New Ulm review., 1912-10-23
By W. A. PHEI ON
Copyright, 1918, BY w. @. Chapmap.)
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Right smart sort Of crook. thil
Dutchman." said the sheriff, half-ad
miringly. Found out. somehow
which road you boys would take
Knew mighty well that If he sent any
fake wires to me I'd do little in
vestigating before I acted any. and sc
he makes up his own law forces. Gets
Tom Tarbrow, a fellow we ran out OF
here two years ago-must have been
living in Chicago ever since-to play
my part. Sends deputy sheriffs' down
to help bluff the conductor and you
youngsters. Good scheme, all right
Would have worked if you hadn't been
handy with your fists and lively on
your legs. What gets me, though, is
his nerve in hiring Pod Morgan's pack
OF hounds to trail you. Pods all heat.
ed up. Says he don't blame you boys
none for peppering your tracks, but
he'll get satisfaction out of the Ger
man or out of Tom Tarbrow. Says
his dawgs won't be no good again for
six months, maybe never"
How would they have handled us?"
questioned Solano. ''They couldn't
very well put us In any lookup with
no authority except their nerve"
Wouldn't have needed to-" laughed
the sheriff. Their scheme was plain
enough. All they wanted was the pa
pers and letters you boys are carrying.
They'd have took those away from
you and then turned you loose, figur.
ing that you were too completely
bluffed to make any kick, or to do
anything excepting to 60 straight
home. Good ideas, sons-but you sure
did sting 'em this time.''
What will you do with Baron Zol.
lern and his hired men?" asked Brock.
cit with natural curiosity. The sheriff
knitted his brows, thoughtfully.
That's something of a poser" ad.
mitted the official. If you lads would
stay over and testify we could give
them plenty Of chances to work out
nice long sentence-'specially Tom
'Tarbrow. Impersonating an od1cer
isn't healthy trick round these parts.
and we'd fix Tom proper. You say,
though. that you have to be on your
way right sudden, and I won't detain
you. Reckon can send Tom and his
fellows up for q little while without
your help-the testimony Of the con.
ductor and Of Pod Morgan will Just
about settle them. I'll be cussed II /
know what to do with the Dutchman,
though"
"The baron? He's spy of the Ger.
man government, and one of the
kaiser's most valuable agents." Solano
remarked. I
That's a certain cinch," said the
sheriff "but that won't get us much
right now. We know who he is;
we've got some goods on him, and
we've taken lot of choice credentials
away from him. Wish it was war
time-we'd soon settle a polecat like
him. In the wartime We used to
catch Yankee spies round these woods
now and then-and there was no for.
mality at all. Not bit of formality.
Just tfee-limb and halter. II we
only had nice excuse, like those
times, son, we'd tend to your German.
AS 1t Is, I'm afraid we can't do much.
Might print the story on him, but
that would tip of any other spies or
secret agents as to where you boys
we're travelling, and cause you more
trouble than it would be worth" ~
why not have all his credentials
suggested Brockett,
and keep one set of copies here.
while sending another set to the 90.
'ret service at Washington"
Good idea, boy. Good idea,"
chuckled the sheriff. "1'll do 1t. Do
L right away"
And few hours later, various high.
y valued documents, papers that
would cause tremendous STRINGS in
he land Of the Black Eagle, were en-
route to Washington. The sheriff, by
way Of good measure and variety, pre-.
rented the boys with set Of tho
duplicates, kept set
himself, and sent still another set to
'mcial friends In Chicago. As to tho
aaron: He raved. He called heaven
md the internal regions alike to Wit.
less that dire calamities would de-
cend upon the United States. the state
II Arkansas, the city Of Little Rock, ,
md the hardy sheriff, unless his pa
'ers were returned and all duplicates i.
destroyed. Whereupon the sheriff, ap- .
'arently but little frightened. had the ,
baron photographed while at the ..
height Of his oratory, and presented ,
he boys with souvenir copies Of tho ,
proofs.
Late in the evening, somewhat re- ,
resned by the hospitality of the sher- 1,
n' the boys resumed their journey.
! lne sheriff himself escorted them to
% ne train, and with him came Pod
Morgan. owner Of the bloodhounds BAT.
ued by the pepper trick a few short
'ou1s before. Mr.. Morgan showed no
.sentment .as against the youngsters.
sa au even insisted on sending a young