Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-02-03


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hoxsa was hgamghA 10 the daeg. 1 ao0k
sas ags wuaaa aaid asked whms { @as 60
Aia ! dollar, j. sassa.
paid IL, and then asked WHICH wAs
the mesa airsck Eeusa.. E .4H
"You ses THAI big aFsay jusa over tbs
barn there 20 #a s.-.s 4.
ssYss," l said. .z...s ra... .-..-.a
@Wal, that's righA in ths best road
When yoa strike that you aaa's miss the
way" - .aG @a-s ft
aBut isn't theFs another road 2--ons
which follows this stream righx down to.
the Nails g'' asked for had been in
ifoFmsd BY the young aaan who had takes
charge oe my horse Et noon, that ME.
Groome's tavern was right Ga tia very
! stream that gaze Fsstsr his mill psweF,
and that the read followed the stream
direct. .asr .. -z s
/ ssOh, = said my host, turning and look
ing of toward the stream, ''gkaE read is
not hs to travel now. The other one is
| the bsst.'' ss. .as @.srsfaEf
ssBus whas is tbs matter With it?" |
msked, ....... ...-....z..-.. ....
"Why, the bridges are washed away,
7 and then there's been wind~Safls aeEos't
| it. tried il last week, and had 10 come
/ back. Tas upper road ia . matter Of
mila or two further, but thAt's nothing. |
Your beast is good for it, guess"
| told him my horse would stand IL, |
well enough, and then asked where tho |
ether read struck the stream.
ssAbeat three miles this side OF th8f
miIls," he replied.
"Is is all clear and direct 2'
ayes. You can't miss the way"
bade my host good bye, and started |
on. didn't like the idea Of read, At
all. The youth before mentioned had /
told me What an excellent road it was
from Groome's to the mill by the river
road. He said that il followed the riY-
ex, which Was very nearly straight, and /
that it was light and straight the whole .
distance. However, Of course, GEoomo
knew, SO | must make the best of it, | /
looked back as / neared the edge Of the
woods. was On gentle emlnence, and
could look over the space had passed.
Hooked, and saw Ike going from the
house TO the barn be bad saddle on
his arm-perhaPs ho had al erEand TO
do.
Ere long entered the wood, and found
il thiek and gloomy. The path was very
plain, and had eyldentiy bssn some time
q Travelled road. Aye, / remembered l
having heard my informant at aaoutide
speak of the sold road Hs said there
used to be road lsAdiag 80 Rsok river, /
but when Foster commenced bis settle
m6nt u new road was opened along the
stream, and the old road discontinued. b
Ea said nnthiny abDnk hWEugHa
Al distance Of two miles game TO
@ place wheEe bed Of sand lay ACROSS
the road. Il was = sort Gf gully aRd 6
stream must at some sime have run there.
/ looked, but saw no track upan it,
Water had swept across slnce any LIy-
ing thing had ridden it. slid from
rng saddle and examined thoroughly, buE
ooald aad no tracks. /,
OF course the father Of my AeonEds's
host could not have gone this way. And
yet be has gone to Fosters nall,
began TO suspect mischief.
There had been al uneasy sensation
lurking in my bosom ever since left the
inn. Sometbiag was wrong. / Eegained ]
nav saddle and locked about. The sun
vas nearly down, and in twenty minutes,
al the farthsst, it would ba cat Of sight I
entirely.
InskineEively drew one Of my pistols
frum the holster. raised the hammer,
and found shs cap in its place. was
putting il back when | noticed q mark !
on the hatty it was peculiar knot in the
waOd. That pistol | always carried in
the left holster. II was not so suEe "a
the other. took out the other, and 4
was sure the weapons had been changed T
bv other hands than mine. They had II
remained IN the saddle at the forest inn,
and had taken place there.
began 10 think.
Why vas Mr. Gro0me so particular 10
know IL my friend expected me And
than, why should be haVs been 80 aux-
ious to have me set forward that night,
instead Of remaining with him and pay
ing him a4dollsr or so more than | did
Then this road bslieTe had baen de-
aeived.
There was no frashet 10 carry away
any bridgss, fog IL was now early in the
autumn, and the river road had BEEN
travelled all summer.
And then, the saddle | had seen Ike
carrying to barn. There was surely
mischief in all this. Daniel Grooma
had daughters in his house. and perhaps
others, whom he would not have TO hear
the noise Of the robbery. And very like
/ ty he would not wish to have such deed
connected with hia house at all.
Of course he knew that had money.
No one would be travelling as I was then
without considerable sum.
! II my pistols had been taken cut, they
! might have been further dealt with. II
! took the one from the holatar and exam
| insd il. The ball was Ia lie place and t
| the cap On il. Still Was not satisfied. +
! took the cap OF and found the pareus-
/ sien composition removed. There was |
not q particle left within ths cap. And /
this was not aI. fowud The tube spike
| ed with little pine stick.
Here was the secret took my knife |
/ and succeeded in drawing ont the sgieE /
knd then examined The ether pistol, and /
which found 10 be in ahe same plight. /
/ stopped and went to work in earnest.
/ / lad an excellent screw for removing /
| hallsss, and mx pistol barEsls were smp~ I
I tied In vssy few minutes. had as- |
sious obisssisa to sriRg them of in The |
woods, where the Tsp6rE might hetEaY |
the knowlsags had gainad. So I emp
] tied thasa and snapped sap on sashs-- |
/ / found them both clear and prBesed- |
ed 70 load Ehen, whicA did carefully. |
And nuw, bow aksald ! pEaeesdf
] Thas shis read woald Lead ms 60 Fos-
kag's nill, / had 40 doubt; and il woald