Morris tribune., 1880-08-12

off his mask--a piece of black muslin
with holes for the eyes-when I saw be-
fore me man of about thirty years of
age, pale as "a ghost, and by. no means
desperate looking.
what is your name2"
The man hesitated. s.
',What is your nameg" and j raised
both the gun and my voice.
NGeorge Robinson" came hesitatingly
from his quivering lips. Is - :
81 didn't ask you tor lie. Tell me
your true name, or it will be the worse
"ff you must have it, Thomas Berry is
my true name, but don't see why you
should care to know it." 4At
"That is my business. / shall let you
carry that dust for time; the gun is,
loaded enough for me, AS for your name,
it matters little whether you have told
me the truth, as am going to take you
| where you are no doubt we'll known, for
now shall march you straight to Neva-
da City" -l.. +" tt'5 -
"To Nevada Cityr" cried the man,
stopping short, and beginning TO quake
from mead to foot. why, Ait you big
George the stage rObberG''
.:'Never heard of such man in all my
life" said /. I'm Carl Waldow, OF
Fall Creek, and not ashamed. Of my
name. I'll take You to Nevada or blow
the top of your head off! Do you under
stand that3''
"For the love of God spare me9p cried
the man, whom I shall hereafter call
Reed, which Is not his true name, but is
name he gave me, and which soon as
certained to be his true name. "Spare
me this, and / will honestly tell you all"
''Talk fast, them" said I.
81 have young wife and a chlld--a
little boy-and ranch that am about
to lose. 1t is mortgaged and will be
taken from me in five days if I don't
rasse $4,000. On account of my wife and
child made this desperate attempt to
sage myself from ruin. was in Wash
ington last night, where / tried in vain
to raise money. slept in the next room
to you, and through the chinks in the
partition saw your belt OF gold. heard
you say you were going to Nevada early
In the morning. 1t was also my road,
and the devil put it into my head to get
your gold without hsrming you. As
God is my Judge, would have been
killed before would have shot you. I
had determined to do no harm.'' r'--'..'
SIS that all?" ....-...r... .-,s,Y -.-
s'That is all, and the whole truth, So
help me God. Now, for the love OF
Heaven, let me go, and I'll never do a
wrong act to any human being"
"Marchi" commanded |. '.
,.'God help metz cried he, twill you
ruin me and bring disgrace on my family
by taking me to Nevada to jail?''
81 did not say march to Nevada;
only said march,, and / say again
March! We march not to Nevada, but
to your ranch, if you have one.''
'sGood God You do not mean to take
me there and disgrace me in the eyes OF
my wife. She is one of the best women
in the world and it would kill her.
81 will know the truth of this whole
business" said 1. l am in no hurry to
go to Nevada City, will take my time
and find out all. And If you have, as
you say, a farm and wife and child,
!; shall do you no harm, shall cause your
wife no pain. Again l say, march"
II made him shoulder my dust and Their
walk some ten feet in advance.
!, At last, as we reached the summit OF
+ the ridge, he pointed to cottage on s
. field about half mile away, and then ht
said:
"There is my home"
A ''Now." said I, ''pay attention. an
| an old friend of yours, man you knew
many years ago-where did you come
1 from?"
t "Near Cold Water, Michigan.
, every well, am from Cold Water
, Michigan. You knew me there; / have
/ come home with you to see your place
+ and your boy. Now go on. | am you
[ old friend, Mr.. Waldow- remember thu
4 name-Waldow."
!, So we went to the house. Reeds wifi
met US at the door; was introduced a
e Mr.. Waldow, and at once began to pla,
? the part of an old acquaintance.
8 Mrs. Reed was woman about twenty
4 eight years of age. and quite handsome
: She spoke with slight accent that csuset
K me to ask if she were not of German par
entage. She was. She told me the Ram
of her father-Jacob Schroeder.
q "Jacob Schroeder cried l. 'Fron
WnaC place III Ucrmduy! ....
t "From Dsntzig," SAID she. ..
d sFrom Dantzig!" cried /. "Good!
d am also from Dantzig. It is my nativ
e town and / knew your father we'll, wh1cl
n in truth l did. My heart went out to hel
ard said to myself as looked at he
e honest face: daughter of Jacob Schroe
l. der, you are married to weak, bad ma
and robber, but I will do you all tn
good can"
" AS for Reed, he said nothing, but SO
j. looking quite stupefed. paid no after
= ton to Reeds distress, but toll
his wife many things that remembers
about her father and uncles, of not fe,
70 OF which she had heard her parents speal
for her mother was aslo Dantzig woman
j. was soon on good terms with the boz
sang little songs with him. and, indeed
made myself 80 much at home and th
friend Of the family that Reed stole at m
E. chances of establishment. He seemed
le say to himself: Is this the man / tried
rob few hours ago, but who capture
re me and marched me to my own house
- culpr1t and prisoners"
X As soon as | had found that Reed ha
re actually conducted me to his home, an
once had seen his wife and child, ha
ID no fear. I knew l was safe-that Rec
b. would do no murder there had he scol
N Of guns and pistols.
m After / was shown to my room for ii
Is night took offmy belt, and earned it
at the room had Just left, and telling Mr.
" Reed what it contained, asked her if 81
Id had safe place to keep it till morning
III She begged me keep it in my own roon
at there was no knowing what might hal
W pen, and she did not want to take any r
y sponsibility.
le q Reed looked astounded. He all
le begged me TO take the gold to my roon
II and said:
s'Take the gun to your room-take ca
Of of the gold yourself"
I 1.-THE gum Z said I. s.You think. the
l. there may be danger of robbersi''
anil ooh, mol don't know. Take awe
I'd the gold. / will take no chances wit