The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-19
TFiE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
,nly a Real Man Would
DO. 1t
sy FRAMk II. WILLIAMS
: Yarry Bowerg crawled GLOW.

the First National bank build,
9sE the words Of warning addressed
him earlier that evening by GIafi
Unings rang IN his ears.
Clara was one OF the boarders Of
ae place where Harry had heen
5Sbaying since being detailed TO inc
sTlrst National case. Clara was a
IAtenographer at the bank n Il
EYas Just about as pretty a girl as
Merry Had ever seen in his travels.
had been a case of love at ilfst
Right with Harry. but Clara hnln
4tim-of provokiurly. This evening,
Aust before Harry started on mss
STA43eriloHa task. he had again attempt
"a sentinentality WITH Clara.
"Tm going into "A dangerous JOB
ltonight, Clara" said Harry. 81 wish
Au could say something encourng-
Ing to nc"
Clara had laughed a little at this.
Then she had becoihr quite solemn.
~ wish you al, the luck in the
world" she said. i've got a bunch
|, that you're going to try ami stop the
E.thicves wilO've been taking aeGlri-
htfeg from the First National vaults.
3elng the presidents s:snographer
I've naturally got on to what you're
doing. And I know Il Will be II dan
S9erous job. Perha ps. II son come
Sshrough with 1t oil right Just a
Faint smile of encouragement had
%reathed her lips at this. But 1t
viii take a real man to win ont
/. against this gang. They'll kill with.
out mercy. You'd best be care
~ "l'sh's "a'V'"i
2L With that CARA a slippeo
YaTAy. And II was with nothing
more than inns rather dubious en-
enlargement that ne haa staItsn
lfnto the not. narrow tunnel whiGh
be had so laboE!ously e~Xcavated.
"A Now. as Harry ca c e more recalled
Clara's words, his attention was
suddenly called 10 something else.
a noise. dull but steady. came to his
snrs. Harry hurried his crawling
yr1e noise became louder. There
1 could no no mis,aIxlnE It now--the
n1Ise was directly ahead OF him,
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tsct n.;,b tbo .oiher I1rroIT
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bfe svs "a this hoVc The orenin1
into Ivf,;cN Se IonI;eL ,vas onjic waTT9
1isbted hv electric ,;rI,ts attocheG
~ the eating rho ronn, 80 II Nigh
be called into when he locked was
aS;ts Ierge In ,bn canter was f, r..
5iss and arnnd thn fails Tere gronn.
al four Sjnf,rns
Tha eomnd Of the ion 70.
inr on anon tI,ose came 10 Iarrv
n onIy muffied Ionea Eut under
fhe light above the table he couJl /
5saa n nmhs of eac,Irities soraod
ont evidently thase ma Neon fnsf
tSlEan Srnnn Tho .voN,t The gang
S,sS ~srn,rer+Iw n bis marcy. iE7-Nc
cnnIS Mi ofS tbaIr anime
AMI az Harry sn]pcnIatad ohont
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