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

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"a little old. !" anxwsrrsl the agent
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lie seems honest enough
Yes" said 1; "hut I'm snre he wa,
listening 10 our talk when / frs nav
him.
Are son certain Of ity" the agcn
askrl. eagerly,
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oili,c and Ffe What kind " u message II,
sends, snFgesie the agent.
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went III the min came ont. He tlidn'
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look At me---anI thought II prudent no
10 appear 10 not,ce him.
| ibid thaA prcach.r.looking fellow
send 4 message 10 Or | asked o
the operator, when had gone in an,
closed the door after me.
| Yes. Why 10 yon ask I"
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piled. WAS II anything of Importance
Tho man said TINT Ills brother an,
hrothcr.in.law were beth killed this nj
tcrnoon."
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message from d tllc on the tablc and lai,
II before me. II was addressed IL Mrs
&. II. 0riggx. O., and signed ISaa
q. Van Scooter. II read.
3 Henry and Charlie. srv both dead. The
will 10 Hent home Thursday.
Everything seemed consistent, nm
my doubts which, Ind entertained b
the goo.l intentions of the stranger wcr
speedily dispellcd. didn't 90 back 1
til. office, bnt turned my steps t,wpr
my boarding place, thinking, m walke
along, that Thursday woul, hc nm I'M
common day with me, with two corpse
and esO, 600 Ia specie In my chr.
The money was safely deposited In Ill
! car MI hour before the time for Tie trail
to leave, Thursday morning. II was ~
, curely locked In two strong, IRON bonn,
. chests, and when they were stowe,
! away Ia the large safe and the hcay
| doors made inst | thought eyerytl,in
i wns pretty we'll fixed. A few minute
! before VIZ pulled ont two wagons passc
by the car. one oil them containing tx
collins and the other viz men, who wer
evidently acting ~ pall-heareys.
| looked around for the bercnvcl hrothe
( with the peculiar eye, hut he was DC
| where 10 IL seen. ! thought II it'll
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I tho ear, and, after II had been arrange
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2 when W. arrived Mt Redwood, he shoe
hands Will, the others and entered on
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: HIM, the bells rang and We went stcan
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