Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-01

most of II, | broke the silence by asking :
What are you going to do with him.
Il should like to shoot him." said the
Colonel
ION what charge?'
"Treachery." he replied.
That would hardly do. would it?
well, then, embezzlement of public
funds
We had a little talk about the Presi-
dents destiny, and | tried to persuade
the Colonel to milder measures. In fact,
| was determined to prevent such a mur-
der if 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 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 little
drowsy.
"Al right?" said the Colonel.
"1es. 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
door and saw a peaceful figure lying in
the bed. whence proceeded 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 strode 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 trida fragile"
whats this plot? Where's Whiting
ham,"
"Ah. its McGregor." said Johnny with
4 bland smile, and 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 !; after all, he's sick
man"
The Colonel dropped the arm, and
Johnny said sweetly:
Quits. isn't it. Colonel?'
The Colonel turned from him, and said
to his men sternly:
Have you had any hand in ths?"
They protested vehemently that they
were as astonished as we we're; and 50
they We're, unless they acted consummate-
ly. They denied that anyone had entered
the outer room or that any sound had
proceeded from the inner. They had KEEP
Yigilant watch, and must have seen any
intruder. Both the men inside were the
Colonel's personal servants. and he believ-
cd in their honesty, but what of their
vigilance? Carr heard him sternly ques-
toning them. and said:
Those chaps aren't to blame. Colonel.
| didn't come in that way. If you'll take
a look behind the bed you'll see another
door. They brought me in there / was
rather queer and only half knew what
was up
We looked and saw a door where he
said Pushing the bed aside We opened
it, and found ourselves on the back stair
"a 81 Dl lIlt Ipi till4Ntn. NItiIIS lII' L resi-
lent had noiselesSly opened this door and
got out. But how had Carr got in with
out noise? The sentry came up saying
Every five minutes. sr | looked and
saw him on the bed He lay for the first
lour in his clothes. The next look. he
vas undressed. 1t struck me he'd been
pretty quick and quiet about it, but |
hOught no more.
Depend on it, the dressed man was the
President. the undressed man Carr
When was that"
About half-past two, sir; just after
he doctor came"
THE doctor ~ we cried.
"Yes. sir DR.. Anderson"
"You never told me he had been here"
"He never went into the Presidents
nto General Whittingham's room. sir
,ut he came in here for five minutes, to
ret some water. and stood talking with us
or time. Half an hour after he came
n for some more
We began to see how it was done. That
yretchcd little doctor was in the plot.
Somehow or other he had communicated
With the President; probably he knew of
he door. Then. | fancied. they must
ave worked something in this way. The
octor comes in to distract the Sentries
while his excellency moves the bed. Find
ng that they took look every i've min
ties, he told the President. Then he
vent and got Johnny Carr ready. Re
urning, he takes the Presidents place |
N the bed. and in that character under
.oes an inspection. The moment this is
ver he leaps up and goes out. Between
hem they bring in Carr, put him into |
,ed and slip out through the narrow
pace of open door behind the bedstead. !
When all was DONE the doctor had come
,ack to see if any suspicion had been |
reused.
II have it now cried the Colonel. |
That doctors done us both. He couldn't |
ret Whittingham out of the house with |
,ut leave, so he's taken him as Carr, |
swinded me into giving my leave. All. |
ook out il We meet, Mr.. Doctor"
We rushed out of the house and found |
his onjecture was true. The man who |
,urported to be Carr had been carried |
,ut. enveloped in blankets. just as we sat |
lown to breakfast: the doctor had put |
lin into the carriage, followed himself. |
md driven rapidly away.
(which way did they go!"
Toward the harbor, SIR" the sentry re- |
,led.
The harbOr could be reached in twenty |
minutes fast driving. Without word |
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