The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-17
ANDY MILLER,
DESPERADO
By ESTHER VANDEVEER

a man coming tONdTu Hei- N
ment she caught sight Of the figure
and a certain swing there was IN ihe
walk she started. He was some as
tance from her. and she had time TO
pull herself together before they met
Can you tell me-" she asked. how
to get TO Roslin!
You're goin' the wrong way Tor
Roslin. It's a couple of miles back
OF you"
oh exclaimed the girl. I've been
walking away from II all the time.
I'm goin' in that direction. I'll show
you the way"
Thank you"
As they walked along they chatted
upon ordinary topics. Presently the
man said.
"Ain't you afraid To be walkin along
this road all alone by yourselfE
why should lie afraid!'
"Oh. there's lots o. rough characters
in these parts Some of 'em might
harm you"
I've heard that Andy Miller has
been seen about here lately"
who's Andy Miller"
Hes the man that killed Cyrus
( Borden
who's CYRUS Borden"
why hc was man that lived just
: outside - RoSlfn.
What did Miller Kill him for"
I why | suppose il WAS 20 get his
money But he didn't get ii after all
Mr. Borden kept his money in the
chimney. and Miller didn't look for it
there
At this the man showed interest
How do You know all about this
, TIN friend of Maggie Borden. Mr.
Borden's daughter. She told me all
about it,"
II suppose since the killing they've
put the money in the bank
No; Maggie says they keep it just
where it was. Nobody would think OF
looking there for it. It's behind a
loose brick"
The man smiled. but took care that
the girl didn't see his smile. Surely
she was the quintesSence of innocence
They walked on together till they came
to a crossroad short distance from
Roslin, when the man turned off, leav.
ing the girl to pursue her way alone.
"Goodby," she said much obliged
to you for showing me the way"
The murder of Cyrus Borden was
one of the most cold blooded that had
ever been known IN those parts. He
had drawn $1,000 from the bank with
which to pay Off a mortgage The
same night some one broke into his
. house and demanded at the point of n
pistol the money he had drawn from
the bank. Borden refused and at
tempted to defend himself. lie was
killed by the robber, who then made
a search for the money He failed to
find it and departed empty handed.
Mrs. Borden was away at the time
with her two younger children. Mag
gle being at home with her father
Maggie did not know anything about
what had occurred until she was awak
ened by the robber searching for the
money. Opening her door, She heard
him ransacking IA bureau drawer She
could see the flashes of his dark Ian
tern but not him. She turned on tn,
lights. and he fled
Maggie ran to her fathers room an,
found him lying dead on the floor.
Maggie's description of the murdere
, Tailed with that of Il notorious dies
perado, Andy Miller. who had terror
been seen near Roslin. Justice at tn
time was administered In that regio
by members of n vigilance commtte,
They searched for Miller, but he wa
r too smart for them. He would appea
4 when they were not looking for hin
/, but would be conspcuously absen
? when they hoped to find him
? The night after the meeting of tn
man and the girl on the road the ma
: about 10 o'clock walked past the hous
where the murder had been commi
1 ted. Not light was to be seen in /
t Seeing something white on the fror
4 door, he drew near it and saw that
was bit of paper ON which was wri
ten:
g Gone to Aunt Mary's VIII return at
o'clock.
What luck" said the man to hin
5 self
o Going around To the rear of Il
house, he tried window sash an
Il found il unlocked. He had only
g raise 1t to step into the window an
Z find himself In the kitchen. Flas
II ing a light. he saw that the stovepiI
e entered the chimney Passing into II
living room, he found an open fir
e place STOPPING and flashing his liz
up the chimney. he began to feel f
L a loose brick.
L Come out o. that"
d The man turned and saw the roo
v Illuminated and half dozen men co
e ering him with revolvers. One of the
N had already relieved him OF his I