Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24

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as did so, "I'll come back here to-
morrow night, and see what hap
pens,' but changing nv plans the
next day, did not get an opportun-
ity to crafty my curiosity and ir-
terest further. 1 then looked hastily
about for my barrel OF whIskey,
having lost considerable time, and
found it safe and all right, and just
what i was looking for. / at once
burst the head out OF the barrel a.
noiselcssly MS l could, and lost 70
time in removing about one-halT lis
contents, which 1 at once placed int"
tile large burlap poke had found
on the floor near the TIN can OF
whiskey. After closing up the bairel
again, as best l could. | promptly OBJ
tanned egress through The sliding
door at the end of the warero ON.
through which [ had entered, and
through which | had also seen the
fellow make his exit, and pulling the
door to, jumped lightly from the
east corner of the platfor m, where l
had gained it, and lifting my burdt n
to the ground, stood quietly awaitiI g
the arrival of my friend Walters, as
if nothing at all had Iranspirod. BE
ing sure Walters would attend the
entertainment, had seen him that
day and said that | had no time TO
talk with him them, but would
meet hin, late at night in his Utfice,
II which he replied just what l
wanted 10 hear htm say, viz: that
he might attend the show, but if so,
he would meet me at the depot, out
side, the show, when we could have a
chat. After waiting patient
ly for some time, | heard talking IN
the town below, from which ] dec:d-
ell that the entertainment was likely
over now and the pople dispensing.
After waiting a while longer | heard
steps commrng up the track, ard
presently my friend Walters walked
around the depot, hummpg tNne.
After few mutually pleasant words
of greeting, and short conversation,
I broached the real subject of my
business with hlm, calling his atten-
ton 10 the poke lying on the ground
few foet away, which he had sno'
noticed in the darkness. "Why," be
says goodnaturedly, "you don't mean
to say you carried this heavy bag al
tie way from Baltimore?" | forced
a laugh and replied i'll the negative
saying ] had brought It's contents il
nv trunk. told him ] bad secured
the goods at considerable sacrifice
in price at a forced sale, and though
he would like them at the fgur'
they cost me, which was five dollars
| He then asked ME if | was licensed
10 retail liquor, to which | qulckI'
replied that this being special Jol
did not require any license.
Examining few bottles
, and again lifting the poke, he ex
claimed, laughing, Gee whlz, Hal
| couldn't use this stuff in century.
replied that he could treat hi
friends to his hearts content. ii
asked me to let him have a porto
of the lot, but told him could NJ
lAwtdlly do that, as would have {
dispose of the lot just as obtsine'
so after considerable hesItancy /
, agreed to take II, paying rue IL
u cash on the spot
u, | have no idea now that he su'
" pected me IN the least, hut was NJ
absolutely certain then, but had
thought he suspe pectei the real sour
: of the goods, l would have felt m.
: self ln great jeopardy, for friend tn
he was. and no doubt is up TO Il
" time he reads this confession, | ha'
lng once performed for him sm
" favor when he was a Stranger in I
- city OF Baltimore about four or ii
years ago, believe he would ha
had no besitaEcy in swearing out
warrant for my sTrts' at once, i
he dreamed of me being guilty
stealing that Whiskey. Such, irt
n my scattering tcquiintaLce W
- Walters, is the opinion have frT
. ed OF his sterling honesty aud
tegrl:y OF character: | think | wor
not Lesitate to stake my life, if ne
~ he. on tha, yeung mans veraci y a
honor. We then, after chattl
! pleasantly for short while, ga
-, went our ways, only | Ind behind
nearby warehouse for few minu
w TO make sure ] was not suspect
and watched, for / did not feel qu
:, certain, probably from my own SCI
of guilt, that | was entirely abe
~ Walters suspicion. Espt cIally,
this was not the first tune bad 81
.. rrsed him IN a similar way, offeri
= TO traffic with him IN hquor. 1t "
- however, the third; the first time
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