The Three Godfathers

THE daylight raid on the Wicken-burg National Bank had not been a success. It had been well planned boldly and cleverly executed and the four bandits had gathered unto themselves quite a fortune in paper money; the job had been singularly free from fuss and feathers. Nevertheless as has already been stated the raid was not a success. The assistant cashier returning from luncheon had from a distance of half a block observed two strangers in town. Both strangers were mounted and stood on guard in front of the Wickenburg National. In an alley just back of the bank two saddle horses were standing; and as the assistant cashier paused irresolute two men came out of the bank mounted the two horses waiting in the alley and followed by the men who had been standing on watch in front of the bank rode out of Wickenburg in rather a suspicious hurry. The assistant cashier had an inspiration.