Morris tribune., 1904-05-21

keep them away from the railroad
company for the present, | an
keeping them in the most unlikely
place to find them I can think of-this
old safe in this :lismantled store.
''By the way, did YOU see couple
of thickset rough looking fellows get
off the train the other side from the
station?
eyes. 1 noticed them on
the train in the front of my car, l did
not greatly admire their appearance
Mr.. Hendrick looked off to the east
to the skirting of timber on the creek
about two miles distant. A thin line
of ascending smoke showed the situa-
ton of log house, the only building
in that direction for several miles.
Eyes, (musingly) "Hanncher has
not got any too good reputation.
For one thing he has fully as many
horses as he can account for. Those
two fellows that came on the train
have probably gone over to his place.
l wonder if that scaly faction have
got those fellows down here to crack
this safe. Oh, pshaw! suppose there
is no use of suspecting evil.
Mr.. Hendricks turned around to
the young man.
swell, young fellow, 1 like your
looks, and I want you to run this
drug store, and I will fix the compen
sation all right, but these fraudulent
railroad bonds are the present torment
of my existence. My house was
entered once in search of them, |
suppose. I had them wrapped in a
plain brown paper parcel among
lot OF newspapers, and they over
looked them. They we're not smart
as they thought themselves to be. [
hope the court will soon decide the
case, and the bonds be cancelled
The scaly set who struggled the vote
to give these bonds, there is ring
of them) are up to any trick to get
them. They are induced by money
compensation from interested parties
probably. I have no doubt my every
move is watched, [ had intended to
stay here to nj ght and to come heeled
Have you got a gun? A revolver, I
mean? They call them all guns here,
Haven't? We'll, no matter, | may be
wrong. don't know as it is neces-
sary to have one to protect bogus
assets.
"Well, there is a bed frame built |
in that back room. Yes, Opening a
partition door, here;is mattress and a
couple Of blankets that Jameson left,
you'll do alright. Do what you've
mind to till dark. You can shut up
hose board shutters front and rear,
and sleep alright I hope. My wife is
1ot very we'll, and has got rather
luny" on this bond subject, and |
eft the bundle in the old safe in this
lismantled store. largely on her &C.
ouut. If I go home now, the
watchers of that scaly gang, if there
re any, will not think those bonds
re here, will they? | would not
aye much to do with that fellow ]
YER to the hotel, you might get (
over there to eat. I'll be {
round in the morning early" The
luch-preplexed county treasurer got 6
n to his horse and read away. r
Young Endicott watched for s
mute the fast receding rider, con r
le slope" towards the little huddlA t
buildings that had been New
uffalo. Excepting the objects that i
i've been mentioned, there was only t
wide extent of prairie, gorgeous a
it'll it's profusion of course but high t
lored prairie flowers. From north t.
south the railroad ran in nearly
raight line, the tracks appeared a
lrallel close at hand, but seemingly a
me to a close approach in each il
rection in the far distance, it was "
nearly level prairie grade. d
Seeing the station agent on the
~ to his supper reminded Eudicott S,
his own needs. Fastening the b
,ors of the store Endicott walked
few rods to the Bodybuilding digni- IL
ID as hotel. He found the station 81
rent a somewhat conceited Young Z
low who quizzed the information d
ON Endicott that he was Glen a
rick's new clerk" The station agent
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