Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-01

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bent, ducked under Lamar's arm and
made for the window. The chief
swung around and grabbed the sleeve
of her waist. 1t cracked at the shout
der seam. He put her, struggling,
back in the chair, and stood in front
of her.
"Where'd you get 1t, sergeant?' La
NAL asked, holding up a string OF
pearls and a diamond lavalliere.
"In the heel of the shoe. | was
ticketing the articles taken from the
different prisoners today, before / sent
them into the other room, and all of
a sudden l catch sight of this split
heel. 1t looks queer. So l take my
penknife out, just for fun, and start
picking at it. And the thing comes
off and there lays the swag!"
Give me the other one," said La
mar.
He struck it against the palm of his
hand. 1t ratified. Suddenly a similar
incident came to his mind. He dropped
the shoe and seized the chiefs arm.
Yesterday when I was in Smiling
| Sans shop" he exclaimed suddenly,
d"
Alma uttered a short, sharp sound,
then pressed her hand over her mouth.
"Ah-that's the one-eh? Smiling
Sam Good girl-good girl! You
screamed at just the right time. You
couldn't have done better if you'd
been rehearsed. Chief, will you give
me a raiding squad? I'm coming down
on that old smiler today-now! You
hold the woman"
Lamar darted from the Office.
Lock her up" Allen told the SER
geant.
= 4
Out in the street Lamar was coach
ing his men:
There's an alleyway back of this
joint. I don't know how you get to
it through the shop, but take my word
it's a very important means of exit
to Smiling SAM I want you two Off
GERS to get into that a~lleyway and wait
there for whatever happens. Vaughan,
here, will go into the store with me-"
The two men started off down a side
street. Lamar and Vaughan walked
quickly until they got to the corner
of Smiling Sans" street. There they
stopped deliberately and lighted Gig
a~rettes. They saw a man, who was
, hanging around outside, dive inside
the shop.
3 "A lookout" muttered Lamar.
: Come on, Vaughan! Well get in
there double quick, before they have a
chance to make a getaway. Anyhow,
the boys in the alley will get them"
Lamar and Vaughan dashed across
the street and through the ramshackle
S entrance to the store. At the back
wall they saw a stout man trying to
6 hurl himself through an opening that
seemed less like a door than an earth.
quake gap. A sudden jerk from the
9 other side of the wall yanked him
e through. A row of shelves slid into
/ view. The opening was closed.
d "Open it! Open it," howled Lamar
E. to Vaughan. Wait; IN find the
spring! It's a secret door"
20 He passed his finger tips over the
10 entire wall surface. He awept shelf
fuls Of shoe boxes to the floor. He got
on his knees and tested the floor. His
a rapid, excited search was unsuccess
full.
IS Get a bench!" Max told Vaughan
ID Get that heavy bench over there ant
batter it down. Hammer It, man,
IT. Give me n end Of 1t. Now! To
~ gether!"
It. A long, cracking sound tore GU
through the heavy banging. A cracl
ly that showed yellowish white appeared
We One leg of the bench crashed through
70. the wood and stuck. The door bega,
re to give.
to From the yard, somewhere to IN,
rear of them, arose the din of fierc
er, battle.
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