The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-08


| most of 1t, broke the silence by asking:
what are you going to do with him"
II should like to shoot him." said the
Colonel.
ION what charger
'Treachery," he replied.
THAT would hardly do, would itr'
well, then, embezzlement of public
| funds"
We had a little talk about the Presi-
| dents destiny, and I tried to persuade
the Colonel to milder measures. In fact,
| l was determined to prevent such a MUIR
der IL 1 could without ruin to myself.
well, we'll consider it when we've seen
him." said the Colonel, rising. We've
wasted an hour breakfasting-it's seven
o'clock"
l followed him along the path, and we
entered the little room where we had left
the President. The sentries were still
there, each seated in an armchair. They
| were not asleep, but looked a little
| drowsy,
| "All right" said the Colonel.
| Yes, excellency," said one of them.
HE Is there In bed"
| He went into the inner room and began
to undo the shutters, letting in the early
sun. We passed through the half-opened
doo- and saw a peaceful figure lying in
the bed, whence proceeded a gentle snore
Good nerve, hasn't he?" said the Colo
mel.
yes; but what a queer nightcap,"
said, for the Presidents head was swath-
ed in white linen.
The Colonel strobe quickly up to the
bed
Done !" he cried. Its Johnny Carr %
1t was true; there lay Johnny. His
excellency was nowhere to be seen. The
Colonel shook Johnny roughly by the
arm. The latter opened his eyes and said,
sleepily:
STEADY there! Kindly remember I'm
a trife fragile"
whats this plot? Where's Whiting
ham?"
"Ah, it's McGregor," said Johnny with
bland smile, land Martin. How are you.
old fellow? Some beasts hit me on the
head"
where's Whittingham% reiterated the
Colonel savagely shaking Johnny's arm.
Gently" said L; after all, he's sick
man."
The Colonel dropped the arm, and
Johnny said sweefly:
Quits, isn't 1t, Colonel?"
The Colonel turned from him, and saiS
to his men sternly:
"Have you had any hand in thisT
They protested vehemently that they
were as astonished as we were; and SC
they were, unless they acted consummate
ly. They denied that anyone had entered
the outer room or that any sound hat
!. proceeded from the inner. They had KEEP
, vigilant watch. and must have seen any
intruder. Both the men inside were the
Coloners personal servants, and he believ
ed in their honesty, but what of theil
vigilance? Carr heard him sternly ques
tioning them, and said:
Those chaps aren't to blame, Colonel
| didn't come in that way. II you'll take
| look behind the bed you'll see another
I door. They brought me in there. wal
| rather queer and only half knew wha
/ was up"
We looked and saw door where h,
i said. Pushing the bed aside, we opened
l It, and found ourselves on the back stair
. case of the premises. Clearly the Presi
, dent had noiselessly opened this door an,
D got out. But how had Carr got in with
out noisef The sentry came up, saying
, EVERY Ave minutes, sir, / looked an
! saw him on the bed. He lay for the frs
hour In his clothes. The next look, b
was undressed. 1t struck me he'd beel
, pretty quick and quiet about 1t. but
thought no more"
depend on it, the dressed man was tn
President, the undressed man Carr
| When was that?"
= About half-past two, sir; just afte
the doctor came"
"The doctor" we cried.
"Yes, sir; DIR. Anderson"
: "You never told me he had been here.
''He never went into the Presidents
+ into General Whittingham's room, sir
) but he came In here for FIVE minutes, I
get some water, and stood talking with U
4 for a time. Half an hour after he cam
In for some more"
We began to see how It was done. Ths
!. wretched little doctor was in the plo
% Somehow or other he had communicate
e with the President; probably he knew {
l. the door. Then, / fancied, they mu.
have worked something In this way. I'll
doctor comes in to distract the sentrie
l. while his excellency moves the bed. Fin,
II ing that they took look every FIVE mil
utes, he told the President. Then I
;" went and got Johnny Carr ready. R
turning, he takes the Presidents plal
i. on the bed. and In that character undo
'r goes an inspection. The moment this
over he leaps up and goes out. Betwee
IS them they bring In Carr, put him I'M
to bed, and slip out through the mario
le space of open door behind the bedstea
When all was done, the doctor had con
i. back to see IL any suspicion had be-
1t aroused.
~ al have It nowp cried the Colon'
'aThat doctors done US both. He couldn
get Whittingham out of the house wit
= out leave, 50 he's taken him as Car
Swindled me into giving my leave. A
he look out IL we meet, Mr.. Doctor"
I'd We rushed out of the house and -four
this conjecture was true. The man wi
purported to be Carr had been carri
~ out, enveloped In blankets, just as we s
70 down to breakfast: the doctor had p
Id him into the carriage, followed himse
and driven rapidly away.
m (which way did they gof'
nj s1roua I'd the ha rbor air" the sentry I