Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-15
CHAPTER xIn.-Cosr1sUEp.


AS the town clock gave the single
stroke of one, six meu entered the gate
If residence ON Laurel street; one
shocked loudly on tie door, while the
other FIVE Rugged the wall of the house.
A window from the floor above was
raised.
What is it?" asked voice.
"Are you Mr.. White, cashier of the
Charleston bank?" said the man below.
"Yes; what is it?''
"1'he bank has been robbed
Whats that? what's that? Bank
robbed? Great heavens, wait and I'll
Join YOU"
Raymond White speedily dressed and
descended to the door; opened it, to
ind himself clutched by the throat by
one man, while the receivers of several
more, were leveled at his head.
absolute quiet, Mr.. White" said
Black Beard, sis the price of your life,
nave you the bank and vault keys on
your person."
What means all this, has the bank
been robbed"
Not yet, Mr.. White, not yet, but be
Easy, it soon will be. Here, let me re-
ieve you of your keys-what, you carry
pistol too? Well I'll take that also"
Il know you," said the cashier, ''you
are the man for whom l cashed the
checks to-day"
You had better forget Inc when we
part tonight. Those who remember
me. with rare exceptions, do not fare
well-now for King street and the bank
of Charleston. Here White, lock arms
with me, but remember. one word of
alarm, and you are dead man, your
wife a widow and your children or
phans. march,"
A half hour later, Black Beard fitted
key to the bank door; it swung open
and five men entered, the other five
guarding the avenue of approach on the
outside.
White was firmly bound to chair,
the vaults opened, and the cash speedily
transferred to bags; then gagging the
cashier sufficiently to render it impos
sible for him TO make himself heard, the
plunderers left the bank.
They were joined on the outside by
"Where's Toombs and Lankey?"
asked Black Beard.
"Fightin' round yon corner" sa ID the
man addressed, Ito attract the atten-
tion of the hossifers."
well go that way and get them,
they might be run in
AS they rounded the corner, there
were the two sailors, pummeling each
other Justify, while two policemen were
trying 10 separate them.
"Hey!" yelled Black Beard, 'is that
what / let you ashore for? Avast there!
you lighting blackguards. bothering
the officers of this peaceful town."
The two sailors were subdued in an
instant.
Aboard, We lubbers! Aboard!"
Here, officers, here's a couple OF
pounds for keeping my frisky sailors
from eating each other up. I'll see
that they bother you no more"
Thanks, captain, We'll drink your
health. Lucky you came along, or
you'd have found them jagged in the
morning"
I'll jug the Burgers when get them
aboard
But Black Beard and his men didn't
go directly aboard; they first visited
the county Jail, and Black Beard aroused
the jailer, and informed him that he
had two drunken sailors that he de-
sired locked up till morning.
Five pounds was sufficient to con-
vince the jailer that they should be
locked up, and he produced his keys
and unlocked the Jail door. AS he
turned, he found the revolvers that
short time before had been leveled at
the cashiers head, leveled at his.
What could he do but weaken? The
door of the cell of Plunkett and Cobb
was unlocked; the letters taken from
heir limbs; the jailer was locked in
their cell, and Black Beard and his
comrades FASTENED to the planning mill,
where they found the two boats in wait
ng, and they were rowed aboard.
What luck, captain?" asked the
mate, as the Black Beard mounted the
vessels rail.
Immense! immense. mate! Punk
EFT and Cobb are here; they will not
stretch hemp, at least not on Friday
next, and there's gold, silver and bank
notes more than we will count to-
night. But what luck had you? How
many orange cleaners did you hire2''
sixteen strapping men. They
are all below, and by this time in a
drunken stupor."
lis we'll; wind anc tide are with us,
so up anchor and away"
For whereof
For the Altamaha river first, and
then for the island"
CHAPTER XIV.
"A MARKED NIGER WON'T HALF SELL ~