Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08

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lower Inv dropped down III ~ ~
slant Poo was All action. Hs stufed
. hAndksrchisf Into tho omen mou1h,
and securely tied hia man. ~ ana
Leo. The stupor's strength hold. the
man did not awaken.
Going to the opening Ii tho room
ana making sure the coast was cloax,
except for the guard. Pos cAseht ~
the insensibie man. paused ~ xtve two
staccato taps on the bAanboo pipa. ~
rushed through tho damp. dtmly Light
ed pasnAge-way. half carryins, half
draxging the limp body.
AZ the door tho why litklo Chinnr
man sprang from his poat. and took
In the strange spectacls with Mo-.
Wild eyes.
mo sio outss 40 squsalsd, = -
silently twisted The yellow hand tr6n
the doorknoh. giving IN man ! ahoul.
der shove ana trying = torres -
door.
Il was lockedl
4 tsrrorised, shrill jabher c9 Ont
nea0 hurst from the suard: thsro Man
slight commotion iii tho larxo nrnok-
ing room, and Poe glanced over Nh
shouldar just ID time n - Husnns
backing out, blocking tho pa1sneo ~;
Simmy, who rushed * him. until otopp
ped y tho point ot his gun. OoWssinx
md screaming n Sheer deyiktorrok.
Tho surprissd guard mAde : - en
feint grasped twiatSoneued 6irn.
and. with = leap and ! howl 1rovo NJ
full force Tor Poe. AZ tha4 Instant
Poo managed u wrench hank IN
heayy bAr blocking tho door, ma 49,
gersd through. the kni1a nlashfnn
acroas tho shoulder q ~ insen1ihle
burden.
''lfAks ! run for M s. yeiise -
To Burns. who wa1 AlroaGy daeA1ne
down the passage 10 the epsn 1ooe.
Pos having rushed q N ~ eelIns
stairs. BURNS lsaped thSone aaam1ne1
the door behind him. cansAt ~ ~ r.
Poe's burden. an6 toeether tAey
dashed Into n alley. sl1Sa
They won't foIlowis breo&Ae1 -
.Thsy'rs afraid . pseD tAslr n
outside. t'll phone ~ ! tax1 -
stay hero. ana iix the out thte Dooe
devil got II his shouldsr. Z
Hall "a hour latsr the pair 81 ban1s
srs carried THAR inaccessible hand1o|
Into Po4's apartment uptown. Win
d0ft nnssrS Poe soaroheG him thors
oughly. and finally held % : tAlek
bslt hs had taken from the man's
/ waist.
II VA padded. win ! paIr IL pccEt
81 scissors Poo ripped out ~ stitsh4s.
and drew forth the amazing cnntonta
| - handful of 91.000 biils. Taking
from bin pocket ! memorandum Crib.
bon had given him. describing m
missing money, Pos compared I'M
numbers on the notes with ~ net.
Suddenly srasping Burns hand -
cried:
You picked the right man.
During the succeeding hours ! fnll
confession was wrenched from tho
poor wretch, who had revived q kxce
the proof Of his guilt
Two years before - had concsiysd
the scheme, and, calling On his expert.
ence 10 m amateur actor ct Cam
bridge, had disguised himself O. =
scrub-woman. his tenor v0ics helping
the deceit, and managed 70 secure the
position at the bank through forged
references. He explained n detail
how on Saturday afternoons, when the
clerks had oil LETT and when the watch
man was sometimes reading his pAper
at the door, he had managed % work
at tho safe. little BY little, with diar.
mond drill, concealed IN hin scrub
pail. carrying OF the shAvings In HI
mopping-rag.
He kept Ut the thing doggsdly and
secured. through small crimes, the
money to buy and perfect ! powerful
and compact electrical drill, which 10
had attached to nm electric powsf
trunk In tho bank, and with II melted
the inner safe door. He told how 10
had bored to the right depth In the
outer door. having complete knowl-
edge OF the safe. acquired In his work
1t Liverpool. On the fatal day he
had slipped on his wig. skirt, and
waist. when Besgs back was turned,
and appeared before him 81 the mans
clothes he had on beneath. knowing
that he would not be recognized. The
killing OF the scrub-woman, he de-
clared was accidental. and explained
that he had rushed 10 the rear Of the
bank directly. kicked over : stool
broken the bucket. and screamed
In the voice he had assumed % scrub
woman. to fool the Waterman. Then
he had chloroformed Beggs. cut
through the alarm plate In the outer
door OF tha safe, and sent Ii the crop
er signal to the insurance company at
Sis. In penetrating that plats ts-
fore signaling the insurance company
to set the alarm. he knew the opening
Of tho safe could not be Registered. He
had then gone to work on the inner
door with his electric drill, which 10
had concealed In his pail. The power
full current had melted through tho
lock and exposed tho treasure. Tying
up the money and bonds. 10 stols the
watchman's keys, opened the front
door to the bank. and dragged through