| Show te e handsome so e man by b y MARGARET TURNBULL X by irwin avers W U units 1 arideo arid fj 4 Wo sunil ott San 11 M but strut trull I 1 or it taj dyer I 1 bi to in the ia in J 0 ark tes i be u traveled bae baie i kiado do roy my g AW aggy 1 01 A at of kaow that I 1 not to ia to know ill if 9 its to 1 r 1 sir deorge I 1 ful nty alj assumed filoi lot ran can or cli of the kept abao ll 11 going vil u age itzler ter 1 I i till pillow pillows nel nang td stout him ibertis Ws not about your ala li wre tary to arnow know fou act N nit it he gael diche leth a ex ed arl herself loyal and A he bibuld said it am apfl ca trust it at compan 11 let get noth lad finally t etli yo you U ind and deter 1 ud I 1 know after ter all she h her arlen friends ds my j way ay of b R berta in I 1 or t if lit it oti off i lot ui whole i wile and I 1 it iti ia good t pheme to tl all females ato 19 W e hay ray bit if way and the bee thee e or be IX iolj on the george K crossed i the bank ill R berta usa ulu I 1 iU iusa SJ tid m ti i InKa Uon core r del lit 4 to that this 1 tn tore eielt OF bank and he 4 brusque re allon 1301 to there ever till roberta by thi landing end your vil quite interest 24 bring you careful mind thol aw 14 9 lad dont I 1 her V gravely ravel y I 1 04 s a always bafia d dignity anity 4 ind desist e it the turned 1 I tg aggy but of any chanca hollm ahat breed this 13 surprised sir th a glance 3 of ad can be I 1 he ob aft 1 I have look a fler for I 1 afen ifen be too 10 it he went he oa 1 et p on 11 ll ill had d SIN er I 1 wag vt a for 11 eye fret slightly slig hily that I 1 W the steps lie woe aa lehow silly of bal aler of that a dan get I 1 here out of mischief alit river 44 ik or el his careful IY salte bit I 1 1 aher ite ito hit aortal in this idling how llover would lauth laugh if it he ever knew ile parked lils his cur car near the bunk bank it jas early and there were few can carl about after a careful look about him film sir georte went into the bank he lie bad had teen seen nothing on an usual be he entered two care cars only were parked in front of the bank when be vent went inside bust was going on us as usual lie fie a ent directly to the bank muna ors room it mas ai divided oil olt arm tho he front and the rest of the baik ot of flee bj by a partition of and glass the upper part of this yr pir tation did col not reath all the tray up to the old fashioned eil billing lIng it sas only about eight feet high the batik bank manager u at for sir george whon he entered the payroll money wai was on the desk al though the ordinary not have known 14 it as it was 10 1 a flot oilskin package sir george roul boully tily counted over the money and then proceeded to put it in 1 a safety belt bell about ills his aalst bucur ing the b bj safety pins a I 1 sir george bawled and slowly behind the deck the putting of the money in the belt bell was without feat fear of observation by the ample expedient of going behind ft re desk anil and pulling putting open the duo doo of an old fashioned cupboard so that it formed a screen between him lie the wi windows ados and the door to vale vate office at the other file alle of ihl this screen wae was I 1 heavy stel ste etc l filing case bir george finished slowing tie fie money away and vs v s jus juk about to step out of lili his retreat when he heard a curious sound from tahe e tan nager and immediately after i ward word the words hands cupl up I 1 lie ile could scarcely believe ot arst that he be had heard the long dreaded words he lie thought bis his fluorination bad tricked him serenea 83 a he be was he mood motionless ti and peered ort of the crack enck ot of the door dar he ile saw lle tire manager deadly ole 1 his hands in the air slowly approaching elm him wol was a man with a pistol la in one hand there WASS was a most uncommon Un COMMOD and a deadly silence in the main office instantly and noiselessly sir ceorge lobred himself lie bad had remembered be was fill all feet aree he ile gradually let himself down on 00 the boor floor still till hidden by the desk ha ila slowly shed himself out the rho paralyzed lank manager was standing motionless while the in ander gathered in what mall amount of money lay upon the desk sir george crawled noiselessly and eloney behind the desk rejoicing cUng for nee in his height be he stretched out i long arm am and the thief whose back was turned to him by bis his an ankles lles lie came down rith a cra carh 11 ills brad bead struck the desk and his pistol fell from bis his hand and went bounding along the floor door toward the closet closel the ain lay stunned and OIL sir george as the bank man ager aser turned pat put his A flar to bis his lips and indicated ULM th tt he wai was to bit sit oa on ape tt fallen band t and tie Us win UP P still keeping hij iselt below the flags glass ct of the me partition anu and evsy from the do doorway door wT orvay sir george picked op up ibe the pistol nid ald crawled on ile dok the nain office again thanking his Ms stars to his desht he stood erect and peered over the parl ithol 1 paralyzed by the sudden appearance f three men without warning the lie c carl had bee boj up against the mill by one robber while hile the second ahlet who also had a pistol was rapidly sweeping tt it money stacked near the lei tellers 1 ces vrin