Show m THE FICTION ION POLICE GUARD CORNER By Richard H. H Wilkinson OLD Man Bursley phoned in to headquarters about PM P.M. one evening His Ills voice was quite calm and unruffled Ive just been held up and robbed he be explained I think if it you go to No Market street you'll find not only the bandits Minute but the money 3 3 Fiction Wait Walt a minute min min- ute said Deke Duke Miller What is this Lets Let's have a few lew particulars I suggest cut in Old Man Bursley that you get down to Market street at once Deke hesitated Where are are you a you now Mr Bursley Im at my office ottice at 1102 Main street I O 0 K You stay there till we get back jack Deke hung up and nodded to o me Come on he said It sounds screwy but you like screwy set Old Man lUan Cursley owned and operated one of the city's biggest department stores There were vere about people in his employ and he be personally supervised the making up of ot payroll paron envelopes I asked Deke about details of ot the up hold-up as the police pollee car rushed us downtown I dont don't know any he said shortly Bursley Dursley simply told us uso to o go to Market and wed we'd find the money and the bandits The address at Market street was wasa a saloon We got ou out and went in in- in side Wheres the boss Deke asked The barkeeper shot a quick glance lance toward a rear door wet his lips Ups and shook his head He aint in Deke headed for the rear door p The bartender shot a quick glance toward a rear door wet his lips Ups and shook his headlie headlIe head bead lIe He aint here he said He banged it open Three men were sitting around a table and on the table was a heap of ot money and pay envelopes There was a lot of ot excitement during durIng during dur dur- ing the next 15 minutes No one but Deke Miller could have handled the situation so adroitly He stood with his back to the wall wan at the farther tarther end of ot the room with a gun in his hand while I called headquarters WE saw the three gangsters safely safely safe safe- ly Iy away in a patrol wagon then returned to the police poUce car Where to I asked Deke department store I dont don't mind telling you Im I'm burning up with curiosity Me too I agreed SO OO WE DROVE up to Bursley's hursley's and a watchman let us in and told us that Mr Bursley was still in his office Bursley Dursley was sitting there calmly reading the evening paper Did you get the money back he asked Yes said Deke Thought you ou would said laid Bursley Dursley What made you think so Deke asked Eh said Bursley Oh well that's where they phoned before leaving here I and my assistant were locked in that closet We heard them phone Do you mean to say Deke asked that the they were stupid enough to give away their theu out hide by phoning from here Bursley chuckled It amounts to that though they didn't know it ft They used that phone Dial you know Didn't have to speak a anum num ber so figured no one could check back I counted the clicks Easy You count the clicks of 01 the dial when she goes back and you can figure what number anybody's anybody calling Its Us quite a jolt O find you an orn ordinary citizen as la calm and levell level level- headed In time tim ot of l emergency ft as a cop should bit be Deke cleared his throat Mr Bursley Id I'd like to remind again that it Jt to is dangerous the you way you make up your yoU payroll Now Now Now- Tut tut tut Ive ald Bursley Ive Jve care to taken en care S of 01 that ve ning next week Im I'm having the en up Jm made up at t the tho ba bank ak Also Al Alen so paying oU oft b by check BesIdes that that ht i Im I'm m having a police e guard to watch over thing Ive I've Yea Yu su sir gen en decided I ought to have bave a pollee guard cuard to things thing keep an eye eyo on 1 |