The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-10-20

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two men did ii town, md what ssF
want to find out is what they did o,t
here, what that packet was and what
became of il. IL s o-morrow we expect ~
I have. the men themselves HIS 's 4
VS. on do? Where?"
e ..Oh, we'll, 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 near
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 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. Where"
con the north bank of the river, not
more than mile west OF Minden,!
sliced open with bowie and rif1ed OF
whatever paper money there was in II
originally Nothing else was taken, So
the paymaster and clerk say. They
even left the niclxels and dimes. Evi7
IDENTIFY they were in big hurry ::
Morgan's sad eyes wandered again
over the prairie. The buggy was not q
mile away, and another was following
If he could only see Mrs. Hinkel a mo-
ment before the inquisitors came:
s.Sudsville, that bustling suburb OF
the army post of those days, nestledi
along under the bank Of little tribu-
tary of the Mini S!.a. while the cavalry
stables and corrals occupied the broad
low ground that sl1irted the stream
itself on the southwark side of the gar
rison. He had known the woman for >
years She was an honest, sturdy, I.
stoat-learted frau" devoted to her
husband the hanoverian sergeant, and
proud OF her brother-in-law, the russian !.
Schultz, whose wife had died some years
before She held herself above the run
of the colony Of soldiers wives, there
fore they were not as ready to lie for
as against her. Nevertheless, she had
won even their respect: but the ga bble
of the laandress' quarters had been.
amply sufficient to direct the scrutiny.
of the officials to her doors. Schramm,
who left the box with her when the
battalion marched had left also a..
small package with her the morning:
he and Schultz rode in. Where were
box and packet. and what did they
contain? That was what the sheriff
was determined to find out, and SO GER
tain was he of being ON the trail of the
L.. 1,,1 - u nj
his clerk to follow and identify the
money that might be recovered. When
Morgan saw the occupants Of the Sec
ond buggy, as they drove by the south
gate, he went straight to his quarters.
SIS Constance as]eep?' he asked of
Mrs. Woods. as she met him at the
stairs.
mo; she's awake and anxious 10 see
vGu." was the answer.
Still undetermined what 10 do, the
father slowly climbed the steep stair:
wav. Oh how fondly and t,ustfully
the bio ewes beamed upon him, as he
tiptoed in! ltlready his child was
looking better. almost happy. She:
stretched forth her arms as ne pent TO:
kiss her..
"Dear OLD daddy! Al the worry
seems to ,ome to you noSy, and Con-
MES forbidden to get up and help you.
Is there any further news--of the rob"
berry. mean
Yes Then he paused moment.
constance. dear. the civil authorities
claim that they know the robbers
that they are Of our regiment and that
we are shielding them. The general
orders me to aid in the search. They
say Mrs Hinkel had box which be-
longed to Schranlln and contains now
some of the stolen money. What box
did she bring you last night?"
''Schramm's box, father, and begged
me not to let it go. 1t contains no,
stolen money. 1t holds papers and
personal" But he interrupted her.
s'No matter what it may hold, we
cannot hold it now. do not blame Mrs.
Hinkel for fetching it to you, but l..
must have it and the key
1.-The box is in the lower drawer Of
the bureau. father. have no key at;
all: Schranm has that did not tell
you, because we knew if you were
questioned ABOUT it you would have to
tell the truth, and then poor Schranlm's
letters would be no longer sacred"
.sThey shall touch none of his letters
if I can help it," said Morgan, ''bnt
they must be allowed to examine for
themselves"
A quarter of an hour later, in the
Office of the commanding officer were
Graves and his clerk. the sheriff and
deputy. Morgan and the post surgeon,
the latter officer having been SUM
moned at Morgan's request. On the table
was stout sole-leather case about two
feet long and six inches deep, shaped
something like q dispatch box, some
thing like valise. 1t was evidently
of foreign make. strong, durable, yet:
showing signs of service and wear.
Such name as had originally been
painted on it's end was long since care
fully scraped and painted out. In adj
dition to its straps, strong brass clasp
and paddock secured it, *
''Itseems pity to burst such a lock-
and spoil such a case, . said the doctor,