The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
ROBBERS OUTWITTED.
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Ihs war had made abls-bodisd men
e eearee that n the fall Of 1aoa the
f1oIghting snd purchasina Of supplies
1ue : amall asttlement On the Mime
eols rivee dsvolvpd Jnpon four young
follQws tFon 0ftsou % sevsntesu yeafs
81 ~ ! Thae kad raads several trips
With loads Of wheat 10 the nearest
IOWA on tie Nissiasippi, and laid in .
winters supply Of provisions for the
whole settlement, and ON this, their
laat trip. were 70 sell their wheat for
cd and bring beek jpaAs sse 1tdeht
for "a old ysSnehman who ksft .
treding post near the settlement
a TalmAn. the Oldest Of the boz
Who was intrusted WI ~ 49,
eed selline, sold the wheat Tor : high
peics. and, eountin9t he Gold he received
3or II dropped II into buekskin parse
end thrust Il deep in his pocket, taking
Httls notice Of the crowd about the
Wafshouse cfacs - he did %
While the boys were loadlng the
tfaasfss Foods Into thsir wagons, .
Wel1sdreeeod stranger sauntered up. and
el1es eseekin9 joke or two, carsleee-
q HlIiTed whore they were freight
IA 70 ~ Il IsoSas setElemsat, !,
9 shss & ~ i.sl.iai.a sA...r.uess
sssEhy. that's ths very place I want 70
SDoehi I've IN uncle out that wsy
3669eWheso,rs ~ contlnnDd,s ~ h1
Glo4eed is ~ name on ~ boxes and
haxnfk He's y trader " tha nhmeu<
verdier. Do you know hint"
II gusss dor replied Al "Why,
thsss are ~ 3dddd ~ ~ 10sdfSg
WITH 6ee his name here on this boxr'
"vntl, | declaFei'' sxolaipsd tkA ~
low, 5kepping up 70 examine the name
- u be had not read Il befpKAa ssAQl
toins vsrdirsr That's the name sure
faaen6h- And say, ny youag fvisnd.
! qafIyaaI6 I64tr1 zhefout thsf9 With tSuf'
8kbduts6 & ~. /" asswdrsa Al, Rlad
tur0UfUgFv9OT t0y pRUBpectivS heigh-
hor. II supPege kyA'A yeksspp leaa
and 20 70 farming IKE TIE rest of us?''
&Skfssyust what want 10 do" rss
.naind ~. mar. ia thara- any. GOOD
6overnment land near my uncle's
0h. yss, e plenty Of H." said Al, .'and
thsZpllP wlspA p RleepNbpy ~
otA nal 81 kuass.
I'm 9iad % hear that, aid the
stronger. II came up %, the yboat dnst
the other day, and was kiraid IA g.
HJ5$ tssE,ssal sase, aey }1c3 ~ ,.;S rs $
ss'edy- that IL, unless you'd like my
help 'about loadipg.r
'.Never mlnd xlAt" s3id III ts.Yua
70 and get ready, and we'll soon have
these things aboard" 's'
..Sax. Al" spoke mp Frank, Gibbs, =
soon y the man VA out Of hsasing," /
bslieve that fellow Il lying. II rSns4
.4&txheq< XEeaeen him hanging around
delrly every time VIEW been here"
W0dld1y WONDER n {f8nk Was
y41U41eeA3eeq0100S SAU&uSVSDS8Ufx II
think myself I've seen his lee -
|foee.r ~
oh, pshswr' aaid AL, - Ia be.
relish this imputed want u &x6eitto
Fhis part Its some other fellow bas
You've SEM Nhatk Ne ih eses,
anyhow Ru(s zo& q = ~ u,t be
|afFaid Of felldk Z nsai3e.~
''Ysl, but we ought mot to take any
|chsneesf psrz ted Frank 80 hat
Imnn< ld )hl - kDdf ArsendS ~ 70
..ts.l 4elrsi stAx, bhN - lad
Ftaem aboard. aud you know the fdlks'
|d n, Rpt RI n tfls spssSitA ~ IN
i~1Asss ~ th.ys ala 4 rsanIss.dAl
Mlsh4 4 @tetsss Aexvstes Kuiss to,
5st 3 saSs, s ssS iis ,sid III \ u.
'esppi1tf 16istly up WITH hls bundis, =
the hcys weFe rsady TO start, and
'climbing into The sat side Of AL "I
te0ag!ft IA get hacl in tune TO eat din
|1es ~ SpN.s4 brought aloe6 s4ne
|nan4N rsslf sSYsG&FgfsTTS
ls5ss asdax4 ys4rs4Id III AwSr..
e4Aeayisr ban usual. and thouRht
Y asss rode alopg, n ~
- vsry sq64 plan, ssssntsd the
|htsanGsr, whD pas soon aamplipR AS
'dcdghndth whib ~ slajtsr sstnrSed
the eonplimsnt ~ hlping himseif to
the stxanger's sandwiches
4 The goods Of the trader consisted Of
the dry goods, groccrisa medicines,
emmunitiun, ete., commonly kept in
beekwotds storss. not emitting the
Aaleful "6re water that rendered bar
Ter With the Indians % profitable TO
uneernpplous traders.
"Whst's that unele's got In therss'
Aelksd ~ stranger, pointing to box,
~ IA 81 which had tscome loossnsd-
sscrQe kiasA Of liquor, Russs," ~
Ii6d A. ~ ~ ~ full of bottles"
tWeAls - sthathS the csss, We must
|mvo eegnethine - wash down this