Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-06-06

Frank arter all!n cried one miner, an
grily.
81 tell We, fellow citizens,et air time
we war lookin' inter this hyar matter,
Eff it is Foolish Frank we must find
it out, and reckon he won't do it no
more: an eff it amt we wanter know
it, SOS we can look somewhat else fur
the thief. Thar's ben enuff dust stole
in the last three weeks, and ct has got
to be stopped!'
seThat's a fact!o the miners cried,
and they lost no time in hunting Fool
ish Frank up.
The found him sound asleep in his
cabin, and when three or four Of the
miners yanked him out of his bunk
and appeared with him before the
crowd outside he simply winked and
blinked like an owl suddenly trans
ferred from darkness to light, but said
never word. He did not seem to be
surprised or frightened, and if he was
other than he seemed he was certain
ly a good actor.
The mayor of the camp, one Doug
las Jerrod, took Foolish Frank in
hand.
'sSee here" he said, stepping for
ward and laying his hand on the nom
descript's shoulder, 'fthar has ben a
lot uf stealin' Nv gold dust done in the
last three weeks in this hyar camp,
an you are accused NV doin' the steal
in.' We hev stood tibet sort Nv thing
jist ez long ez we're goin' to,an' we've
come up hyar to find out whether or
not you air the thief.''
'sWho is my accuser?" suddenly
asked the accused man, these being
the first words, aside from his name,
that he had spoken since becoming
citizen of Salamander City.
ssI AMP cried Mark Billings, step
ping forward.
eyes, and you are my prisoner!"
With these words Foolish Frank
whipped out pair of revolvers and
covered the big miner gambler, the
thing being done in the twinkling of
an eye almost. For a moment the
miners stood staring in open mouthed
establishment. Then, thinking that
one of their number was menaced by
one who was a robber, several of
them made motions toward drawing
weapons. 'tHold!" cried Foolish
Frank ''Don't make any breaks,
men of Salaman1er City. This man
whom you know as Mark Billings, is
Colorado Carl, a noted desperate,
road-agent and allro ind crook.
"He is the man who robbed you of
your dust, and no doubt you will find
what has been stolen, in his cabin, if
looked for. I am Bob Ferret, Den
yer detective, and he is wanted there
for robbing bank. I have been on
his trail for two months, and now [
have you, Colorado CARL" he finished
up, addressing the baff1ed desperate,
and quickly handcuffed his prisoner,
who submitted sullenly to the newt
able
"You rather over-reached yourself
by trying to throw suspicion on me-"
laughed the detective. II reckon if
you had known who [ was you would
not have tried it!''
The stolen property was found in
the cabin the desperate had occupied
as Mark Billings, and the miners
wanted to hang the thief, but Ferret
said no.
give been after MIN two MONTHS"
the detective said; ''he's my prisoner
and l am going to take him to Denver
to answer for his crime of bank rob
bing"
And he did. The next stage carried |
the detective and his prisoner out Of
the Camp, and Salamander City new
er saw either of them again.
Billings war right" said miner,
as the crowd stood looking after the
stage, che said that Foolish Frank
warn't what he seemed, AM he warmth |
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A BLACKSMITH SAVES THE LIFE OF A LITTLE
Carney, of Lyle City, Iowa, was
perhaps near leaving this world any
IAN be, and recover. She was sick with chol-
era morbus; completely exhausted aud I'M
conscious. The physicians in consultation
decided the case was hopeless and beyond
heir control Chas j. Newcomb, a black
smith, walked four miles through the dark
less and storm, to get remedy he had him
self used, and which he firmly believed would
,ure her. That medicine Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He
obtained part of bottle, with which he hast
ly returned, and gave the little sufferer half
easpoonful, which relieved and conscious
he ri |
,iven in broken doses and in short time she
vas well. He is positive that it saved her
life, and has others in that vicinity. For sale
" H. G. Pierce, Druggist.
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