Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-01-16
Hands Up!
By RALPH HAMILTON
copyright. isIs. Western Newspaper Unlor

Slty had ever forced his brnther-in.
law. Warren Sholes, 20 bring his sis
ter and her sweet little child &c
Plympton. There was II town, but II
was primitive. The large smelling
plant did a profitable business and
maoe money, end Sholes was well paid
but beyond TIE limits of the place was
the wilderness, infested by disorgan-
iZed but dangerous groups of criminals
hnd fugitives, who periodically raided
the various settlements. leaving ter
ror and loss behind them. The seen.
cry along the valley, however, was
lovely, and Mrs Sholes had little
pony phaeton which helped her while
the time away pleasantly
viii you do an errand for me,
Ito'fe?" she inquired one morning, and
lsolfc, glad for a break IN the dullness
OF his vacation monotony, nodded a
willing assent.
There is Miss yehmeyer, an old
spinster. who lives some six miles
along the main traffic turnpike. Yes
terday Nettie, visiting a neighbor, went
fnirly wild over an Angora kitten a
child had, who told me She had bought
T. from Miss Vehmeyer who has quite
n brood of them for sale 1t Is a
short and pleasant drive, and Nettie
Is anxious to go with you and pick
her kitten out
oh yes, mamma-oh, please, I'm
Gle Rolfe" pleaded the excited little
one.
Rolfe reached the little house de-
scribed by him to notice feml-
nine form bending over flower bed.
That must be Miss vehmeyer," he
observed to Nettie.
Yes, and I'll run 10 her and tell her
we want the kitten right away, I'm
Gle, dear" and away sped Nettie in
the direction of the garden She re-
turned led by the hand by the most
bewitching young lady Rolfe had ever
Toasted his eyes upon
II am Miss Traynor, niece of Miss
Nehmeyer, who has gone away for
the day" explained this paragon of
beauty, and Rolfe surmlsed that she
must belong to the Traynor family,
who dominated about everything worth
willie I'm plympton She graciously
Invited him to accompany herself and
her little charge TO Il shed where. con
fined In an Immediately clean coop.
were the half-dozen little kittens.
Now then, dear which one do you
Ike the best?' asked Aida Traynor,
ana Nettie's eyes roved all about and
her choice fixed upon one which was
climbing the wire as II anxioHs to get
to Miss Traynor.
"NoU must keep Fluffy closely con
fined in a room for week or SO, she
directed. Twice | have placed her,
and twice she has come back. Get
her used to you. little one, and she
viii soon know you as wen as she does
me-"
Miss Traynor placed Fluffy in lit
tie wicker basket. which Nettie Rugged
close rs il It held the greatest treas
IRE In the world ltolfe paid a mod
crate price charged. Two days later
FLUFFY had vanished
"There is of course nothing To do
but to 20 10 Miss Traynor and see If
tie truant has returned there" he de-
Cided and started ON foot for the $50
lated place glad Of an excuse to again
meet girl who had attracted him so
NIGHTLY.
The runaway had, indeed. returned,
as Rolfe had surmIsed Miss Traynor
again happened 10 be at her aunt'S
that afternoon She put Fluffy safely
in o new box and gave Roffe some new
explicit directions
Rolfe set out on foot for the town.
About half the distance accomplished,
sharp shower came up. Near the
river there was diSmantlcd structure.
Rolfe ran FOR it's shelter. As he pass
ed a doorless aperture he heard voices
in an adjoining room.
Ten o'clock for the trick, fellows"
spoke rough accents THE tools win
be here then. the bank IS full to the
brim with money and the watchmau
arranged for
whats that"
"That" was a low wall from the kit
ten in the box under Rolfe's arm. Be
fore ne could get outside three I'M
couth dcsperadoes We're upon him.
They dragged him to a room With only
a small ventilatlng window in IT,
barred The door and left him 10 his
fntC
Hes heard enough to spoil our
game" said the leader Wen leave
word that viii send someone 60 him
after we've got away with the plum.
der"
Rolfe Dayton thought quickly. The
would IL not return at once to
Miss Traynor II he released Il? He
hastily Scrawled a brief account ~
his situation and the purposes Of his
Cpptors. secured the writing with the
ribbon around Flunry'S neck and push
ed the kitten through the utsle win
dow lie saw It glide away through
the grass IN the direction Of It's old
home Then he knew he must wait
patiently for developments.
Some other men arrived AMI bags
OF tools clattered ON the floor. Then