The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-02
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. Langley, I've got.a 1o6 for you; one
that mustspe sttended VI immeoiateiy-,
Are YOU reany TO Nrayelf.h ,t,b 4
b. Thls vas the salptallon ! received ron,
my cnlel one aIternooPss ~ entereu 'ne
headquarters alter 9 hard gays WG!k;
"At moments n9tNlSse, NlSs, l rep!blsMq-d
"or az least as. soort " can put 9n =
disguise, should that EDe necessary. .ph d
! "GoodE" said the CHIEF, "for tnst Is
ABOUT alli tne ilime 4 SanEglve youA q
have just receives lpIpFrpaqon .oat gam
lWolIe y In EMs sown, ana tina. ne y 70
leave to-day py the Dob 77lr- "A ana E-1n
E ! talnk nov We haye e oppotta9,sy
u slacAns uHI = p'I saf au'' 'e 'Hn't
l want yop ~ uosn !SS % ob {
~ snoalu 'tAs, notan 9S.'et. .sh. ;,
T very Nen tugl ssIs e onoe y. .ne
iaiiroad oeporh Aaon ..ftikn0W wnst tta'a .
ne Is gong o9.ipus you gan Mals un''.
iyou see nm a1oa aFFe sure you cannot
mistake n,m !,
u spoulo knoM nim 10 any disguise, !,
Iepne1 - : is'. aSe 5ocM .s..,,. So '..s
oaM Mone' y, oippcry gam, asus
was generahy caiieo. .pwss ~ tne time OF
which "a write one OF tne most dangeroas,
tcounseneHers 10 tne country, ana tne
cniet Q" large gang we nad LOT
long time oeen IN search OF MS mead
quarters, Dut Without success we very
seldom had 9, chance 70 "shsdoH one
o ne gang, ana anens = oia taey man.
agea 70 put US gu sae .rack oeiore we
tneuI tfaceq them g t1elrtalr,s IL would
be selg thing sor mel Aunearthed
lSner Tden; land ieN 1nst tne chiet nad
pad me A:high complinent ~ selecting
me. and me alone. TO DO the job. | has
tened to my lodgings and quickly bu,
carefully smade myself mp ss we'll to-
do farmer "My reputation is at stake" l
fmntefed 70 myself as strode along to-
wagd the depot, '.and; by dove, I'm
bound MOTTO loseitW TILS g
Isho6las hass ! Ion0 sait ~ nv nan hut
In ii]b;a Il nee aaresshtu d;aanno;ntad for
on arrivino At the denot aIrnost 'tbe f,rst
man -beheid- -Has Slippery Sam; he had
just entered. and was making his way to-
and sa sthsS = ! Nm III J, t;cket for Wat
no. ;nncf;on Z. snsil IN noe sbont f,rtv
nile. an. / nnrchased 4 dnIsf fbs,he
lssma nlsce snd ! HfoIlo vedS VVolls Il fbe
Icar.ins - Eli,a, Train sear,ed. Yhrouoh.
ont f6s tourney / KEPT him ii sirht he
lels,ed 81 me several tl1es but sac we'd
| % signs Of reoognit ion, and / was coni-
tdent that my disguise was perfect. Slip.
lnery Saf, and / had met more than once
Ii6 the course 81 nv ptofessional cal Ser,
tso 1 had Been more than usually careful
|in nv snake up" and Was certaia that
/ It vas eifrctiye. IN something less than
1.-TWO hours Che train reached Watkin' 9
function and several passengers alight
ed, among them Sam Wolfe and myself !;
the counterfeiter started up the main
road, and / stepped up to the depsot mas.
1 ter and asked:
.Can You. tell me who that man is ?"
pointing 10 Wolfe. = - ssssl I u - sis:s
II don't know bis name was t6efe
1 ply; 4.but, his face is familisrreaenslas he
stops no sty Rorke's place.
aAnd where and What is Rorke,s
place pg,rf askedsvsg n xYiszsq zA
s.Yon,rs q stranger ID these; ;pafts; or
! you wouldn't ask that said the depot.
house about q mile 10 the road kept by
one Jim Rorke-thouph how be mana
pes to keep II going { don't know; for
everybodyiJi6) .fhessG Gparts steers clear of
4 It. 4thep. kDav, him 400 aeall nnv~o.yY
/ AHts reb1fation is not GOOD 'ahp |
4 asked s..,.sI : 's,s.sss -, / 4 z.Syt1kqs
4 .He's 4. d-sdS Sfsscsi 6Sfd the DEPOT.
master /: that's what As;isl< ss.syssSs
Having Ssscertained }li9 axarti Iokafion
4 of the RnbIicS SboiIss A oi,sstion. .si start
ed up tils road; determined to make sure
THAT 7 had really found the cOunterfeit.
4 ars, headonariers ! Il was eight d, CLOCK
and yerv ,isrk when Il nanseti. in mont OF
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