Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-17
ave af,ervards learned from the deputy.


ave afterwards learned from the deputy,
jovial fellow, that Old Royce was the
first man in the room, and that, after grab
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 mel attach me Knowing his
elbows up and down, meanwhile, like a
young crow trying in vain to fly. When
they came down stairs, flushed with
triumph, Mr. Lewis took occasion to re-
count his twenty-five years experience at
the bar, which seemed to have been years
| of triumphs for him, and an uninterrupted
series of defeats for all his opponents.
After this more conviviality, more stories,
more triumphs at the bar, but no one sus-
pected the money.
meantime the men returned with the
valise just as Royce Lewis, Wakefield, and
the deputy were leaving town with the
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
"Wells was very jolly; and that mystic
riOuS and hitherto invisible being called
Co came out strong lie 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 his appe
tito by the more economical and time saw
ing methods usual among men. But the
exact import of his words cannot be known
in this world, for he disappeared down eel
lar after uttering Them and never came up
again to my knowledge.
"' Here, take some more all around
urged Wells. This last drive is the best
ever came on any one
"' Yes said Benway, walking up to the
desk and looking at the papers, sharply, it
fcds goOd,-f1rst rate,-even for the West,
where We manage to keep ahead in bust
ness; but / believe the sheriff can show
you better one
"' shouldn't wonder if could, replied
the sheriff, walking up TO Wells and serv-
ing the papers.
1.-The man who didn't eat no snow ,
looked so white for moment that stran-
ger would have thought that snow was his
regular food, in fact that he ate nothing else
| But the next moment he turned to Ben
way, tiercely, and said, You scoundrel,
you got in here by fraud its swindle |
won't stand it. I've "a mind to knock you
down, SIR
90 No, don't now, Wells said Ben
way; 1t Is too expensive for you under
| your present circumstances. We should
have got in here any way, and you mere
ly saved a door by the operation that's
all
"Not all, exactly said Wells, for
should have made an assignment amt beat
EN- you.
"' Yes, | see it is all ready said Benway,
taking up some papers from the desk but
| am pleased TO notice that your very val
/ uahla al1topra nhc ORC NOT otfachal Wa1lc
you are gentleman, and I'm sorry you've
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. lnever
felt better in my llie The air was deli
cious, and, riding back to the lake over
the prairie next day, had long talk
with Benway on philosophy. He had
much help in him, and so my soul waxed
fat. The first man we saw was old Royce
Lewis.
"Where is your friend Wakefelds' in.
| quired Benway
1.-The man who came that stunning
game over the pigwidgeon lawyer, said
the sheriff.
"'Why he went off on the morning
train, with orders to have the money de-
posted here in the bank replied Royce
as So he thinks it all right, them said
the sheriff.
"'Yes,' replied Royce, contemptuously !;
| but understood it all the moment my
hands touched the Iuuncy. The paper
was too flimpsey. But made sure of my
fee out of the case, though,-game or no
game
as Yes, said the deputy, coming up.
'yop were so very smart that you took
your fee out Of the counterfeit money
This came so unexpectedly, and was
received with such shouts of laughter,
that the old man for the first time in
his life, perhaps, had nothing to say, and
hurried off without attempting reply.
al finished my business, and took the
next train east found Phillips and Lock
shaw excited as usual. They had learned
from MIR. Wolfe that his CLAIM had been col
lected in money and they were much re-
lieved, if not pleased on hearing the true
state Of the case
81 met Wolfe on the street near my
office .
SO SO beat you, Riley, after ALL SAID
he; but allow me to say, sir, that | don't
think you did the fair thing by me.
You might have said at once that you
were going out there for Phillips and Lock
shaw
"'But, SIR l replied, i had been re-
tanned by them in the case and was bound
TO protect them by concealing their
designs
"'I don't think So he replied; sbe-
sides they could stand the loss, and Ican't'
Mr.. WOLFE said /, Il should as soon
think of embeZZling my clients money, as
l would of intentionally revealing any of
the secrets confided to me as LAWYER
next morning, when met Wolfe, he
not only refused to acknowledge my salu-
tation, but was actually almost purple with
rage. He had received letter from Royce
Lewis, stating that the money was counter
felt
:" lost no time in calling on Fanny, but
found her not at home | excused that,
thinking she might have been out but the
next day l saw her ON the street, and she
avoided Inc.
=" L write her a brief but vigorous note.
explaining my position, and endeavoring
to impress upon her the necessity felt of
maintaining my professional honor STAIN
less, and above suspicion even. This came
back Endorsed, Riley rersus Wolfe. The
plaintiff non-suited'
THE visible tracks of my respected
would be father-in-law,' l said, examining
the note closely for other writing, but there
was nothing else to be found.
" admired spirit, when it ras spirit,
instead of impertinence selfishness, or
some other small sin but / certainly did
not admire Wakefield, and he was now
Fanny's suitor If could not gain her
or myself, l felt bound to save her from
him, and went to work for that purpose.
The chief obstacles to all my plans
was the old gentleman. who seemed to |
be Fastening matters to crisis. heard |
that Fanny was soon to become Mrs. Wake
field
II had kept up correspondence with |
Benway in the Phillips and Lockshaw
matter, and had learned from his last |
letter that Wells & Co. owned a branch |
store up the country farther, which |
was filed with goods and fba,r xuaro doirn4. |