The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-02-04

son bimself occurred to him. 'Nobody
IL supposed TO know the money Il there
but the agent At Lordsburg and the
superintendent" II was the eompsny's
secret. aud doe darsa not betrsy II
even 10 the freigster.
| At last . sparkle far ahead showed
Thin the embers OF = dying camp DIRE.
and soon be was near enough TO make
out the big prairie scbooners He had
found Gonzalez outfit
The voice OF timidity whispered that
he might discharge bis c mmlssion
with safety to himself. All he had to
do was to deliver bis message TO the
freighter as II WAS given him. turn
round. and gallop back home and say
nothing OF what he had overheard by
the river. The company would lose
twenty-five thousand dollars. but no.
body would blame him
But another yoice-the voice OF duty
spoke louder, Insisting that taking
care OF himself was not all that be
WAS there for.
THE boss wants you 10 hurry up: be
needs that hour" said Joe 10 the bead
freighter. when be had reused him.
Gonzalez grumblsd IT being awsk-
ened for such . message; but be was
too sleepy 10 blame the boy. and IN
ally told him be had better spend the
night with them.
I'm sleep In the wagons II you don't
mind" said Joe. 10 whom . plan had
occurred
Just as you Ike" yawned the
freighter. There's q big bale Of
blankets back In the trailer"
80 Joe iethered Kitty 10 the wheel
OF the trailer and crswied In on top
OF the blankets rough bale covered
with bnrlap and laced With ropes.
Before dawn be got a cup OF coffee
from the camp cook. borrowed q sod
die. and With abuDdie rolled In bis coat
and tied II behind. starting on bis long
ride home. while Gonzalez and his crew
were yoking the oxen 10 the wsgons
Five miles up the rond Joe met
Lsmpson and the two big men rolling
along In the blackboard. Ills heart
stopped beating until be Was past. but
the discharged bookkeeper merely wsv-
ed him greeting.
Joe gailoped on. He felt safe enough
now 10 chuckle al the scene that would
be enacted back there. when the rob-
bsrr. after carrying on the heavy bale.
would open II and md nothing
Kitty was 3 very tired mare when
she brought Joe into to~-n that night.
The superintendent hailed the boy
as be rode up 10 the once Of the cop
per company: did you md Con
EaiezY-
Yea sir.- shouted Joe He aid
he'd hurry" Then Joe pulled his coat
from behind the saddle. handed over
the bundle OF bank-notes. and biuried
out his adventures.
II want much OF trick 10 unite
The bale. SIR be ssid. and I tied il
up again while Gonzales thought was
sleeping: but he added. -i'm afraid
the company loses the blapkess~
'-ft's viii ng 10 lose tbem.- said the
The superintendent talked the matter
over with the manager. and az nrst
hey thought one OF the biggest bank
aoies In The package was. the proper
rwsrd for the messenger whose pres
nee OF mind had saved the money.
But when the superintendent mention
a II 10 his wife. she gave him q bet
er plan. and that 10 bow II came about
hat for several yesrs the item OF .
soy's schooling appeared on the ex-
,ense account OF the copper company.
With the Bills for freight and smelling.
This happened twenty years aro.
II you happen to be interested 10 the
tory and ever 20 out 10 Arizona. the
resent superintendent Of the Mont~xu-
m Copper Company can give you the
e;alis Of the boys subseouent career.
The prcscnt superintendent name u
armstrong YOUTHS Companion