The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
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CHAPTER XIII

All,
Take a look at mel Now. do you
remember who / am? Well, | haven't
forgotten what You did TO me IN ~
Reno. I'm going to square the debt
The man had not taken his eyes from
my face. ] knew him at once, l nan
saved him from the penitentiary when
l was county attorney at FL Reno. tte
Wells Fargo funds. I was prosecutor,
The mar probably was guilty, but the
evidence was entirely insufficient, The
jury was p~rejudiced, l asked for a dis
mlssal because 1t was the only square
That was one loaf Of bread on the
waters that came back as cake.
I'm with Wells Fargo" he whis-
pered. I'VE have a bunch OF dicks on
the job. They know AL Jennings Is in
this hotel. The place Is surrounded.
I'm the only one who knows you by
sight. Do the best you can
/ had not said a word. MY heart
was pounding like a triphammer. II |
ever felt like plying myself II was az
that moment. The ignominy Of IT.
the disgrace before these friends who
honored us. / felt weak and limp all
over. | went back to the alcove,
Girls Aid Flight.
What did he want, Alp Margare
asked, her lips white and drawn. BE-
fore ! could protest she hurried on. Il
know you, AL Jennings, knew it al
along. ! knew you from the picture I'D
has. What are they going to dor .
Nothing. They won't get a chance .
The blunt way seemed the best. j
| told her that Williams chat was the
name Frank had taken: ! was Ed
wardsl was my brother that we were
wanted for a bank robbery IN west
Texas; that our only chance was inc
Gulf OF Mexico. She took It quiet NC
shrewd, without a whimper, we
waltzed over to them. l bumped
| against Frank.
Look out" / warned. 1t was an
old signal.
He followed us into the alcove.
We're surrounded"
Here? Oh, hell"
Gardens that blosgomed to the wa
ter's edge ran in terraces ABOUT the
| hotel. w made our plan, Together,
the four Of us sauntered into a rose
harbor, laughing and talking as though
our hearts we're as light as tongues
| The girls were as game as veterans.
| They challenged us to a race. one
| lightning sprint and we were at the
beach, the girls tagging far behind.
Escape in Dory to Steamer.
Somebody's first-class dory helped
our escape, It was lying there with the
oars set. Muscles OF iron sent that
little yawl shooting across the water.
The gods of chance, $50, geo and our six
shooters were with us. We didn't
pause for breath until We chopped
| against and old tramp banana steamer,
We clambered up the sides like aborig-
lnal monkeys.
The captain was a smuggler Of Three
Star Hennessey brandy. When ne saw
two dudes in full dress suits, silk hats
and white kid gloves tumbling over his
railing he thought we we're drunken
than himself. He wabbled up to US,
his blowsy cheeks puffed out like bal
looms, his pig eyes squirting and his
added voice making a valiant attempt
to order us off,
Put out that night? No sirsl BE
damned and a whole lot more II he
would. He didn't have his papers. He
grew weepy over 1t, The government
wouldn't permit 1t.
when we slipped him $1,000 he
changed his tune, The money acted
like a stiff cup OF coffee.
Water Gives Out.
A few hours later, Frank and | and
our good friend. the smuggler, were
blowing ahead under full steam for
South America. | don't know TO this
day how long the trip lasted, Three
Star Hennessey was rousing good om-
pan We were so full of him, we
didn't bother to find our bearings until
one day the captain discovered his boat
was out Of water, AT about the same
timO | bapan IN thirst for n new drink