The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

rest of the family up the room Toms
father and mother, brother and two sisters The
whole six ranged themselves around the walls behind
and beside me-none in front l knew what they We're
doing, Tom had brought me in to if they recog-
nzed viii Hanchett.
1t was very ticklish position for didn't
know what IIanchett looked like II they discovered
to be mposor it fight
Let's go out to the barn. said Tom after few
minutes
After few inconsequential remarks began to
talk business. told him understood he had $1,000
in counterfeit and that l would like to buy it. He
said he did not believe there $500 worth of the
AN the while he was talking he was jabbing corn
cobs and cornstalks on long pronged pitchfork
1T isn't safe have any counterfeit now.
Don't you know Mrs. Latta has gone over TO the
us out here and man named Drummond is now out
n Wisconsin s,n looking for us cate Robinson saw
out here the next day to warn us"
pretended to be astounded.
Il it all now, l said. Mrs. Latta sent out
here to buy stuff for the of having Drum
mond arrest me the moment l got it.
And then l denounced both Mrs. Latta Drum
mond to the best of my ability
streeter continued to spear corncobs with his fork
DO you know" said he, after moments silence.
that if it not for beard would answer
the description of. Drummond to -?
l inwardly thanked lucky stars that L had grown
whiskers since Clate Robinson and then re-
Il never saw prummond"
We talked a little while longer and then Streeter
said. Wait minute"
He then sprinted ladder to the hay loft and in
moment down with $3.50 in counterfeit Expos
ing the roll me- he
That's every dollar of stuff there the state
asked him the price. He said 50 the dol
lar but told him wouldn't take any figure. 1
did not want Mrs. Latta and Drummond to catch
Then he became insistent There danger.
| could make to of the sleigh the
way home bury the roll under stump back the
next morning get it and escape.
persisted in refusal. and the refused
the more he insisted Finally he said:
Give me 80 cents on the dollar for it and you can
have it,"
"Tomv / said Il ought not to do this. but I will
take chance.
with that pulled a roll of bills out of my
pocket about $500 OF which counterfeit and 500
genuine, and began to count off $50.
The first good bill handed him was a fifty, the
back of which was a blue check marx made by a
bank cashier.
Il don't that" streeter. handing back
to
What's the matter with it?" said /.
Its marked. If you a out
here trying to catch would act just are
acting. You would give marked money and then
send somebody to arrest me-"
"Tom,' said l. take back your stuff I don't want
it, You afraid of and afraid of No
harm has been done; let things stand they are"
He looked at minute and then thrust the roll
counterfeit back into my hand
I'll take the BILL he said. Even if you Drum
mond can get away from If l get half
hours start
But refused; it risky. Besides, 1 must be
getting back to Monroe. 1t would me extra
dollar for the team. told him, If did not return by
certain time.
Well let's drive down to the pond and give your
horses drink" he said
All right would do it. Then he picked up an AK
What you going with the ?" 1 asked.
Cut a hole through the ice'
kept close the the way the pond
and also had revolver in hand in my overcoat
pocket. And when reached the pond grabbed the
also pulled the in after when
back to the house. Again he insisted that go
the barn. and finally went He renewed his argu-
ment about the safety of buying his bad money,
finally bought 1t. Then he said: