The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-30

The broken towpath and heaps OF de-
brfs showed that time was at work
When 8 quarter of the distance had
been ira 0ersed the engineer. who sat
in the bow. suddenly raised his hand
as signal to cease padding. The
momentum Of the boat however. car
ried It up with a sharp shock against
the obstruction. which had been seen
by the surveyor. The party gazed at
the huge pile of dirt in establishment
and dlsmay. The idea OF the canal
being obstructed had never entered
their heads
When the sl1ff was being turned the
voyagers saw with surprise that a mar
row passage opened at right angles TO
the canal. The opening was about
three feet wide and sufficiently high TO
admit a boat with its occupants. The
men were unanimous In q desire to ex-
plOre the excavation. and the skiff was
pushed into the passage. Suddenly
to stop the boat As IN as motion
ceased the sound OF voices was heard.
and the surveyors saw just ahead of
them light boat tied TO an iron ring.
while beyond a passage led upward.
vanishing in the darkness. An IN
seen person was speaking: Well
Bill II them railroad fellers let us
alone to-day we'll be all right ("
Yes" responded another invisible
speaker; 1--WE can put all that's left in
the boat yonder. and join the gang to-
night" The engineer leaned over and
extinguished the torch. throwing the
cavern into utter darkness We'll
we've made out pretty good" contin-
ued the first speaker; 1--WE now have
nearly ten thousand yellow boys en-
hand. and they are the best we ever
coined" Without waiting to hear
more the engineer pushed the skih
slowly back until the main tunnel was
reached when no time was lost in
gaining its mouth and calling together
the entire corps for consultation.
Midnight had again come and once
more the mysterious boat hoated out
OF the tunnel and sped down the canal
When it had passed some distance the
call of an owl rang out Five minutes
later similar cry came from down
stream and at once man who had
been hiding by the tunnel scrambled
TO his feet and ran down the towpath
unIll no InSb bGCO0Q WdJcn6F.
They're goin' to make the 20 train
at Jenson's switch. 1 heard them
talkin' as they passed. . whispered the
latter. Just as l thought Go for
the Sheriff at once and tell him TO
meet the train at the water tank. I'll
ride ahead to the switch and keep them
in sight" Again the screech of an
owl sounded further down the canal
Indicating the canoe had passed an
other watchful picket
When the night express drew up at
Jenson's switch two men with a heavy
trunk boarded it. and after it started
a third man. hitherto invisible, jumped
on the steps of the rear car. Meeting
the conductor in the aisle the pair
whispered softly, after which the brass
buttoned official went forward, soon
returning with the information that
the two men were conversing with a
party OF five who had entered the train
further down the road. and that all
paid their fare in cash to the end of
his run, beyond which he could not
collect When the train stopped at
the water tank the Sheriff, with a
dozen deputies was on hand rSA the
party of counterfeiters was taken into
custody. their entire seasons work. as
well as their machinery. being secured
The capture was entirely unexpected
and the men made little resistance. -
Philadelphia Times.