the burning gaze hut re
fused 10 meet II lest the plottor see
the fire In his The door closed
For fully an hour Jones listened hut
did not stir They we're really gone.
lie pressed his feet 10 the floor and
began 10 hitch the chair toward the
table Half way across the inter
voning space he crumplod In the
cair. almost completely exhausted.
lIc let a quarter of an hour pass,
then made the final attack upon
the remaining distance tie sue
ceeded in reaching the desk, but he
could not have stirred an inch FUR
Their. The hair on his head was
damp with sweat and his hands
we're clammy
When he felt strength returning,
he lifted the telephone off the hook
with his teeth
Central. Central Call the po-
lice 10 come to this number at
once. llargreaye's house, Riverdale
Tell them 10 break In.
"where's your gag?'
There wasn't any
Tdeh-S1ry aidii' SOU - -.-s-i
help"
"Thc thieves lured our neighbors
yway from town The patrolman |
who walks this beat is bound and
gagged and is probably reposing |
back OF the billboard sn the next !
block
Murphy. YOU watch this man
while ! make call on the neigh !
bors" said the officer who seemed |
to bp in authority. When he return
ed he was lrowning seriously We
had better telephone 70 the precinct
to search for Ivnnison There no
body at home In either house aud
there's nobody back OF the bill |
boards. Unite the man. When this
was done. the officer said Now.
tell ~ what's happened. aud don't
forget any OF the details
Jones told simple and convinc-
ing story. Il was so simple and con
yicing that the police believed II
without question.
"Well II that amt the limit Did
YOU hear any autos outside
II don't recollect." said Jones,
stretching his legs gratefully
why"
"Tho auto bandits held up bank
today and got away with
twenty thousand whenever q man
draws down a big sum they seem TO
know about II And pay. Murphy.
call M and have tho river police
look out for a new tangled airship.
Your master may have been rcscu-
cd " turning 10 Jones
m were only sure of that
SIR"
When the police took themselves !
Off Jones proceeded 10 act upon
those plans laid down by llareroayc
early that night When this was
done he sought his bed and foil
isloep. the sleep Of the exhausted
When Hargreavo picked up Jones TO
,larc his fortunes he had pat his
trust In no ordinary man
4 dozen reporters trooped out 10
The Hargroayc home. only 10 lind II
deserted And while they were
ringing bells and tapping windows.
he man they sought was tramping
up and down the platform 81 The
railway station
Through an this time Norton. the
Hg.-grcayc's only friend,
,lep, the sleep ~ the Just aud IN
lust tie rarely opened his eyes be
lore noon
Group after group Of passengers
Jones eyed eagerly OFTEN, Just as he
was In the act Of approaching
couple ri young women. some man I
would hurry up. aud there would be A.,
Kisses or handshakes ~ length the f,
,r0Wd thinned. and then II was that !
he discovered a young girl perhaps
Is. accompanied by Young woman I
n the early thirtics They had the 4
iuptrancc of cagdrly awaiting
.omo one Jones stepped forward
With good deal of diffidcnce
You are waiting for some one D
Yes" said the elder woman