The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-10

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ond buggy. rs they drove by the south
gate. he went straight 90 his quarters.
'sIs Constance nsleep7" he asked OF
Mrs Woods, as she met him NJ the
stairs.
NO; she's awake and anxious to see
YOU" was the answer.
still undetermined what to do. the
3 father slowly climbed the steep stair
way. Oh, how fondly and trustfully
the big eyes beamcd upon him, as he
tiptoed in! Already his child was
looking better, almost happy. She
stretched forth her arms as he bent to
kiss her.
Dear old daddy All the worry
seems to come to you now. and Con-
MES forbidden TO get up and help you.
Is there any further news-of the rob
berry, mean?'
Yes" Then he paused n 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 10 aid in the search. They
say Mrs. lIinlSel had u box which be-
longed TO Schramm 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 il 20. II contains no
stolen money. 1t holds papers and
personal" But he interrupted her.
mo matter what it may hold, we
cannot hold it now. do not blame Mrs.
Hinkel for fetching it to you, but
must have II and the key"
The box is in the lower drawer OF
the bureau, father. have no key at
all; Schramm has that. | did not tell
You, because we knew if you were
questioned about it you would have to
tell Che trHth, and thCnpoor Schrnmm's
letters would b. no longer sacred"
The shall touch none of his letters
if can help it," said Morgan. bat
they must bc allowed to examine for
themselves.
a quarter of an hour later, in the
Office al the commanding officer were
Graves and his clerk, the sheriff and
deputy, Morgan and the post surgeon,
the latter officer having been sum
mcnCia At Mor%an's request. On The table
FaA' a. sfNPttt s'iN IVA NAlNA Nti1C dbNuN lNNp
feet long and six inches deep, shaped
something like a dispatch box, some
thing like n valise. 1t was evidently
OF foreign make, strong, durable, yet
showing signs of service and wear.
Such name rs had originally been
painted on its end was long since care
fully scrapcd and painted out. In adj
dition to its straps. strong brass clasp
and paddock secured it.
1t seems pity TO burst such lock
and spoil such n case" said the doctor,
gravcly. Il suppose you gentlemen
feel that it must DC donc?"
ION, ncvcr had a straightcr tip in
my life" said the sheriff, Il am bet
ting on finding important evidence RICH,
here. il not the s"vag itself"
4 soldier entered with some tools.
Conc moment now, rCutlCmcn,' said
Morgan. This box is the property of
a comparatively new soldier of ours
believe he occupied higher station
abroad than here. If money he found
herein. well and good. I've nothing to
say; but | protest against any prying
into his personal secrets. This isn't
Russia"
But the very first thing lifted out of
the lcathcrn box. as, its clasp shat
tered, ii lay open before their eyes. was
Il long, official envelope. The sheriff
tore it open, and therein lay ten fifty
dollar bills. national currency, crisp
and new.
My God" exclaimed Lacy. pale with
excitement. II believe I could almost
swear that those arc some of the very
bills we drew from the First national"
DO YOU ordinarily pay enlisted men
in fifty-dollar bills, Mr.. Lacy?" asked
Morgan.
Certainly not was the prompt re-
ply. There were over twenty officer,
with Col Winthrop's battalion: so we
brought a thousand in one-hundreds
and two thousand in fifties." And
Lacy counted the bills over again with
trembling fingers. The sherltf's big
red hands were dragging out other
packets now, bundle after bundle of
letters, old. faded and stained, several
little books in German. three or four
parcels wrapped in silk, each of which,
when unrolled, proved to contain por-
traits One of n soldicrly, gray-mus-
tachcd man of flfty-fve or thercaboutS,
in the conventional broad-breasted un-
dress uniform of the German army.
Another-on ivory, this, and in costly
frame-a painting OF n lovely face with
deep blue eyes and fond, tender
smile about the lips--a mother face,
which appeared again, with more OF
silver and less of gold in the curling
hair that framed il, in two or three
photographs. There was photograph,
too, of S,alwart young lieutenant in
thC dress of tho IfhlnnS Another n