The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-07
The Leeds Bank
Robbery
BY E. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM
Nps,na Copyright. 1922, by n Philips oppenholm
AuEt ~ L. A Service. Ino

Ingenious. from tho selection OF that
particular bank. which IN wickedly
Isolated. 70 tho exact location OF the
Dartlor car. which made anyone on
Tho offaids almost invisible"
"It's pretty generous OF you 10 lst
mo ialso the eredii or this" Rim.
minEton remarked.
III Risnfisld turns or, 20 Do Pug,
aiey. and Pugslsy the man I believe
hlm 10 b." l said. Il hhall need no
other reward than the Joy OF having
brought him 10 book"
DO you believe him 20 b. Michael
sayeraI~ Huntington asked.
Il am absolutely certain Of n I
answered.
We completed our round. funched
ana played again. There came no
sign from tho Lodge. Somehow or
other. the sileno. seemed 20 me
ominous. Toward evening I began
20 get uneasy. Just ss ~s were cit.
,ing down to dlnner. was fetched 10
tho telephone.
Inspector Mccall speaktnE.- the
voice heard declared. "Aro you
Sir Norman GroyoaT-
Yes" answered.
Have you heard the newaY-
Il have heard no particular news
since early this morning" replied.
-Stanfield escaped eleven miles
from here" the inspector declared
gioomiiy.
"Escaped' R,diculousi- I ex-
claimed.
Tie ala II anyhow. He shot both
his guards with an automatic pistol
fixed In tho Hols OF ons shoo and
worked with the too Of the other.
Mr. German. from Scotland Yard, ls
seriously wounded, and one Of the
others IN shot in tho leg. stanflold
then threatened the driver until he
released him from the handouts and
took him TO within mile OF n mil.
way station. There he tied the man
up. drove the car on himself and dis.
appeared. SO far we have no news. +"
could mako 20 Ineligible re-
ply. l muttored something TO the
effec, that Huntington and I would
come on 10 the police station tho
first thing in tho morning. Then I
walked outside, a little Riddy. sick
at heart, furious with myself and
Fate. I stood looking toward the
Lodge until at last I yielded 20 an
Irresistible Impulse. hastened
across tho few yards OF heather
grown common, crossed the road
made my way up the struggling ave.
nue. and rang tho great front.door
bell. Presently tho huge door swune
silently open. Janet stood there
looking out NJ mo.
] freely admit that I lost my nerve,
lost my poise and with II all the
gifts which enable a man TO face m
exceptional situation. For this WON
nm showed no signs OF any mental
disturbance. had never seen hor
look moro beautiful. she moved
away from tho door.
Come in she invited. IT hav,
been expecting you
Our footsteps awakened strnnrr
echoes In the hall. She led the wny
into tho slttlng.room, which opened
onto the terrace, md sank back on
tho divan. whore apparently she had
been resting.
"Judasw she mnrmurcd.
You know. thonT' demanded
harshly.
'TvcrythinE---cven to the last little
episode. What fools you policemen
nrei"
She laughed mocltlngly.
II worry no moro about him. she
declared. 1T Ia not nm equal strue,
gle. I worry only about myself
alone here"
"Alone--heror' I echoed.
She nodded.
Harding. our butler-chauffeu and
confederate, hns taken tho car
where you cnn guess. Our gillle
broke his leg this morning and has
gone to tho hospital. am not afraid
OF burglars, but am terrified Of
mioo, and tho place Ia overrun with
them. Also I simply ioathe tho idea
Of having to ret up md mako my
own coffee in tho morning"
rose 10 my feet.
There aro empty rooms MT tho
Dormy house." told her. "whero
you could obtain service and be
made quito comfortable. I an, going