Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-06-21

What are you going to do with him 2"
II should like to shoot him." said the
Colonel.
ION what charger"
'Treaehery," he replied.
"ThAt would hardly do, would it?"
WELL then, embezslement Of public
funds"
We had a little talk about the Presi-
dents destiny. and 1 tried to persuade
the Colonel to milder measures. In fact,
| was determined to prevent such a muir
der II could without ruin to myself
We'll, we'll consider 1t when we've seen
him." said the Colonel, rising. We've
wasted an hour breakfasting-it seven
o'clock"
followed him along the path, and we
entered the little room where we had left
the President. The sentries were stu
there, each seated in an armchair. They
were not asleep, but looked a little
drowsy.
"All rlght?" said the Colonel.
Yes, excellency," said one Of tAsm.
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 haf-opened
door 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 therel Kindly remember I'm
a trile fragile"
whats this plOt7 Where's Whiting
ham?"
"Ah, It's McGregor," said Johnny with
bland smile, land Martin How are you
old fellowl Some beasts hit me on the
head"
Where's Whittlngham reiterated the
Colonel savagely shaking Johnny's arm.
Gently !" said L; latter all, he's a sick
man."
The Colonel dropped the arm, and
Johnny said sweetly:
Quits, isn't 1t, Colonel2"
The Colonel turned from him, ana said
to his men sternly:
Have you had any hand in this?"
They protested vehemently that they
were as astonished as we were; and so
they were, 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 kept
vigilant watch, and must have seen amy
intruder. Both the men inside were the
Coloners personal servants, and he believ-
ed in their honesty, but what of their
vigilance? Carr heard him sternly ques-
tioning 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 door where he
said. Pushing the bed aside, we opened
1t, and found ourselves on the back stair
case Of the premises. Clearly the Presi-
dent 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, sir, l looked and
saw him on the bed. He lay for the FIRST
hour In his clothes. The next look, he
was undressed. 1t struck me he'd been
pretty quick and quiet about it, but
thought 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
the doctor came"
1.-THE doctor !" we cried.
eyes, sir; DIR. Anderson"
"You never told me he had been here. :"
"He never went into the President's-
into General Whittingham's room, sir
bit he came in here for Eve minutes, to
get some water, and stood talking with as
for a time. Half an hour after he came
In for some more"
We began to see how 1t was DONE That
Wretched little doctor was in the plot.
Somehow or other he had communicated
with the President; probably he knew OF
the door. Then, l fancied, they must
have worked something in this way. The
doctor comes in to distract the sentries
while his excellency moves the bed. Find
ing that they took a look every Ave min
utes, he told the President. Then be
went and got Johnny Carr ready. Re
turning, he takes the Presidents place
on the bed. and In that character under.
goes an inspection. The moment this is
over he leaps up and goes out. Between
them they bring in Carr, put him late
bed, and slip out through the narrow
space of open door behind the bedstead
When all was done, the doctor had come
back to see If any suspicion had beer
aroused.
81 have It now" cried the Colonel
THAT doctors done us both. He ,uldR't
get Whittingham out of the house with
out leave, so he's taken him as Carr
Swindled me into giving my leave. All
lOok out If we meet. Mr.. Doctor 20
We rushed out Of the house and found
this conjecture was true. The man whC
purported to be Carr had been carried
out, snveloped in blankets, just as we sal
down to breakfast; the doctor had put
him into the carriage, followed himself
and driven rapidly away.
(Which way did they goT'
Toward the harbor, sir" the sentry re
piled,
The harbor could be reached in twenty
minutes fast driving. Without a wore
the Colonel sprang on his horse; fmi
tated him, and we Ealloped as hard a.
we could, everyone making way before oyl