The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08

said. and II It's all right we'll take
that coal-chute scene this afternoon.
I've a notion it's going to be a mighty
hard stunt to have Coolin slide in
with that coal SO as to get a good
film Of him. I want to get right at
It, while the light is good. because we
may have to try 1t forty seven times
before we get it right. Sometimes we
have to do one OF these hard stunts
over and over. Wonder If 1t would be
convenient for US to pull the stunt
along about two-thirty this after
noon?"
Mr.. Gurnsey had come to the win
dow. quite convenient" he said.
That's fine" Daggett said. Now,
wonder II me and Coolin could go
down cellar and take look I don't
want to kill GOBLIN. I want to show
him where he's going to land when he
comes through the coal window on the
coal. May have to put a mattress or
something for him to light on"
lust So" agreed Mr.. Gurnsey. He
was exceedingly interested in the whole
affair. Mr.. Daggett stepped to the
| door aand called Mr.. Coolin, and Mr..
Gurnsey himself went down cellar with
| them. Our two young bookkeepers
| ndgeted.
"You can look down the cellar stairs
II you want to-" said. So they did.
Mr.. Daggett and Mr.. Doolin examined
our coal bin.
This is all right" said Mr.. Daggett.
we don't need anything for Coolin to
light on. Well have the end of the
coal chute come just this far"
There's one thing" said Gurnsey.
Mr.. Daggett turned to him quickly.
THE COAL" said Mr.. Gurnsey. I'VE
use egg coal. We don't want the eel
lar filled with pea coal or nut coal
when we use egg coal"
Mr.. Daggett laughed. SAY. that's
one thing you'd think I didn't know.
amt It? Well. 1 did know it. I ord
cred the coal down there to Widdle's-
that tho name land egg Is what I
ordered. How did know that?"
"Blest If I know said Mr.. Gurnsey.
TT was this young fellows story"
laughed Mr.. Daggett. Him being in
the bank and writing a story about
tho bank, I figured he'd write down
the kind Of coal the bank uses. Well,
I've got ten tons coming-ten tons of
egg COAL
! Ten tons!" exclaimed Mr.. Gurnsey.
"Ten tons. on ten wagons" said Mr..
Daggett. Preparedness, hey? II we
| have trouble with the slide down the
chute we can have ten tries without
wasting any time"
Hardly had Mr.. Daggett and Mr..
| Coolin left than Mr.. Gubb-the real
one. this time-entered the bank. He
| entered with that cautiousness Of man
ner that indicated he was following the
rules for shadowing and trailing set
forth in Lesson II Of the correspond
| ence lessons. He slid inside the door
| and glided along the wall, STOPPING
slightly, and then duclked suddenly
across the floor to my window.
! Hello, Gubbl" said. AS q
Il amt acquainted with any indiv1d-
ual person Of that cognomen Of name"
said Mr.. Gubb. I'm .,Rastus Jones,
a colored man. - SIS - s. -. :
"All right" said. what can / do
for you. 'Rastus 2.
Mr.. Gubb looked to right and left
and whispered.
I'm Gubb,' he said. TIN only tenn
porarily disguised up for the moment.
like you are aware OF the knowledge
of, because you saw me don these gar
ments onto me. Hist! Who are them
three suspicious individual strangers
that was into the bank just recently
now?"
''Why?'' I asked. A banker should
always ask that question.
Il am detecting a coal thief at Wild