The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-01-06
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- ALvAH ]. GARTH

%, 1870. Western Newspaper Union.)
A young girl. modestly attired,
graceful and lovely, came down to the
boat landing at Bolivar and bestowed
mods and smiles upon the captain and
helmsman about the little craft moored
there.
Erwin Trask did not take. his eyes
away from her from the moment she
had come In view Of the top of an
incline leading down to the waters
edge. She carried two large pasteb0ard
boxes which she set carefully upon
stool. S.
."Just In time. Captain Taft" she
remarked to the rotund, bustling own
er Of the launch. "Will you stop for
me at Ashton7'
WED stop for you in the middle
Of the ocean Il you asked US to, honey
girl" responded the captain with gem
uine ardor. Eth, Baritone"
Every time" piped the man at the
wheel enthusiastically, and then cap
tain and wheelman chatted with her
about the health Of her father. things
up at the little farm and variety OF
subjects evincing an intimate knoWl.
edge Of her affairs and an interest In
the same
The girl looked sweet enough to de-
serve the name bestowed upon her
money girl"-but Trask soon dlscov-
cred that this was not, as he had at
first supposed, familiar endearing
epithet. She was called "honey girl"
because her father operated small
farm specializing in honey and bees.
He reared and dealt In a rare and de-
sirable breed Of Italian bees and
shipped as we'll as delivered them all
over the country. The two boxes the
girl had brought aboard probably held
some Of these, which she was taking
to customer at distance.
Two grim faced, unprepossessing
looking men taken aboard up the river
at~by themselves at the stern Of the
boat. No particular attention was
paid to them. They had paid their
fare for the through trip. They got
up and moved about the deck with
some animation. however, as the boat
traversed part Of the river that
broadened out, with little islands here
and there. The captain had gone up
close to the wheelsman when the croft
entered this stretch. as II the tortuous
course demanded careful attention.
Trask had never seen the girl be-
fore and the captain had motioned to
him as he went about his duties.
mir. Trask Of the Byron bank, Miss
Warren" he said. we have two
treasures aboard this trip-the banks
big iron box aid you. honey girl
Very soon the twain, young compan-
ionables, were conversing pleasantly to
pass the time. Trask was interested
In the unique. calling Of the young lady
and her father, and Ada Wallen
learned that once week he made the
trip with large amount Of ready cash
for a city correspondent bank. Her
eyes opened wide as he observed that
there was over fifty thousand dollars
in the heavy clamped box In the cabin.
The two strangers had approached
theswheel. One Of them carried with
him common tool bag, the other sud-
denly revealed two reyolvefs.
run the boat against that island
over yonder, shut off the power and
get to the stern with your passengers
or we will do some shooting" gruffly
ordered the man with the bag. Keep
them hired up, partner" and within
the ensuing next few. minutes the
startled Ada and the young bank man
knew that they were in the midst Of a
hold-up. The wheelsman and Captain
were compelled to crowd back between
some benches, held at bay by a leveled
weapon. Ada sat pale and inert on
the stool, warned by, the ruffian to
make no move or he would show no
discrimination in her favor because