Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-17
It's Called Stealing
By ARcHEY CAMERON NEW

Darling out Of the way of several
large baggage trucks propelled by
husky stevedores, John Barnett made
his way through the busy labyrinth
Of the freight sheds to n small private
office marked shipping Clerk" en-
tered it and closed the door.
Number 9's loaded" he announced,
meaning, to young man at the desk,
scanning the chart Of loaded freight
cars. "Are you ready2"
The young man shuddered, but
turned resolutely to Barnett.
Eyes, he snapped between clenched
teeth. "But 1 think it's FOOLS err
rand"
Barnett opened the door, called out
a command and In few moments an
other big man in blue jumpers en-
tered the office.
"You are-T Barnett started to
question the newcomer.
1.-THE one you want" chlmed in the
other. "FrOm the chiefs office. Is
Frank going to make the tripf" He
nodded to the young man, who re-
turned the nod and spoke.
yes" he spoke nervously. Lets
hurry"
Five minutes later Barnett and the
man in blue jumpers, pushing q truck
on which lay heavy packing box,
passed through the shed to the yards
and to No. o freight car one of long
line behind an engine with full steam
up. Stopping In front Of the door of
the car they lifted the box carefully
into it. Barnett paused and spoke in
low tone:
"If you feel cramped, Frank" he
whispered, bending over the box, "you
can hop out for while when she goes
don't by any means open the door or
be seen"
Then Barnett closed the door,
stepped Off short distance, waved
to the engineer and the train started
to crawl away.
"Tell your chief it's all right" or
dered Barnett to the other. mo one
on this end will ever suspect. Now
Wen catch the guilty ones"
1t seemed to Frank Young, huddled
inside the poorly ventilated packing
box, that the train had moved thou
sand miles before he heard the crunch
ing of brakes and felt the car come
to standstill.
Brooks Meadows" he muttered to
himself, and then pushing off the top
with heave Of his shoulders he stood
upright after few seconds and vault
ed out Of the case. About him lay
case after case of canned goods, but
these passed unnotlced as he peered
through hole In the door into vast
stretch Of open country. Then after
a while he sat down and opened box
and started to eat. Then as he was
finishing he stopped breathlessly and
listened. What was that2 1t sounded
as II some tool was working on the
door.
Silently and quickly he cleared away
the evidence Of his lunch and slipped
back TO the box, pulling the lid down
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