The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-01
ooop STORIES or rHE PRESENT DAT.
u-,tsr's satchet That I Helped 20
Garry or into the HIS.

Il ii ras a private banker in town not III
l - the capital OF New Mexico. AS secretnr,
ratrsnsurer OF large 'rcighting company
"a business dealings with Mr. Drew when
.,ntnued for over two years. Although con
Using , private institution. his bank was
ssnsjdcrcd ms safe rs any In tho country. ana
s.,.,nc n business career Of nine or ten years
W Md made hosts Of friends and considerable
4 NAY. In the two years there was hardly n
1 Nv didn't meet him. and aftor the first three
II -ooths was often visitor at his home.
1 y,ung man. Just making my start IN
Il u,o and took John Drew for an eSamp 10 ana
~ride II any man had told mo TINT he had n
SI,honcst hair in his head or could do wrong
"A that man would have been my enemy. MY
ming for tho banker was returned IL Is
rre that n man OF 40 and boy oil :" s.rike
nm close friendship. but 1t was true OF us
IA enye m the advice fnther would. anu MS
,.,.rJahin and interest was so marked as to
",,ract attention and PROVO OF the greatest
hsneft 70 mo in social and financial way.
In July of the third year Mrs. Drew and tho
4 ohId went East. to hC Gonc Tor couple OF
u months Within u few dnys thereafter INC
banker began talking 10 mo about taxing
\ fortnights vacation, Even before opening IN"
j ,nb,ect to mo he had gone to my employers
snJ sncres,,d the idea. and ~ had not lost
1u
4 NJ a MAY spoil they cheerfully granted leave
1 a, absence 1t was arranged that we should
! =, I'm into tho Taos Mountains to fish and
II hunt and have IA good time generally. but To
NV surnrisc after we had made our plans. Mr.
4 Drew saii to me:
4 81 shall leave the bank in charge OF Mr.. Will
| Hams the bookk eeper. and everything will go
I an "a ususl but it will be wiser not to men
4 zion the matter OF my going. l need Nhrt-
lion bg' sie r hIN' S AN the .ns" s imHt It is
Known that am going there will be more or
less GOSSIP. which ! wish to avoid:
say vas surprised. but yet 1t seemed all
right AMI the idea Of questioning mis- motives
meyer entered my head By his advice tod
them at the office that J was GolnR up into me
l names We were 10 make our start on the 10Th
Il OF july which fell on saturday. The weather
\ tothe foothills. Therefore it seemed perfectly
] right aud proper again when tho banker said
/ I've hid better not make our start until
/ after dark when we shall have It 600 and nee
4 Sou come al about 100 O'Clock. and YOU Will
4 fnI mo waiting for YOU at the stable. We Will
\ take my horse and wagon and send Thorn back
~. s' +" the outiit, was not to furnish any
thing tut such tn EARNS rs | desired to take
along rhe tanker insist cd on supplying all
4 else cleared w everything at the once on
SATURDAY. gave my substitute full directions
and banked about $1,000 in greenbackS At
the bank was ABOUT to- speak to Mr. Williams
10 relation Ia our trip when Mr.. Drew sudden
" end almost rudely interrupted, 1t struck
me- n bit Gueerlv but | laid it to his nervous,
ness aoont getting away. The stable indicated
wa only shed In the rear Of tho bank. mr..
Drew lived 1. mile away and always drove To-
wagon. and noticed that the vehicle con-
taned u load Of acEages and bundles:
was nn ana tns stre n ee o.
ting out we did not pass any one who saluteu
u.s. For the first ha' hour of our Journey the
demeanor Of the banKar puzzled me. ] was
% a to
was worrying over business matters. when lie
seemed to come to himself again and was
soon as chatty and enthusiastic rs l had ever
found him.. We had talked about going north
to reach the mountains. lilo had taken the
nS e OF out t ab % ten miles he explained that
friend had advised this change that we might
get better fishing. He said we were to drive
good portion Of the night. MS it was starlight
and We had n fair trail and it was II good four
hours before we pulled up to give the horse
half an hours rest. Tho banker said we would
60 on about fifteen miles further. and it was nj
his suggestion and after he had arranged
things in the wagon that turned in to sleep
during the remainder OF the drive. Sleep did.
though the roa,l was rough in places. nor did
open my Dyes till sunrise.
We'll. here we are" said the banker rs !
climbed down from the vehicle. Il am Just
starting a fire. and you may turn to and help
GET breakfast"
We we're in n thicket with a range OF noun
tAins 70 the east and river to the west The
river was at oar feet. Tut the mountains were
two or three miles away. Tho harness hung
see. | expressed surprise at his selecting
such camping SPOT and the banker replied
that It wna only halt for breakfast. l now
time by daylight and there was cause for
wonder. There were two blank cts two bask tets
Of food, and two rifles. but II" tent and no fish
tin coffee pot. l couldn't see how we were
to maze ourselves comfortable with such
neRgre outfit. but asked noquestions and Mr.
Drew volunteered no information.
There was one more article in the wagon. 1t
vas large. old-iashioned satchel and it was
full to bursting. and had two straps buckled
around i so that it could BE- carried as KNAPP
iack The banker had greeted me pleasantly
enough. hut his demeanor soon changed. and
Icouint tell what to max. Of him. We ate
our hren ktast in silence. but then made bold
!oI AK mn !, Il hhd IN any manner given Of
denly. He sat looking into the thicket for a
minute before he answered:
,o ~ was about to explain matters to you. Do
you Know what thai satchel contains
" Money greenhacks- gold-over $4,000 in
AL have robbed my own bank and am leav-
Ing home. family, and country forever! have
been planning this thing for years"
was dumb with aston shmen'. and without
THIS vacation IL hut II blind. lett on sat
urlhl nisht SO as to get long start. brought
xiiderne- ' # is MATER Of "o miles from
here 70 Fl Pnso. with hard and dangerous
travelling. and rare to 60 with me-"
l sat and stared at him md wondered il it
were not all a. dream. He had spoken very
seriously. but could not credit him | was
About to say SO when he turned full upon me-
AMI then knew the worst. The man WAS in
saht' His eyes We're restless and fierce. his
hands tremhled. and his facial expression hal
undeT-on" Il wonderful change. He sat thus
Tor u minute ana then u look OF deceit and
cunning came into his face. and he laughed
AMI exclaimed:
Don't look so sober my boy! I've robbed
only Only ne ricn; who won't feel the loss, and I'll
70 llaN"s with YOU. Well get out Of the coun-
Wy; and III send for my family and vel have
al
you vii not be surprlsel that didn't know
nave boltcd through the thicket, but my rito
was IN the wagon. and had no idea where Va
Hhere Under his directi on removed every
ulhS rom the wagon. placed the harness in
MRsshi he then drew it over the fire. The horse
han PROBABLY been turned loose. rs saw his
uacks later on When the wagon was well
ssnte the banker loaded his rife. motioned me
ouO IN" same. and then lifted the sntche on
my shoulders and made 1t fast Its weight
vas near fifty pounds. should say. 10 took
baskets and blankets. and We Set of for the
tSai99untains. In his cum nR he ordered me to
sSke the lead We Kept down the bank OF the
nsNer. which was the upper Rio Grande. for
seyeral miles and then crossed a narrow valley
suu reached tho mountain chain, which OK
TTnls from the Colorado line down to Las
Euces. " noon thought we had made about
MeIEEo miles. As We halted to get u bite to eat
~, IT Drew spoke for the first time since leaving
mu oth"r camp | had led the way and Sc
yeted the route. and be had followed like