The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-21
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the corner, where the Lincoln High
way intersects. the car stops. On
one corner is the Dye bank. Dag
ohaliy opposite is the Dyer hotel
Directly opposite the bank is the
grocery store of JOHN Kel.man.
The automobile halls in front o.
the hotel. The woman gets out.
On her arm market basket. she
looks neither to left nor right, hut
enters the hotel. The car turns ana
moves away.
The woman finds a comfortable
chair In the lobby Of the woman 5
rest room in the hotel. She faces
The window openlng into the street
BY turning her head the least bit
she gets good view Of the en-
trance to the bank.
Joe Schaller oozes from behind
the two-by-four hotel desk. Te eyes
his silent guest. She is attired in
a dark hat from which hangs a
black veil. concealing her features.
and a long red coat. snug fitting.
Joe approaches. drops into an ad-
Joining chair and passes the time
Of day. 1t Is the custom in Dyer.
The woman replies agreeably
enough. But her voice is husky. and
course. Quite cold you have" Joe
says solicitously. The answer is
bowed assent Conversation Ian
cuisines.
The Columbia Six again put In an
appearance. 1t rolls rather certainly
20 the front of the bank. 1t is park
ed facing west in the Lincoln High
way. The woman arises and pick
ing up her market basket leaves the
hotel and anbles lelsurely across
the street.
She enters the bank She is fol
lower moment later by two men
who emerged from the car One man
remains at the wheel of the auto.
William Gettler. Sr. hears a step
Through the wicket of the window
he sees woman "A depositor
William says to himself as he me
chanically reaches for a deposit slip
and pen.
Good afternoon says William
as he takes his place behind the
woman.
It's good night for you II you
make a Teep," returned the woman.
And instead OF a bank book william
is looking into the barrel Of a re-
volver IN the hands OF the woman
A second later two men enter.
They circle the end of the cage
force Gettler into the bank vault
scoop all the visible money. bonds
and blanks in sight into the marker
basket and return It to the woman.
They leave.
The woman is last to go. The walt
door is slammed shut and Gettler is
held prisoner.
The woman steps into the area
way. At that moment Mrs. Bonnie
Theil enters. She has come to make
a deposit In her hands is roll
OF bills. plain to be seen The wom-
an with the market basket walks
unconcerne dly past her. Mrs. Theil
is about to call out for Mr.. Gettler.
The doo~ bangs as the woman with
the market basket exits. A mo-
ment later Mrs. Theil and the whole
village are startled by a sctaccato
Of shots. Mrs Theil rushes TO the
door of the bank.
From across the street keilman is
shooting. Gettler. prisoner in the
bank vault. sets off the burglar
alarm that sounds in four different
parts of the town. Keilnan hea-s
it .seizes his double barrel shotgun
and rushes to his store window.
The streets are filled with school
children homeward bound. Many
are tarrying before enticing store
windows.
No thought OF anything now but
to get the thieves.
Keilman IS in time 10 see the two
male bandits salnter from the bank
ana jump into the car.
Then the woman appears with
The market basket Kellnlan takes
a chance. lie shoots through his
plate glass store front. shattertnF
The window. The woman with the
basket drops TO the sidewalk. Mrs
Theil, from her place at the bank
door sees blood squirt from tho side
IF the wounded bandit The two
men in the auto lear out. grab their
fallen cornranlon, huTl the manned
5odv into the rear seat. seize the
basket and plunge again into the
machine
One OF them leans from the car am
shoots at Keilman. The plucky gro
GER returns shot with buck shot
The other bandit peppers away in
the opposite direction. He takes as
his target Lee Galbraith. Lee is
employed at the gas filling station
Of Stitch Brothers. The bandit is
wise bird He wants to kin Gal
braith because he's afraid Gal5raith
VIII I'LL the gas tanks of number
OF new cars in transit that have
stopped for fuel. IF the gas tanks
aren't filled the cars can't pursue
the bandit machine. So Lee becomes
the target, Bullets whiz about his
head ana bury themselves In the
s,-3ldi-9 hehins. Lee ducks.
The motor OF the bandit car roars.