Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-23

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We had taken on our coats, Il being
trtghUully hot.
tie Of clnret and bowl Of ice standing
on the little washstand and two glasses
all in full view wo waited the arrival
of our friends the enemy
Our door was fiat against the parti-
ton, giving u full sweep to tho room to
the eye Of the passerBy, and George and
waited confidently for the inspection
wo knew was inevitable, 1 sat on the
foot Of the lower berth smoking and
swinging my feet George sat ON fold
ingcam stool, with his face toward the
door, but not obstructing the view. Soon
the procession arrived, with the ticket
agent in front When he saw George,
he simply said "How do you do, Mr..
Wilson," ind passed on without look
ing in the room BraRa and tho police
followed, casually glanced at us two
and were gone. | put ON my coat and
followed the procession, and at / 80
they went mp on the after deck, evident
" satisfied that their man was not on
tho ship and conteuted themselves with
watching new arrivals. l flew down
and gave thom the good news that the
search was over, and poor Mac, half
roasted, came from behind the bags Of
oranges Declaring he was roasted alive
md dying of thirst, he finished the bot
Ito Of iced claret
Ten minutes before IL tho bell was
rung and all people for shore were warn
ed to leave. Soon we heard the pleasant
sound Of the steam winch lifting the
anchor, and Mt noon precisely. to our
relief, the screw began to revolve at
quarter speed and the Ebro TO respond
by forging slowly ahead. All boats fell
of but ours and tho police boat. AT last,
aftcr giving good look up and down
the bay, Braga and the police entered
/ the boats, and casting OFF soon were left
| behind Once more and for tho last time
/ flow down to the cabin They saw the
| good news in my face; then, shaking
Macs hand in hearty farewell, we ran
/ TO the upper deck, down the ladder into
| our boat, and momont later the big
l ship, putting on full steam, left US
nstern, we ordering the boatman to pull
hard after tho ship Mac soon appeared
ON the after deck and waved his hand
korohiof to us mfarewell We gave him
three cheers, and excited aud happy
with our long anxiety over, we returned
to the shore.
With Mac sailing northward, hol with
Wilson's passport and ticket in his
pocket and all our money save 50, 900
in his trunk our buccanGering expedition
ON the Spanish main was over und all
but fnilure when comparing the $40,
600 we had captured with our mag.
niilcent expectations.
So, destroying all documents save our
passports, we paid visit TO Buenos
Ayres, and then embarked on French
steamer for Marsoillcs, arriving there
without any particular adventure, and
the next day had happy meeting with
Mac in Paris.
We resolved to see something of En-.
rope before returning to America, so the
next few weeks we spent in a pleasure
jaunt,
In tho course Of it We visited Vienna.
remaining there some time and bringing
away many and pleasant memories OF
that music loving old city on tho Dan.
ube We finally all returned to WIGS.
baden together and visited the casino,
watching tho play and players with an
interest that never tagged. Here We
saw such vast sums of money over chang.
ing hands that we almost insensibly be
gan to'think tho thousands wo had wer,
as nothing, and when divided up tn,
sum coming to each seemed almost beg
carly.
Gradually we began to speculate as t.
the Instability of doubling our capita
once or twice nc least before we threw
up our hands and gave up tho game
need hardly tell the reader that what n
first was philosophical speculation. Al
airy theory of a happy possibility, rap
idly crystaliized into steadfast purpos,
and discriminate resolve, and soon on
brains were working and readily brourh
forth new scheme. For was not ther,
tho Bank of England, with uncoumtet
millions in her vaults, and WINS not
as frederick Albert Warren, n custome
of the bank and as such were not m,
vanl.s Of the bank at our Disposition
Finailywe resolved to 60 on with on
postponed assault upon the money bag
, Of the Bank of England, at the sam
time evolving plan that seemed i
PROMISE unbounded wealth and comnlet,
immunity for us all.
50 wo packed our baggage, babe fare
we'll to. wieshaden. and one carly Inn,
morning in 1879 saw us all once MOI,
In smoky London resolved to rouse m,
, old lady called the Bank Of Enalap,
from her country long slumber spent Il
dreaming ~ her impreennbility.
To ne Continued.