The diamond drill., 1920-02-28
An initiated Hat.

common destination.
Trying TO do two things at once has
Its disadvantages A startling head
line caught his eyes Just as the cup
was at his lips. Hot coffee. precIpl-
lately swallowed. scalded his tongue
and throat He set down the cup.
swore mildly. and gave his attention
10 the news that had excited him:
while the citizens OF Saguache
were peacefully sleeping last night.
lone bandit held up the messengers OF
the Western 4 Southern Express COM
pany. and relieved them OF twenty
thousand dollars Just received from El
Paso on the Flyer.
"Perry Hawley. the local manager
or the company. together with Len
Rogers, the armed guard. had just re-
turned from the depot. where the
money had been turned over 10 them
and receipted for. Hawley had un-
locked the door OF the Office and had
stepped In. followed by Rogers. when
a masked desperate appeared sudden
.iy out OF the darkness, dIsarmed the
guard and manager. took the money.
passed through the door and locked 1t
after him. asd 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 i,e,4.s--<'~
Further down the page Mackenzie
discovered that the desperado was still
ut large. but that Sheriff Bolt expect
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 Cullison reached him.
''That you. Maci I'll be right up.
No, don't come down. I'd rather see
you alone"
The owner OF the Circle O came
right TO business. "rve made a raise,
Mac, and while I've got Il I'm going TO
skin OF what's coming TO you"
He had taken big roll OF bills from
his pocket, and was counting Off what
he had lost 10 his friend. The latter
noticed that II all seemed to be I'm
twenties.
Twelve hundred. That squares us.
Mac"
The Scotsman was vaguely uneasy
without definite reason for his anx-
iety. Only last night Cullison had told
him not single bank I'm town would
advance him dollar. Now he had
money In plenty. Where had he got
it7
Mackenzie's eye fell on copy OF
the Sentinel protruding from the 9TH
er's pocket. "Read about the holdup
of the w. & s. expressl That fellow
had his nerve with him."
"Shol This holdup games the
easiest yet. He got the drop on them.
and there was nothing TO t."
"How did he know there was money
coming in last night?"
There's always leak about things
II myself, for that matter"
'You knewl Who told your"
That's secret. Mac. Come 10
think OF Il. l wish you wouldn't tell
anybody that / knew. don't want 10
get the man who told me In trouble"
"Sure won't" He passed TO an
other phase OF the subject. ''The Sen
tinel says Bolt expects 10 catch the
robber. Think he wIll?"
"Not II the fellow knows his busI-
ness. Bolt has nothing TO go on. He
has the whole Southwest to pick from.
For all he knows. II was you"
"Yes. but"
"Or more likely me-" The gray eyes
OF the former sheriff held frosty
smile. ,-.~.--..--.-t..
In spite OF thai smile. or perhaps
because OF II. Mackenzie felt again
that fash OF doubt. whats the use
of talking foolIshness. Lucki Course
you didn't do II. know you too we'll"
But the trouble was Mackenzie did
not know him well enough. Cullison
was hard up. close 10 the wall. How |
far would he go TO save himselfi In
his slow, troubled fashion. Mac won
dered II his old side partners streak
OF lawlessness would take him as far |
as holdup. or course II would not.
he assured himself; but he could not |
get the ridiculous notion out OF his
head.
Mackenzie drifted TO the courthouse.
He found Sheriff Bolt In his Office. Toe
Scotsman wanted TO discuss the rob- /
berry. but was shy about attacking the
subject. While he boggled at II. Bolt
was of on another tack.
Inside OF a quarter OF an hour the
sheriff had found out ell he wanted to
know about the poker game, Culllson's
financial difficulties. and the news that
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