The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23

tMNA Jr., and his cousin Gibson Peters, H..
NMmA tell, without any proof at all. But the
Z&NM two young gentlemen say they really
E/&M and truly had this adventure, and that
G-s@a~ it honestly happened on the Fourth of
The professor had rented the old Hope farm because
the loneiest place Long Island and aho he had
lots of business hand for he did not wish
to be caught working at it.
Now the way that Billy Schneider and Glib Peters
found that the Hope farm Git had been deserted for
years) rented this: They went there
day and from Trotters Hill that the Hope barn had
been reshngled that the house evidently occupied
and were at work building road thru the
apple orchard. 1t quite half mile away, but they
could make all this out very plainly.
''What' going on 80 said Glib to Bill
something on the O. T. - was the answer, or father
would have known about it, you can be Of that:'
Mr. schreber senior the station agent at the only
railroad that to that part Of the country and he
knew the why and wherefore of every parcel that
into the village of Centrepert The boys looked off
the right, and piles of lumber and boxes stored
the barnyard and crawling along the lower road
heavy-laden team that kicked up small amount of
dust.
''Those things by rail,'' said Glib.
"Perhaps they brought them in from the south shore
BY boat answered Billy wisely " 'Tan't more an
'We, the easiest way to settle it, said Billy els to
60 in and ask them what they re doing'
tDon't think they d object, do youe suggested Gbb
"Of course not" Billy answered. "Let's walk right
up the main road''
But they forced by circumstances to abandon
this straightforward fair and aboveboard way doing
things They had hardly turned the bend in the at
the bottom of the hill there IN front of them
stretched heavy barbedwe fence with the strands so
close together that could possibly get thru it
under it. Even climbing looked risky, and top of
post the following legend in very black letters
''Trespassing Forbidden Beware! No one Allowed
on this Property Pretense Whatever. No Admit
''That kind Of stops us,'' observed Billy to Gibb
Say, what do you suppose is going in there, any
ECounterfeters'' exclaimed Glib; tsthat's what they
are. I've read about them hiring lonely houses''
1t may be- returned his cousin FFBut I've got
an idea Yes, I've got idea, he repeated They're
lifting out a Cuban expedition
Why they should be fitting out Cuban expedition
twenty miles from the coast it might be hard tell but
It sounded nice and adventurous.
find out. Don't let's tell them in the village anything
about it,
''An right' answered Billy: t'Then get down on
your hands and knees and crawl thru the bushes'
No said than done boys crept into the
thcket of scruboak. But the heavy fencing COM
petely around the old Hope farm, they get
to the house than when they had first sighted it,
the distance of fully quarter of mile They
could see, however, that there were five six
poyed about the buildings that three four large
wagons drawn off to side, and that object
that looked like steam threshing machine and yet
little like fire engine under sheltering tent made
Now Billy and Glib had had secrets very often dur
ing the course of their acquaintance but they had
succeeded in keeping them any length of time. But
this occasion they determined make compact
and awful and not to be betrayed what hap
pened So that night after everyone had gone to
bed they drew up fearful paper in red ink with skulls
and crossbones and added the pictures of eagle,
locomotive and American flag extra decorations
AS it rained all Of the day, they stayed in the
house, drawing up the plans of campaign. Everything
arranged for early start Saturday morning.
order to make it day of accommodating But alas Billy
who had been aling, broke out with the This
distressing enough; but the elder cousin generally
led in most things Glib felt incumbent upon himself t.
follow suit and three days later he wanted wager that
he "rasher than Billy, anyhow
This unforeseen postponement rather reduced the in
tensty of their curiosty but when they GONZALES
cling after three weeks close confinement decided
they must hasten of the gongson Hope
had already reached the village, and Mr.. Schneider
expressed his intention of Harvesting up driving ou
that way time in the future.
Our schemes goner if he gets there before we do
said William, upon hearing this-and at last day cam
when they got away.
They little weak in the knees, the six-mil
tramp down the dusty road upon them. at las
they arrived at the barbedwre fence that blocked tn
driveway to Apparentlv there was moth