The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-23

lately swallowed. scaldsd his tongue
and throat. He set down the cup,
swore mildly. and gave his attention
70 the news that had excited him:
"While the citissns Of Saguachs
were peacefully sleeping last night. Q
lone bandit held up the messengers Of
the Western 1 Southern Express COM
pany. and relieved them Of twenty
thousand dollars Just received from ri
Paso On the Flyer.
"Perry Hawlsy, 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 recsipted for. Hawlsy had IN.
locked the door Of the once and had
stepped In. followed BY Rogers. when
. masked desperate appeared sudden
y out Of the darkness. disarmsd the
guard and manager. took the money,
passed through the door and locked It
after him. and vanished n silently ~
be had come. Before leaving. be
warned his victims that the place
would b 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
At large. but that Sheriff Bolt expect
cd 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 buxs Of the
telephone called him to the receiver.
The voice Of Cullison reached him.
THAT you. Nacf I'll be right up.
No. don't come down. I'd rather ses
you alone"
The owner Of the Circle @ came
right to business. "rve made q raise.
Mac. and while I've got It 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 bis friend. The latter
noticed that II all seemed to b In
twenties.
Twelve hundred. That squares us.
Mac"
The Scotsman was vaguely uneasy
without Q definite reason for his anx-
isty. Only last night Cullisoo had told
him not q single bank In town would
advance him q dollar. New be had
noosV II plenty. whsrs haA ~ got
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Aackensie's eye fell % . COPY q
the Sentinel protruding from the Oh
sTs pocket. Read about the holdup
Of the w. 1 q sxprsssf That fellow
had bis nerve with him."
"sho! This ho,dup games the
easiest yet. He got the drop On them,
and there was nothing to Il"
"How did he know there was money
coming In last nightr'
There's always q leak about things
Of that sort. Somebody talks. knew
It myself. for that matter"
"You knew! Who told you1"
That's q secret. Mac. Como to
think Of II. wish you wouldn't tell
anybody that knew. don't want to
get the man who told me In trouble"
Sure I won't" He passed to an.
other phase Of the subject. THE SEN
tinel says Bolt expects to catch the
robber. Think he willf"
mot n the fellow knows his bust.
ness. Bolt has nothing to 60 on. He
has the whole Southwest to pick from.
For all he knows. II was you"
"Yes. but"
"Or more likely me-" The gray syss
sf the former sheriff held . frosty
smile.
In spite q that smile. or perhaps
because Of It. Maekensis felt again
that dash Of doubt. "whats the uss
Of talking foolishssss. Luckf OeaFss
you didn't Do II. knew you to- we'll"
But the trosbis WAS Aacke1sis 1id
not know him well enough. Cullisoa
was hard up. Close to the wall. Hew
far would he % to ave himselff In
bic slow. troubled fashion. Mac won.
dered II bis Cd SIDE partners streak
Of lawlessasss weuld take him % far
a. Q holdup. OF 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 10 his once. The
Scotsman wanted to discuss the rob-
berg. but was shy about attacking the
subject. While he boggled at Il. Bolt
was on on another tack.
Inside Of . quarter Of an hour the
sheriff had found out all he wanted to
know about the poker game. Cullison's
financial dificulties and the news that
Luck had liquidated his poker debt
since breakfast. Moreover he had
talked 70 casually that his visitor had
no suspicion Of what he wns driving
at.
Mackenzie attempted q little aleuth.
Ing Of his own. "Thia holdup fellow
kind Of slipped one over on you last
night. Bolt"
"Mnybe 10. and maybe not"
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