The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

My head was a little dizzy after that but
then l am not supposed to understand any,
thing. But Mulcahy would not be con-
WINGED and said if the men escaped ii would
be Bones's fault.
DrylOck paid no attention to him. but led
the way across a wooded piece of land to
small stream. There he examined the mud
very carefully, and then we went up stream
several miles. TO a place where there was
a high bluff on one side. Drylock climbed
about halfway up the cliff and examined
the ground there. He then came back to us
and told us to have our firearms ready for
business. I'VE are about to capture the
greatest den of counterfeiters in the world"
L pulled my hrupp gun out of my pocket
and examined IL To see if it were all right,
then secreted myself behind bunch of
grass. The others hid themselves in con-
Venlent places, and we waited but not for
long, for we soon heard some one coming.
/ strained my eyes in the direction the
noise came from and by the light of the
moon saw coming toward us a slight young
girl with red hair and tan shoes followed
bound and gagged her in an instant. So
by masculine looking pug dog | then re-
membered what Bones had said When
she. got within few feet of the place
where Bones was hiding he rushed out upon
her, seized her by her Liberty scarf and
quickly in fact, that she had not time to
utter the least sort of a scream. The pug
throat, but L by a plucky shot from my
krupp gun ended his (the pug's) life Bones
whispered to me that it was lucky thing
shot the dog when / did or he might have
parked and the gang would have taken the
alarm. We tied the girl to a tree and then
crept noiselessly around the foot of the HILL
for Bones said the rest of them were in
their den.
on the other side we came to the en-
trance to an artificial cave, into which
Bones plunged and we followed. Inside we
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around crucible of molten metal. Dry
locke told US 10 guard the door, and he
single-handed, bound and gagged them ALL
We left Mulcahy to take charge of the
prisoners and got back TO town as soon as
we could. When we were in our rooms I
asked Bones how he found out so much
from so little. L always do this you know
Why" he said, laughing, evidently
pleased again, lit was all plain enough
After L got the girls letter l wrote to New
York TO see if there had ever been a painter
there by that name. L got word back that
there had been a counterfeiter who passed
himself on for painter, and who had
committed suicide after being arrested. He
had confessed that his counterfeit money
was printed in England, but would not say
where. Knowing that the police authorities
had been notified of this some six months
out the girls name"
How" l asked. did you know where
those men were going when you did not
'lloW them?'
"Oh, l have made a thorough study of
tie grasses of this country, and when L
found, in the road, some loose grass that
/ knew only grew along streams and it
mixed with some mud that exists only
in a chain Of hills that runs across that
country, / knew that the grass had come
from where the stream and hills inter-
sect
Ny! N.Y. l said in wonder but how
did you know which way TO go when we
got TO South Poppinston2''
Il knew that the girl had come from the
west TO mail her letter, because it rained
that day. the wind blowing from the east
Now, a woman always holds the addressed
side of an envelope out when she is carry
ing one, and her letter very wet on the
front side. Now she must have been fac
ing the wind, or her body would have kept
the water off as she came TO mail il
Well Welt! Well,tt' l said. But how
In the world did you know how far TO go?"
"Oh. l knew that she had come thirteen
miles and quarter by the wetness of the
envelope"
WELL Well Well-well!"
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