THIEVES SURPRISED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 25, 29 July 1939, Page 25

THIEVES SURPRISED

Whirr! Whirr! ' The noise or the cabled-carriage as it ran along the lines which towered high above^the snowcovered slopes made the heartsl of the two girl passengers beat even more furiously than before. "Here we are ladies!" cried the young driver; as the carriage drew near the luxurious hotel which stood on the top of the lofty mountain. The two girls alighted in front of the entrance, too breathless to speak. After making the necessary arrangements the two girls were shown to their rooms, where the girls had a hurried conversation as to what to do before dinner that night They decided to secure some guides and explore the surrounding cuuntry. The clerk at the desk shook his head as the girls asked for guides and explained that all the guides were env gaged and none were available for * some hours. • The two girls turned away but the clerk called them back, saying, that he might be able to help them. He crossed over to where two young boys were lounging in armchairs before a roaring fire. The clerk hurriedly explained the situation and the boys agreed to be guides for the .givh±:§, " '. "Oh, that, was perfectly ripping," breathed Pat Colbert, as she and her guide,"Bick Thorpe;; stopped to rest on a ledge. Some seconds later there was a shower of snow as Jean Ella and Paul Clarke arrived. After munching "some chocolate that they had brought with them they decided to return to the hotel. "We'll have to hurry—it's beginning to snow and we'll lose our paths," said Dick, anxiously. J. r ■ Half an hour later a dishevelled group were wandering hopelessly over the mountains when, "JLook, a light!" cried Paul in astonishment. . ; "This looks strange," said Dick. "I'll climb up and look in the window of this cabin." On looking through the window he saw four rough-looking men. One, who seemed to be their leader, was talking. "Everything's fixed. We walk into the hotel, stick up the guests, and get

Oh, it's hard to get up, It's too cold to get up, 'And I'm sure one should never be ' told to get up,

away before anyone's the wiser." "Yea, but how do we get in?" asked ©ne. • ■ . ■ • .. ■ ' ■ ■'■" On a cold and frosty morning. "Through "the servants' quarters," he returned. Dick crept away and told the others what he had heard and Jhey decided to go in the direction in which they thought the hotel was situated.. They found the hotel and the guests were duly warned. The grateful manager made a speech in public and the four chums were the heroes and heroines of the house.; So the four had a most enjoyable holiday. "JULIANA" U2). Kilbirnie.