The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-06

ended randolph Mason 4, et
not n defeat only. II was a va
ton. n rout. His standard h"'ua
dragged or the field by a y,r,l oeea
tress and n red-llght detectiyn a
unspeakably bitter and dcpressSa
My train to New York lef,
Southern ut twelve o'clock us
go TO the post office for some ,"uat
sent after me. get a little lpncL zen
hurry out OF this city. wor, aas
the post otice, got my letters A., m'
coming out when a deputy ss
touched me on the elbow ana saA
me TO come up to the dis,ric, sA sac
ney's office. ! knew then tha, u, w
trap had sprung. and | hurried n%a
tho little man up the iron ~staIrw,,
Mr.. Robert Henderson was hnn-
In picturesque explosives when 4s
tered the ante-room OF the BROS.
for the government. His cola. :"
wilted down. his wonderful wits
crumpled, tiny threads of pcrspi-r,,".
by along the fat folds OF his cNi, ~
broke out louder when he saw
"That's him. That's one OF ,Ia y.r.
he shouted. Now get the o,hrr :,
Get this Caroline Pickney woman -,
We'll land them in the penitcnrary"
At this moment, n tall. gracious ~,
with a soft. drawing acccn, ,n,.
purred dangerously like "A cats
peared in the doorway Of I'll, dls,ri,
attorneys Office. May | INQUIRE !.
said, who II is that IS about to CO.
Miss Caroline Pickney to thc pepi,e,,
tiary?"
ITS me-" said Henderson. He,
and this yegger have been shown ,bs
queer"
Your language is uninteligihe.
said the man.
Why, green goods" growled Hen.
derson. "Passin' counterfeit mons,
that's what I mean"
II vas my turn to be astonished 81
the packs were counterfeit, Surely
Mason could not have made so danger.
ous a blunder. He knew the laws d
the United States. He could not Lave
opened the doors OF the peni,er,iaT
wider to us. The mere possession q
counterfeit money was a crime. Per.
haps he did not believe that Madame
Versay would dare come TO the OF.
GERS of the law with II. Perhaps some
other arm of his plan had broken
down. ! was amazed and alarmed II.
man in the door looked inquiringly Il
me. | took out my card and handed
II TO him. He bowed. Il am the de
trict attorney" he said. Then be spoke
TO the deputy marshal. go outside.
close the door and see that ! am no,
interrupted" He turned then 10 The
detective. Now, my man. he con.
tinued. what Is all this furore about"
Henderson gave the matter swiftly
In detail. translating his Tcnde-i0in
terms as he proceeded. When he had
concluded the narrative, the district.
attorney asked 10 see the money. Hen
derson unlocked his satchel, took out
a pack, stripped of the gum band at
either end Of II, and, holding the end
OF the pack in his fingers. shook oI
tho bills before the district attorney.
The lawyer had been listening win
the closest attention, his face cloadea
and distressed. Now, il cleared Ike
a summer morning. Are the oihes
like this?" he said.
"The same. replied Henderson, .
good tenner on the top and bottom
and the rest queer"
Then" said the district attorney
the laws Of the United states have
not been violated. These bills aye I'
counterfeit"
Mr.. Henderson mopped his We; ia'e.
what" he calculated. 1T amt ecoc
money; Is it,"
no" replied the lawyer; ]. IS n'
morcy ut ALL"
Astonishment drove Mr.. henderson
to his primal tongue. Hell, man. %
said. "'Taint good! 'Taint o"1'
You're stringin' me-"
The district attorney was amUseu,
lie took the pack of money and SPr'a'
II out on the table. These, ne saN'
are bills Of the Confederate S'"V.
OF America. They are in no Sc",.
counterfeit. The passing of these o".
for money OF the United states sI
crime against It's laws. The feae'I
courts have time and again so declU.s
although these bills closely resenVII
certain bank-note issues Of the feus-
government and have been more VS."
once complained Of by the trea'"'
department"
Then he added. with O courty :"
to Henderson. MY dear sir, 20" 10"
In your hands the promise OF q ,.r
ished republic TO pay you some
thousand dollars. Once upon q AN
these bills might have p~urchnte' -.
an excellent lunch and perhaps a ' y0a
with II. I doubt II a little. now osr
might try Moseby Taylor on the cur
below. Mention Jubal Early" ,.~
Then he turned to me. mt. Pant ,sot
he said. "as you have not these pD,,a
tokens Of q great sentiment 10 ,,s.
you. I must beg the honor of your 1--we
ence at luncheon with me.
heard OF Randolph Mason"