West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23

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possession three letters addressed to
me"
IL have. =" assented.
"Thcn viii ask you TO deliver them
10 rae.
"I can't DO that "
why rot?" ne challenged. They're
MY property"
Iproduccd the postmaster generals
telegram and rcad IL To him
why. this il infamousr Mr.. Camp
cried What use will those letters be
after the goth? It's conspiracy"
Il can only obey instructions. l
said
1T shall cost You your position IL
you do, " Mr. Camp TIN, ,dtoned.
As I've already said, haven't good
temper. and when he told me that l
couidR't hclp rctor;ing:
That's qaite ca p&r with most G..
s. methods 4"
I'm not speaking for the G. s,
young mal, said Mr. Ciunp. Il speak
AZ n director OF the Kansas and Arizona
What is more, win have those letters
inside of - hours.
He made an angry exit. and i said 10
Fred; 81 wish you would stroll about
and spy ont the proceedings of the enc
my's camp. He may telegraph to Wash
ington, and if there's any chance of the
postmaster general revolxing his order l
must 90 back to Flagstaff ON No. this
afternoon.
He shan't do anything that don't
know about till he goes TO bed, - Fred
promised. But how the deuce did he
know that you had those lettcrs?'
That was just what we were all pu2-
cling over, for only the occupants OF No.
2ls and myself so far as knew, We're
IN n position TO let Mr.. Camp hear of
that fact.
AS Fred made his exit he said,
Don't tell Madgc that there IS new
complication, for the dear girl has had
worries enough already"
Miss Cullen not rcjoining us, and
Lord Rallies presently doing 20, 1 went
TO my own car, for he and / were not
good furniture FOR the same room. Be
fore / had been there long Fred came
rushing in.
Camp and Baldwin have been In
consultation with a lawyer" he said.
land now the three have just boarded
those cars, " pointing out the window
at the branch line train that was to
leave for Phenix in two minutes.
You must go with them, urged,
land keep us informed as TO what they
do, for they evidently are going 90 set
the law ON us, and the G.. S. has always
owned tho territorial judges, so they'll
stretch a point TO obligc thom."
Have / time 70 fiji bag?"
PLENTY" / answered him, and, go
ing out. ordered the train hold till
should give the word
"What docs il all mean?" asked Miss
Cullen, joining me
1 laughed and replied, I'm holding
up train all by my lonesome. "
But my brother came dashing in
just Low and said he was starting for
Phcnix "
Let her CO." called to the con
ductor, as Fred jumped aboard, and the
train pulled out.
''I hope there's nothing wrong7"
Madgc questioned anxiously.
Nothing TO worry over" laughed.
"Only little more fun for onr money.
BY the way, Miss Cullen, ! went on,
to avoid her questions, ''if you have
your letters ready and win let me have
them at once, l can get them on No 4. "
Miss Cullen blushed ~ If / had said
something / ought not TO have and STAN
ncrcd, IL didn't write them, after
all.
81 beg your pardon, " I said, thinking
what Il Ounce ] had been not TO under
stand that the letters Of both her5clf
H. POLL l..
TO get away from the rest OF us.
My apology and evident cmbarass-
mont deepcned Miss Cullen's blush five
fold, and she said hurricGly, II found /
was tired, and so, instead of writing, 1
went to my room and rested.
l suppose any girl would have invent
cd the same yarn, yet it hurt me more
than the bigger one she had ted on
Hance's trail Small as the incident
was, 10 made me very blue and led me
10 shut myself mp in my own car for
the rest of that afternoon and evening.
Indeed, ] couldn't sleep, but sat up
working, quito forgctful of the passing
hours, till q glance at my watch startled
me with the fact that IL was q quarter
Of 2. Feeling like anything more than
sleep, i went out on the platform, and,
lighting cigar, paced up and down,
thinking of-well thinking.
The night agent was sitting in the
station, nodding and after had walked
for an hour ] went in 20 ask him If the
train 20 Phenix had arrived on time. As
] opened the door, the telegraph instru-
ment began clicking and called Ash
Forks. The man, with tho curious abil-
tty that operators get Of recognizing
their own call. even in sleep. walked up
instantly and responded and, not wish
ing to interrupt him, delayed asking
my question till ho should be- free. 1
stood there thinking Of Madgo. and
listening hccdlcssly cs the instrument
licked of the cipher signature of the
sending operator, and the "24 paid. "
But as I heard the clicks .... ....
which noaut ph. ] suddenly became at
tcutivc. aud when It completed Phenix
] concluded Fred was wiring mc and
listened for what followed the date.
TLia is what the instrument tickcd:
o.. oil. .. .-. o.. d" . o. ...- o. ..... -
''- 90. o. " '.' '. o. zoo. 3D..
q" o. -" ... o.. cd. Cd.
'''' ''. o.. o.. ....'