The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-07-16

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~Preaion vas almost imnsslsfsfy
neiEed wiib q gioient AZ % coughinr
ans thsu pruceecSd % HEht q cigar
saf abcuf 90 re10aE;rzte pifh him
On tss sdTlaabn1y e bstrsylsE his
prefencs via q iiEht. pben ! pef
eelEed that thit pas a signal % ons
q ne occ1ranss - fhs knuHe
The eurtain - ne ascouf soor viz
Gov Waa raised and lntfantiY lowerez
aEain- hae iuft tius % catcA ne
figure u a woman az ne pfrfou lr
the interval Walie the zha4e Eaa -.
Preston seized NJ coztElecrs az6
fairy drzgged re rD1nd n TIRE hEt
-Our plan vas % vat untl fheY
Eere al csEed. ard 10 emerge fruu
cur hiding places and surprise then
Several agurez we're 1lEceruftie 70
the din light 81 a lz5tern- and ua
were Just ready 20 etoae 10 On thsz
when q shot Was Sired somaEhere 3.
front o. the house.
a second Eh0k vas heard. arf
waited no ionEes. bvt boiled 30 fhs
direction q The so8n6 J came out
some distance above he ho-se. ans
was conscious o. a aEBre rsnnirg 80
wards ne could have frel bzf
another plan suggested llaeiL
Acting on the iupulHe. itrew ny
self on the ground in frozt O the rap
idly advancing fEure. and q hezry
man stumbled over nc and feli fsu
length On his face. ! Waz upon hiE
before he could recover. ssd ny tuo
men beside ne. Tie light q . fark
lantern revealed The Scared c0uute-
nance of DarinE. lie Vas dared "
the Jan, and. iesYinx hiu in the hEzds
Of the men. hurried hack 10 The huL
In q short time Daring ard tie
gang were safely lockee 50. and vas
comfortably discussing the cveuts &
the evening vita Preston sna The
handsome WOMAN. who tUrre5 cut 70
be his wife
Preston had a story 10 tell abort
bis meeting with his wife sac had
been a trimmer In the millinery e
partment of a large shop. BIT Whsz
they we're married she decided % &c
company him wherever bis duties
called him
Then came a long spell Of waiting.
with nothing to do and Preston began
to wish for something 10 tuTn up II
which he could distinguish himself il
the eyes OF his Rew wife Daring vas
the prize on which he had set his heart
but. as he was detailed 10 Newcastle.
there seemed TO be no chance Of az
sisting in his capture L. passed
through MS mind that be had worked
successfully on several occasions With
out orders, and, bearing that Daring
was In Liverpool. he determined 70 20
there
Only waiting TO sead q last report
70 headquarters, be left with bis wife
Upon arrival he learned through the
papers ~ the attack on tie men wAo
had been watching narizEs house
I He knew BY sight the nan he was
after. and on the sec0ud day VAS for
/ tunate enough 70 meet hin IN the
street
II vas thea that his wife. knowing
7 the Importance q success. suggested
( that she should take an active part IN
T the proceeding. and insisted upon b.
/ coming a member Of the gang. she
[ counted on her availability as q uesns
/ q getting rid % the forged Botes. aad
On this ground hopcd 20 Interest Oar.
iug. Her plan % meet hlm Was =
simple one. she eontrivcd o. be
F causht On the act ot stealing az over.
coat tron his ball rack.
II worked. and after she had passed
( the hundred pound note she - as nrnly
7 establishes and learned al the secrets
Of The house. me neat step vas 10
INTRODUCES her husband
About this time. and uithfn a few
days ot my arrival in Iiycrpcol.' SID
Preston. Z peneiratcd your dissuisq.
and plotted 10 secure year sssisiasco
and capture them AZ once
but. I resoincd. Z fan "a under.
stand Why you sent that Telegram
from Newcastle Nhich thrcw us az OF
the scent
WAY. merely states that psrire
vas rot Ia Ncscasile. be snpisine3
'Not In Newcastle sait. IS pro
duccd The telesrsg; 'ii frcns 10 we
thc lmport q that message . directly
the opposite
~Hc took the teiesram. aud vas AZ
fyst sreaily surprised bat the rasslsd
expfrssi0n sud4enb vanished Iroa his
iaee aa2 hs observed;
I have of3co ttoasat teat tie
meihud q to,ulpe uor3s ia a ielcefam
.nsrht lead ta misandcrstan3.pE 10
ths instance the lsek q pFopar tyt
son has completely wisic1 yea
wrote nariRs Is EoVheTe To- New
uasll5.~ but tAs sord 'uowhsre- .
sirnug oai 10 ssra 50 ekieut tsat e
csuAiuiY ioo8s AEa tea NoEls. sR1
has causea sea 90 read g. DariRg IS
nos here Ga Newcastle. -Lontou
AusacTs.