Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-17


bird said the sheriff to the counterfeiter.
Cant you do something handsome, and
smell your way out of this scrape?'
go Yes, said he, if you'll let me get on
my horse, he and can take you to the Fox
Crossing on bee-line.'
"' You are very intellectual young
man, considering your occupation, said the
sheriff, and your kind intentions do you
honor: but | guess we'll take the will for
the deed, and find our own way OUT
as What are you doing now p inquired
Benway of the sheriff, who was dismountcd
and down in the grass
"'Spreading newspaper he replied
i want to see if We shall come to it again,
for believe we are playing circus here >
and about hundred yards farther on he
spread out the other half of the paper.
awe went on again, through the endless
everlasting grass, and in about an hour
came to the paper-the horses snoring and
turning one side to avoid it; and then we
CO me to the other piece.
"This won't do said the sheriff I'VE
have beat down a road, and the horses have
followed it round and round. Let us camp;
and, spreading his horse blanket, we sat
down on it near the buggy
NOt 81 holSl as NCW OTh,
he after a long silence, but it is better.
I've tried 'em both, and just for place to
live in, now, wouldn't give this prairie
for the whole island, from Spuyten Duyvil
down
watching the sky and presently, when the
clouds grew thin and vapory, the moon
came slowly out, shining full in our faces.
"'Good morning, good morning! said
the sheriff, kissing his hand to her, as he
rose to his feet. Now let's face about
he continued. and keep the good old girl
straight behind rs, and We shall go all
right
1--WE had gone but short distance when
he said Il hear horses behind, and |
guess they are counterfeiters, come to res
cue the prisoner. If they are part of your
gang said he to the counterfeiter, and
attempt to rescue you, / give you fair notice
that the father of your children may get
hurt unless you keep quiet The man did
not speak, but / heard the chain on his
handouts rattle little.
"Who is that asked one of the horse
men, riding up behind
go Some travellers, replied the sheriff.
"You are out rather late; Have you
met the sheriff 2 asked the horseman.
"Ah, ah' said that official, in low
voice, drawing his pistol, and cooking it
'Tve devilish good mind to pepper the
scoundrels. Are you loaded, Benways
"'NO, have no pistol he replied, IN a
low tone.
"'Im sorry, because we couldn't very
well hit amiss among them fellows said
the sheriff, for they are desperate gang.
believe it would save the county several
thousand dollars expense of grand and
petit jurors, and board IN Jail, if | could
only make center shot, now
81 say, have you seen the sheriff.? said
the horseman again, riding still nearer,
but keeping within easy reach of his COM
paniOns.
"See here : said the sheriff. reigning his
horse suddenly around in the path before
them. I'm the sheriff of this county, N.Y.
self; and weigh a hundred and eighty
pounds, when I'm light, I've got one of
your gang in irons-the Great Mugwump
himself | Ieckon-strongly guarded by
men armed 10 the teeth so you just ride
up here and surrender. or we'll blow you
through, and kill old Mug, too. Ride up
here now. or we'll fire.
Instead of obeying this sanguinary
order, one of the party sang out, Hobo
hold on now, she-sheriff! don shoo-shoot
your friendsr
"B,hr said the sheriff, lowering his pis-
tol and turning about disguised, Its Old
Royce, l wonder what's up now.'
Who is it 2 said TO Benway.
III Is nOswoll LowiS, q lawyer. ne re-
Piled. We call him Old Royce. He'sout
on that attachment suit against Wells 81
Co., and your friend Wakefield is with him,
probably. Here, sheriff. said Benway,
ride back and give him this bottle; that
will unlock his brains if anything can
"'That's pretty good said Old Royce
and tastes like imported. NV friend
Wakefield here never takes anything; SO
guess I'll drink for him. I've always had
to do double duty in the world. By the
way, he continued, l must tell you q good
dodge that my friend here came on a pig
widgeon lawyer down in Chicago. This
lawyer was trying to get ahead of my
friend here, and had left orders to be called
for the morning train, but what does my
friend here do but 60 and have the order
you see g-and so the little
pigwideon is left behind It's just such
little touches of genius as that, sheriff, that
redeems human nature, and makes us more
than brutes. He'll make fifteen thousand
So--ars by it. Halo, what's your hurry,
sheriff? 1 can't keep up if you're going
to trot, you know. This horse was made
on purpose for circus, / guess. He'd do
all the square jumping up and down to
music, but he amt worth shucks to 90
ahead. He's humpy horse, and believe
my brains would all be shaken into nv
boots if l rode him another day : and he
grumbled away in the same strain till we
got out of hearing, and afterward, pre-
sumo.
:" In two hours more we reached the Fox,
and forded it, and found sleepy ostler in
the hotel but on looking in the buggy for
my valise, found it was gone, and il con-
tanned all my papers We had probably
left it by the slough Here was bad fix
for when it came daylight Wakefield
would attach of course
What shall we do, Benway? . said l.
Can't you invent some plausible story to
detain thems'
at looks to me- he replied, las If we
were to be defeated at last. I'll send some
men to look for the valse, and Wen see
what can be done after that but / know
old Royce well, and when his head is clear
again he'll be sharp enough-to use his
own phrase-tO shave hogs with feather
felt desperate now, for had come to
look on the matter as fairly under my con-
troll and had already set Wakefield down as
defeated; but here the tables were to be
turned with vengeance, and my enemy
was to triumph.
"'Benway,' said /, when he came back,
I have got them, guess. You say that |
Wells boards in this house and that you /
are intimate with him. Go to him with |
this fifteen thousand dollars in counterfeit |
money, and tell him that Old Royce is |
going to attach his goods. Then give him |
the money, with instructions to be count
ing it over in his room, while you tell |
Royce that now is the time to attach, be- |
cause Wells has sold out and is counting
his money up stairs. Tell Wells that. if he |
plays his part properly, he will settle the
Wolfe claim very SOON
"Benway hesitated a moment, then said,
Well, under the circumstances, guess / |