| Show GET THE ROBBER In a time like this when robbery of or citizens in the streets Is common It Is a good thing to consider what you would do 1 If you were to be stopped stopped stop stop- ped pad at tho the muzzle of a revolver rc Man Many Manya a man man reading of the most recent piece of puts tb question to himself What 1 would I Ido Ido Ido do No man knows just what he would do do unless he has been held up two or three times No man can tell what will come of a new experience It is likely that he will meet the tho incident as he would any other demanding like mental operations Usually surprise Is the factor on which the highwayman depends He counts on startling you In the first place Then he has bas you at a vantage No matter whether he strikes at you with a or 01 levels a J C k L' L J 8 3 1 1 pistol at you OU He expects you to be scared and that you will In that condition condition condition con con- obey tho the commands of oC his less disturbed mentality Counting on that man many a robber has held up good capable men with bits of or metal other than revolvers revolvers any any number of them If It is of ot form and appearance to make a man think It ItIs itis itis Is a revolver it IL Is a revolver so revolver so far faras faras faras as the needs of or the robber are con con- corned At the same time It should be remembered remembered remembered re re- re- re that the robber is only a man nian He lie is not a hero particularly Because he engages in perilous occupation occupation OCCUr pation does not prove that ho he is brave Try him out Many a weaker and more coward cowardly man than you has taken highwaymen prisoner and marched them triumphantly to tho the police station station and and been hi big forever after When ho he tells you ou to throw up your hands if it he i Is within reach smash him on the tho nose He ma may shoot Tho The chances are about oven een that he will wil miss you jOU The They are three to one that he lie will not kill you If he doesn't doesn go goin goin goin in and finish him You can do It It You will wm be strong with a right cause and with the nervous energy he can no not command He has lost his advantage If it you are arc not scared Smash him in inthe inthe inthe the nose and then take his gun awa away from him and beat bent him to sleep with it It and then telephone for a dray dra- and take him bim down town through tho the main streets singing But if It you are wise and have havo to be out at night carry a gun Carr Carry it in your our right hand overcoat pocket with your hand upon it as you walk along Have a good gun Dont Don't save a dollar dolla in the buying of it it and lose your wallet wallet wal wale let to the first highwayman man Get a good one When he tells you to pu put up your hands shoot him through your pocket Dont Don't draw Just tip up the muzzle until you think it Is directed direct direct- ed about toward him and pull the trigger You probably will miss him But you will have retaken all th the ground he counted on You will WUl have hav startled him bim You will have him scared Then draw Draw an and shoot Shoot to hit You can ge get him And when you OU do do keep on pumping lead into him till tm the they will wil have ha to lift him with a block an and tackle If Ir you OU are out at night get ready for him You are likel likely to meet him himat himat himat at an any time |
