The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

that neck Of the woods, Stiles can pro-
ducc him in twenty-four hours"
That is what the United States mar
shal said to the special agent Of the Trea-
snry Department, who had come West in
seach OF MIR. Hamilton de Vries, ab-
sconding bank president. The latter,
unwlttingly, had got himself into trouble
with Uncle Sam, rs we'll as with the au-
thorities of his State, and was, there
fore, in n surcr way to get into the hands
of justice than if he had been careful not
to tamper with the paticnce of the long
suffering uncle aforesaid.
The marshal was so certain of his
dcpu;ys ability to lay hands OF MIR. de
Vrlcs If, us the special agent believed,
the cX.bank president was sojourning in
said dcnuty's ucighborhood-tha the
agent, wao was only human, and, be-
sides, had no personal interest in tho
matter" left tn G 4Biaaafifs dfn pf6ceeded to
take life rs easily as possible while he
miGht-it was much better than going,
partly by stage or horseback, into wild
and woolly region after II man who
might not be there, after all.
While the special agent, who had been
up late the night previous, yawneT and
stretched, preparatory TO leaving to re-
turn to his hotel, the marshal wrote ,
telegram to be sent to the DEPUTY who
looked alter the 5hrec "tough" counties
III the southeast corner of the State.
'lierc, Ball take this to the office. will
YOU" And to Uncle Sans emissary he
remarked: CHOW, then, that's settled
Slliesl have him by Saturday, if he's
there"
When the marshal appointed Bob
STILES deputy, and assigned II him the
duty Of attending to the three south.
east counties, he knew what he wac
about. lie had always been a firm he.
never III the truth of the old saving that
sit takes n thief to catch thief" On
The same principle, he held that it re.
quirtd bad man to handle bad men;
and IN making his appointment for
Jones, Elkhorn and Antelope Counties,
he had no hesitancy In selecting Mr..
Stiles, whose application for the position
was iniorscd by many leading citzens-
not because they were keen to sec Bob
set the place, but because he asked them
to ndo!sc him, aud a refusal to do so
'nVoIVei possible, indeed, probable, I'M
pleasant consequences.
Yes, Bob Stiles was, undeniably bad
man. Not that he had ever mace him
self amcndable to the law--at least, not
that anybody knew of--but he had a
blood-staned obituary list of persons
who hnd disagreed with him, and
beautiful disregard for the consequences
ol anything he chose to do; and he
chose to do some very peculiar things,
especially when he had over. indulged ia
his favorlte intoxicant, which was quite
frequently. When Mr.. Stiles was not
engaged i'll his official duties, his avoca.
ton was that of gambler, and he was not
an over.scrupulous one, either; in fact,
am Obliged to confess, albeit with much
reluctance, that Mr.. Stiles cnjovcd
'sklnnlng ? suchcI" as we'll us did any
mcmber Of the fraternity.
1t happened, however, that, one sad
n!Sht-thc very night before the lay the
marshal sent him the telegram concern.
ing the missing bank president-Mr.
STILES and a confIere had sat in a game
with supposed "sucker' from the
mines, who turned out to be very much
ot player himself, and that Mr.. Stiles
and his friend rose from the game
busted and each owing the house for
several stacks of CHIPS, and Mr.. Stile,
stood on corner, this bright afternoon.
Ioekin" verv down hearted and sadly out
81 his usual spirits, when the boy came
along with his telegram.
''Hm! Tall man-black whiskers-
dark completed - gray eyes uni
Greet. I'll look after ye t'morruh,
Mister d'Vfies"
lie had been walking as nc read, and
had reached the po9tofficc by this time.
In response to his inquiry, the clerk
handed him an cial-looking envelope.
Il" retired to Il corner TO read It. aud the
contents made his eyes dance. "sta
hueno! HyGT's luck fer ye, Bobby, oil
boy Five hundred dollars r'ward
hanks, Bobby, we don't care ef we do;
n, no, not any" Aud as Mr.. Robert
2tlies wal"cl uD the street to his usual