The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-05-19
fnE roabuss MANIFEST.

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Mark rom,aaa. the eanIlslsniial clerk
VI nAgEry n tn. Commission Mrr.
ehAhts, fnnnl himself nlanr In shr
counting .f,wn II the Iftn Hr frit
comfortable, ~l'h hla frrs ~ trnr the
crate. ani listened ~ the hewllnR
November winds with \ smile. The
nrrn haI retired ~ estss lailnfr far re-
moved from the business p,,artrtA VI
thc river rlt,. anil thr key l,ni bcrn
tnrnri III the front ,lnar by tha clerk.
rfr hal received Instructions concern.
Inn certain correspondence which hal
n be tra'ls fr the morning mall.
hence hl% presence I'm the counting.
room III tho hnnr We have named.
With his accustomed lrpmptisudc
Tho letters hNi hern Written. and. for
rc2t and recreation. the clerk hnd
fltnH himself into an onss nIlirc rhnir
uls prcsrnsa was not demanded any.
WHERE. nnl lie iii MT f,cl like desert.
Ing II comfortable Ilrc Ter tic wind.
swept streets.
"Tlr Condor III coming NJ" hr anil
In nm n,tlihlc tone ~ himself "nni. by
my lndy's losri forgot 10 look at
hor manifest tltis morning
A dali, journal was within reach.
and the next moment the contlAcn.
tinl clerk wns running his cyc down
tho column " river nnws. Oanry q
Go. we're tho largest commission
dealers In the city. md almost dnily
received rnnsianmrnis from the South.
These conai.nricn'a brought work ~
Mark Compton. and therefore tho
river column always cllcltod his espe.
ciAl attention.
On the particular nl9ht .ifh which
W. deal, iln manifest ~ the South.
crn bOn's soon greeted the clerks cyo.
and II wna while running over II that
hc almost started from ll's chair.
"Thcre must hn n mistake somc-
where" h. es, !nineI, with his cyc
still rlynse.l On tlie nvc brf. re- him.
who could H. seniing s,lrh nm oh.
ject ~ me from iln Hn',i', from any.
whercf Tllere sulrls ,nl,~t be another
Mark Compton In tlls rilys'
With f,r lhp.r III hia hnnd. thu
clerk foae nini plsnel liz ron,lrrois
DIRECTORY" on thn i TX 4 moment
later h. nHs running lie tinarf down
thc llai II & Hn.a III. s.ei4l.ing audi
bly, nfter ihia manner.
.ComItea. g. C.. Compton Nnth.
an. Compton Wary. alariln. Mnx.
we'll T.. TIL niisthicf tuAc III I'm
the oni, Mnrk Compton In tho hookl'
HI closed tho volume greatly rcf-
picked. mil ienlc,l nj the Iialcr again.
by u.nrar' I'm going 10 claim
thAt portion ~ tie cpndnt's manifest
market t. 'Iafh ''nlntion'" ho cjnc-
ulatrd. "l',e heard ~ renl Ilfn mys.
tcrics, nnl. ~ this may bc the only
ono ] nay ever fun axninsf. I'm going
10 make tie lt,1-i II II.
Having fca..i,ri n conclusion. the
confidential clerk ~ GnfTny Il Co.. don.
ned his o,crcnat. lowered the gnn, md
left thc store. Hc made hls why 10
thu wharf, and inquired NJ tho steam
ship Office VI the Condor Ind arrived.
Just In. Mr.. Compton," answered
the night clerk, who knew him -
OAfIcy 4 Co. u "rIght.bower,' and Mark
~ once proceeded 10 tho accustomed
landing of the particular packet.
HtTMight ~ thc office III the clork II
- k.s. L.. ~ -
taining n fopilinld ON the boat. and
was soon looking over tho bills os
laiing.
At that moment tlm boats clerk q.
tsred the apartment.
'Thirty.twn hnrrcl. IL oranges Tor
0Mfey K Co.. hr anid. nodding and
smiling 10 Marx and d consignment
70 you. Mr.. Compton.
Yes, answered the clerk, growing
lAlc.
"A relative. ! lrcaulnc."
mo, II frienl. =
"Ahl s~s. ihr lett " friends must
part. sail the GnIl..r'a clerk. with n
show ~ ssnlut1y TINT almost made
Compton .mlle. "Do sou wi.h the
thu ticualsrl /, nightY'
II hnye cone Isr thc body" WAS
Marks reply. nnd i,a.ing signed tho
rccdpt ie hurried from IL. mt.
On the wharf hr met favored dtay.
nnen " NnfIry Il ~. Onr ~ them he
AccOstr.l
There u iox on board The Condor
Tor me. ",r Marley. and bring 10 To
tho stoFe ~ -nnii ~ possible.
Thr nnn complied by moving 10.
ward thc boat. and Compton returned
10 the store.
I'm III for Il now" hs said, with 4
curiouA smile. doilIng Ills ovcrco1t.
Tho dickens knows what's going 70
Domc 81 this. and II there's another
Mnrk Compton In thu city. why ] may
b. reminded u = Inv 10 pnni@h fellows
Who obtain goods under false pre-.
lNnscs. We'll. II The Thing shouldn't 10
ninc, there's d train golnK out of tho
clty before day. and tho clerk laughed
" his own words.
II was ihis announcement TINT had
flrst startled il,r clerk, and no found II
In the report ~ the Ccndor's nlsnl.