Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-07-25

That's something q a poser ad-
nitted TIE ofieial If you lads would
stay over and testify We could give
them plenty Of chances 90 work out
nice long sentence-'specially Tom
Tarbrov. ImpersonatinE an ohcer
isn't healthy trick round these parts.
and we'd m Tom proper. You say.
though. that you have 20 De on your
way right sudden. and won't detsin
you. Reckon can send Tom and his
fellows up for a little while without
your hslp-the testimony OF the con
ductor and Of Pod Morgan VIII Just
about settle them. I'll be cussed ~ I
know what TO DO with the Dutchman.
though"
The haroR7 He's a SPY OF thu Ger
man government. and one OF the
kaiser's most valuable agents Soiano
remarked.
That's a certain cinch.~ said The
sherid but that won't get az much
right now. We know who he f..
we've got some goods on him. and
we've taken LOT OF choice credentials
away from him. Wish u was war
tlne-ve'd soon settle polecat Ike
him. In the wartime We used 20
catch Yankee spies round these woods
nov and then-and there was no for
mality az all. Not a bit OF formaiity.
Just tree-llmb aud halter. n We
only had nice excuse Ike those
times. son. we'd tend 20 your German.
As 70 IS. I'm afraid We can't do much.
Might print the story on him. but
hat would tip on any other spies or
secret agents a. 90 where you boys
Nere travelling. and cause you more
trouble than it would be worth"
why not have all his credentials
photographed" suggested Brockett.
"and keep one set OF copies here
while sending another set 90 the Sc
cret service at Washington"
p Good idea. boy. Good idea
chuekled the sheriff. I'll do t. DO
it right away
And tov hours later. various high
" valued documents. papers that
would cause tremendous strings IN
the land o. the Black Eagle. were en-
route 20 Washington. The sheriff. by
. way OF good measure and variety. pre-
scented the boys with a set or the
? Photographic duplicates. kept a set
% himself. and sent stu another set 90
l. omcial friends IN Chicago. AZ % the
baron: He raved he called heaven
and the Internal regions alike 90 Wit
4 ness that dire calamities would de-
q soend upon the Unred States. the state
OF Arkansas. the city OF little Rock
and the hardy sheri1 unless his pa
2 pers we're returned and all duplicates
1 destroyed. Whsreupon the sheriff. ap
parsntiy but little frightened. had n,
81 baron photographed while a. n,
n height OF bis oratory. and presents,
at the boys with souvenir copies II n,
proofs.
- Late In the evening. somewhat re
freshed By the hospitality OF the shsl
!" i1. the boys resumed thoir Journey
- The sherin himself escorted them {
the traln. and with him came Pc
= Morgan. owner OF the blOodhounds ba
= led BY the pepper trick a few shor
hours before. Mr. Morgan showed d
resentment against the youngstsri
NJ and even insisted on sending a youn
a hound 70 the home address OF eac
III one--a dRwg." as M Morgan state
IA IL. "thatu be a real comfort TO yor
I'll family. an will be mighty useful " be
4 Il comes tub keepin' foreign snake
NJ from traipsin 'roun 20 premises
All Several OF Mr.. Morgan's famous bloo
" hounds were with him and the boz
NJ learned. with astonishment. that q
II dreaded man-trackers were rath,
III small. manipulating creatures. o.
II large enough or powerful enough
\ ! make good hght against a bull-te
\ rier. and answering IN no descriptiC
the stories or the pictures which pa
4 current in al literature.
= Real bloodhounds." explained N
n Morgan. grinningly. has come tub
I nothn' but show dawgs. with ion
n ears thstd git cotched In the BRAN d.
10 a minnit Yuh turn a pack OF ia
blOOdhOunds loose after a man. q
they'd all sit down on their tails :
2 yell right helpless. Real. genuwir
man-eotchin' dawgs IS a wuss mixtu
than Injun an nigger-but they G.
an, folsr. an they can and"
IN They don't look" ventured Solar
- AS they would tear a man 20 pieC
ted when they caught him.
Mr.. Morgan and the sheriff ia
ais hawed long and loud
'Ao- No. son. they don't look that ",
o"' and they Amt gurgled the delight
'Ae- Mr.. Morgan What's more. the
any never was no mAn-estin' dawgs us
N ter chase nobody. not even nIgge
30 In the old slavery days. when e n
tets ger run away. the thing 20 DO was [
OF catch him. but not tub kill him. X
cen 1000 niggerg Son. that would
)lAy [ plumb idfOtfc wouldn't it, The hour