Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-18

"That's good as wheat. Good as
wheat
Club signed to her father quickly
Hank moved to Eli
"Lct me look at it, Eli"
"Well?"
The traveller regarded Hank atten-
tively Then lie glanced at Club and
bowed slightly.
81 think it's good. It's little worn
ragged-like- I've seen worse printed
notes than that, s.r."
$50 have l."
The stranger looked very soberly at
Eli Potts now.
The blood mounted to tho landlords
cheeks.
"You-you-you don't think"
"I'm paid to think"
"Pshaw! That's good enough, but il
you don't like it, I'll give you another
"No. This w II do me- Your name Is
Potts?"
eyes; Eli Potts, and I don't care who
knows it, and l amt carin' for any
ones opinion. l can live or get along
without keepin' tavern, and l don't rass
no bad money"
81 didn't say you did"
ayes, you did You've as good as said
It's bad. 'Tain't like the times when
we'd State banks, and the bank busted.
You insinuated it wasn't gcnooin9."
at isn't"
Eli recoilcd in alarm.
His wife came to the door.
"Whatis it, Eli'"
@This man says I've put counterfeit
note onto him-a counterfeit ten dollar
note He gave me twenty to change
said he'd no small change-lnd now
he says"
Here Ellis anger choked him.
"Don't get in passion. Keep your
shirt on, Mr. Potts Keep cool; I'm cool. !"
Nobody said you was passing coun-
terfeit money"
"Will you allow me to sec the note?"
Said Club, suddenly.
The stranger handed it to her, keep
ing a keen eye on her ali the while.
at looks all right" said Club, hand
Ing it back to the traveller, who carefully
deposited it in his pocketbOok.
"Mr. Potts, you know who gave 1t TO
rou?" sd Club.
"To be sure l do; so does Susan hore
She seen me make the change for that
.cn-she brought me the bill s."
"Then you have no hesitation in tell
Ing who gave it to you?"
The stranger looked at Eli keenly.
"None in the least.
"And you," to Mrs Potts, "can cX'
plain all the circumstances"
"Why, to be sure.
"Then how was it?"
"Why, the man that gave Eli the bill
laid it on top of the bar'l there-I seed
IL. And Eli said to me, you bring me
change for that money l says, Is it a
temp And he said twas. brought the
bills 30 Eli, and when he put the ten in
his Dookctbook | looked at the money,
and that was the solitary ten dollar note
In the pile"
"That's plain. Will you swear to that,
madame"
81 reckon-if it's necessary
"N no gave you the ten-dollar note,
Mr.. PottS?"
1t was Cnub's voice cutting in clear
and brisk.
"Why, twas just Bill Monk.
81 thought So"
The stranger turned and looked at her
now keenly
: "Why did you think SOP"
excuse me, sir You are q stranger
TO me-"
The traveller smiled, then said in an
Indifferent manner:
"There's a good deal of counterfeit
money circulating in the middle of the
State-not much in Pine County, but
there's the marks OF Pine County on the
make"
@What's that2" said Hank Dawson
quickly.
81 say there's reason to believe there's
'actory up here, or place wher5 it il
+ collected 1or distribution.
"Are you Government officcr?" said
Club quickly.
The man smiled again.
81 am not at liberty to answer that
question Supposng am, what then?'
awe could help you find the factory,
think" said Club, in low tones.
"There's money in it if you do"
81 don't want money. I've moro thar
| can use now."
Club looked disdainfully at the stran
ger.
81 beg your pardon, miss. "
"No offense You don't know us,
reckon, that's all. "
"This Monks he--"
"We've Just sent him to town with thu
Sheriff on account of Dan Bash"
"Dan BASH"
@Ycs-what do you know of Dar
Bash?"
"What do you know?"
"Me-oh! I've just heard Of him
that's al. You know him, then?"
"Everybody in Pine County knew W.
were to be married last Wednesday,"
"Yes, " said Hank Dawson. "He ha
disappeared. We think the Monks MADE
way with. him. They had quarrelo;
IRON the time Bash came here"
alum. So-juSt So"
The traveller was making mental note
/ of tho father and daughter.
The notes read thus:
GAS straight as die-and fearless
Pluck and grit-and enormous grip al
over him. Great beauty-splendid form
Like her father only quicker. Die fol
their friends and never squeal once"
But aloud he said in very calm tones
aMr Potts-it will be necessary for yor
To explain how you came by this note
I shall arrest you-don't be alarmed;
mere matter of form-your friend here
Mr.. --"
dawson"
aDawson will bail yOu-then I viii
make regular charges against Mr.. Bill
Monk, and"
"If you'll be guided by me-" saiC
ChuD, "you'll do nothing Of the sort.
"Eh-how?"
at ooi1 ,,o,,,u ,,,t ,-Our foot In n ~ no,