The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

ar because iFFFFF at O'clock tomorrow morning
hardly en- Two hundred will arrive in small parties
they were by train and otherwise from various d-
III be abso rections, and will be at appointed place
in their at right time will distribute the sign
were the to-day: Successis apparently sure, though
It, have something must have got out for the SEN
lOrtance to tries have been doubled and the chiefs
it to this went the rounds last night several times
i'll try the w. W. comes from southerly to-day and
will receive secret orders-by the other
IA Wabh method. All six of you must be in 166
N 100 at sharp 2 a. m You will findB B there
was " Spy who will give you detailed instructions
lat-let us Password last time, only reversed
they are, put first syllable last and last syllable
. To date first Remember XXXX. Do not for
o,,,r,ida+ get. Be of good heart before the next
''l ili0'' sun rises you will be heroes your fame
we've goI will pc permanent; you will have added
we don't deathless page to history. Amen"
been in Thunder and Mars,' said Webb, "but
he simple we getting into mighty hot quarters,
soldiers as look at it tp'
entity two said there was no question but that
and been things were beginning to wear most Sc
hlv there rlOus aspect. Said |:
amber in "a desperate enterprise is on foot, that
very i'm is PLAIN enough. Tonight is the time
to COM set for it-that, also, is plain. The exact
od'-wil nature Of the enterprise--I mean the
ase as it manner of it's hidden away under
Wicklow those blind punches of Ms and Fs
shall we but the end and aim, | Judge, is the
le letters surprise and capture Of the post. We
ell? Or must move quick and sharp now. | think
lOre?" nothing can be gained by pursuing our
Sc. We clandestine policy as regards Wicklow.
proceed We must know and as soon possible,
it was .too where 1866 is located, so that we can
likely make descent upon the gang there at ,
y COM a. m; and, doubtless, the quickest way
forti- to get that information will be to force it
}Owers out of that boy. But first Of all, and be-
eavors fore make any important move |
lod Of must lay the facts before the wal depart
play ment, and ask for pIenary powers"
)posed The dispatch was prepared in cipher
Getting to- 60 over the wires; read it. approved
dered it and sent it along
mme- We presently finished discussing the
clear letter which was under consideration,
twas and then opened the one which had been
lspir- snatched from the lame gentleman. 1t
contained nothing but couple Of per-
rher fectly blank sheets Of note paper 1t was
eetv, a chilly check to our hot eagernesS and
rned expectancy. We felt as blank as the
: lrinp paper tOr a moment, and twice as foolish.
nson But it for moment only; for of
very course we eimmedateIy atterward thought
,nd Of "sympathetic ink" We held the
evi- paper close to the fire and watched for
gers the characters to come out under the in
ling HuenCe Of the heat, but nothing appeared
rse- but some faint tracingS, which we could
ard make nothing Of We then called in the
tinp surgeon and sent him off with orders to
and apply every test he was acquainted with
the tl he got the right one, and report the
was contents Of the letter to me the instant
he brought them to the surface This
IN check was a cGnfounded ANNOYANCE and
let we naturally chated under the delay :; for
.be we had fully expected to get out Of that
tas letter some OF the most important secrets
ZEN of the plot.
vat Now appeared Sergeant Rayburn and
ain drew from his pocket piece Of twine
= ght string about foot long with three knots
nee tied in it. and held it up.
emit u got it out Of gun the water
md front, said he took the tompions out
in, of all the guns and examined close this
the string was the only thing that was in any
ers gun"
zen So this bit Of string was Wicklows
inc Sign that the 'Master's'' commands
or had not miScarried ordered thatevery
ax sentinel who bad served near that gun
ed during the past twenty four hours be put
his in confinement at once and separately
ed and not allowed to communicate with
ne anyone without my prvity and consent
ed A telegram now came from the secre
he tary Of 1t read as follows:
!" Suspend habeas corpus Put town
"a under martial law. Make necessary al
A." rests. Act with vgor and promptness
Keep the department informed"
ed We were now in shape to 60 to work
P sent out and had the lame gentleman
quietly arrested and quietly brought
al into the fort placed him under guard
and forbade speech to him or from him
al He was inclined to buster at first, but
III he soon dropped that.
10 Next came word that Wicklow had