window dow into his pocket this man turned swiftly as though he had eyes in be bark back ot of lils bend As he turned he be bred fired the eliot shot struck the partition a ery tittle little to one side as sir george I 1 ducked and bred fired his ills I 1 alet hit bit the mens I 1 idiol baud and sm the pistol dropped and the man reached or it sir george winged him again this time in the tho leg the third mii near ohp door wung swung bl ills V atol tot awny from ire ite clerk clerks and clients he wal wit i holding at bay boy but sir george fired first rhe felle jelled and dashed outside to a galung ine sir george jumped down from the desk ran through the doorway into the ile main bank nod bud burgled toward the doorway hut ilat the men in he be car had started and as he fie emerged one of klicin fired the bullet vent through sir george georges a coat the car started across the ali bridge racing dangerously despite the shouts ts of lie the few people on the street strett I 1 r om I 1 lie back of the lie car came a succession of shots that discouraged pur pursuit sult bar georgo george hurried back into the bank the manager and lie iho assist ant ants were still dazed hardly able to that o 0 OAT hapit ned had bad happened respite the wounded men wed acl the blood i a the floor he ile to caution the man ager not a word to 10 tho the police or anyone elsa about the payroll before a mall small crowd came in ia pres antly the wounded men till still unton were in a lica heaitly illy guarded motor going to the nearest hospital adlle 1 bir george was making b bs 13 vay say up the river road at top speed once across the blidt he be whig tied and as arranged august ila iletha chauffeur came and took the CA car r im not going la 10 yet im gong going for a walk up the towpath tog to path tell mr Mac ileth that Us leg sir george aid sold august and gazed after him so lutent ly that bir george had to check his inclination to I tel iel el bis his waist and see whether bether the belt vas was bulging what was wa wrong with fib august I 1 lie could bot possibly guess his errand august n ho bad been instructed early that morning by macbeth that he be was to take tale the car at once and say guy and do nothing to delay bit george was too to te tell 11 him that a wild talc tale of adventure had come oer mer the telephone an excited neighbor who had been dov do v n at thy the drug beare and bad the polite arrive had called up to assure bady sandison that her stepson aa was all right and 44 described 4 he the fight as its reported la III the tillage As it lost not nothing hing rom indignant recital hubert robem macbeth bad had listened with coine some and end roberta roberts with open amusement emeal 41 shame roberta Ko berta said her lunt aunt indignantly the lad amigh bae we been killed but he ll oberta remind el ed her herb and land if you think I 1 believe an thing like that but bened in this sleepy place youre mistaken somebody Sonie Some bodi bode s having ha iring you there the slightest doubt of that aunt aggy sounds like one of fl flowers ro romances mantes and well have beauty Sa nillson himself saunter ing in to loin join in to the laugh laug til her not glared at it her it passes me roberta 1 she said bald with a sudden sweetness that made her brother obrene her carefully why you sou go so 80 far or out of lour our way to belittle the lad its roy my private belief that youre as ond fond of himas the rest of the lassies ll It flushed an ugly dull hash flush but she cooled sit billly at her aul 10 jo IO auntie you can tau take your ion long legged laddie laddle safely back to bonnie scotland RS is eoon soon as afu like for ill of me her father who bad and it was in usual for him let them have 0 aloir pir sij sly without interruption no came e back front from aroe bome tar far off place in bis his nind mind and fia bald id 1 im I ni sorry to say its very ait to be true I 1 gaic we the lad a job at the bunk this morn mora ing out but DO no ore could gless this would cappon happ by the lord I 1 wish I 1 anew here where the leak was I 1 hen I 1 find out oat there will be trouble roberta oberta ll stared at him do you mean to say father that you believe all this impossible story about hlo him holding one robler by the feet while he be shot the other from oer the partition and leaving them lying where they fell ran out and single handed stopped a car full 0 of f desperadoes who nere tere shooting right t and lef lei 1 her ifer father fattier turned a wary eye on her 1114 e 1 roberta oberta ll I 1 dare say thai there haa has been some little lion but aa as he a a very tall tail mm inin with a very long reach and better than all as he has a good scot scots head on top of h bis Is shoulders its it possible were you expecting him to to come me right back to you yot robert Kober tor or wha chair it demanded his bister sister 1 I left that robert macbeth ild rather sullenly to bis big lion noberta roberta laughed again 0 oh b hes he ds creet enough hiber lore safe in trusting his hi bisci ebion I 1 at far tar as bis big own on n skin 0 interests late resU are concerned lady Sand lson fixed tied her niece v with ith a steely eye 1 lm m no 00 so 80 sure it a e no discretion the Sard lson fa fain lly fly have been famed for far far for from it IL where la 13 he