The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28
By ROB EDEN

deposit the lot and then have tnefn
call the police to pick up Tony
Passing Thought
Il was just a passing thought
and she probably wouldn't have
done it anyway. but he took pains
to see that there was no slip Up
and no chance for what he would
call a double cross"
He carefully divided the bonds,
counted out fifty OF them and
handed them TO the girl. and re-
placed the others in his bag with
the confession.
IN be waitin' right outside" he
said. where I can see every move
YOU make. One false move, and
I'm gone like a shot with the big
gest share of the bonds and that
paper YOU want. When you come
out with the dough and hand 1t
over. III hand you over the bag.
Get me ?p
No Chances
Jill said she did. Shed take no
chances on losing the confession.
I'm bring out the money, all
right" she said.
An no monkey business" he
warned.
NO monkey business" she
agreed.
Any trepidation she might have
had about cashing the bonds was
speedily forgotten when, after
having been ushered into a vice
presidents office at the bank, she
merely presented the bonds and
asked for payment.
Certainly" the banker said.
I'll have a check drawn up"
Check? I'd rather have the
cash, please, if that's possible"
Looks Startled
The banker o o k e d slightly
startled, glanced over the bonds
again and then excused himself.
In ten minutes, he was back with
a crisp bunch of five hundred dol
lar bills.
IF you'll count them, please,
Miss, err"
Talbot" she said. gillian Tai
bot" She obediently counted
them, there were a hundred and
two of them, and she told him he'd
made a mistake.
"Oh, no." he smiled. They're
worth 10 today, SO that makes it
just right"
She thanked him. placed the
money in large envelope he gave
her, and left.
She found Tony nervously pacing
up and down outside the bank. His
eyes lighted up as he saw her.
II was afraid you'd cross me
up" he muttered. did you get
it ?"
She made a move to hand over
the envelope, but he insisted on
to a neighboring doorway
before accepting it.
Threatens
ut had better all be here, too"
he threatened.
There's more than you counted
on, Tony" she answered. "A
thousand for interest"
He was too thunderstruck at
such honesty to say anything, and
handed over the little bag contain
ing the box.
Better watch yourself, Miss"
he said. Mister Shores a slick
one an he may guess what's hap
pened. I'd get rid of this junk
fast if was you"
He touched his hand awkwardly
to the brim of his hat, muttered
something and skittered out of the
doorway. A minute later, and he
had disappeared into the crowd.
Jill turned back toward the
hotel, the bag clutched tightly in
both arms.
At the desk, she paused long
enough to ask for a heavy manila
envelope, and went up to her room.
Can Wait
She wanted to dash Immediately
to the phone and see if she could
get hold of Bob, but decided that
could wait. Getting the bonds and
the confession safely out of her
was more important at
the moment.
She addressed the outside of Gle
MANILA envelope to Miss lillian
Talbot, General Delivery, Rawl-
ton" slipped the bonds and con-
'ession inside and then went down.
stairs again To the desk to have it
weighed for stamps.
That detail attended to, she
over and dropped the en-
7elope into the hotel mail box.
Not till then did she breathe
freely. Now let Shore come and
-ry TO find the bondsi
IT. IL Cant;.LN