The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
The Road Agent
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W1e1 rhs stage had passed
o. 1e sid ID re
-o-us5z 81 10. s bsd feAo"
unless you kick against NY game JUS
z1-cs.a % c.-cuEstz-ces a1d well get
Lo2- al right You usa the guns, and
/ III @- the ac Tul in bT sha'
ros s15 keep 10 tie west
W - your oo:et il holding NE
p-z-g / asked IS ! picked Up the
weapons
-oa. I've Q rb-ee o. four objects
Ii tie first pls9 want about $500
g : Gason. Going 70 pia! Grees
bae22d you s@ II the next In COZ
founded lonesome W here and want
s3-ze 10 talk 70. Thirdly, I nay
-61a you 10 90 into partnership IN
this hoEiur business. There's both fun
All pratt il il"
We made or wa! through the brush
to- 6 u.Ee o. nor and then came
urro1 lis camp. which was under the
ovs.eogt1s q 8 great rock There
were blankets and cooking utensils
s-Eet about, sad ss l stood looking
au-7s7 - turned TO ne with:
That was e luck! ind You made
lssc tsli, M. Thompson"
You have referred 70 ne IS Thoup-
sou several tines" / replied. but that
IS : long vsy from being NJ name"
No: beg 10 differ with you l
ssw you 81 Diamond City three months
sso and an sure l an not mistaken
IF In Thompson what an I worth
70 you in dollars and cents?
AL Of 5000 and would be only q
Uee 10 !ou-"
We'll you've got left on the Thonp-
sol business. na! resemble him, but
hes II Boise Cit! ST this vs! date.
LHok into ny wallet snd you'll find
cz-S aid letters 10 prove what l say"
Re locked AZ ne ve-! steadily for q
Minute and then went over 7 the mail
sscA- mo which he had dumped every
ting. When he got st NJ wallet he
found plenty Of proofs that l was some
one else besides Thompson. He was
put ont foc 8 moment, and then be
turned 20 ne and held out his hand
sld said:
Beg pardon for ny error. Mr.. Blank.
l see taat !ou are il the newspaper
business No mar has q greater re-
spec- 70, the press than I have. III
hadn't turned robber, l should probably
have become 81 editor. l have made
4 mistake, Tell ne how can square
myself"
By giving NE back ny money and
putting ne on the road to Silver City"
Here is your money, but the hour is
late, and you will have to remain here
al night You shall be guided out To
the road IS 500 as we have had break. |
fast"
he TAD some good cigars. and as We
smoked We fell into g general converse
ton, and I found him e we'll educated
4 entertaining man. Ii was easy ~
see that ne had been born in some 9th.
= station, and l judged he wss In the
business more foc excitement than
profit When ne finally asked NE how
would Ike 10 go PARIS with him IN
The holdup profession, l answered:
L can't say that it strikes me tsyors.
oiS- lou are not only liable to be sho,
uo"n Ake & wild beast at any tine.
put you can have no enjoyment OF vonr
plunoer. Nothing Is more certain thar
you Will be killed or captured and
nungr you keep at it long enough
III. don't decide orhand, but think
: over. There are some drawbacks q,
curse, but they don't count as against
ne excitement OF the lie. After the
lrst adventure l think you'd like #
TINE TO turn in, and I wish Won
good night"
1t was long after midnight before
lozed OF, and I was awake again a.
nrt signs Of daylight | had M
ear OF the roober. and he none Of me
could have killed or captured him
nth ease. but l don't believe he had
least nisrust Of me. he tnrnea
Ut soon after l did, and while we wa-o
suns the breakfast he bad derry 49,
AIRED he said: pe
Il Ike the idea Of your going n,rds
mn me What do you say to tt?'
: mace the same argument as
but added that l was in hns,,ss.
} a legitimate way and should veo.
ie month to make a change, even
savorably impressed / could So
nat he wss disappointed, and in M
I'm l asked: NY
Suppose ne become ns,ds RI
ay: lou give this business ~.
1ake and take an interest In q mi,e
nave at Bannock City:~
IT'S too late for that" he enswe
!.ns TO laugh In a careless Bav ~.
'ah1ns poor work Of IL aAe 49,"
WED SO must 1 reap. Thanks +os
our knd interest however, and nv
ell be moving" 10"
ne returned me my revolver ana
ue me a present Of another. when
nao ouckled on a pair We c,mhI
!, o1 the sulch- We walked over
! :. rough country for nearly an hors
~ .nen ne finally stopped and sstd.
me Stage road is right down ths.o