| Show cate ON TRUST y II 11 by uv 51 MAURICE AURICE gil G RASH IN eo comer eddie E addio martin escaped escape dl ithe prison sirens screamed guards fire fino combot the surrounding 1 country every law agency in the Y nation went into ac achon if on gei eddie meanwhile the notorious i criminal was riding under the belly of the n construction dump truck that hafid ald Y 1 taken him through too the prison cost cast li i gato by i its his fingers and toes he clung ft i to the bottom bottorof of th bumping truck i until the tha driver had parked it for J the th night in ili the company yard only 5 after dark dork did he venture from his i cramped position he wormed hs hii way into the locker room and speed j lly fly changed his prison clothes for or a work ou outfit tilt ile ho pulled the cap down f overt his eyes wrapped his list i around a heavy iron bar and was ready to travel i via alyk and aide streets he 1 reached tho city limits llin its he avoided the highway and headed across the 1 1 hills at midnight he reached a iv creek and waded across ne verget him now ho almost ran the remaining mile to the deserted chack aback that would give him needed refuge As he hurried ho he remembered tho the many times it harl given him refugo refuge when ho he was a youngster and his folks li lived vedon on tho the ranch he and kis his older brother dan played cops and robbers even at that time ho he had bad insisted on being ithe robber don dan was satisfied to be ackop a cop for a long time ho he had used tho the shed 10 y at the far end of the ranch as his make believe hideout hide out and dan could pot not find him then one day dan found his hiding biding place and the fun fan was ver over 0 but tha that thad had hap happened happeny pent 41 when he was ten years old ond end only tying bad man now he was the real thing the government paid five thousand dollars reward for him after his last bank job it would dou ble that amount to get cimback him back lie felt quite proud he had gone far or since he was yas a play robber 10 A short distance mcg from the shod shed he stopped and listened nobody was au going ito outsmart him satisfied that he was mas alone ke he moved to flie thack shacks the sow door was locked the windows boarded just nghe ashe left them with his iron bar he forced tho the creaky door on Us its squeak hinges field mice scurried outside birds new flew frantically from the eaves lie he bolted edthe the door and crossed to the rear of the room on his knees helln he impatiently brushed aside the cob webs and pried loose several floor boards ito he reached d down grasped he chain handle of 01 a small trunk and pull pulled WIt it to tho floor bloor birst he took out a flashlight I 1 and directed the he glare blare over the other contents of thai tho chest ho laughed loudly triumphantly everything was shipshape ship shape just as he had planted it three months ago there R 6 5 ap raff be F k P V Z glanced at the window blocked by police there was no escape was the box with the ten chousa thousand n d dollars here was his gun wrapped in felt there were cartridges and stull stuff to clean tho the revolver in case it got rusty and he fie had a complete change of clothes ile he could not miss I 1 I 1 ile he had brains why when he got twenty five thousand bucks from the last stick up he had only tried to got get away alth fifteen we ho put tho balance tn in the trunk with the gat and other gear lie ile had cached them just in case his plans went wrong and he tailed failed to got get out of the country well they aey did go wrong lie he had trusted a guy and gave him five grand to holp help hla his getaway the palI pal had fiad not only taken hesmoney his money but squealed on him and got the reward too but now he was in the cam spot with the same amount ov dough only this time he ha could not ilot fail because be causa ho he trusted nobody alone in the darche dark dar khe he gotto got to think ing and whenever it was dark barkand dar kand and he was alone he thought of his mother mottier no liked ked mom f not hot because of what olloway she was to him but because of the many favors she had done for him he remembered how she used to battle the neighborhood hoodlums to save him from a beating she was always looking out for his good yes sir mom was all right ile ho stretched out and fell into a peaceful sleep two hours later he awoke frighten edl ile he shook with fear As as he grabbed his gun A volto voice called hurriedly eddie eddie 1 it was his brother ile he did not answer dan called again eddie I 1 must see youl 1 eddlo eddie let him ln k then slammed the door and bolted it he jabbed the re revolver volyer into his brothers ribs youre still playing cops slid and robbers but youji never live to collect my reward f dan regarded him coldly mom wants to seo see you the savage tenseness faded from eddies face vo no kid giddin din after nil all that bunk buna they printed about me she know anything about you answered dan she been able abla to read for six years ra I 1 made up st stories ories instead of reading aang what was there thanks don dnn I 1 sure wish I 1 c could ou id see her but its impossible right now 10 ashes very sick 1 no I 1 11 its your last chance to see her alive ill 1711 go 1 ile he changed quickly into his good clothes ile he stuffed the gun and cartridges into hla his pockets and carried ried the money container under his arm at the door ho he stopped listen dan even though were brothers we hever never gadany ha had dany any love tor for each other if this to la your trick to turn me in ill get you if its the last thing I 1 do dan shook his head in in sympathy dont you trust anybody only me ma and mom lets go 11 in dans car they raced for home midway they ran into a he heavy avy storm haan R alli flooded the windshield taster faster than the wiper could clear it thunder boomed and lightning lit the countryside the storm was at its height when they stopped in front of a little white cottage dan jumped out of the car and ran to the house eddie followed A flash of lightning and E eddie adlo turned to see a pollee police car skidding to the curb eddie pushed dan inside ana throw threw tho the door shut ile ho whipped out his gun and leal leveled led it at his brother 1 I told you id get you but eddie frantically pleaded dnn dan 1 I A crash of thunder drowned out the revolver shots dan fell dead tho the officers were outside eddie was a caged rat ile he yanked open a door ili ilia mother was lying in bed edward Edwar edwardi dEdward she called weakly ile he glanced at the windo wIt it was blocked by police ile he had no chance to escape ile he held the gun behind him I hello fello mom he said im so glad youre here she told him are you all right sure mom im swell 10 she sighed Iny in relief ellef ive had it a dreadful feeling you were in d danger anger she said VI 1 I even telephoned the police to protect you I 1 |
