The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04


 man in the room, watching apprehen siyely, could draw a full breath, the two men crashed violently through the skylight together almost on tor of hin. As it was, they landed in a heap on the bed The Bat sprang at once on the helpless policeman. It would have gone hard with him but for instant aid from Helen. She dropped down the open skylight, caught the revolver from the officers hand and held the two criminals at the point of it until the policeman could slip handcuffs on them. When the two men were secured, Helen de- manded the stolen money.
 The man Bat did most of the talk. ing.
 q don't know what you are talking about, he said jovially, while Helen's accusations were launched at him. T am a piano tuner, officer. I don't know this man." he pointed calmly at Sykes. T never saw him in my life till he smashed my skylight. What do you mean, anyway, by breaking into my room? I'll put the blue-sky laws on you. Who's going to pay for all this glass;" he demanded with an injured air. The landlord is going to come after me for it. I'll have your whole bunch arrested the minute l get to the police station. I don't know anything about your money. I don't believe you've got any money or have had any"
 What did you attack the policeman for as soon as he dropped into ths room?" cried Helen, indignantly.
 Why, miss, I am near-sighted. ] thought that man was piano tuner when I saw him-a man that's tried to let the light into me two or three times with gun-it's fact!"
 The officer shut of The Bats talk, and Helen, with the astuteness detective, searched him, with the suit that from his various pockets recovered every package of the bi stolen from the safe, and nearly of them intact
 The fat man lost none of his nerve when confronted with the result. He declared he had been made the victim of plot, that his character and repu. tation were known everywhere in the city-which was quite true. And hav ing denounced all unwarranted intru sions such as he had been made the victim of, he resigned himself to go as prisoner with much better grace than his sullen companion did. They were taken together to the police sta ton.
 Helen telephoned immediately for 6 motor car, and, accompanied by her friendly officer, and with the money slowed away on her person, she stepped into the car and ordered if driven in haste to Signal Fast az the landscape flew by it did not keeI pace with Helen's impatience. They drew in sight of Rhinelander's camp Smoke still rose from where the fire had threatened it's complete destruc tion. Rhinelander and Wood. with their men, had finally extinguished the confiagration. though not until a heavy toll Of damage had been taken by the flames. Helen caught sight of Rhine lander just as the car raced up to the camp and, alighting. called him joyful ly to her, waving the money in hel great excitement, in her hands,
 Its here," she cried. Most everJ bit of it."
 What do you mean?"
 The pay rolli We've got it-an of 1.-the money stolen from the safe. It is here in this package"
 Rhinelander, half-dazed, could hard ly ask explanations. Bit by bit Helen told the story. Her foster uncle caught her in his arms. money and all. To gether-the men crowding around they walked with the recovered treaP ure through the halfburned camp.
 (TO BE CONTINUEn.l !