The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-16
Mornin' would be a bery nice time ob day if it wasn't for gettin' up.
 Copwiohs by Public Ledosr

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 nice time ob day if it
 wasn't for gettin' up. Copmiohs by Pnbiio Ledosr
 ever we see poor dear little Ginger again."
 Benito and Angelo carried tho bags and baskets down to the car and packed them neatly in. and a little later the three cars rolled down the lane. Eddy driving Gin- gers roadster. Marker accompanied them to Doorndee, leaving Holt on guard at Mill Rush.
 | It was but Few minutes after nine when they reached Doorndee l and ran quickly into the house, ex- citedly expectant of an immediate demand for the ransom, perhaps at the point of a gun. Phil hesitated only long enough to give the neces- sary orders to Hamill. Leave the cars out" she said. | We may want them in q hurry. Take the bags up to the girls rooms. the case of paintings to Mir Bard's. Take the food supplies to Gooby." And she hurried in after the others with an excited quivering of | nerves that matched their own. Very quiet, very safe, completely sheltered seemed the great lux urious house. It was very hard to realize that less than 24 hours ago they had left that door with Ginger, and that now, so few hours later they returned without her--that at this very moment she was being held for ransom, perhaps her life in i jeopardy.
 Amazcdly they looked at the clock. It was only nine. Yesterday at nine in this very house they were making gay plans at the breakfast table.
 Phil ran hurriedly through the pile of letters on the hall table. half expecting to find demand for the | $30, ,000 somewhere among 1t. but there was nothing of any unusual nature.
 Patty offered half -heartedly to go directly to her own home, hoping to relieve them of the slight addi- tional inconveience of her presence, but Marker preferred to hold the crowd together until Ginger was found or at least until the fact of her disappearance was given to the public.
 Hamili, on his way down. stairs after taking up the bags, hesitated in the doorway.
 Shall I take the basket to the kitchen. Miss Phil. or do you want 1t here?"
 "The vegetables? To the kitchen. of course"
 T mean the little one. The one am not to touch"
 | "Hamili, what are you talking about? I didn't tell you not to touch any of the baskets" PhlPs nerves were strained. and her voice was sharp and impatient.
 'The little one, Miss Phil-thats written on."
 Written on? Oh! Bring 1t here" Phil stood motionless = notion 1 legs the others hung about her.
 TT didn't tell him not to touch basket" she repeated faintly. Hamill reappcared in the door way. In his hand he carried q small square basket, stoutly woven but of loose mesh that would give free admission of air. They had never seen 1t before. A label was attached ]. to the handle with string. < 1" Be careful. Do not open this basket HamiIl read aloud. i Phil took 1t from him without 6 word. Nobody spoke. They scarce- ] ly seemed to breathe. The notice paper. Another piece of the same brown paper was thrust through the lock of the basket, securely twisted. She drew it out. and read 1t aloud slowly.
 i Be careful. Do not let the
 bird escape. If 1t returns without
 the money you will never see | her again.
 Roll the money, thirty thousand dollars in thirty bills. | as tightly as you can and put | 1t in the money pouch on the
 birds neck. Release the bird 1 by one o'clock without fall. If
 1t has not returned to the cote
 by three, the girl will pay
 Marker was examining the bas- ket. cThere's a bird in there--its 1 Tapping It's wings" he said
 Here Is the money" said Phil firmly.
 "Oh. wait q minute" exultcd I Marker. You're going to save that money. What a fool he Is; We've got him. now! It's carrier pigeon. 1 Every one of them Is marked and can be traced straight to It's loft. We've got him tight" | Here Is the money. Alfred" said Phil firmly. You may trace tho bird if you wish, Mir Marker--do as 1 you please-but l shall send the bird on It's way with the money. l 1 want Ginger"
 | In vain he pleaded her duty to the stafa fha nunlah nient of WrOngdoers, l the apprehension of criminals.
 Let the government protect so- ciety," said Phil hotly. Let the | police catch and punish criminals. It's what they are paid for. Wha.: protection do we get. when girl can be snatched away like this ln broad daylight in little place like Red Thrush? Let the government look after it's own business. I'm look ing out for Ginger"
 1 To his argument that even with the money paid over the abductors might not make good their promise to release the girl. Phil could only contend that by conforming to their demands there was Ut least chance for her safe return, other- wise there was no hope at all.
 "Well, we've got four hours" said pigeon in Iowa in four hours. It says you don't have to let 1t go until one"
 "Do what you can in the mean tlme," said Phil. At one o'clock. the pigeon shall be released with the money in the pouch. On that ]
 'sHow about following the bird with m airpianeY" suggested Eddy.