Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-04-03
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Soon after sunrise on cloudy morning
in the year 1881 special messenger ois.
turoed the repose of Dennis Howmore al
his place of residence in the pleasant irish
town of Ardoon.
Well acquainted apparently with the
wav upstairs. the man thumped on a bed
room door and shouted his message
through 1t: 1.-The master wants you, ana
mind you don't keep him waiting"
The person sending this peremptory
message was Sir Giles MountJoy. OF Ar
doom, knight and banker. The person re,
ceivfnR the message was Sir Giles, head
clerk. As . matter of course Dennis
Howmore dressed himself at full speed
and FASTENED to his employers private
house on the outskirts Of the town:
He found Sir Giles in an irritable and
anxious state of mind A letter lay open
on the bankers bed. His night-cap was
crumpled crookedly on his head. He was
in too erest q hurry to remember the
claims Of politeness when the clerk said,
e'Good -morninH."
Dennis, have got something for you
to do. 1t must be kept secret, and 1t Al
lows of NO delay"
'.!s 1t anything connected with business,
The banker lost his temper "How can
Won be such An Internal fool as to suppose
that anything connected with business
could happen at this time in the morning.
Do You Know the first milestone on the
road to Garvanf'
Yes. sir"
"Very well. Go to the milestone, and
take care that nobody sees you when you
get there. Look ut the back OF the stone.
II you discover an Object which appears
70 have been left in that situation on the
ground, bring it to me; and don't forget
that the most impatient man in all Ireland
= waiting for YOU
Not . word Of explanation followed these
extraordinary instructions.
with his mind dwelling on the national
tendencies to conspiracy and assassination.
His employer was not . popular person.
6ir Giles had paid rent when he owed it;
and, worse still, was disposed 10 remem-
her in friendly spirit what England had
done for Ireland in the course of the last
nifty years. II anything appeared to justi--
~ distrust of the mysterious Object of
which he was in search, Dennis resolved
to be vigilantly on the lookout for gun
barrel, whenever he passed hedge on his
return journey to the town.
Arrived at the milestone, he discovered
on the ground behind it one object only
. fragment Of broken teacup.
Naturally enough, Dennis hesitated. 1t
seemed to be impossible that the earnest
and careful instructions which he had re-
ceived only related to such trifie as this.
At the same time he was acting under or
ders which were as positive as tone, man
ner and language could make them. Pas
sive obedience appeared to be the one
safe course to take-at the risk of recep-
ton, Irritating to any mans self-respect,
when he returned to his employer with q
broken teacup in his hand.
Tho event entirely failed to justify his
misgivings. There could be no doubt that
Dir Giles attached serious importance to
the contemplate discovery made at the
milestone. After having examined and
re-examined the fragment. he announced
his intention Of sending the clerk on
second errand-still without troubling
himself to explain what his Incompetent
sible instructions meant.
IF am not mistaken" he began, 1.-The
Reading Rooms, in our town, open as ear
ly as nine. Very well. Go to the Rooms
this morning, on the stroke Of the clock"
He stopped, and consulted the letter which
lay open on his bed. ASK the librarian"