The Lamar register., 1920-02-11

pnny. 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 recelpted for. Hawley had un'
locked the door of the office and had
stepped In. followed by Rogers, when
a masked desperate appeared sudden
ly out of the darkness, disarmed the
guard and manager. took the money,
passed through the door and locked 1t
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 he 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
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, Mac? I'll be right up,
No, don't come down. I'd rather see
you alone"
The owner of the Circle G came
right to business. 1--WE made a raise.
Mac. and while I've got II I'm going to
skin on what's coming to you"
He had taken big roll Of bills from
his pocket. and was counting Off what
he had lost to his friend. The latter
noticed that It all seemed to be in
twentles.
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
it7
Mackenzle's eye fell on a copy Of
the Sentinel protruding from the 9th
er's pocket Read about the holdup
of the w. 4 S. express? 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."
"lIow did he know there was money
coming IN last nightT"
'Therc's always n leak about things
Of that sort Somebody talks knew
Il myself. for that matter"
''You knewi Who told youF"
That's a secret Mac Come 10
think Of IT, wish you wouldn't tell
anybody that I knew. / don't want to
get the man who told me in trouhle.-
"Sure won't" He passed 70 an
other phase of the subject. "rhe Sen
tlnel says Bolt expects 10 catch the
robber. Think he WHY"
Not lf the fellow knows his busl-
ness Bolt has nothing 90 90 on. lie
has the whole Southwest 20 plck from.
For nll hc knows. it was you"
''Yes. hut"
cor more likely me-" The gray ewes
OF the former sheriff hoii frosty
smile
In spite of that smile or perhaps
because 0f o.. 3iHcEnUzia felt AGAIN
that Rash nj doubt WHATS the use
of rulHug foaIHH1ass. Luck? Course
yaG didn't lott know you too we'll"
Bu tlr trouble was Mne,rnzie dId
NOT know bim we'll enough Cullison
was hard mo. close to the Wall How
frr would Doc so io save himself? In
bis slow troubled fashion. Mac won
dcrpd 90 his old side partners streak
of lawie--uczs would take him rs far
a- % hnllup Of course IL would not
ua assured himself; but he could not
rpf fle ridiculous notion ont of his
head.
Mackenzie drfted 20 the courthouse
Tie found Sheriff Boli in hIs office THE
SCOTSMAN wanted fo discuss thc rob
berry. but WAS Shy about atta.f'ug the
subject while ue houzlcd at g.. Bolt
va- or ou another tack.
Inside OF quarter OF au hour the
suarr had found ont nl DE wanted to
know about tile pobsr game. CuliiSan's
financial difficulties. nnd the news thnt
Luck had Iiquidated his potter Debt
since breakfast. MoreosrG be Sad
tuiscd an casually that his visitor had
uo suspicion Of what he was driving
nt