The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-19
FAITHFUL SERVANTS
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moving, sharp eyed man, who spoke in
tone Of authority. The postman
glanced through package of letters
he took from his bag while the other
looked over his shoulder
There ii isl suddenly exclaimed
the stranger and, making dash
knocked the batch out of the postman's
hand, scattering it on the ground
Then apologlzing profusely, he helped
the postman to pick up the letters,
The postman continued his route and
later came upon young woman stand
ing in the road, waiting for him.
"Nothin' today, Mag" lie said pleas
antly.
"Nothin' To- Bob. shore2'
Alex McCurdy, the postman. looked
over his letters but found none Cor
Bob Campbell.
Gurus" he nuttered. "Secms to
me | remember startin' with one.
wonder If that fcller below He
paused.
"What fellerT
"Oh, | met q man that was terrible
anxious for his letter and he knocked
the lot on the ground He was mighty
willin' to help me pick em up
short, thick man. black, stubby
beardT'
well. yes"
lord save us, it's him."
"Whof'
"Stlvers, a revenue man, They'll
ketch Tom with the goods OF him.
They've been watchln him TO weeks,
and this Teller who's got the letter has
been dom everything he could to find
out whur the still IL. Tom wrote Bob
that he'd deliver fou' barla o whisky
In the woods list above SCOTS mill TO
night at 10 o'clock. Bob was 10 let
Tom know he'd got the word and the
letter ii be here by you on this trip
The girl seemed crushed. aud the
postman saw how he had been trcked.
That he was In the United States scrv
Zee did not for a moment outweigh his
~nsountulnecr citizenship and his sym
patty with the moonshincrs. Besides
Mag Campbell. the sister Of the men In
danger was his sweetheart at least he
wanted her to be his sweetheart
Here take kcer Of this. Mag he
said, handing her his letter bag, I'm
goin' 10 try to head him OFF"
"Ef you do l'll'-
McCurdy heard the words and knew
what they meant but didn't stop TO
listen TO their finishing. II was 5o'clpck
and he had miles To go 10 reach III"
rendezvous before the delivery of the
goods which, for the lack of n revenue
stamp would land the Campbell broth
ers In Jail lie knew every road. 10y
path trail In that region ana by Ink
ing the shortest cuts was able to ronch
point not far from the rendezvous a
few minutes before 10 O'Clock As he
was hurrying on he heard horses
hoOfs and the rattle of n wagon behind
him. narting behind tree beside the
Tond hc waited for the conner 10 pass
A man was driving. and as he came M,
full moon shining In his face, Me.
Curdy recognized him as the person
who had taken the letter In an In
slant he was standing In the road con
fronting the man with n cooked re-
Volycr
awe no money" said Stiyers
1T isn't money want Give me the
letter you took"
Hold on, III explain that I'm
revenue officer, and you're n postmnn
Were both In the United States srrv-
Ice. I'm going now 10 join my posse
and ia FIVE minutes Wen nab two "
the slickcst moonshincrs in Tennessee
You'll nab no mooushlncrs tonight
And I'll trouble you for the letter
Styers was astonishcd lie could
not understand why a man in another
branch of the service would prevent
him from accomplishing his object
This will cost you your position"
he said
III IT does 1t viii be for lcttin' you
take the letter"
StiveTS was resolutc man and not
10 he baked without nm EFFORT Think.
Ing that MCCurdy would not resist
the force OF arms, hc drew his revolver.
A bail whistled 10y his head lie fired,
aud his shot was returned Both men
Were wounded. Stivers fell rrum his
seat into the road. McCurly cruwlcd
up to him. put his hand into his pocket
and took out the letter. After examin.
Ing the address in the moonlight and
seeing that IL was what he wanted he
tainted
All this occurred within sound Of
the rendezvous and AT the moment the
Campbell brothers met to pass the
whisky. Hearing the shots, they went
10 the spot where they were fired and
found Stivcrs aud McCurdy. the lat
ter unconscious
An hour later the brothers deposited
the wounded Stiycrs where he lodged
and In the gornng drove MP to their
own cabin with MrCurly When Mag
saw them coming With the man WHO
had saved them lying NJ length In the
wagon, she climbed In and folded him
I'm her arms
A year later "A large bundle Of pa
pers relating 81 the ease were pigeon
holed in the interior department AZ
Washington and Il similar bundle In
the post office department. An order
was issued from each, the one com.
mendiug BENJAMIN StiycrS the other
Alexander McCurdy FOR the faithful.
ness with which they had served the
government in their respective depart.
mrut-
Stiyers was promoted aud placed In
another field McCul~y was ulu
mately made postmaster and the
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