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Show is MYSTERY la ::: ::: ::: ::: " - ,Kr. Ink-,,?- sheriff detected a movement in the back and ducked just as bullets fleuf! 27?e ::: ::: OS It-w- at dinner tonight with this new South Seas dessert idea, PINEAPPLE-LEMO- ;:: it PARFAIT CAKE. N t Made in a tropical breeze by you and these two new Pillsbury mixes. J o ' forest. as dry now, and the dogs were brought back early Sunday. With armed troopers close behind, they set off on a fresh forest trail Then the rain came down again and washed out the new trail. With that rain coming down every time you get 'em cornered," said a na--' tive wit, "I'm beginning to think them fellows got the preacher on their side." The downpour settled into a steady drizzle as the search went on. But the fugitives had vanished again. Had they managed to escape under the cover of rain and darkness? t The sheriff the other didn't know, but he met officers and urged them to continue the hunt. They tried again later Sunday morning but without luck. .At noon, the weary deputies and troopers began to drop out, had all dropped out. Normal activities T It. iu W11.-tpiorirU vernon ana oiner communities around the forest were resumed. Perkins dragged himself to his car, his discouragement apparent He - ' crashed pineapple i . itroioe HWillAEM One for the moist Lemon Creme Cake ' Pineapple Frosting Capture tHe excitement of the South Seas in this new dessert idea from PHirbury. The cekb fcr':3 up moict rnd f-- . v . smiled wanly when told him it was a good try. Then, dispiritedly, he drove back to his office. It was around midnight when the fugitives slipped through the darkness and struck out on foot along the, railroad tracks. They were half a mile from the nearest town when the beams of bright flashlights suddenly blinded them; before they could grab their guns, they were in handcuffs. The sheriff was waiting when they were brought in. Their shirt fronts bulged; one cammed the remainder of the food they Had bought, the other the loot from the bank robbery. . Both were convicted and sentenced to terms in Federal prison. . From their vantage point in the for est, they had watched each officer drop put unaware that each then went inta hiding in a spot previously desig-nate- d by Sheriff Perkins. They didn't learn until too late that more than 200 weary but dedicated officers had been concealed for hours in tall weeds along the back roads, highways, and railwell-wishe- One for the Hawaiian M. k in. ::: . rs 17-ye- ar ::: ::: ::;;;;;:rru: stealing guns, cars, and cash. The Thunderbird had been stolen, too. Sheriff Perkins reasoned that since the two men would need food they might go to a grocery store near the north end of the forest. He warned the grocer not to put up a fight but to, 9 ILLUSTRATION BY MARVIN FRIEDMAN serve them and then notify him. The rain stopped the next day, but there was no trace of the hunted men. Although Perkins had more than 200 officers under his command, there were just not enough of them to circle the vast forest. About 10:30 that night, the fugitives slipped through the darkness to the store. The grocer served them without exhibiting excitement. After they left, he called the sheriff. Officers closed in around the store, but the men had disappeared into the road tracks, waiting for them. Every logical escape route was effectively covered. Sheriff Perkins had created a masterpiece, of deception. "Family Weekly, September 13, 1961, . |