Evening star., 1927-06-18
THE EVENING STORY

"It was real" afnrmed the wife.
"Such terror as that couldn't be sim
ulated. What do you suppose he
wanted-or the other man--if there is
one? Could they suspect"
Impossible. I stepped in the bank
office for moment to speak with the
bank president, and the money was
handed lie there. 1t wasn't in public
sight at all. Only you and I know
of it's existence. And this afternoon
| shall take it to the factory superin-
tendent to pay off the men. So you
see it will be in the house less than
three hours. It was rather bulky, so
l placed 1t in the desk
He drew a key from his pocket
opened his desk and slipped a hand
| looked rather hurriedly into other
drawers. He rushed to a window
Don't let him escape" he called
| Hes taken lot of money from my
desk. I'll give 500 to the one who
| first finds him."
"Nine thousand dollars" ne shout
ed as he flung himself from the room
and rushed out, but half an hours
searching failed to reveal him.
mot there said the man per-
pleXedly.
mot SO sure of that" doubted his
gardener. "The grounds tangled with
| the big roots Of TEN old plants an
| feller like you say he is might twist
| in among 'em like a snake, so we
wouldn't see him less we stepped on
him."
"If we only had dog" complained
the man.
"Ki-ow.oow! Wow! Ki-owr' an
swered the black spaniel. Several
| laughed.
Here's a chance to redeem your
| elf, you skulker," impatiently. GO
and find the man. Get along"
The spaniels tail dropped and his
eyes implored The speaker, wavered
struggled and grew straight. The tail
stiffened.
"Ki-ow! Yi.ki-ow" he protested,
and shot into the shrubbery.
1.-THE mites waking up, l do be-
lieve,' said the man in surprise. But
he's took small to be of any use. Does
any one know of a real dog that we
A wild outcry of rapid, exulting
barks came from the shrubbery.
'Treed him, by Jock" cried the
gardener. Bet the feller crawled
into a root like a muskrat an
In we CO."
But as they pushed in the vocifer-
Gus barking moved down rapidly.
They followed as fast as they could
through the .angle, those outside
running along outside abreast of the
barking.
! A shot rang out, followed by an
agonized howl. A few minutes later
the man came to the dog hopping on
three legs and holding up the fourth,
through the paw of which the shot
had passed. "Why. you poor chap" he
exclaimed. "You got it, after ALL"
But at sight Of him the dog gave
recollecting "kl-yi-ow'' and plunged
on. When they emerged from the
shrubbery the dog was barking fur
iously at the pool. Men were stcnd-
ing off on either side watching.
"Seen anything Of him?" called the
owner.
mot a thing, sir. He amt come
OUT
"Then the dog must have been
trailing a muskrat hat slipped into
the water-or no, there's the shot.
Find him, sir, find him!' For the dog
had made a long spring into the pool.
He swan straight to where the
lotus and pond lily pads were thickest,
A hand reached out and jerked him
| under water.
"Stop that" yelled the owner, and
without throwing off coat or shoes he
sprang in and struggled toward the
pads. Keep your guns on us, men,"
Several policemen came into sight
running. One of them threw himself
into the pool to help. Another five
minutes and the owner and the dog
were on +he bank, and the man, too,
in the grasp of the policeman. But
the man was a big, thick-set brutal
| looking fellow.
This isn't the one," protested the
owner to the officer. 1.-THE one who
stole my money is young and thin"
lone we want" was the answer.
Toughest kind Of tough we've been
looking after. Maybe he has a con.
federate."
Must have. But how happened
you here so timely?"
"Your wife 'phoned there was