The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-06-14

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THE nan MiTm TME RED RYE.
About eight years arn, when hal
not fnilrnA,lssl II ~ long "A have now,
! wis employed m messenger on
Western railway. don't know "A il IL
necessary for me- ~ say inst what line II
was. Int will call II The ID. II. II q. II.
r.. just ~ rave myself the trouble ~
prunonncinR the whole name.
| hal moi heen I'M tlc run more than
month previous III thc date III The occur.
rrnce u which ! nm going 10 tell yon.
hal been running OH branch route
fur more than year, and might have
staid there poch ,ienl longer II had
not been chosen IN take paxnn'. place
when he went OIL. You see two Or three
attempts Ind been made 10 rob tile *.
press car, and al last, al the emil OF a
long run. paxon wa~ found ,lcnl IN
the cnr with a hnllct.hole in lis head.
But the safe was closed tight and sccurc,
though All attempt Ind been made 10
blow u open. which proved intellectual.
But the strsngest part III II all was that
the key was missing from paxon's pocket,
and II WAS not found till COOL sis weeks
aftcrwnr,i. Then II was discovered. al
the site Ut tle track, with card tied on
II, on which il WAN written that robbers
wrr u the cur. anil hc expected they
would murder him II hc refused To give
up the key. lie WAN true 10 The last.
Well, you may suppose that felt Just
the least hit s9icamisli about accepting
such AL nninyiting berth, but the Super.
intenlrnt gave me orders, anil meant
~ 10 ms duty, however d.sagrecablc IL
might he. Then the pay was larger
than Ind ever received before, and M
was acquainted with n good girl, who
was ready 70 help nie inhahit Il house
whenever should la able 10 own one,
that was quite M object 10 me. can an.
sure ynii.
Well, everything pns.sd On smoothly
enough for several weeks, and had b..
como accustomed 81 the route, and male
dozen o. 30 81 very pleasant acamaint.
ances, md WINS growing 10 be pretty
we'll contented with my life. Ind almos.
begun 10 think the robbers. whoever
they might hc, Ind given up oil thoughts
VI ever making any thing ont of my car.
aud hui sought another field of opera,
tions.
One day was informed Nv the apen,
ri b that some time within wcel
would have 10 take charge 81 about
8AD 600 10 specie IN II. transit over OH,
road on itn why from Washington Il
han Francisco. The officers of the IL,
press company Ind been advised Of hi,
intended important shipment III ortlel
that they might exercise rc.lunbled viRi
lanrc In view VI tie great risk incurred
IN the transportation Of such u yainabl.
consignment.
The evening after my conycrsatio,
with the agent be- called me into tho or
fics', and told mc tlaMt the specie WA Il
90 over the road the next day but one
H. produced M envelope. aud handle,
u 70 me, saying ~ he did 10:
There, BILL, arr your orders. d;rcr
from the Superintendent, with lis owl
signature attached. keaa them careful
IN. and obey them 10 the letter for !,
little mikmoye might cause great Ion,
- t'le company, and cont yon yonr po
sition.
- shall do my duty 10 the very IL,
ter," replied.
nm .nre yon mean ID do No. ~
turned the agent, "hnt yon cant ie IL.
careful. Some u the ynembrrS III AZ.
light.dpgered profession are An smart 4,
lightning. The plans they cant devils.
amt worth thinking Of. Anl they arr 4,
fertile ~ expsslient IN the evil one him
sill. thought III just put yon on yonl
guard IN friendly way, and"
There WAS sliRht nonnd nj thu door
u the depot hadn't been deserted Is,
everyone except m two, and thu switch
engine hadn't been mp al the heal ri IA,
ynrh, whore W. conld hear IL, incc.sun
pnhinp, don't believe we would hay,
Heard the sound nj all. Dnt ~ botl
noticed Y ~ once, and, m looked out d
tho ONCE into the large room beyond.
sAw man standing Just inside the onto
door. with his hend inclined toward d
~ u he WAS trying 10 ovtrhear our con
ve1Aaeion. lie nav me about tho time
hrtt noticed him. l knew II from III
little start Of surprise he gave M his eve
met mime.
IL was all over hts wkwarlness In
minute. for Il. drew hiH facc down ID 4
expression u thc utmost nncouccrn. an
came boldly forward to the win,ioWs !
tllc 0fIIcc through which Tho agent nlva,
transacted any business he might huy
with persons without.
He was . very fair appearing mai
apparently of Abuut 10 years. though i
might have brcn little older. Ia wa
dressed In black, and, wearing high In,
be might have passed Very we'll Tor o.
NJ the cloth, II his nose hadn't been IN
trifie luminoms. The other pccnlisrlt
] noticed about the man Vas that hc liz
queer sort VI rei.looking eye.
appeared Axed md staring. md, ~ L
came nearer, concluded II WIS Rlss.
u Wa ~ strange and unnatural In. Il
cxprcssion tl,at ! thought should kno'
II II should 80 IL pcessug q me uye
thu great wall III China.
i there > small package hero "a
ysaac u. Van Scooter" hc asked lii
baAineaA. like way, In answer 10 the II,
curing glance Of The agent.
The agent referred % 0nc ri the bi
registers On the tlcsk, anil answered i
~ negative.
Quner,' said The man with The res
eye. Il ought ID have come ycster
Day. Have You real the Eseninl
And after this abrupt iutcrroxAtio,
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