Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-18

" AcS, You ana ndu u Hduu III ~
but Hendricks got the swag.
Fenning regarded the man with un-
disguised astonishment. Did Mrs.
Hendricks have q hand in it, tooF
"Sec here" said the man, there
amt bit of use in this kind of fenc'
! ing. was witness of the first job.
The womans been singing gold ever
since, while Hendricks is carrying on
his underground works.
''Yes?' said Fenning, as ifcoaXing a
crazy man to tell more.
And you run the Office in town.
That's whore the woman is now
underground
This was an admission that he did
not know where the Laran cave was
and Fenning was anxious to find out
Just how nuch he did know.
''You are right" he said. "She is
safe by this time. I've got a tunnel
that runs from this Office to the under
ground place, but tell me about the
steamship | have forgotten exactly
how we managed it."
You're steady one said his
companion, but it's no use-you was
there"
Il acknowledge it," said Fenning.
"The only trouble is never can con-
vince the fifty other people who knew
t was here at the time that it's so.
I Now dare say, y0u will not have that
| difficulty. You haven't told me yet
$ what YOU were sneaking after Mrs.
Nr,r p1o tbarao''
= Il followed her to find Hendricks
o 20, then you don't know where he
l. is?"
Il didn't then, but when find his
g Headquarters here and his mate here,
e I'm done with the woman"
n you don't know where either Mr..
g or Mrs. Hendricks is at this moment
d sYes. l do. Hendricks is under
e Ground He is building an under
l. ground railroad"
e Fenning was surprised, but be
merely smiled. What is it?' be
It asked.
e "It's at the other end of your mail,
Il replied his companion.
Correct" said Fenning. Now
If then. what do you want to do?''
- 81 ,,,a-o+ ,,o,, IN write to him and sa,
. r., an 20 the whole tbino-hayc locke,
e at his underground job at both end
10 and want him to meet me there"
~ Your game is blachnail. iiov
10 much?"
10 "Weu. it's worth ten thousan
NJ dollars or more to the government 0
~ the steamship company, seeing tina
al two-thirds of the plunder is untouched
~ It ought to be worth twenty-five thou
~ sand to Hendricks to keep both end
% of his burrow a secret"
~ "Then why don't you go to him?'
80 ono. sir"
i, Then write your letter and wi
y, forward it."
oil No, sir
ot "Tben what the devil do you want
cd do? Hendricks may be in the east
" NO. he isn't You sent him me
.,, sape Yesterday morning. This is VIII;
=, it said: Two hundred rifles shippt
c" at st. Louis. Barrels and stocks
different boxes"
lS' Fcnnino was now amazed, lie WI
at n loss for a moment what course
ne rnrsue How could the man know q
Is TITO NTrs Hendricks had seen hi
On tba boat coming from st. Louis
rly tbo time the dispateh was sent.
r.. ..-. 4ho+ - v,ae ovnedient
~. ,lS %" ,arn course with his visit
our ,rhaso 80 forrot owes were watching hi
her ,.,o5s ,,,,oa,.4,,,l,od
'itiIel o,'i -, nv, f,.iond. we MIGHT
at IN l'1oN 90 ~, .vII' ,rith & oach other
we'd meli ~ ti,a+ - a. ,.o aro not nonomani
yes - e. III ~, cav ie true Hcndric
had anu Il'"v a., a,,ST,, W" aSoont zonr nrono
lair "ouit i,'''s'l' ~, so,.t ,,f reason TO
'ely }ioa Ito, = .i,o+ m WOW VOW ,yorld keen vour w,
lnd ~, a., ,,.,1.,,,o,,t ,f the money. Assn
On 'iI' p%9 49, .iat w do,,'t t,rn ont to
city lns, l'''9 oo1, - ali he ARRANGED i
q :, ''lIIN' 80 to,.,s+ to r,oet vo,
adj - IN. ~ ,,,,,,+ oo,,,o bcra
# w ,il'',.' ~ 80, ,.oasonable If he
lou 81 i nv ,ai,l,ad +ho steamship.
yile ,ii''', 4lI..,I, WI ~ stalso 70 take ii
ex- na9 'oV rl,,0,, 40 80 ,,o 90 bir,S sho
fore I!IHA Iish' ny an, ~ t,s;na S ont ri 90 w
noy- lll. I,I1 'T - Hin, and osl, him If h
rood ya,t ,.o,, ,r,d have a talk"
ould Fenning was still more astonisl
is" ~ 900 . ftornoon when the man
her; turned to hear him say; THAT wa