Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-22

read. My eyes alone traced the words;
my thoughts ran on; "Furber introduced
me into that Turkey point mine. |
lost all | had-his fault. He owes me
something" Then began to count the
dust we were storing for mine owners
"The. Crystal Rock has about eight
thousand. Yellow Dirt about five
thousand, the "Silver Moon between
nine and ten; the house owns over
twenty thousand, besides the small de
posits.'
Was | turning thief? Why l Twas fight.
ing against my thoughts. Do what
would my mind continued to plan.
Many saloons, blacksmith's shops and
small mines deposited in the Furber
vaults they were the only secure de
| posts in the camp. The store of II. |.
Furber sold everything from whiskey to
mining engines, besides accepting de-
posts and doing kind of banking bus
mess.
found, as several days passed, that l
was ridiculing the notion of becoming a
robber. and at times disguised with my
self for permitting the idea Then
would think, "Where would have been
my destinations During such specula-
lions found myself figuring on railroad
| connections and the number of hours
start would have wholly unconscious of
the accurate preparations | was complet-
ing When in my mind was lost to my
pursuers in India, | must have expert
enced some of the true sensations of a
criminal had calculated infinitely my
DISCUSSES, aliases and business enterprises
when far away
Toward the latter part of July, after
business hours one evening, carefully
removed the contents Of the grip that
had accompanied me to Goldtown and
with it in hand crept on tiptoe down
stairs felt that was acting like a
sneak, and stepped more firmly; my
foot touched the broom, it fell
and l jumped. The noise of mouse
gnawing made me pause and listen.
l crept back up stairs and looked out
of my window The skitf was in its
place.
Five minutes later and the well-hung
vault door swung noiselessly open. / en-
tered, satchel in hand. was nervous. |
turned the combination too far | tried
again successfully. The match | held
burned my fingers. No matter. / knew
every hole and corner in the safe. and its
contents were soon transferred to my
satchel locked the safe and closed the
vaul: 203T, thinking, "Ths fewer signs
| leave penind the more start I'll have -
| put the now valuable satchel on the
floor and went to my room to take a last
look out and see if the way was clear.
| heard sound below like breaking
in window. | stood frightened. Voices
were whispering. | staid motionless at
the top of the stairs. | could hear foot
steps ascending the stairs | went to my
bed and sat on the edge. Two forms
were dimly visible passing my window {;
then the light OF a dark lantern appeared
and | was commanded to throw up my
hands. The CLEAN of a pistol made me
obey. | was told to come down stairs
and open the door or be shot | walked
in front, each arm firmly grasped and
the pistol at my head.
The meagre contents of the safe an
gered them they swore and threatened
and finally bound me hand and foot.
leaving me on the office floor, where by
painful contortions succeeded in getting
my knife from my pocket and releasing
myself. My first move after gaining my
feet was to place every grain of gold and
coin back in the proper place. The fol-
lowing morning the story felt justified
in telling to hide my guilt made me a
hero. l simply related how l cleaned
out two burglars single handed.
In the hour of silent reflection after
the attempted burglary | awoke to the
awful crime | had nearly accomplished
The next evening / sat modify thinking,
alone in my room, when Mr.. Furber
knocked. He brought his chair beside
me and said: william, it was my fault
that YOU lost your money in Turkey
point, Induced you to gointo it. Now
want you to accept an interest in the
store | will feel then that you have
been paid"
Ny benefactor has not given much at
tention to business for some years. Gold
town has grown to a booming city and
has two railroads. The general store is
a thing of the past Furber & Company
have developed into a banking concern.
The presidents work consists Of dny
ing down to the bank on pleasant after
Moons at about A.. 80 with his daughter
e she's my wife-and our children. he
devotes considerable time telling his
grandchildren stories of early times in
= the Rockies, one of which is how their
C papa, all alone, kept two robbers from
stealing all grandpapa's money Kate
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