Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-04-07
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, APP


the light In his spotlight and flashed
1t toward the front of the tunnel. He
then placed the light on the floor, still
focused toward the front of the tun
mel, and stepped away from 1t. He
did this for fear that If he stayed near
the light the members Of the gang
might fire at the light and hit him.
Almost instantly two figures were
thrown into sharp relief as they rushed
into the light. They were without
masks. Harry gasped as he saw them.
One of them was the cashier of the
bank. The other was CLARA Jennings
dressed In mems clothes.
In spite of his tremendous surprise
and amnzement Harry shouted auto
matlcally at the two.
"Stopl" he cried. Throw up youi
handsp
He saw Clara start at the sound OF
his voice. Undoubtedly she recog-
nized him. Then her hands went up
as did those Of the cashier
For a wild moment Harry thought
of telling the girl to slip by him. 1t
would be so easy to let her out Of
this mess. Then stern duty clamped
down upon him. 1t was an inside job,
after all, and here we're the two In
siders. Clara and the cashier.
Harry was thinking quickly. His
next step must be to get the two other
members of the gang into the light and
to then disarm all Of them.
But while Harry was quickly plan
ming his next steps there came sud
den rush behind him. He found him.
self suddenly battling with Gfth
gangster who had come from the rear.
And as Harry fought with this an
tagonIst, who seemed even stronger
and bigger than himself, he saw the
cashier flood him with the light from
flashlight. Then came another dis
maying development. The cashier
pulled pistol from his pocket and
deliberately aimed at Harry.
Harry's antagonist was managing to
keep away from the light, despite
Harry's utmost efforts to get the gang
ster between himself and the cashier.
Consequently Harry offered per-
fectly easy target. Through Hayry's
mind flashed the thought that this wns
to be his end.
Harry gave last despalring glance
at Clara. Then to his intense sur
prise came another startling devel'
opment. Quickly, efficiently, Clara
knocked up the cashiers pistol so that
the gun upon Its discharge sent the
bullet harmlessly into the ceiling OF
the tunnel. Then equally quickly and
efficiently she covered the cashier with
pistol Of her own.
Through Harry's veins surged a
great wave of Joy. Perhaps, after all,
Clara was all right
And at this thought he felt renewed
strength coming to him. In n moment
he had bested his opponent. In an
other few minutes, with Clara cover
ing the cashier, Harry brought the
other gangsters into the light and dis
armed them. And within comparn-
lively short time the four men of the
tunnel were safely lodged behind bars.
Then Harry had a he0rt-to-heart
talk with Clara.
"You see," Clara explained, I've
been investigating the thefts just as
you have for some time. I'm private
detective employed by the president
of the bank. My Job as stenographer
was just blind"
"You saved my life" said Harry
softly. II owe everything to you
butt failed in my Job. didn't cap.
ture the gangsters alone. 1t took you
to help me do It. And you said there'd
be chance for me only II won out"
you did win out" said Clara shyly.
"You played mans part. You didn't
tell me to escape when you thought
was one Of the gang II took n real
man to do the way you did. And ms
for winning me-perhaps I'd not have
gone into the tunnel tonight IL hadn't
been afrald-for--you."
One Heeting glance she gave Harry
as she said this. But that Rlnnce was
enough. There was wonderful mes
sage In her eyes. And with q wildly
beating heart Harry caught Clara to
him and kissed her