SO OLD IT’S NEW

“Listen, you guys!” The man’s voice was excited. He read from an old history of the Pinkertons. “What a gag! What a gag! This suitcase dodge is so old it’s new. Let’s give it a workout!”

“Sounds kosher to me,” agreed Bulgy Eyes.

“It stinks!” was Dead Pan’s subtle comment.

“We’ll try it,” announced Two Quart.

* * * *

Cattleman Jim Bragan braked his car to a sharp stop. He couldn’t leave a new piece of luggage lying in the road! He got out, walked back.

An hour later another motorist found him unconscious in a ditch, robbed of $1800.

On information supplied Sheriff Waters by tourist camp operator Tad Moran, one of whose cabins housed five suspicious men, the following were arrested: Al Munson, Fred Taggert, Skip Crocker, Monk Ward, Joe Hudson.

From Moran and several of the neighbors, Waters and Professor Fordney gleaned some interesting information.

1. One of the above five men rented the cabin for the gang after arguing with Crocker and Taggert, who were strictly from the city.

2. It was the pal of the cabin renter who read of the suitcase dodge. After some discussion, these two persuaded the two bandits, who robbed Bragan, to try it.

3. Hudson advised the bandits against it.

4. Munson loaned the two robbers his suitcase and the man who rented the cabin gave them his car for the job.

The sheriff put down his Christmas pencil and scratched his elbow. “Makes a nice little game doesn’t it, Prof?” he observed. “But who wins?”

“I can tell you which two lose,” chuckled Fordney.

Who were the two bandits? Turn page for solution.