Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-09-17
toward Annnlaa and the widow Row.

ne muttcred In u choked tone. "Olear
the way, all Of your he shouted.
The crowd fell back. Ananias
jumped nimbly into the pilots seat,
was strapped In, Barker whirled tho
propeller, the engine started, stopped,
started again, and the ungainly bird
teetercd over the ground on Its land
ing wheels.
II mounted rise. then lifted and
rose obliquely toward the pale moon.
From the pilots seat leaned a gnome-
like figure Ananias Slime.
In the passengers seat, stiffiy erect
sat the passenger, tho yelled lady.
On the ground two other veiled la
dies stood shoulder to shoulder ana
gazed upward after the vanishing Ana
Mas.
For the moment a common grievance
declared truce between them
who was she2" rumbled Elm Bevis
In her deep tones.
of emotion.
1T looked like that Underwood girl
from Snarling Hollow" she muttsred.
The shout Of applause Witch had
arisen when Ahanias Slime sailed away
died Gown as the airahAD became q
dark speck against tho moons face
Silence fell upon Terry's Aeld-si.
lence which was broken by confused
shouts.
We turned hastily to discover Hay,
wood Drayton's big motorcar plun6.
ing across the grassy field Haywood
Drayton was president OF tho Ounce
TIarbor bank.
Mr.. Drayton jumped from his motor
car, followed by the imposing form Of
Constable Lee.
Alvin Barker was sliding toward his
own little runabout when the big CON
stables hand fell upon his arm
Il guess you1l have to come along
with me, Alvin" he said good natured.
~. and AZ mo teller struggled to free
himself the offlder's hand tightened its
hold.
BE good boy, Alvin" he coaKed
You can't rob the banh without be-
ing punished for IL, you know"
ut was Annnias," quavered the teller
desperately.
"Ananias is an accessory; don't for
get that. We must get him." put in
Haywood Drayton.
He's got n lady with himp some
ono said. and the constable laughed.
"a nice lndy-deaf, dumb and blind"
he explained between chuckles-"a
wax figger from I'm Bevis' show win.
dow. her holler form filed with pack
ages of greenbacks from the bnnk. oh,
Ananias Is clipping with an heiress, all
rightp
I'm Bevis and Hetty ROwell OK
changed glnnces OF dismay.
"LOokg' screamed some one. "He ~
coming backp
We gazed up Mt the pale star strewn
sky
Out Of the silence came the throb of
the airshlps engine. and tho huge
wings were directly over Terry's feld.
Down swOoped Ananias Shines nir.
ship until II was 200 feet above us.
For u moment It lowered, rocking VIC.
lentiy
Then some one screamed In horror,
ii u"rA opJect WIS iaiiihs Aron tne
airship-a human form.
s'iiuuei'nH eiy went up as the
Veiied pnssehger STRUCK inc GROUND ana
was stiiI'
some one remembered What the con
stable had said about the wax figure
III I'm heVis snow WINDOW
Let see' he Shouten' "hu rhh TOT
"aro'
sure enough, the poor Veiied lady
WIS inc Ihhillnf hsuro we hau otueh
seen Ill Mrs. BOWS wihdow nut her
wnNeh mead was smashed TO atoms,
una her proNei' FORM reVeaiea FOiis anu
wnus Oh hewspnpers-thnt was all
cunning AVN barker hhd tempted
AhahlhS 10 run AWAY with the stolen
money Whiie all inc time no had hid-
deh inc money Ill sure place ana hHd
stuHed the dummy passenger win pa
per
AnniinS' conscience stricken per.
maps fenr Htrickeh' VINO hho"sf-hhd
repehted ana returned 10 drop the INDY
ana the loot upon Terry's Held lie
might nave mndc MS escape ~ the
HAWK had not something happened TO
the engine.
so the HAWK calle hopping TO earth,
anu AhhnihH crept out OF tho ruins ana
sought constable Lee 10 gave MIN
selt up
An hour afterward two yelled Indies
appeared IN the constable's ONCE Ono
was ED beyis, ana tho other was lIet-
" HOWcl Thoy came 20 prOner hall