Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1941 — Page 40

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TODAY'S SHORT STORY

TOO LATE

By H. M. PETERSON

THE LAMP WAS LOW. "All

watched as the wick sputtered fee-

bly. It would go out within the hour]

and then what would he do? He knew. He would die here. It wouid . only be a question of time as to

which would, get him firsi—hunger B

or the bitter cold.

Frank had said he would be ‘back| E

on the fourth night. “Keep that lamp going in the window, you punk,” he ordered. “It’s going to snow and I don’t know this country so well so I'l need that lamp to guide me. Keep it going, do you hear me? And stop whimpering about that busted leg. I- d@ién’t “break “if. - You're ducky you're alive. I should have left you go down with the plane.” For four days he'd been in this shack. Their plans had worked swell up to. a certain point. They had, knocked off that : Cleveland , bank for 47 grand. They had worn masks and gloves. When the teller had tried to press the alarm-Frank shot him, they scooped up the cashj and were in their car in two min-] utes. Al didnt like that angle—

killing a man—but Frank was boss].

and you didn’t argue with Frank. In. their stolen car -they raced through - Cleveland by devious means until they got to a spot near La Porte. There, next tc a fleld, waited their plane. They pusted it to the field and took off. = = This was to be their last haul. They had had their ¢ bling hotise that co 25-grand. - It was some joint. They had made a deal to buy it by taking out an option. Then no more heisting. ’ J EJ ”

THINGS WORKED well. There was a field in the woods about 10 miles from the roadhouse on which a plane could be landed. They would land there with their loot, burn the plane and drive off with their good. car, planted there in the woods—not a hot one—and make their appearance at the gambling house. Two Cleveland businessmen, they would be then, making a legitimate business investment. It had been well planned. But things went screwy. They were within. 70 miles of their field when ..the motor sputtered and Frank had: to bring her down. There wasn't any smooth field here —just woods and a. lake and so Prank, good’ pilot that he was, eased her close to the shore and tried to set hér down as gently on - the water as he could. It was a rough landing, however, and Al was thrown forward and his shin bone snapped. Frank grabbed the leath-

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dove out the door. The plane was sinking fast. Al yelled to him that he was hurt. Frank hesitated, then hurled the valise to the shore, only 20 feet away, and swam back to the plane for Al.- He brought him out and

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silently cursed himself for doing it. The plane was gone in another moment. In landing they had seen a shack a little ‘way in the woods... Half dragging and half carrying Al Frank made his way to it. Gun drawn, he kicked open the door. The shack was empty. Except for a . table and stove the. one-room hovel

was bare. No -food. No wood. Nothing. 2 8 8

FRANK WENT outside and foun [to two. sticks... Roughly, while: screamed in pain, BE 3k Higley anil lashed the: two sticks to “the leg for splints. : Now this 1s the way I see 1 Frank” had said matter-ofs4 © fact way. “We've got to Wait until you can travel. - We haven't any food so I've got to get some, réughly as I can figure it, it's-about 50 miles to the nearest town back | Frank there. - It'll fake me about two days

through these woods to get there his .

d two days to get back.” gr ‘saw; his mistake.: He _ should not. have burned the lamp

ing position on one leg he lit a match and peered into the valise. He took a $5 bill and lit it. He held it ‘to the window until it burned down and seared his fingers. -

Then he took another fiver and

burned that. A Occasionally he shot his gun into the ceiling. If Frank were within earshot he would hear him. Soon he ran out of fives and began to burn the tens. a’ few hnudred bucks when’ they had 47 grand and needed only 25 for the gambling Joins.

What was

AT ABOUT 5: 1) in the morning

the door swung open and a snowladened man burst into the room. 1k was Frank. He carried a packsack loaded with food,

“Get out of here,” Al sputtered.

As| ‘I still got a C note left. I still got a. C 21G Note: left and I'm waiting” for

. And when I light this last

C note I bet he'll come.”

Slowly it came to Frank, training on him, ‘what his

partner had done.

Strewn around Al's feet, in ashes, |

ofi the first’ three nights. Then were the remnants of the 47 grand. there would still be kerosene now.|Al, a crazy, feverish look in his Frank “had “been right. It had|eyes, trying to light the ep

turned cold and there was a bliz-

| slumped to: ‘the floor. turned over on

one who comes here,” her,

ole Sons oe fine ma {gut and fired one shot.

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Band. 5 ‘Frank raised his qh : “You crazy punk!” he Sharied. He fired five shots and Al

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USE ELECTRIC SHOCK T0 HELP EPILEPTICS

By Science Service ATLANTIC CITY, June 13.—A

sort of vaccination against epileptic ||

fits to protect both public and patient against sudden seizures in traffic, at work and under .other

dangerous conditions, is about ready] | ‘| for practical use.

The epileptics are literally shocked |: |

through the brain, electrically, into their seizures which occur safely in the privacy of a physician's office.

Dr. Lothar Kalinowsky and Dr. [{/]

Foster Kennedy, New York psychiatrists, suggested this new meth< od to the American Ni Association here. - It upsets ideas physicians have had about this disease. Shocks of over 100 volts are deliberately administered to the brains lof patients. = This electric shock

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