Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-27

| all tile laundresses, were full of in
formation about Schramm, and the
mere fact that he held aloof from all
but few of their number was suf-
ficient to make them suspicious
of those with whom he did asso-
| ciate. Mrs. Hinkel and Mrs. Schultz
We're sisters, am told, and Schultz and
| Schramm became very friendly.
Schramm, II appears, spent many an
evening at Hinkel's and took box
there when the battalion was packing
for the field, and went there with a
small bundle the moment he got in
from the front, the morning of the rob-
berry. Now we know just what those
two men did in town, and what we
want to find out is what they did out
here, what that packet was and what
became it. Tomorrow we expect to
have the men themselves
"You do? Whereof
"oh, well, down the Ska somewhere.
They doubtless think that the safest
route. You see, they couldn't go in
any other direction without their being
headed off and its being open admis-
sion of their guilt. Possibly they mean
to catch the regiment. go through the
campaign with it, and by and by, when
the thing has blown over, pull out the
money that they've hidden hereabouts,
and have a good time. We have two
parties out after them now; one, to
head them off, went down to Pawnee
by rail and rode north from there; the
other follows their trail. | suppose
you know we found the valise?"
"No. Whereof
ION the north bank of the river. not
more than a mile west OF Minden. |
sliced open with bowie and rifed of |
whatever paper money there was in it /
Nothing else was taken, so /
the paymaster and clerk say. They /
even left the niekels and dimes. Evil
IDENTIFY they were in big hurry"
Morgan's sad eyes wandered again
over the prairie. The buggy was not a
mile away. and another was following.
If he could only see Mrs. HinlSel mo-
ment before the inquisitors came.
''Sudsville," that bustling suburb of
the army post of those days, nestled
ilong under the bank of little tribu-
lary of the Mini Ska, while the cavalry
stables and corrals occupied the broad
ow ground that skirted the stream
tself on the southwark side of the gar
-ison. He had known the woman for
ears. She was an honest, sturdy,
frau" devoted to her
the Hanoverian sergeant, and
,roud of her brother-in-law, the Prussian
whose wife had died some years
,efore. She held herself above the run
f the colony of soldiers wives, there
ore they were not as ready to lie ior
S against her. Nevertheless, she had
Won even their respect; but the gable
+ the laundress' quarters had been
IMPLY sufficient to direct the scrutiny
f the officials to her doors. Schramm,
rho left the box with her when the
attalion marched, had left also a
mall package with her the morning
e and Schultz rode in. Where were
OK and packet, and what did they
ontain? That was what the sheriff [
as determined to find out, and so GER
lin was he of being on the trail of the I
1bbers that he had hidden Graves and S
is clerk to follow and identify the c
Ioney that might be recovered. When I
Organ saw the occupants Of the sec
I'D buggy. as they dro-e by the south :
ate, he went straight to his quarters. z
us Constance asleep" he asked of !
RS. Woods, as she met him at the [
airs I
mo; she's awake and anxious to see o
~, was the answer. s
Still undetermined what to do, the L
Their slowly climbed the steep stair a
ay. Oh. how fondly and trustfully 4
e big eyes beamed upon him, as he A
,toed I'M Already his child was v
oking better, almost happy. She q
forth her arms as he bent to
IS her. s.
Dear old daddy All the worry a
ems to come to you now. and Con- "
IS forbidden to get up and help you.
there any further news-of the rob Z
~. mean2- Z
Yes" Then he paused moment Il
onstance. dear. the civil authorities
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