now rob mac mae beahr how should I 1 adow T macbeth Ala cBeth countered irritably he ile can aa 23 lou on r say py look took after himself cut put in to his big own blad he lie wa was th thinking Inkin with alth an anxiety that amazed hairl V hy by he come home ince since hi his P program bad had been cut to pieces 0 0 a sir george went lowly slowly up tie tt howlind he lie was not easy easan in his of mind fie had not an fin open attack OWL ul upon pon tle the bank tills t atlen the waning Mr I 1 I 1 in of the public and the police on I 1 fm some someone one kid bad d undoubtedly given the other sided side n bin and I 1 it I 1 bao h n baeli their to pt the elden y semjen aney before it left the ban bank the tire quell question on was since that el at WWI t bad fall L did they ehnow tas was scheduled to CO collect eject tho th fro aroa the bank todal it was a problem liin for it the desperate gang tong really knew his hl fraud he mould be doing a it very foolhardy thing in albing up the towpath tow path alone lie found it hard lo 10 believe they could know poel poll lively and nai nas fully persuaded that the chances viere against their con cow belving mb he would venture alone with such a aum ium of money on his person antray hay ray browne uj OD on the lookout loo koit kutt ue he was cot tot really alone if lie was exceedingly troubled by the fact pinit bis his mind continually swung round to the tie thought that ito erta be tangled up in this 1 aly ly it should he did dot quite understand except that his cloo tion of tills this nan man who had been lurk ing about her beir cunti continued nud to worry him her iler attitude of distrust and toine some of her hints as to bis his own bad reputation ingae him sure that some one was slandering him but who would take UK the trouble and why be he could not comprehend all the way up from the bark to the bridge sail after ablass had lelen lalen the car ab a agreed and bli big walk up the towpath bad begun be 10 had bad been beed son tendering dering whether bether he be was a wise man i r a tool persevering in bis his fully ills doubts returned to bla him now stron ly sap sup iose pose he be wai was out not met by ray browne as they had planned lie ile decided that his fill imagination was working overtime tit braase cause bo ba was hungry lie ile took out a package of sandwiches which ledy on son bad had had the ck c k prepare for him end and enwrapped it slowly walking along one hand in his pot liet resting against a pistol he bilan tx u to it there was something like joy in to his heart for or bere here in this quiet place where he bad iest imst looked for it adien adventure ture bad had t come 0 o in e and might even now be lurking round the next corner ue lie looked 4 ahead harp sharp ly and then bemand him in front nothing bul but bin him a canoe vias timIng wow tl IL canal propelled bj by swift san strike kini lie tie marched steadily on until he came to a titue bridge which whirl planned the canal he lie walked under it close to he stone wall of the embank ment on which it rested lie ile could see both doth up and down now ile ie took out another sandu lih and began eating IT L the canoe came carne nearer and tie he could see re the young man in it twist around looking about hit fill I 1 lie I 1 e real zed then that where here be he was be he ars ell bidden iad and the canoeist must come ter nearer to see under the bridge the man stopped paddling up and donn dona hu lie looked shading hie big ees with ith hit his band sir beor george had a 8 strong feeling that this as a scout looking for him fie ie deter mined to tind find out lie w walked a aked I 1 from to III under the bridge to the middle of lie the towpath toM path he fie could hare have swum that his movements viere ere without noise yet something ak as ird or ceen wen by the man in the therance ther anoe fur for looking bark baek sir george saw be was gazing directly at him quick ij ly the canoe began to turo turn about to go back doum don the canal sir geore geor e had also used bis big eyes and be felt fell mefi confident dent that the man mau wag was the sama some dark haired fellow be he had seen with roberta that night on the be tow pa atit tl unless he was very much mistaken be was also the youth ho had fled in the canoe the nigh night of the party and if he be was then somewhere at some time sir george had known him it was decidedly odd and sus bus niclous that be should tum up here I 1 and at the tirsa glimpse of sir marge scurry away it might of 0 course be that anding him here the fellow as dimply burry hurrying lux back to find roberts Ilo beit alone time tell but as time counted in this game and sir george had a 9 good beitf walk to the trysting place he hurried OD or As he turned his big back on the canoe aad its occupant he knew in a flash find and positively who the man mrm was ills mind I 1 eye pictured the deck of the steamer he had taken from central ent ral america jack av arrol why had he been so 80 stupid all this time that oily olly snake would be the very man MOD to n a firle minu mind against hlin him halfway between the he island and the construction camp COMP another quaint it 11 tic tie bridge crosses the canal here hay lay browne ival waited ted browne brown e sat oat near the bridge beside his car |
