The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-03
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bIllboards while tho chauffeur filled
up with petrol othrrwise-ns a
careful glance up and down the
street convinced mo-not soui waa
In sight.
! walked along a hot asphalt path
and turned tho corner into what was
known az the boulevard. almost un.
noticed. On my loft was a stretch OF
waste. ground. black and with mai.
odoroua refuse. empty tins and bot.
tieS. abandoned even by tho children
"a an undesirable playground on
my right we're more houses IN course
OF erection. but today deserted be,
cause Of an opportuno strike among
the masonA The only inhabited ed.
fico was tho one where my business
lay. A brass plate upon tho door In.
dlcated that this was a branch OF
Browns bank, planted out hero in
this uncomeiy spot for tho conycn.
fence OF the hugo factories which
dominated the noighborhood.
With my hand upon tho swing.
door I glanced around. My luck WIS
certainly in, for thero was s,lil not
even child to be seon. Inside. be.
hind the counter. both tho manager
and his clerk were busy counting out
bundles Of treasury notes They
looked up lnquirinEiy as entered.
Strangers In such a place. | imagine.
were riIe. Such a stranger as | was
a rarity which they ware never ike.
~ 10 experience again In this world
Ny plans were cut and dried TO the
last detail | wasted no time in any
silly attempt TO hold the place up.
but brief tho the seconds were, Il
was amazing how my brain chron.
lcled a host OF varying Impressions.
I Baw the bland smile fade from the
managers lips; | PAW the dawn OF
suspicion In his eyes. tho gleam OF
terror followed by tho spaEm of pain
as I shot him thru the right shoul.
dcr.blado. His assistant had not the
courage Of rabbit Whitehead.
gasping for mercy. no stood there
with his head and his knees shaking.
am convinced that II had left him
alone for another five seconds. ho
would have collapsed hopelessly
without any interference on my part.
WIS not able to take risks, how.
ever; so. leaning over, struck him
on tho point Of tho jaw, Ho fell in n
crumpled heap behind the counter.
/ then helped myself 10 7000.odd
pounds in bank and treasury notes,
and in about a minute and q half
after I had entered tho bank. I
strolled back again tho way 1 had
come.
At tho corner Of tho street, looked
back. There were no signs OF life
about tho bank. no one apparently
on his way toward II. There were q
few children playing about tho unoc,
cupled houses. and behind the win
dows of tho cottages in the street
where | now was, were women In.
tent upon various domestic duues
Ono woman wns scoldlng her child
Just outside the door. She glanced
at mo only in the most pcrfunctory
fashion My Panama hat was pulled
well over my head. II reasonable pre-
caution, with the sun Mt It's greatest
power. a man was bending over tho
open bonnet OF the car which had
left at tho corner. I PASSED him by
without glance and stepped into the
gray touring car behind. The engine
WAS purring gently: the chauffeurs
fingers were upon the gear handle as
/ appeared. took my place by the
side OF Janet, unacceptable beneath
her motor veil, and wo gllded off
northwnrds. There were no signs OF
any disturbance ns we shot into the
broad main street. We gathered
speed UP at tho Chnpeltown Hill, and
very soon we were racing for Scot.
land.
Janet passed me silver flask soon
after we had passed out OF the sub
urbs. shook my head.
you know that mover tnko my,
thing until 1 o'clock" 1 reminded
her. why should | drink In the
middle OF the mornlng7"
fancied that caught thru her
veil CLEAN of that almost Worship
Ing fidelity which had led mo TO trust
this woman ns had trusted nc
other In my life.
What u norvo!" sho murmured.