Wichita eagle., 1890-02-13
THREE OF ONE GANG.

man, smoking a clay pipe, and called for
drinks. As he uttered the words he threw
down a silver dollar. When the coin struck
! the hard wood surface with a sharp ring
| Capt. Hall startled slightly, looked sharply
at the man wearing the green shade, and left
the saloon. Crossing the street he waited
Presently the man wearing the green shade
and his companion left the saloon and walked
| toward the railway station. Capt. Hall fol
! lowed them. The men bought tickets to a
| little town in the edge of the great pine
woods. Capt. Hall bought a ticket to the
! same place. The train did not start until
near midnight, and it was morning when the
! two suspects and the secret service agent
| reached their dest nation All three break
tasted at small restaurant whose tables
| were guiltleSS Of CLOTH When be had fin
ished, the man wearing the green shade drew
from his pocket silver dollar. Capt. Hall
did the same The two coins, striking the
table one closely after the other, rang out a
sharp dissOnance, and Capt Hall looked
pleased.
After breakfast the suspects went outside
and stood near lanppost talking earnestly
Capt. Hall approached them, lighting his cob
pipe, whereupon the men stopped talking and
stared at him insolentlv.
''Wal BILL said the agent, using the name
by which be of the green shade had been ad-
dressed by the iurnberman, sit is time you
were getting out of this part Of the coun-
try"
WHO are you. and what do you rneanr'
answered Bill sharply
Il am Jimmy Morgen"-using one of the
aliases of a well known coun6erfeiter-''and
this is what l mean"
Taking from mis- pocket the silver dollar
which Bill had just exchanged for his break
fast and evenly five cents in honest silver
quarters, Capt. Hall let it fall with a agnifi-
cant ring on the stone pavement Bill turned
pale.
Ever hear of Capt. HaliFr asked the agent
of the secret service.
Bill nodded with a look of terror
'Weil, be wants you I've seen him. I'm
less you look sharp he'll have you inside Of
twenty-four hours
Bill was panic stricken. He begged bis
supposed companion in crime to help him and
his gang out of tie United States with their
lit. Capt. Hall reluctantly consented. ana
Bill anu his companion fastened to livery
stable for horsa and wagon. Capt. Hall
went to tue telegraph Office and sent long
message to the department. at Detroit.
All day ana half the night Capt Hall and
the counterfeiters drove through the pine
woods. AT midnight they reached 8 de-
serted half decayed lunberrnan's hut in Q
thlcSet OF second growth pines. They were
welcomed by man and a woman. to whom
BIZ hastily explained the situation While
tee horses were being fei, the men, Capt
Han assisting. placed in the wagon beausi-
~ set oil counterfeiting implements and up
wards of 500 of the spurious silver dollars
At daylight the party sss out for q small
inland town where Capt. Hun said they could
'eSt safely and look about them When
within two or three miles OF the town they
overlook four luruberri,en with axes on their
shoulders. Capt Hall got out to stretch his
legs The eouDserfe!ters remained IN the
wagon. Two Of the iuInoernen were on one
side OF the Wagon; the other two and Capt
Hal were on tbs other SIDE. Suddenly the
rumbermeu threw down their axes aud the
counterfeirers were startled 10 near IN the
voice Of Capt. Hail she command:
Throw up your hayrds.7
Ihey we're mere startled 70 ohss-re 56Yr