A Dramatic Adventure.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 November 1913, Page 4

A Dramatic Adventure.

There 'is, away up in a umbra mining town, an e„\'-bank manager who once fought and defeated no fewer than four armed robbers and chased them oil' the premises. It was long years ago, and the bank was in (.'oiliugwood, Victoria, a sleepy, litlle-or-no-business branch wherein few customers came. One day Blank was earnestly engaged reading a novel, liis usual ocupalion, after the morning paper had been perused, when he heard the swing doors open. rSot giving up his book for a few seconds when he did look up he saw the barrel of a. revolver grinning directly at him. .Ducking down just as the first intruder's three pals came in, lie giabbed his own revolver, a cheap and nasty foreign weapon, and lired at the first man around ihe counter. The bullet caught the robber 011 the wrist, smashing the bone,, causing the recipient to drop the pistol lie himself was carrying. The next shot missed tire, and the three unwounded burglars bore down upon him and eiushed him to the floor. Blank was then a young and powerful athlete, and gave the trio all they knew, the wounded robber standing off and nursing his wrist. Seeing that Blank was putting up too strenuous a fight and would not disgorge the keys of the safe, one of the throe picked up a tomahawk he bad brought, and raised it to stun or brain Blank. As ho did, Blank shot; out his pistol and snapped it against the robber's breast. It missed fire, but gave the would-be-tomalunvker such a fright that he jumped up and rushed to the door. The appear- '

JtllCO of another CUSlollier ill till! hank induced I lie others to Jiiirriedly quit, Jsl;uik sending a couple of wild shots after them ;is tliey escjiped. Then a stniuge thing happened; one oi the bullets missing its mark and hitting ;i hinge of the open door, glanced awa\ obliquely and shot ;i [);issing women dead. Then there was ;i violent hue and cry. the robbers getting away for a while, but being afterwards collared. The\ got sentences varying Trom about live years to fifteen, and Blank was awarded a handsome gold watch and chain and ;i cheque tor about £•">()(), while Blank received jewellery to about th • va'ue of t'loo. Some vile peivm alterwjirds stated tluit husband of the >:hol woman—-he was livj.;g apart from her put in a goo 1 Mini w> the subscription list for l>!;ink Likely it is a legend. .M'-.py these good stories are' -Suudav Tmucs.'