Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-10
.well. wen soon see!" snapped

rosely. TITS there
$50 you admit It do your" Mac
/ yightis's smile was unpleasant.
well. then. since you seem 70 be
3 % thick with that pack Of ours back
there In the train, perhaps You'll adj
nit to . hand In this little counter
letting plant - well?''
mo: iii WON'T" said the Hawk
shortly. II never had anything. to do
with THAI ! I don't admit anything
{ Of tina kind! Ask him!"-the Hawk
jerked his hand toward the Lady
bird.
,ya:;,oh. al right.- Macvightie smiled
p4pl4asently again. "Let 1t 40 at
NATION now. II you like 1t that way.
u Aosant much matter. Your, birds
etc leather. anyway. and there's
J enpu9h on all Of you to 30 artnind!"
He,xeachsd behind him. and picked
!, N the package Of bank notes from
whore he had evidently laid 1t On the
1 nAAre1t bench. "How did you know
ihiS Nas an the train, and how did
Z you know where It was in the car
ana tall the truth about I'll"
II heard you and Mr.. LansorI talk
+ tnx shout II tonight" sald the E[awk.
.Whsref
an the roundhouse. was outside
the window. And" 49, the Elawk's
vptce thinned in sudden A1larl-
you 70 TO the deyil with your auea-
The LAdybird Was craned forward
agAin IN the wheel chair listening
thtently, he sank back now and
scowled rnnrderously at the Hawk.
NAcyightie shrugged his shoulders,
handed tho package to one OF his
three men who were with him III the
cellar, and drew a pair Of handouts
from his pocket.
Get that cash down to the train,
and put It back with the gold, where
It will be under guard, MacGr,.gor! /"
he ordered brusQuely. And you two
carry this fellow''--he ratified. his
handcuffs in the Butchers direction
down there. too. Tell Mars,on to
! let you have three or four more men.
/ The chap that Williams has got up-
stairs there win have to be carried.
too. 7 guess: and our friend here, In
the invalid buggy, with the thanks
giving expreSsion on his face. will
have to have somebody to push him
along over the ruts. Yes, ard I'll
want q couple - put In the night
here tell Aarston 20 make 1t four.
And now, beat I'll You run rll1ead,
MacGrscor, and ret back AZ soon as
! you CARVE don't want to tie ,tp the
traffic III night.
The tNo men picked up the Eutch-
or. and preceded by their cornpan-
lon with the package Of hank notes
went UP the stairs MacViyhtie
caught the Hawks arm roughly,
mapped one link OF the steel cuffs
over the Hawks right wrist, and
/. yanked the Hawk urgently over to
. position beside the wheel chair. He
4 enappsA the other link over the
Ladybird's left wrist, and smiled
menacinsiy.
II guess there's dead weight enough
: there to anchor YOU for q few min
: Ntes while I take q look around
herelI he said curtlyand turned to
IAnson. ~ 81
The Hawk was Hooking at hi, lips
R4n. upstairs. the tramp of feet
Wa dying away. There would be
no one there now but the other lrlem-
4 hAr Of the rang who, IL seemed, had
bean. hurt when the house was
rushod, and the one man who was
uarding the prisoner. The Lady
birds cultured voice at the Hawks
,.tde poured out an uninterrupted
nesn Of 3abandoned oaths that were
ms shudder in the nonchalant,
oqqxerSationaI tones IN which they
at from the twftching lips. Mac
1 4ohtie and Lanson were moving
~ and there about the place.
NnAtches OF their :. conyers ton
reached the Hawk:
80 Well, ! reckon called the
S{fn, all right when 1 said it was
me Same crowd that was turning
9Nt the phony stuff. Ell? -. Yes,
the telegraph ret. 80. Can't trace
the wires until daylight, OF course.
Hure. cleanup. -.
-. The Hawks eyes Travelled fur
1tx6ly round the cellar. They rested
Huh1xilY on spot In front OF him.
yhere. in the center Of the floor, but
partially hidden by one Of the work
benches, was the bolted trapdo,,r Of
'tse underground passage that led out
70 the wagon shed. He circlesl his
~ with his tongue again, and eur-
lively again, his glance travelled on
-, the door at the head Of the cellar
stairs that had . massive bolt, and
that evidently swinging back Of ito
own accord after the men had paused