The Opelousas courier., 1892-10-22

Mr.. de Vries is il
that neck of the woods, Stiles can pro.
duce him in twenty-four hours
That is what the United States mar.
shall said to the special agent of the Trea-
sury Department, who had com West in
seach of Mr.. Hamilton de vries, alb.
sconding bank president. The latter,
unWIttingly. had got himself into trouble
with Uncle Sam, as. well as with the au-
thorities of his State, and was, there
lore, in a surer way to get into the hands
OF justice than If he had been careful not
to tamPer with the patience Of the long
suffering uncle aforesaid.
The marshal was so certain of his
deputy's ability to lay hands Of Mr.. de
yries If, as the special agent believed,
the ex- bank president was sojourning in
said dcputy's. neighborhood-that the
agent, wao was only human, and, be-
sides, had no personal interest in the
matter, left the affairs, for the present.
Ia the marshal's hands and proceeded to
take life as easily as possible while he
might was much better than going.
partly BY stage or horseback, into wild
and woolly region after q man who.
might not be there, after all.
While the special agent, who had been
up late the night previous, yawne.7 and
stretched, preparatory to leaving IL 81
turn to his hotel, the marshal wrote a
telegram to be sent to the deputy who
looked after the three sstough,' counties
IN tne southeast corner of the State.
Here, Ball take this to the Office. will
sonf, And to Uncle Sans emissarv he
remarked: "Now, then, that's settled :,
there" Nes
when the marshal appointed Bob
etiies 9 deputy. and assigned t. him the
euty OIL attending to the three soptb-
EAST counties, he knew what he was
about. He had always been a Arm hs.
never IN the truth of the old SAVING that
ut takes a thief to catch a thief. q,
the same principle, he held that it re-.
CURED a bad man to handle bad men.
and in making his appointment for
Jones, Elkhorn and Antelope Counties
had no hesitancy IN selecting MI
stiles, whose application for the position
Endorsed By many leading citizens
because they were keen to see Rob
get the place, but because he asked them
lndorse him, and o refusal to do 80
involved possible, indeed, probable, un-
pleasant consequences.
s4 4
leg, BOD Stiles was, uudeniably d bad
Not that he had ever mace him.
ell amendable to the law--at least. not
nat anybody knew of--but he had q
oiood-stained obituary list of persons
Vno had disagreed with him, and
beautiful disregard for the consequences
! auSfhing he chose to do; and he
nose TO do some very peculiar things.
specially when he had over-indulged in
lis favorite intoxicant, which was quite
frequently. When Mr.. Stiles was not
nsaged in his official duties, his avoca.
Ion was that OF gambler, and he was not
2 prescriptions one, either; ia fact.
m ooii2ed to CONFESS, albert with much
e~iuctance, that Mr.. Stiles enjoyed
'skinnlng q sucker as we'll as did alav
member Of the fraternity.
It happened, however. that, one sad
ight-the very night before the day the
larshal sent him the telegram concern
the missing bank president-Mr.
Tiles and q confrere had sat 10 a game
18th . supposed .ssuckera from the
mes, who turned out to be very much
q player himself, aud that Mr.. Stiles
ID his friend rose from the game
busted, and each owing the house for
stacks of CHIPS, and Mr.. Stiles
GOD on q corner, this bright afternoon.
oking very down. hearted and sadly opt
his usual spirits. when the boy came
ong with his telegram.
"Hmi Tall man-black whiskers-
'rk completed gray eyes uni
rect. I'll look after We t'morrub.
d'VriesI'
he had been walking as he read. and
d reached the postofice BY this time. /;
response to his inquiry, the CLERK
.nded him an officiaI-looking envelope. !,
. retired tt o corner to read it. aud I'll
ntents made his eyes dance. nSta /.
enol Hyar's luck Ter ye, Bobby, OF !.
VI FIVE hundred dollars r'warda !
Ianks, Bobby, We don't care eff Ne do; !,
!, no, not anyin And as Mr.. Robert :
les walked Iii the efreek IL his s9a.aH ! :