Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-16

the door crashed in, and a scrambling rush |
followed. e. A N
"We afterwards learned from the deputy, |
jovial fellow, that Old Royce was the
first man in the room, and that, after grad
bling what money he could hold in each
hand, he knocked the balance on to the
floor and sat down on all that he could
cover, shouting to the deputy, I've got the
pile; attach me! attach me!-movmg hls
elbows up and down, meanwhile, like a
young crow trying in vain to fly. hen
they came down stairs, flushed with
triumph, Mr.. Lewis took occasion to re-
count his twenty-fi years experience at
the bar, which seemed to have been years
of triumphs for him. and an unint errupted
series of defeats for all his opponents!
After this more -conviyiality more stories,
more triumphs at the bar, but no one sus-,
pected the money. = = @'-s- - p. Mn
meantime the men returned with the
valise Just as Royce Lewis, Wakefield, land
the deputy were leaving town with 5the
money, and they had but fairly crossed the
river when Wells invited us all up to his
store to celebrate the success of the trick
just played. fsG4c..g.- 20; i:Is....as,,751
"Wells was very jolly; and that mystic
rious and hitherto invisible being called
Co came out strongu }l1e even went so
far as to say that he guessed Wells didn't
eat no snow Which meant, probably, that
he slaked his thirst and satisfied llis'appe-
tite blythe more economical. and time say
ing methods usual among men. But the
exact import Of his words cannot be known
bin this.world, rfor he.aisappeared lown5cel7
lar after uttering them and never came up
again to my knowledge. -
"t Here, take some more all around,
urged Wells : This last drive isthe best 1
eyer came on any one. .,..,. "a,
'"" Eyes said Renway, walking up to the
desk and looking at the papers, sharply, at
qoas good, 74first rate,--eycn for the West
where we manage TO keep ahead in busl
ness; But T believe the sheriff can show
you betterbne.' siof"i3- dao!3 :. @'l =
SCI shouldn't wonder if could: replied
the sheriff, walking, up to Wells san, and sery
ing the papers.
ri" The MAN who 8 didn't yeat no snow
loOkedsso white for q moment that q stran
DER would have thought that snow was his
, regular food, in fact that heate nothing else
bBut the. next moment he turned to- Ben
Iway,, fiercely, and said, You seoundrel
you got in here by fraud; its sWindle; !
won't stand it. I've a mind to knock you
down, an sc q Are!5 " 10 hge --''a
"'No, don't now, Wells said Ben
: way; it is too expensive for you under
; your present circumstances. we s1oulC
fhave gotin here any way, andyou mere
ly saved a door by the operation that
a ALL ...,,,...,.
: "'Not all, exactly said Wells, 'for !
' should have made al assignment and beat
/ en- ;you.'la2 T..y9N aaa- d.1Gg u .vsH
. az Yes, I see it is all ready said Benway
| taking up some papers from the desk; blu
/ [ am pleased to notice that your. very val
i liable autographs are not attached. Wells
you are gentleman, and I'm sorry you'v
i had bad luck, but you'll come out
:, after securing two trusty men to take
/. charge Of the store, we hunted, fished
smoked, and talked away the day. oIneve
S felt better in my life. The air was deli
e cious, and, riding back to the lake owe
! the prairie next day, I had a long tall
v with Benway on philosophy. He hal
# much, help in him, and so my soul waXe
p fat, The. first man we saw was old lRtoyc
V Lewis.
& 5la@ Where is your friend Wakefield p in
u quired Benway. ri Ydj1o7s fGa IL .u..d
D "sThe man who came that stunnin
: game over the pigwidgeon lawyer sal
Y the sheriff. 09qbGuh $50 araW 91odI
o "sWhy he went off ON the mornin
1t train, with orders to have the money dt
posted here in the bank replied Royc
s. g So he thinks it all right, then, sal
ID the sheriff
: y "eYes,' replied Royce, contemptuously
but understood it all the moment m
g. hands touched the money. The papt
II was too flimpsev. But made sure of M
e. fee out of the case, though, game or Il
n, game T9H I. g9!54 -oeq~ ~
v. eyes said the deputy, coming VI
at syou were so very smart that you toe
1 your fee out of the counterfeit money y
e, .HThis came so unexpectedly, and w;
Id received with such shouts, OF laughte
I that the old man for the first time
i'd his life, perhaps, had nothing to say, al
he hurried off without attempting a reply
I'd 81 finished my business, and took II
g. next train east. found Phillips and Loo
lis shaw excited as usual. They had learn'
nv from Mr.. Wolfe that his claim had been &C
ed lected in money and they were much 1
nv lieved, if not pleased ON hearing the tr
er state of the case: '"f -8 "'' 40
lie 81. met Wolfe on the street near n
CHI office. Mccoy. III ~, .,....-... .,--
at $3.50 I beat you, Riley, after ALL sa
re he; but allow me to say, sir, that dol
nd think you did the fair thing by n
", You might have said at once that y
ng were going out there for Phillips and Loo
de / shaw 70iE ~" 53'l' Ii'5i''t'' 3S2'~ ~
do g But, SIR 1 replied, 1 had been ]
to tanned by them in the case and was bou
go to protect them by concealing the
We designs lo@' -ai"f2T. F2 -. ~
nv r"'I don't think so,' he replied; L
he sides they could stand the loss, and l can
we "' Mr.. Wolfe said I, I should as So
re- think of embeZzling my clients money,
1 would of Intentionally revealing any
TX, the secrets confided to me as a lawyer
in "Next morning, when met Wolfe,
for not only refused to acknowledge my sal
IN tation, but was actually almost purple wi
,ly rage; He had received letter from Roy
x; Lewis, stating that the money was count'
lid felt. 3" q III D"2- A1i''e '''5 1'''' @''@
4 81 lost no time in calling on Fanny,b
!. found her not at home, / excused tn;
to thinking she might have been out; but t
next day I saw her on the street, and S
we avoided me. Git;l oc," s3l9.J7l Eguto FRO
me 81 wrote her a brief but vigorous no
Zee explaining my position, and endeavori
DIV to impress upon her the necessity felt
ear maintaining my professional honor sta
his less, and above suspicion even. This cal
err back Endorsed, Riley gersUs Wolfe. L
to plaintiff non-suited.' '"2+" NY 2iF
On The visible tracks of my respect
as would be father-in-law, | said, ,examini
be the note closely for other writing, but thu
nv was nothing else to be found 0N'''e''''
81 admired spirit, when it aoas spi
ok, instead of impertinence, selfshness,
hat some other small sin but certainly
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