The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-15

with you. Do you understands
| Eyes, Miss. -
by ten probably those men will be
gone, and you can bring the money
back"
| Eyes, Miss. I'll bring it back faith
| fully. Loud knocks were heard at the
door. and the two hurried away. Open
| ing the front door they confronted the
| troop of marauders.
''What do youwant at this late hour?''
asked Jennie.
Supper and shelter for the night"
answered the leader.
"Who are you, sirP''
Captain Jones, of the Confederate
army"
''Why are you away from the main
army, sir?''
That's my business answered the
| so-called Capt. Jones impudently.
''1fyou insist upon entering, you must,
but we object to turning our house into
a camp"
Cant help it, Miss. It's one of the
| necessities of war. File in men,
Chloe was obliged to produce from
| the pantry all the cooked food in the
house. and the men did justice to it.
Jennie Stanton remained up feeling in
no humor to go to bed. When the re-
past was over, Captain Jones said:
miss Stanton. / learn that you have
a large sum of money in the house. We
| must have it."
What, would you plumber us?'' asked
the young lady indignantly.
1--WE don't take it for ourselves. tits
for the cause" said the leader hypocrit-
ically. you may as well bring it at
| once and save the trouble of a search.
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you last Monday
intrepidly, ''but it has already passed
out of our possession"
II don't believe it, said the captain,
looking very mach disappointed.
"Then you may search the house." said
Jennie, outwardly bold, but inwardly
trembling, lest the money should be dis
covered.
II will" said Captain Jones. .'Of
course, where such large amount is
concerned, we cannot trust the word of
any one.''
Very well, sir, proceed. Chloe, go
with these gentlemen
She slipped away to inform her moth
or of what she had done, and put her
on her guard.
In the course of the search they came
to Pats room.
''Who sleeps here?'' asked the leader.
"A poor Irish boy, who asked for
lodging"
Let me see him.
The door was thrown open, and Pat
stared at his new visitor.
What's your name, boy?" asked
Jones,
pat Roach"
Ctnn x-o1, 1fxo hav.o
No, sir; the ladies let me sleep hsre
tonight. They gave me a good supper
besides
''Where are you traveling?'
IN seeking my fortune"
''Are those your clothes?"
Yes, SIR
To Chloe's great alarm, Capt. Jones
took up Pats poor garments, and
thrust his hands into the pockets. But
she need not have been alarmed. Pat
had taken out the bills, and put them
under the sheet upon which he was
lying. Only a cent was found in the
pockets.
you are not very rich," said Jones.
Pat laughed.
If was, what would be seeking my
fortune for?" he answered.
There's nothing here" said Jones
unsuspiciously.
The search continued, and few ar
ticles of small value were discovered,
but the great prize was not to be found.
Capt. Jones concluded that Miss Stanton
was right after all, and contented him
self with what he had found.
About four o'clock in the morning
Pat was called by Chloe, who gave him
some provisions in paper, and let him
out
You'll come back?''
s'Never fear" said Pat.
About nine o clock Jones and his party,
after an ample breakfast, left the house.
Still Mrs. Stanton felt nervous and anx-
ious about the money.
Jennie" she said, that boy will
never come back"
Il think he will MOTHER
1T was crazy idea trusting poor
Irish boy, whom we had never seen be-
fore last night with SO large a sum-"
1T was the only thing we could do,
mother. If we lose it, it will be no
worse than having Captain Jones take
it."
Two thousand dollars will be great
temptation to boy like that
Mother, like the boys face. and
viii stake great deal on his honesty
when you have lived as long as I
have, Jennie, you won't be SO ready to
trust a stranger. Why, the boy is only
a tramp"
Even tramp may be honest
Mrs. Stanton sighed.
depend upon it, she said, 1--WE shall
never see the money again"
Two hours passed. 1t was after eleven,
and still nothing was to be seen of Pat.
The young lady herself grew nervous.
After all, perhaps her mother was right.
But at half past eleven there was
knock at the door. 1t was opened, and
there stood Pat.
Have you got the money" asked Chloe
breathlessfy.
Every dollar of it, said Pat prompt
ly.
What made you stay so longP''
Pat explained that he had met Capt
Jones and his men, who made him black
all their boots, and thus detained him
an hour. For this service they gave him
five-dollar Confederate note, which
was far from being an extravagant re-
Enumeration for his labor, deprecated as
it was.
''He didn't think I had such pile of
money in my pocket - ciruckled Pat. Il
could have paid him better for backing
my boots"
did You come here directly afteryou
left hin?''
mo, Miss. didn't dare, for fear he
would suspect something. / came as
soon as l could. Here's the money, and
I'll bid YOU UooG-by''