Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-02

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|uAlRDREADTh ESCAPE.
sd moi been very long in the pc.
'l II confidential clerk to Mcssrs.
Brothers & Bowman--we are
u.ssrs Friar, Bowman & Knox
Saox,-when one Of those unex-
N 1 and most perplexing crises oc-
n the financial world which
~ gun cautious and steady going
Hs NH as ours was and is, most
III and bring less well balanced
Az ss,t down with sudden and awful
..y saw now, without fear Of be-
,hso as boastful, that ! was some
ns fsyorite of Friar Brothers: the
hat william, the senior partner,
- ask me down to Henley from
s.ssv to Monday, and allowed me
~ His pretty daughter out on the
sueaks for itself.
! . he time OF which speak not q
osssed without some failure or
,.isued stoppage, and | knew that
y, Rrothers & Bowman were I'M
about the Liverpool branch Of
/, house. They were, therefore, not
kollv unprepared when one after
" news came that If left without
smediate help its doors must close.
4. help needed was not more than
\ n, Brothers could give with perfect
=. but the question was how could
J. sum Of 100000 in hard cash be
waved from London TO Liverpool
.ahn the next four and twenty
snnl The money was all right
s that amount, il necessary,
I'D be supplied; but by whom was
ID be carriedl There lay the diff
aty.
ffar Brothers-Bowman was rarely
/. lhe counting household a consul
njOn with their manager, and the re-
m was that was sent for. Would
| 20 to Liverpool and take charge Of
II money! There could be but one
nswer Even if | had bunked the job,
vhjch was not the case, | could not
Muse to help my employers out of
asir difficulty. Accordingly, said
i vas quite ready TO start at any mo-
pent and it was quickly decided that
lIhould travel by the night mail.
Byone OF those fortunate coinciden-
switch sometimes occur, a large sum
I'D been drawn out that very morn
BIZ 10 meet bills that would fall due
lslt day; SO that nothing remained
Ia US to do but to dispose Of tho gold
b bags; the notes | was to place in a
'rked leather case suspended round
by neck by steel chain long enough
b allow the case to hang at my back,
hidden under my coat. AS soon as
he money was put away Mr.. William
Fnar gave me a revolver, which he
generally keptin bis own desk. This
ANDY weapon | placed in the pocket
j my own coat when | was ready to
tart; and for greater security, and
,nmpted also by an impulse | could
neither account for nor resist, / placed
much smaller revolver of my own in
hs breast pocket of my ordinary coat.
! hope you will have no occasion
. defend yourself" my kind employer
aid; and then he added that he
bought il would be as well to lessen
be risk as much as possible by getting
detective from Scotland Yard to
ravel with me.
More TO please him than myself, for
was not nervous, ! agreed to the
opposition, and drove at once to the
Yard to secure my man. 1t was
ION done. | was to be accompanied
my journey by detective in plain
olhes, called Buckland-a slight,
ny looking man Of about five-and-
'lrty. de had full dark brown whisk-
and beard, and gave me the i'm
ssslon OF being disguised. Our train
y al ~ p M, and we arranged to
Get at Euston FIVE or six minutes be.
re the hour in order that we might
y attract attention.
dlned at chop house in the CITY.
10 went back to the counting house
lhe money and my great coat. The
y containing the notes | disposed of
0ana my neck by the chain; and
y. OasS o. gold were placed in a small
use ! When lifted it, il fairly drag
y me down; and it was with the
t s difficulty that | was able to
aA along as if not burdened by a
,;lghty object. =
ard rdae n Euston at 9;45; tipped the
a,u 70 give me and my companion
department to ourselves-it wanted
tnree minutes to the hour and
,an mad not arrived. The guard
s 81 70 bang the doors; then the
'l1'l sounded and the train had ac-
VI! begun to move, when | saw
= on The platform. With a dexter
Il SWING OF the door and an agile
sns ne was in the compartment and
Wv, iM himself painting on the seat,
- mat 1t was a CLOSE shave this
y a., Then, as soon as he recovered
{ IN a little, he asked if l had the
, nodded @e and glanced up at the net
!, he followed the direction of
YES and said, "Ohl up there, is
nodded again and then looked at
h., ae was slight and wiry look
, W ou' there was not a particle of
o omd nis lace. He caught my curl
anu anu mourning gaze fixed upon
laugh. easy Jauhty Nv
LORD bless you" he said. "vou
A. suppose they was real, do youa |
ivy ivn ever wears hair when rm on
N, indeed" l answered dubiouslv.
,enow, ! was not attracted bv my
T ,phlon's look as he now appeared.
'.a ana shorn, for a most yfliianous
nnlster looking mouth was TOO