Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-05-28

sergeant Hetherlngton, 10 charge OF
this outfit" And be pulled from
his pocket the sergeant's papers.
neatly enclosed in Q blue govern
ment envelope, and smiled derisively
st HetheriDgton.
You won't be able to work that
racket at the barracks at Maple
Greek, for some Of the fellowsll be
sure TO know me there
"Well, if they do you'll have a
longer ride, that'a all, answered his
capsor, for / mean to get you put
in this time sure, for you've escaped
often enough before
That afternoon they came TO Dead
Mans Crossing, and Williams was
left there in charge of man they
found in the shack. He had evil
IDENTIFY been expecting Carney, but
he opened his eyes with much won
der when he saw the prisoners, and
when he understood the situation he
went around with broad grin on
bis face that was particularly tanta-
LIKING.
Maple Greek was 10 miles from
Dead Mans Crossing. They stopped
all night at Dead Mans Crossing
and made 60 miles of the 10 next
day.
In the morning the sergeant had
another lesson in the deep diplomacy
with which Carney negotiated mat
tiers.
Ride on Bill" be heard him say
to his mate, land inquire if Sergeant
Hetherington has come in yet with
his prisoner. You can tell them
that you were out on a little recon.
hotter for Carney's mate, and that I
expected to be there at the barracks
about 10 o'clock. IL there's any
body there knows me-Sergeant
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hit the trail
back piece, and we'll move on to
the next post. | want to give this
man Carney up to strangers, you
| see. I'm afraid his friends mightn't
| treat him well. Anyway / think
you'd better ride back to meet me.'
Gill galloped away on his errand,
| and after putting in an hour or SO
| to give him agood start Carney and
his prisoner struck camp and follow
ed up.
Bill met them about five miles out
| of Maple Greek and reported that
there wasn't a soul in the troop
stationed there that knew Hether-
ington. "But they're dead on to
Carney's racket, though" he said,
ssand when I told them that we'd
captured him they thought twas a
pretty slick piece OF business. They
say he's harder to trap than a coy
ote."
"You see," said Carney to the
sergeant, "the easier you take this
thing and the less racket you make
the better you'll get along. If you
F., get rusty and insist that you're SER
| geant, some of the fellows'll round
on you, and the bad luck the l3
eggs brought you'll be nothing to
the trouble that you'll get into
| then"
AS soon as they got into the fort
Hetherington saw at once that Car
ney must have been in the force at
one time.
He asked for the sergeant major
as soon as they rode into the bar
racks square and asked him to re.
port to the superintendent that he
had brought in the desperate Car
ney, who was wanted for horse
stealing and shooting man.
81 was afraid to take him back to
Fort Mcleod" he said, "for fear
he'd play some trick and get away.
He almost made me believe be was
somebody else until / found this
letter on him addressed to John
| Carney"
1t was in vain that the sergeant
swore that he was Sergeant Hether-
ington himself. The more he swore
against the fate that had tangled
him up and the more they laughed
at him and told him to drop it.
Carney's reputation for slipping
out Of the tolls stretched from Win
nipeg to the highest point Of the
Rockies, but he'd find that he
couldn't do them up at Maple
Greek. They were on to his little
game.
care you quite sure you're not
Major Steele himself or Commis
sioner Hackle ~ asked the superin-
tendent, looking at him with know.
ing smile.
At this sally Of wit Carney and
the rest Of them laughed 80 heartily
| that the superintendent was 90
| pleased with himself that be told
| the prisoner be might sit down.
"Your police duties must make
you tired be said, with q wink at
Carney.
| "All the same, sir,n said the poor
sergeant, tears almost starting TO his
eyes as he saw how completely he
was in the others clutches, syou'u be
sorry for this when you find ont
what mistake you're making"
@Oh, no doubt, no doubt said
the superintendent. "When they