Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-08-25

/ cane, COnnOr ClOQ6cu DenlnQ Lnc arDOr.
After We were driven away, he secured
the plumber. 1t was the very next morn
ing that he offered to buy the house.
He knew Mr.. Morton would come to my
Office to report the loss, and he managed
to slip that diamond on the desk where
Mr.. Morton would find it, and SO throw
the suspicion upon me. see, l see !!
Well, hc is to make the first payment OIL
Tuesday, aud twill be strange indeed
if I do not discover where the money
comes from that he does it with"
All the next day Kirk watched the
cigar-storc, but Conner appeared twice
only-onco, when he wheeled out his
now sign, an immense, gaudily painted
wooden Indian, and again when he
moved the image back at night.
At about nine o'clock, however, Kinks
vigil was rewarded by seeing the
tobacco dealer leave the house aud walk
rapidly away. He followed, and, to his
great surprise, Conner entered Mr..
| Morton's grounds and went straight to
the arbor Kirk crcpt stcalthily forward,
but it took him some time to get within
earshot-wilhout being seen. He succeed
cd in sccrcting himself in the shade of
tree, however. sufficiently close to hear
Conner say:
"Thcy'll be ready for you at the shop
tomorrow night at ten o'clock"
The man then left, ard Kirk hcsitatcd
moment, hardly knowing whom to
shadow-the unknown man who re-
manned in the arbor or Connor; but he
finally decided to follow the latter, and
hastcncd after him. He learned nothing
new, however, for Connor went directly
home.
Early next morning Kirk was at the
cigar-storc, resolved on finding way to
be an unseen witness of the interview
between Conner and his confederate.
While lighting his cigar he glanced
carefully about, but survey OF the room
afforded him no satisfaction. 1t was
perfectly bare of any place of conceal
mcnt. Neither the table at which Conner
worked nor the shelves which held his
stock in trade offered the slightest facility
for hiding; and the windows, he noticed
with surprise. were guarded with iron
shutters, clTcctually shutting off all out
side scrunity.
Thoroughly disheartened, he left the
store. land as he did SO ran against man
standing by the door.
BEG your pardon' he CALCULATED,
mechanically, when n little laugh from
some young ladies who were passing re-
called his wandering wits, and he saw
that the oil. Get to which he had apologizcd
was the Indian syn. He gazcd at it
moment in amused astonishmcnt. Then
sudden looll Of happy decision lifted
the gloom from his face, and he strobe
away, after taking another long look at
the Candy chief.
That afternoon three young men, all
warm friends of Kinks, dropped into
Connor's store AS they were making
their purchases one Of them exclaimed,
looking through the open door at the
Indian:
'Hello, boys Tve got an idea for
the fancy-dress party. That Indians
Kinks very image. Pm going to get
him to,have costume like it, hatchct,
Cigars and all. !"
s'For once your idea docs you credit"
replied one of his friends. Lets take
! the Indian right down to the costumer's,
and get suit exactly like it,
"'Dced you WON'T" Conner inter-
posed. "That slatoo cost me a pretty
/ figure, and | won't have it banging
around town."
ooh, come, Ccnnor I'll leave TWEEN
ty-dolar bill with you rs security that
it's returned all right by nine O'Clock
tonight, and pay you couple OF dol
lars for the rent of it,"
Conner thought this an easy way to
make two dollars, and consented; where
upon the young men left, laughingly
bearing their prize with them.
About nine o'clock that night the
door of Connor's room opened to admit
a closely muf1cd man; and he was
scarcely inside when three young men,
laughing and joking, also raped for
admittance.
"Who's thatG" came from within.
"We'vc brought home your warrior.
Let us in, Connor!"
"Sit it down outsidc" growled the
latter.
'And leave you my twenty dollars
Not muchl Come, let us in, Conner.
Well stay here until we fulfill our con-
tract, and set the image up in his corner.
You needn't try to &c: us OF without"
There was a minutes delay, and then
the door was slowly unbolted. The
young men entered, carrying the Indian.
They shufled across the floor and put
the figure in its corner.
'sNow give US our twenty dollars.
After standing the warrior in its place
they turned to close their business rela-
lions with Conner, and to their surprise,
saw that the other man was Mr.. Morton.
"Why, Mr.. Norton" exclaimed one.
eve did not dream Of you being hcre!'
"No," he replied, trying to laugh, but
evidently very much embarrassed; II
had little matter of business with Con-
nor, and came down tonight to attend
to it myself"
Then there was good-naturcd SQUAD
BILE with Conner over the return of their
money, in which they succeeded in get
ting him so excited that he never
glanced at his sign. At last, to the in
finite relief of Mr.. Morton and Jack, the
noisy young men left.
"Come, hurry upl" Mr.. Morton ex-
claimed, as the door closed behind men,
s'my nerves seem all unstrung."
A moment later, from beneath the
rows of tobacco-bales Connors drew out
a heavy leather case.
Al the case was opened, disclosing
row after row of glittering gems, it did
seem as if thrill ian through the
wooden Indian AS the freight danced
over it, it really seemed as if an eager,
! intense look came into the painted eyes;
and surely, as the mems attention be.
came absorbed in the jewels, the arm of
the figure did move!
How deceptive shadows are! One
could almost have sworn that the bunch
of cigars in the wooden hand was re-
placed by shining revolver. There!
Was there ever more perfect semblancc
of motion than when the Ratchet in. the
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