COALS OF FIRE
105
"Well, I hate to do it, boss, but I guess we'll just take de overcoat and all. It looks like a trick and we takes no chances. Off wid de coat."
Monty's coat came off in a jiffy and he stood shivering before the dumbfounded robbers.
"We'll leave de coat at de next corner, pardner. It's cold and you need it more'n we do. You're de limit, you are. So long. Walk right straight ahead and don't yell."
Brewster found his coat a few minutes later, and went whistling away into the night. The roll of bills was gone.
