White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-01-21

go for the corn-chop early an keep on
goin'. Wait'll Sis gets that doll in her
arms an ma sets eyes on that dress
silk! Say! Gosh!"
The wind had died down by day
break but it was still showing, and
Danny had to plow his way to the
barn through a white blanket that
reached almost to his knees. He was
taking corn from the crib to the hog
pen, when he stiffened with a jerk.
Danny! Danny! Danny!" he heard
his mother scream in shrill alarm.
He dropped the bushel-basket, spill
ing it's golden contents in the earth
shroulding whiteness, and floundered
back to the house as fast as his legs
would carry him. His mother was
gesticulating wildly from the doorway
Danny! Danny!" she called and
disappeared indoors, as he approached.
whats wrong, MAJ" the boy
queried breathlessly, as he hurried
into the kitchen and slammed the door
behind him. HAS Sis
He stopped dead. His mother and
Sis were staring at him wide-eyed
across the kitchen table, upon which
was heaped a pile of gold and silver
in paper-wrapped rolls, some of which
were torn 80 as to reveal their con-
tents, and bulky packages of bank
notes.
II wanted to get tn sugar you
brought home last night. Danny" his
mother answered the questions in his
wondering eyes, $50 dumped tn sack
an Observation-Disclosures what came out
Of it,"
"Criminy Christopher" Danny eja-
culated. "That man last night must
have got his sack mixed with mine!"
What MANI" his mother wanted to
know.
Danny told her about giving the
wayfarer a lift. He also rendered her
the twenty-dollar bill, which the
stranger had given him. They had not
recovered from their shocked surprise,
when there came the muffled tramp
Of horses hoofs, the creaking of sad
dle-leathers and the gruff voices of
men on horses!" ST sexclaimed from
where she stood peering out through
the parted curtains.
Danny opened the door and bulky,
florid-faced man entered.
your pardon, Mrs. Ruhl," he began
alphabetically, hat in hand, "but have
you folks seen"
Then he broke off abruptly and his
jaw dropped, as he caught sight of the
money on the table.
How'd you folks get that?" he de-
manded gruffly, staring from one to
the other. Danny told him.
AN he went south around Big
Windy?" Castle asked, when Danny
had finished.
"He did"
What did he look Ike?"
II couldn't see." Danny answered,
ut was too dark
"The First National Bank in Free
dom was robbed last night" Castle
explained, while he carefully showed
the money back into the sack from
which Mrs. Ruhl had dumped it, "an'
this is evidently tn loot. When tn
bank men didn't come home en- tn
lights kept burnin' we smelled rat,
Investigated an found tn whole she
bang bound an gagged in tn cage.
There's been a thousand dollars re-
ward offered for tn return of tn
stolen stuff. You've returned that,
Danny Ruhl, an so that reward is
yours. You have sure done a good
nights work, If you're askin' me.
There's FIVE hundred offered for tn
robber dead or alive" Castle went on.
as he swung the sack over his shout
der and started for the door, "an'
we're out to get that. It's sure bet
that holdup guy didn't get far in tn
storm last night" The door banged
shut behind him. Come on, men!" the
Ruhls heard him below 9TH guy
l
we're after went south around Big
Windy an I've got bunch he's wait
in for US somewhere along that rough
goin'."
Then the cavalcade swung around
and went Laundering away, while
Castle told of the recovery of the loot.
9TH lucky kidd" several Of the
posse grumbled.
There amt anybody I'd rather see
get that thousand reward than tn
Ruhls," Castle reared. There's no.
body needin' it more after tn trouble
they've been havin. So quit bellyachin',
men! Our meats waitin' for us or l
don't know that trail south of Big
Windy in rough weather. TIL fool was
evidently tryin' to duck through tn
hills an come out on tn other rail
road. He couldn't possibly have picked
worse way, If you're askin' me,
which you soreheads grumblers amt"
"A thousand dollars!" Danny breath
ed in the meanwhile. hardly able to
comprehend the good fortune that had
befallen them.
20 Danny!" his mother laughed
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