MASKED AND ARMED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 8 April 1920, Page 7

MASKED AND ARMED.

MAR.RICKVILLE SHOP HELD UP. “YOU ‘Rll’; NOT G‘rAME.” A PLUCKY BOY. SYDNEY, March 29. Two masked men went. into Ohisson.’s grocery shop in Robert Sweet’, Mm-ri.<:l<vi]le, last night, and after :1 struggle ‘managed to get" away with only a t.en.-shilling note.

Nol'man Storm, whose mother has cliargo of ‘rho business, is an assistant,‘ in the shop. Some eust(nnel's had left. the building, and Storni was sfuri-filing alone. when two men. with masks on their .t':1(:0s, \\'n,ll:cd inside. One of them. moduccd. 9. revolver, and pointing it at-. Storm. said. “Don ‘t mow or I. ’H shouf. you. ” DEFIED BY A. BOY. “You’rc not gmno,” replied young Storm. “You haven't gm: the plu':k.” This was an knock-gut. ‘ro the man with the i'o\'olvm', who did not ::_\'p'3ci to inert with .'<uch cold in(iifi;'el'ence on the part. of HlO lad. and fox’ :1 nmxncnt he .<i'oC):] looking‘ at the boy. But the second man hail 1100.11 u:nl.<)'. \Vh'cn the I'evolvv:' was dl':l\'\'ll by his mate he slipped round The counter, and opening the till <?mnmoncc(l to fulnbio the moH(“_\_'. He was removing‘ it when Storm, in spite of HlO man with Hll3 I'e\'nlVm'., d:isho(l at the thief at the fill. an._] S\\’Ll]l_Q‘ 11. right-hand punch that staggol'«_sd him. .\ 'J‘E.;\'-SHl"l.i..l‘.\'G NOTE.

The I'hiof, however, had :1 ton-s’hil~ ling note in his hand. 'l‘hinking; the oppol<i‘rion {"1-om the c(ml'agoons _vnuth too great. the two rnasked mm) run outside. Storm I°ol- - :ul<]_let go anothmf punch :11: (mo of’ t-I*.-om. I-Ic fried to get hold, but the man bvoko away. They I'(~nmve(,l their nlasl<..~', and zlfter knock'mg' him down with an insfl'ulnonl‘. got over :1 ’r’on(e<? aha made fhoir oscixpo.