The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07

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stood beside it, fastening it back tt
the wall by inserting the handle Of
the coal shovel under the higl,
6oorknob.
KNEW HIS MOVIES
When Ollie turned to Miss
Lowry to await her next direction
it was with eyes cautiously lidded
Ollie had hated school before this
term. But when Enid Lowry had
said to him on her first day:
so you are the Oldest boy, Olaf
I shall rely on your help" Olaf
had looked into those baby blue
eyes and gulped. He was sunk: he
knew it. She was eXactly-well,
rot exactly but almoSt-like Nell
in THE Cowboys Revenge"
Ollie saw few movies because
the one small town near boosted
but one "theater," in reality con-
verted barn, and also because III
the Federsen household penny
had high scarcity value. But Ollie
knew his MOVIES.
The children waited. Miss Lowry
looked about the room and ad-
vanced her fingers towards a tap
bell on the desk. Almost upon the
bell, the fingers halted. Into her
blue eyes flashed a look of terror.
simultaneously, gruff voice
ordered:
PUT yer hands up!"
Slowly she raised her hands.
The % children, as one, turned
to the door. In the doorway, re-
volver held unsteadily in front Of
him, stood dwarfish man. Ollie
knew him, he was a "rat." They
always looked like that in the
movies.
The mans eye fell on the desk
nearest to him. The paper sack
on it bulged. His nostrils dis
tended.
Here, you bring me that" It
was Mary. McGonigle's desk and
Mary looked instinctively to Miss
Lowry, who nodded. Mary stuffed
it into his pocket.
Get me some more" Mary
obediently collected half dozen
bags, and the man stuffed them
into pockets and into the front Of
his shirt.
You on the platform. You get
your money and pass it back here.
No monkey business"
OLLIE COMES THROUGH
Enid Lowry opened her desk,
took out a handbag, opened it,
and silently handed five one-dol-
lar bills plus some silver, to the
boy in the front row nearest her.
He turned to pass it back.
"Youse kids, you put yer pennies
wit it, hear?"
There were not many pennies
among the %. Ollie Federsen,
still standing beside the door,
found himself thinking, thinking.
In the movies, some one would
Gosh" that man. Gosh" that
was the right word. But the man
had revolver. He must be caught
unawares.
Without realizing his thought
in actual words, Ollie put his foot
against the door and gently pulled
the handle of the shovel from
under the door knob. Then he
waited. The pennies came slowly
from desk to desk and finally the
pile was all there at Mary Nc
Gonigle'S, with the bills and sill
yer.
The man took a step forward
and bent to take the pile. At the
same time Ollie moved swiftly.
GraSping the shovel in both
hands he took a short but vigorr
GUS swing. The man sensed it
coming and raised his head, turn
ing towards Ollie. Crash! The
shovel caught him right across
the bridge of the nose. Blood
spurted, he went down, the re-
volver Gathering on the floor.
Ollie threw down the shovel and
bent for the revolver.
Then as the man made a move
ment, he gEasped the revolver
tightly and raising it high struck
again, this time on the top of the
head. The man moved no more.
Tie him, tie him. Ollie!"
Shrieked Mary McGonigle. 1--WE
got my skip rope"
you tie him." directed Ollie.
"Tve got to keep this gun at him.
He might come to-"
He pointed the revolver at the
PROSTATE figure. Mary McGoni
gle grabbed the rope some one had
brought her from the clothes
closet and was tying the mans
ankles together.
Rope his hands, too" ordered
Ollie. He did not know his own
voice. 1t had grown big anc
rough. He did know that Enic
Lowry stood beside him, and thai
she had piece of rope. He or
dered:
John Anderson, you pull hi
=, hands front and hold them. Mis-
Lowryll tie them" But John An
derSon hung back.
THE LAW ARRIVES
'Let me, let mel" 1t was Willie
Teller, ten and small, but un
afraid. He yanked the slack hand
together and proudly held then
while Miss Lowry tied. The nois
of Q motor filled the air. 1
stopped beside the school door