Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-21
From the Galaxy, for February.
8 go, 600.
I. PRENT.

"Will you ever be done collecting,
Prent 2"
"Oh, | hope so, Nell. I think I'll get
through the best of it to-day. [ expect
to bring you home twenty thousand to-
night"
Hush p she said 'You're foolish
to talk SO. [ wish you were well out of
the business, Prent'
"Pshaw, Nell !" he answered "there's
no danger I'd like to leave it in Bath
and Westbury's safe in Caramore, but
Bath told me, yesterday, they wouldn't
have any more. There's been safe
robbery down west, and they're afraid. |
don't blame 'em though"
''W here are you g ilg to day ?"
I'm going south, through Dixon and
Camthrop to Shore, and then west by
the South Country road to Seayille and
Plumley, and then home by Caramore
1t is a long pull, but | havn't much work
to do, and L guess Driver'll do it by
dark" lie got up from the breakfast
table and prepared to go out
"Well, don't be rash, Prent."
ooh, I'll look out. Don't you fear.
Good-by, Nell" She saw him tide down
Driver through the gate and trot away
down the south road. At twelve Prent
rode out of Shore, and held on west along
the wide South Pike at two he was in
Seaville Center. In Plumley he was de-
layed. TO get home by dark, he should
have been at Caramore by half-past four
The sun was low on Three Pine Hills
when he rode up to Bath and Westbury's
general country store. He hitched Dri.
yer to post, went in and warmed his
hands at the stove
"-evinin,' Broom" said Bath. He
beckoned and passed through the back
store. Prent followed and shut the door
behind him.
Broom" says Bath, "you've got to
take that money along with you, an all
| got to say is the sooner you get shet Of
it tie better for you."
"Why, what's to pay now, Bath ~
asked Prent.
"There was two regular sporj ers stop
ped at Jim Crickett's last night. They
come by different trains, didn't know each
other at all, at first, but got very thick
atore the night was out. The first one
gives his name William Paddlebox. and
when the other. fellow saw it on the book
he put his'n down, James NJ Walking
beam. Last week, too, there was fel
low in here pretended he was agent for a
Bellamy tobacco company. asked him
some quizzing questions that showed be
wasn't up to the tobacco trade at all, I'd
be swore. [ saw him examine the lock
of the north door, and walk all round the
building when he went out. I'm mighty
mistaken if ifsomebody amt broke into be-
fore long. Leastways, you must take
that package out of our safe tonight
I've changed off the small money for you
and got it into as small bulk as could
And, look here, Broom" he added. "this
money being in our safes been talked oi
over to Wimble's, and it's no moIe n
right that you should drop in there and
happen to mention its been took out"
WELL . said Broom, "if you say SO. ]
| don't want you to run any risk by me
There were one or two persons in The
store as he passed through, took the pack
age from Bath, and buttoned it under
his coat
You ought to be armed, Broom" Bath
whispered. Prent opened his coat a lit
tie way; the butt of pistol showed OF
his LETT breast. H. stepped over to Vim
ble's Hotel, bought a cigar at the bar
Wimble came up
How do, Broom Comm over t
the rattle tomorrow Let me git yol
a ticket, only a dollar ?"
mo, guess not" says Prent, go
to so t the city"
Going take them ten thousan' Bet
Baths got in his safe O. your'n %
"Bath hasn't no ten thousand nor tel
cents Of mine," said Broom.
He went out, and started on. The SUI
Tas set. Hei had nineteen miles to 4