The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
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selves. The sergeant said it was a
professional job, all right, as neat a
Safe-cracking trick as he'd even seen
turned. I couldn't hush it up if I
wanted to.
"I'll do what I can for Sally, lie
like a gentleman for her, say she
never joined up with us, we don't
know where she iS-anything you
like, but I'm afraid you're bound to
be the hero Of Capital City before
you're twenty-four hours older.
Too bad, son, but don't see how
it can be helped" he twinkled.
II don't care a rap about being
a hero" David snapped. 1.-THE only
thing in Gods world I care about is
Sally Ford. Listen, Mr.. Bybee, tell
the police that one of the other boys
chased the crooks and took the
money away from them. Let Eddie
Cobb be the hero! Eddie'd like that,
wouldn't you, Eddie?" he sang out
to the freckle-faced youngster who
was looking on, goggle-eyed, among
the crowd that damned the door Of
the stateroom.
saw, Dave!" Eddie protested,
flushing brightly under his freckles.
"Sure you would like It'll" David
laughed feebly, sinking back to his
pillows. Listen, Mr.. Bybee: this
is Eddie Cobb's home town. He was
raised in the orphanage, like Sally.
He'd get great kick out Of being
hero to the kids at the Home. He
can go with you to get the suit
cases, after you've sent for. the po-
lice to go along with you.
"Pll lie low, Eddie can tell the
story I've told you, and the cops
will never be the wiser. I can give
him a pretty good description OF
Steve. had plenty of chances to
study his face after I'd knocked
him out. I imagine he's beat it in
his car by this time, if he was able
to drive; otherwise you'll find him
in the road just as I told you. OF
course he'd know it wasn't Eddie
that fought with him, but the po-
lice wouldn't have any reason to
doubt Eddie's word"
But Mia may have told him
about you and mel" Sally cried.
"Oh, David, don't bother about me!
Take your chance while you have
it to be cleared of those terrible
charges! I'll go back to the
Home and-and wait for YOU [
could stand it-somehow-if 1
knew you were back in college, a
"a hero, and working for both OF
us. Please, David! Think OF your
self, not mel"
mo" David shook his head
This little thing I've
done wouldn't get you out OF
trouble. They might clap you
into the reformatory, as a juve-
nile delinquent. We can't take a
chance on that! Besides, you've
had enough of the orphanage. We
stick together, darling and that's
thati May 1 have another cup
of coffee, if it isn't too much
trouble?"
you're both pair of fools, so
crazy in love with each other that
you can't see straight" Mrs. Bybee
scolded, as she blew her nose vio-
lently. "But I'd like to see Win
field Bybee try to do anything you
don't want him tot Far as I'm
concerned, you can have anything
I've got and welcome to it,"
OF course, there was nothing then
for Pop Bybee to do but to adopt
David's plan. The boy was trans
ferred to a lower berth, where he
was safely hidden until after the
detectives had arrived and departed
with Pop Bybee, Eddie Cobb and
Gus, the barker.
Eddie. in his zeal for playing his
part well, had torn his shirt, bruised
his knuckles, scraped dirt on his
arms, rolled in mud and done every
thing else to make up for the part.
For the rest Of the day Eddie
strutted about in the 1melight Of
publicity. Newspaper photographers
and reporters arrived within few
minutes after the detectives had
phoned headquarters that the suit
cases filled with silver and bills had
been found in the hayloft; and
when Eddie returned with the
Snowman and the barker, he was
prevailed upon to pose bashfully
for his picture.
The newspaper reporters COM
mented admirably on the "boy
hero's" admirable modesty and diff
in the big front page sto-
ries that they wrote about the car
nival robbery, and Eddie'S freckled
face, grinning bashfully from the
center of the pages, confirmed every
word written about him.
His kewpie doll booth at the car
nival that afternoon and evening
was mobbed by his admirers, and
before the day was ended Eddie al
most believed that he had routed
two famous criminals and saved a
small fortune for the owner OF the
carnival.
Sally was permitted to stay with
David during the afternoon, but
Byhee alphabetically asked her to
go on for the evening performances,
since q record-breaking crowd had
turned out, drawn partly by the
fine weather that followed the
storm, but largely by the front page