The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-06

Il OF while was away from him.
SO you mus; tell me. Tim, and tell
everything. I'm depending on you.
SOL"
After n time. as her agitation
only increased. Tim attempted 10
take her mind az least partially
from the Gre. Tie talked OF her or.
rand. OF the salvation for the sob
that requirement Of the Laird's tim
Der meant.
"oh. the brief case!~ she said.
Where is ~ Mac said be would
put Il IN the safe"
And we will. too. Katiel~
Tim put the money away and
went on talking. trying 20 keep her
interested In things OF a more re-
assuring nature than the fire.
AZ noon they were xtlll In the
doorway ot the store. with Kate
showing signs OF The physical strain
she was under.
Better come 20 my shaniy nd
lay down a WHILE the man said
sollcllously.
She protested at hrEt but Tim
continued "a insist that she rest and
finally his way prevailed Slowly
be led her across 20 his one room
cabin. twenty rods from the store.
She lay down on his bed and turned
her handngei face toward the wan
He stood there watching as long
sohs commenced 20 rack her body
and then busted himself preparing
n lunch.
While he puttered about bis stove
a man emerged from the timber on
the opposite side OF the lake and
stood looking across the neck of
water toward the buildings. Ills
brows were gathered and he walt.
Cd as one win whose frst objective
is 10 be certain that when be moves
Il VIII be IN the proper direction.
Afternoon wnued and once be
cursed softly. lie had gone further
In his pacing. that time. and when
he halted and looked across the
water Tim Todd's shauiy was hid.
den from him hy the store building.
Then he nodded sharply In decision
and FASTENED through the brush 20
where canoe and pack were
cached. iie launched and took the
few strokes necessary 70 send him
across the intervening water
Then. very cautiously. looking all
about and with one LONG stare up
the lake toward where all the avail
able man power of Goodbye bat.
tied the flames be had set. ran
across the sand toward the store
The lowering sun was reflected
daxxllngiy from windows In the side
OF the building. He approached
one. put his face close and stared
within The place was empty and
he smiled. This was a safe way
TO use the door would be az the riKk
OF revealing himself 10 Tim SLOW
ly he showed the window open. care
ful TO make no sound. placed bis
hands on the sIll and vAulted with
ia A moment later he was pass
ing quickly around the end OF the
counter and dropping to his knees
before the safe.
Tim Todd had been talking con-
Sianiiy 10 Kate for the last half
hour. The girl chung lightly to his
gnArled hand.
Looks better all tn time. Katie"
he insisted. "Td like 70 bet they
stopped her az otter creek. though
how they'd do II In slash IKE that
nd on a day Ike this"
lie broke short as his gaze
chAnced 10 wander 10 the store.
Through a window on the rear side
he saw a man clambering through
window on the otherl
''I1l be busted ?" he muttered.
dropping the girls hand and rising.
How come that-a-wayI-
What. Tim7 what's happenedY"
Kate rose. freshly alarmed at his
tones
"Jnst somebody at tn store,
Katie. Likely they'll need some
thin. I'll skip over
He did not skip. He hobbled az
rapidly as he could along the path
way. his old heart humping In
alarm. twenty-five thousand dol
lars reposed In the old cheese-box
OF safe and some man had just en-
tered the building with stealth.
He tlptoed up the steps and
poised. looking within at Franz,
kneeling before the safe. Franz had
Inserted the point OF a wrecklng bar
behind the inner door. He strained