The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-06-18

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ship and lifted her into the passengers
seat. STRIPPING her IN with def rapid
ity.
There's your passenger. Ananias,"
he muttered In n chOxcd tone. "Clear
the way, all OF your he shouted.
The crowd fell back. Ananlas
jumped nlmbly into the pilots seat.
was strapped in. Barker whiried the
propeller. the engine started. stopped
started again. and the ungainly bird
teetered over the ground on Its land
ing wheels.
n mounted a 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, stifiiy erect.
sat the passenger, the yelled lady.
on the ground two other yelled In.
dies stood shoulder 90 shoulder and
gazed upward after the vanishing Ana
MAS.
For the moment n common grievance
declared n truce between them.
"Who was Hhef" rumbled Em Bevis
w nef ueep ZONES.
The Widow Rowell cleared her voice
Of emotion.
1T looked like that Underwood girl
from Snariing Hollow" she muttcrcd.
The shout Of applause which had
arisen when Ananias Slime sailed away
died down NJ the airship became
dark spcck against the moons face.
V.u Al u
lence which was broken by confused
shonts.
We turned hastily 10 discover Hay.
wood Drnyton's big motorcnr plung.
ing across the grassy Geld. Haywood
dayton was president OF the Ounce
Harbor bank.
Mr. Drayton Jumped from his motor.
car, followed by the imposing form Of
Constable Ice.
Alvin Barker WINS sliding toward his
own little runabout when the big con.
stables hand fell upon his arm
II guess yo1'l have 60 como along
with me. Alvin" he said good natured.
~, and MS the teller struggled % free
himself the officers hand tightcncd IT,
hold.
he n good boy. Alvin" he coaxed.
You can't rob the bank without be.
Ing punished for e. you known
"It was Ananins." quavercd the teller
desperately.
"Ananins ~ nm accessory; don't for.
get that We must get him." put IN
Haywood Drnyton.
Hes got n lady with himr' some
one said. aud the constable laughed.
"A nice lndy-dcnf. dumb and blind"
he explained between chucklcs-"a
wax hggcr FROM Em Bcvis' show win.
dow. her hollcr form filed with pack.
ngcs OF grecnhacks frum the bank on.
Ananias is clipping with nm hcircss. all
/ right
Em Bevis aud Hetty Rowcll eK.
changed Chances ~ diamay
Look screamed some one. "IIc h
coming backr'
We gazed up at the pale star strewn
sky.
out Of the silence came the throb of
the airshlp's engine. aud the huge
wings were directly over 1crrys field
Down swoopcd Ananias shines air.
ship until Il was 100 feet above us.
For a moment IL lowered. rocking VIC.
lently.
Then some one screamed In horror.
FOR dark object was falling from the
alruhlp-a human form
A shuddering cry went up as the
yelled passenger struck the ground and
was still
Some one remembered what the con-
stable had said about the wax figure
Ia I'm Bevis' show window.
Lets seel'' he shouted. and ran Tor.
ward.
Sure enough. the poor yeied lady
was the familiar figure We had often
s,en In Mrs Beyis window. but hcr
waxen head was smashed 10 atoms.
aud her broken form revealed rolls and
wads OF newspapers-thatw was all.
Cunning Alvin barker had tempted
Ananias 10 run away with the stolen
money, VIII all the time he had hid.
den the money IN n safe place aud had
stuffed the dummy passenger with pa.
Ter.
Ananias. conscience stricken per
haps fear stricken, who knowsi-had
repented and returned 60 drop the lad
aud the loot upon Terry's field. lie
might have made his escape In the
Hawk had not something happened %
the engine.
SO the Hawk came Hopping 90 earth
aud AnaniHs crept out OF the ruins an0
sought Consmbie Lee Ia give him.
self up.
An hour afterwnrd two yelled ladies
appeared IA thc constable's oliee. Ong
was I'm Beyls. and the other was Het
~ Rowell. They came To prefer bail
Tor the nyiutor's release
"Capn Fish bailed him out an horr
ago" explained Ice. II don't reckon
we can do much agin a mans running
on with wads OF newspaper unless. ["
he added hopefully. you want TO make
a charge against him for stealing your
wax digger. Emw
En- Bevls looked thoughtful
"'Twan't my figger. jim" she said
at last II gave II TO Ananlas. didn't
I. Hettyr
netfV ROWell nodded emnhaticallv