The Jasper news., 1920-05-06

lone bandit held up the messengers OF
the Western & Southern Express COM
pany. and relieved them Of twenty
thousand dollars just received from FL
Paso on the Flyer.
"Perry Hawley, the local manager
Of the company together with Len
Rogers. the armed guard, had Just re
turned from the depot, where the
money had been turned over to them
and receipted for. Hawley had un-
locked the door of the Office and had
stepped In, followed by Rogers, when
masked desperate appeared sudden
ly out OF the darkness, disarmed the
guard and manager, took the money,
passed through the door and locked It
after him, and vanished as silently as
he had come. Before leaving, he
warned his victims that the place
would be covered for ten minutes and
at any attempt to call for help they
would be shot. Notwithstanding this,
the imprisoned men risked their lives
by raising the alarm"
Further down the page Mackenzie
discovered that the desperate was still
| dt iuhbGs Uut lllul DHcIth DUH GAPCSt-
ed shortly to lay hands on him.
He folded the paper and returned to
his room to make preparation TO re-
turn to his ranch The buzz Of the
telephone called him to the receiver.
The voice of Culllson reached him.
THAT you, Mac7 I'll be right up.
No, don't come down. I'd rather see
you alone"
The owner of the Circle Q came
right to business. "Tve made a raise,
Mac, and while I've got 1t I'm going to
skin of what's coming to you"
He had taken big roll of bills from
his pocket, and was counting of what
he had lost to his friend. The latter
noticed that 1t all seemed to be In
twenties.
Twelve hundred. That squares us,
Mac"
The Scotsman was vaguely uneasy
without a definite reason for his anx-
iety. Only last night Cullison had told
him not a single bank In town would
advance him a dollar. Now he had
money in plenty. Where had he got
iti
Mackenzie's eye fell on copy of
the Sentinel protruding from the 9th
er's pocket. "Read about the holdup
Of the w. & s. expressi That fellow
had his nerve with him."
! "ShoI This holdup games the
easiest yet. He got the drop on them
and there was nothing to IT,"
/ ha
coming in last night?"
There's always leak about things
Of that sort. Somebody talks. knew
, It myself, for that matter"
"You knewi Who told youf"
THAT'S a secret, Mac. Come Il
think of 1t, / wish you wouldn't tel
, anybody that / knew. ! don't want t.
, get the man who told me in trouble"
"Sure l won't" He passed to an
! other phase of the subject. "The Sen
, tinel says Bolt expects to catch th'
4 robber. Think he willr
mot II the fellow knows his busI
pess. Bolt has nothing to go on. HI
o has the whole Southwest to pick from
. 9 For all he knows. It wss you.">
d Eyes, but"
% "Or more likely me-" The gray eye
. of the former sheriff held frost!
\ smile.
In spite of that smile, or perhap
9 because Of 1t, Mackenzie felt agaIl
/ that fash Of doubt. whats the US
r of talking foolishness, Luckl Cours
II you didn't do 1t. know you too well.
It But the trouble was Mackenzie di,
e not know him well enough. culllsOl
?, was hard up, close TO the wall HOY
Is far would he go to save himselfl L
:. his slow, troubled fashion, Mac wor
I, dered II his old side partners strea
}. Of lawlessness would take him as IA
o. as a holdup. OF course It would moi
he assured himself; but he could no
q. get the ridiculous notion cut Of hi
,e head.
le Mackenzie drifted to the courthouse
He found Sheriff Bolt in his office. TIL
Scotsman wanted to discuss the rot
berry, but was shy about attacking tn
subject. While he boggled at It, BoI
was of on another tack.
Ell Inside of a quarter Of an hour tn
ID sheriff had found out all he wanted I
30 know about the poker game, Cullison'
le financial difficulties. and the news ths
O. Luck had llQuidated his poker deh
ir since breakfast. Moreover, he ha
talked so casually that his visitor ha
Is no suspicion Of what he was drivln
d. at.
ID Mackenzie attempted a little sleutl