The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30

Tommy, standing allAlouotS =.
+be gate. saw Coral and Gun III
the half-light, and came hurrylng
around. He paused by me lnell
Giuseppe, and collected his rllie
and bandolier. Coral did the sailis
with Slim. With rifle IN hand aliu
the bandolier over her shouloeis'
she looked like q vivandlere-a
sort of modern Clgaret, Gun
thought. Then, remembering the
fste of cigaret, he hoped it was
not an omen.
.More good work." grinned Tom
nv. as he met them Holding the
rifle in his hands, he was happier
than ever. What next?'
Back to the bungalow-l'm not
sure how long Otto will be quiet
We'd better tie him up
They a back to the gate, ana
Gun said to Coral:
You stay here and watch. Give
us the tip at nee if you see or
hear anything moving anywhere:
They went inside, and deity
trussed Otto up, complete with
gag. Then they turned off the
light, closed the door, and hurried
back to join Coral. She had seen
and heard nothing.
And now?' asked Tommy.
Give me those keys, Coral"
She handed them to him, and
Gun, who had seen them before,
selected two or three from the
bunch. The others he passed back
to Coral.
I'm going to take a chance and
raid Trent's office" he announced.
There are one or two documents
I must have, I think You two a
come with me as far as the wood
en- fence, but no farther. If you
hear any disturbance, make
straight for the .arsenal-Coral
knows the way. UNDERESTIMATE.
Yes, but-What about your"
Leave me to look after myself.
SOMEBODY'S got to get home to
tell the tale. You know what to do,
of course, Coral-if you arrive
home without me-"
"Of course" she answered,
but"
They had been walking while
they were whispering, and now
they were at the gate in the wood
en- fence. Gun made a sign for
them to halt.
mo butts at ALL" he said CURLY.
"You know what to do, and that's
that. I'll be as quick as I can"
Inside the fence there was not a
soul to be seen. Gun ran on tiptoe
to the living quarters and Trent's
.habitation. The outer door was I'm
locked, and, using one of the keys
ne had taken on the inner, Gun
stood once more in Trent's office.
Hastily he opened the drawers
and took what he wanted-some
note books, a code book, a map, 6
list of names and addresses He
was stuffing them into his pockets
when a stealthy sound outside
caught his ear-and it was Their
that he remembered that he hao
left the outer door ajar. If there
was a Waterman about 80.
There was! An unmistakable
sound in the passage made Cur
spring silently from the desk anc
make for the door. He wanted tt
get there first-to strike as the
door was opened-but he was toe
late. The door was kicked bacl
violently, and a dark-faced mar
stood there, a revolver ready il
his hand.
The two shots were simultane
ous-but Gun sprang aside as he
fired from the hip. The other II
the doorway couldn't do that.
He yelped with pain as he fel
and, almost before he had touched
the floor Gun had gripped his col
lar and dragged him into the room.
Then, springing the 'ock, Gun shut
the door behind him and ran for it
Now, as he ran, Gun heard
shouts and the sound of opening
windows.
Gun al for the gate and h i
life, crouching low as he went, ant
expecting the vicious hum of a bull
let at any moment. 1t did not come
but as he ran Gun remembered
something else Coral and Tomm,
were well on the way to the ar
senal by now, and he wasn't Ger
tain where it was"
But when he got outside the gat
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