The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

vice: He was active. energetic. alert, a
gtod dlsciplinarian and prompt in every
thing without beng hasty.
Dewey and Fisher became very chummy
! In the course OF their service together. and
vixen Fisher secured furlough OF two or
three months Dewey asked him to do him
a favor while in the North.
1T came about this way" said Fisher
speaking OF the incident. n was busy one
/ cay packing my trunk, when Dewey came
! W with his hands in his pockets, He was
always retlcent sort 0. a fellow, even
when with bis most intimate friends, and
he hadn't talked long b ,Jre knew that he
wanted to say something that he hated TO-.
80 | finally asked him why he didn't drive
straight at The mark. ! told him that
knew he was simply beating around thte
! br sb. ard suggested that we had been good
friends enough for him TO speak right out
aud let me know exactly what he wanted.
| Wen. Fisher said he, you know ]
don't like to troEHlc anybody. but l do
/ want you to do me a favor il you Will when
( you get up North
! Now. you are talking said l. what
| is It, old man.?
| "'You see, Fisher said he. "a fellow
corked up here like mouse in trap
! hasn't much use for money, and I have
! saved little. 1t has been rafting around
/ in my trunk for several months, doing no
Z tody any good. and ! want to get 1t INTO
/, action. II / could get 1t to my father no
| might invest 1t for mo, and when need
| II II may amount to something. ] thought
| that II might not be too much trouble for
| YOU to take 1t to the old gentleman while
i you are up In his neighborhool. I'd mail
II, but you know tina, under the present
circumstances 1t would probably never
/ reach him.
Probably not answered and II !
can get II to him ] shall be very glad to
/ do So.
| Dewey pulled roll OF money out Of
! his rocket and counted 1t. There's even
$500 said he 1T isn't much, but Will come
In handy II a fellow is ever laid up.
! He banded me the money and tucked 1t
away in an inside pocket OF my coat along
1 with some money OF my own. The nexr
i day started for home.
i Everything went along smoothly until
the train was In the vicinity OF Gunpowher
Creek when 1t suddenly came TO halt
In the midst OF dense wood. The pas
sengers nut their heads out at the windows
, to see what was up. and found themselves
under the cover OF reyolvers In the hands
4 OF band OF gueriilas under the command
of Harry Gilmore. The guerlllas began 20
board the train. and. concluding that dis
erection was the better part OF yalor.
bolttd for tho rear door. at which nobody
hal appeared. | got through the door anc
was Just leaving the platform with a flyihs
lean when a ftnCW rs ibR ~ tMo W NV
caught my coat tails and hauled me back
He'd w a bit. youngster.' said he. :!
want to talk to you
but I had nothing to say. so ] pait
, especial attention to getting out OF thu
fellows clutches. The coat that he hat
hold OF was a trifle loose for me. and. al
quick rs you could wink slipped ont o
ii. and. leaving II IN the hands OF thu
: guerilla. jumped for the bushes and mad
my escape. The fellow sent bullet at
ter me. but he was probably too astonishe'
to take good aim. and heard the bulle
rush through the brush several feet away
when I reached poiyt where ! fel
9 that I was safe. sat down and though
y the situation over. 1t occurred TO me 10
) the first time then that Dewey's money ha
: gone with the coat. regretted II. o
q COURSE. but didn't feel like going bac
a and making an effort 10 get II. NV ov
!. money went along with H.. and ! had som
: trouble In raising the wind 10 Bow N
home. The money was pever invested 70
S Dewey but guess he has managed to re
: along pretty we'll without It."