Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-28
From the Galaxy, for February.
s 2 D., D 90.
I. PRENT.
TConcluded.


~ understand" said He went on:
''Last Friday night you put ten thou
sand dollars in Bath & Westbury's safe,
in Caramore. You put in more Monday.
You was to have taken it out tonight
Where is it 2"
81 haven't seen a dollar Of it since
Bath put it into the safe I answered.
| had hot: l counted it over to Bath
when I left it. He made package of it
for me. I saw only the wrapper. Was
it, morally, lie? Well, as you will.
DR.. johnson held that one might be justi-
fed in denying the authorship of Junius,
whether he wrote the letters or not.
You say you did not take it out of
their safe Tonight p'
eyes" | had not I took it out of
Bath hand
He turned to the others-talked hur-
riedIy apart. made out that they did
not know the roads across the plains.
They had, without doubt, come out from
the city on the middle turnpike. The
Parson turned to me.
II have wagon close by. You must
drive me to Caramore. Will you pro
mise 2"
"I'll drive you," I said. I did not say
where or how
"How far is it ("
Seventeen miles"
He turned to the other. "Bring out
the horses"
He held the lantern-stood by me
carelessly, turning his pistol in his hand
| They led the horses out Of the woods
through length Of fence thrown down.
Jiber brought out a buggy with fine
black mare before it. Jhisel led out a
dark bay cob and leaped lightly into the
saddle.
''Get in, said the Parson.
| stepped in--took the reins He
whispered to Jiber, then he jumped in.
Drive on" he said.
"Not if that man stops bebind."
What do you mean? Look here,
young man, I'll have no trihing. How can
he go when you have his place Jiber,
make straight for the castle Toll the
king. # we re not in by seven, come to
the cave. The words Mavourneen ,
Now sir, drive on, Or III drive You
| home"
"Get up" said,
/ / knew what had to do 7 made my
plan / sent the black mare down the
road at swinging gait. She was beau
tiful mare, coal black, graceful, spirited,
yet nowise nervous or fighty. 1 never saw
a better to trot and eodure. She took a
long, smooth, rolling stride, without jerk
Or break, never squirting or furry, except
at any steep rising ground, which she
always took with a short, quick charge be-
low; and passed with stroEg swing
After mile or two be spoke:
Chow quick can she make it )"
| Seventeen miles-two hours"
knew she could do it 10 half an hour less
He looked round--a sneering, scornful
glance.
''I've driven her nine miles in half an
hour. Shake her out"
| quickened her pace. We made
four minute gait on the levels He lean
ed back and smoked his cigar. I watch
ed him askance. You could read n,
more in bis face than in this blank pag
before l scrawl it over. Chisel gallopet
the bay close behind.
"Can you strike the Caramore roac
without passing Brame's tavern ?"
II can"
''How much farther 2"
"Halfa mile longer to the Ocean road
"Do it, then" .-..-.
[ couldn't have asked for bette
chance. The straight road to Caramor
runs past Brame's door. You woul
strike the Ocean road at Bradley's, fou
miles north of Caramore. By turning o.
to avoid the Squires, you must take tn
Lindesley road, which is halfa mile longe
to the Ocean road, but strikes in tel
miles north east of Bradley's at Lookou
Hill.