The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-02-20


He accepted the alligator bag without
complaint. and counted the bills. one
by one. ~ they were passed over to
him by Hank and his assistant. There
Ii NO doubt that he detected the false
bottom Of the grip. but he gave no
signs Of II. He counted the money ~
Hank passed 1t over to him and poked
1t into the limitless NAV Of the ALI
gator handbag ~ seriously ~ II he
suspected nothing.
When he had been paid over the
500. 900. all in 50-dollar bills, and had
poked them into the grip to Be waited
down through the Pipe to the room
below, he reached into his pocket for
his wallet. and after fumbling about .
bit pulled out the bottle Of dru8ged
whisky and sat 1t upon the table.
Gents" no said. with gravity, lets
take drink In honor Of the occasion.
I never close . trade Of any size with
out taking drink. 1t makes 1t easier
to pay over money to have = little
stimulant inside" Hank and his pal
were 10 greedy to get their hands on
Boggs' coin and get rid Of the farmer
that they readily consented. 70 each
Of them took = long pull At the flask
and passed 1t back to Bogss, who held
It ont at arms length, shook It to
make It bead. and sased ~ fondly
and lovingly at It ~ does love-lora
young man At his sweetheart.
He didn't drink 1t at first, but began
to talk, rambling along about how he
got his start in the world and how he
made his FIRST dollar and the luck he
had and the like until the effects Of
the liquor began to work on the two
crooks. They were soon In . frame Of
mind bordering ON oblivion and Boggs
made feint Of drinking from the bot
tic and pressed them to have another
pull Ut It. They accepted without
much urging. This was the last straw.
and before either Of them realized It
they crumpled mp in their chairs and
tumbled out upon the floor. Boggs
was ready for the occasion and gaggsd
and handcuAsd both. =
He examined the grip and saw
where the money had gone. Then he
secured the keys to the room below
from the recumbent Joe, let himself In
and secured the basket Of money
which he stuffed into the grip, after
attending to the hole In the bottom
20 that there was NO danger Of 1t leak
Ing. 81.
He locked the sleepers in their
room and made his departure. not.
however, until he had learned from the
street lamp at the corner the location
Of the house. He caught the midnight
train for his country homo.
Tho next morning the chief Of the
secret service at Washington received
. collect telegram Informing him that
two sresn-goods men With hAlf-tone
plates Of bills Of three Denominations
would be found in . room upon the
third door Of q certain house in New
York city. This telegram was for
wardsd to me. a. CHANGED to be In
the city at the time. and made an in
vestisation. / found Hank and jos
still sleeping and captured tho plates
and enough packages q green paper
with bills upon the top and bottom TO
send Hank and Joe up for hong terms.
BogEs was never prosecuted. Before
We secured q confession from the two
men he had buncoed 20 neatly. he had
cashed out his properties in Louisiana
and left for parts unknown. Thsrs was
really NO charge against him but the
stealing OF the money from the two
criminals, and neither Of them cared
to prosecute him on that score. They
seemed to realize. In rough sort Of
equitable way, that they dsssrvsd what
they got. and think both Of them had
. higher regard for Boggs because Of
It. They gave me . good description
Of BogEs and told me Of several little
psculiaritiss Of speech and manner
which he possessed. and I am sure
that met up with him down in Mexi-
CO some year, later. He was highly
respected manufacture and ranch
owner tAsa. and rspatsd to ~ the
wsaltAisst man In the state Of Sonofa.
tTisd to draw him ost or trap hin
into saying sonstAinS absut Tie inci-
leat With the msn IA New York. but
he was too smooth for that russ to
work. He spoke Of New York freely.
bat never without Laughing and am
sure that his mirth was Induced BY
the memory Il the trick he turned
there On tie gTseaEoods men.
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