The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-12-21
AUNIQUE
ROBBERY
Nv WILLIAM CHANDLER

from the pranks he plays, his daring
and the ccl.like way be slips through
the fingers Of the police cxcltcs the
admiration ~ such as are prone a.
read dime novels.
such one many years ago ioomrl
up In Italy IN the person " Giuseppe
Vampa.
In Nampa's day most ~ the tiuvri
was done in the diligence or the post
chnIse. one DAY diligence left h..
logna for Florence. Although there
were two compartments beside the
coupe. but one compartment which
would hold six persons was used. II
contained four carablnieri, or national
policemen. In disguise. Two of them
wore womcns. the other two mems
clothing.
vampa had appeared On the route
between Bologna aud Florence turn.
Ing up suddenly nrst at one point.
then at another. lcvying tubutc isob.
I'm Hood.llkc. Of a p7c!ate here nnd
pouring II into the lap 10 poor WON
an there. settirg the police beside
themselves Ia place him. \ peasant
told a carnbinecr that Nampa had met
him uu the road ard ustcl h'm or
what hour the daily diligence reached
certain point. This was taken o.
mean that the bandit intended % roh
g. The next time Il passed over thr
read arrangements were made % car.
turc him
GA arriving alta certain Iolnt. wbcr
horses were lharerd ,oung woman
wearing SOME bowers la her corsar
asked 10 hr taken ab.agd since he
pr,a gacc was not de Hirable Ia an Al
tempt g. CAPTURE u bandit. her rcquc-'
was refused She appcnrcd to be yer
much disappointed saying that u,
wa, anxious O. r-ach her mother. VIII
was very il Those IN the diligence
still refused her aud were driven o.
without her Presently the po.icemcg
saw that something ou top % the dill
gene was attracting the attention OF
persons beside the road. aud. havlng
pulled mp one ~ the mcu got out to
see what Il was lie saw the girl who
had asked Tor ride on the top Of the
coach she had climbed up unseen hy
them when they had started from the
relay The leader u the policemen
concluded 10 take her inside.
Despite the fact that she was golns
10 her sick mother she was very
CHEEKY Before long she had her fel
low passengers laughing nj her saiiir.
of wit and humor and they wore all
quite infatuatc, with her. The an
gence made long descent before
reaching Florence. this mart Of the
road being Travelled after dirk The
night was chilly. ard ia. Girl complnIn
ell OF Oh. cold wind coming In a, the
windows Every man has,ened 4,
shut them To show her spnrccis,ion
OF their consideration IN. rirl nassci
around N 10, of c,yar.,,.. rv.,v
man took one and IN. comp.r,msnl
was soon Allied with ,obaeco .mol.
Presently one OF IN. mo, ..nt h.ct
In his sen, an,aren,iy IN .,u,nh.r
Then ano,hor succ,,nh.a an, .no,h.r
TN nil but one drcs..a =. . von.,
remained avail. Tb,s n.,.on w.. 10.
ting beside the g,rl ana s,I,.n,v h.
FOL, her arm .r,nn, "a. - A.,
m. - -, - "
under his nose from which be w,s
forced IN inh,Ie som. n.cnI,.r osor
n, STRUGGLED On ,,.o h,ns.I, a., -.
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~, ys s"e" ~ INSURE an easy VICTORY
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80 " Wv ~ "'''hieu he must pu, ,hhs
80 " '.e'p WIN Tue rest iio'u'ns
a.. p's'oi W h's nead WIN one hahd'
p, "'u '"e no"erS uhuer MS hos'
~ '"e o,ne' '''' u was UNCONSCIOUS
'' Ia, ius mus rendered 'he "hole iour
la, LAIN ~ 'es's', ne negan 10 go through