Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

The stage brought the two men to
town: shortly after sundown. Luck
called up O'Connor and made an ap-
pointment to meet him after supper.
There's matter that needs ex-.
planning. Cass. According to Black
wells story, you caught him with the.
goods at the time of the robbery, and.
In making his getaway he left the
loot: with your What havehyou :done
with lt?" ,..;3 il. H. >s II -.
Blackwell told youi that did he9" :.
"Yes.n n.r,, va ,....s.2 ":o..: '
:''Don!t doubt your word for. mo-
ment, Bucky. but before do any talk.
ing I'd like to hear, him say 80. III
not round. on him until, + know he's
given himself away. 81. -. - ,'% =
?. The convict was sent for He sub
Stimulated the ranger reluctantly He
was. SO .>hemmed in. that; he idld not
know how to play his cards SO as to
make the most Of them.
Cass heard him out with lifted
upper lip and his most somnolent tiger
cat expression. After Blackwell had
finished and been withdrawn from cir.
culation he rolled and lit a cigarette.
by. Mr.. Blackwell'S say-So I'm the
goat. BY the way, has it ever occurred
TO you gentlemen that one can't be
convicted on the testimony Of a single
uccomplice?" =:
We've got little cIrcumstantlal
evidence,to to add, Cass," Buc!iy suggest
ed n!casandt.. $,. :,
Not enoush-not nearly enough" :.
"'rllat will be for Jury to decide"
CuIlIsnn Clipped In.
t'endrickI shrugged. ''TM. notion
10 lei IT. so TO that. But what's the
use? Understand this. I wasn't going:
u give BIack#eIl awhy. but since. he
s' ralketf, n may tell whit know:
us true enough what he says. I;dld
.'plirve lltA,-ef the plumber" a. i
"Snrry. TO zbear That; Cass. Eutk!
;nmmrnte,i.; gayeIy. what. lid you
10 with it2" -
Tie sheep owner ficked his cigar
.rie ash jnmtlie fray and lnoked at thu
....,~"" sc r::lliif.n"nA inhr
lent eyes. Gave it to you, Bucky. Got
that letter handed you the other
day." =. S..
The officer produced it from his safe.
"Open it"
With II paper knife Bucky ripped the
aap and look uut II sheet If paper
"There's, something else in there"
Fendrick Suggested.
That Soiiipilfing else proved TO he q
piece Of .punar folded tightly, which
being opened. disclosed a,key. ".... =. :
O'Connor road aIond the letter:
ITO Nrchota2nBolt.. Sheriff. or Bucky
0Connor ;ueutenantiof Rangers:
"Hnvins come Into possession Of q
little valse;iwhch Is not mine, nm
getting rid GI1i In the following man
ner., l. have Tented a large safety-de'
posIt box atIthe Cnttieman's National,
bank and have put Into It the vallse
with the ,IocMslllI unbroken. The key
is lncIosed berewiih:n Shaw. the cash
Ter. will aelr YOU that when this box
was rented ] .gdve explicit orders IT,
should he opened only by the men
whose names are given in an envelope
left with him, not even excepting my
self. The. yq!ise was deposited al e1-
actly lO:S0>:g. m. the morning after
the robbery.s.as Mr.. Shaw will also
testify. .aT writing this the evening
Of the same day.
. 4 "CASS FENDRICK."
"Don't believe word of IT," Cullison
exploded. :.
"Seefng is believing" the sheepman
murmurel. He was enjoying greatly
the discontinue of his foe.
"Makes likely fairy tale. What for
would you keep the money, and not
turn it btck?'
"Thnt's an easy one Luck. He
wanted to throw the burden of the
robbery IN you" Bucky explained.
"Well. I've, got to be- shown"
little morning lie was shown. Shaw
confirmed exactly what Fendrick had
Sa'd. he producca Il sealeu envelope.
Within this was n sheet of paper. upon
which were ;written two lines:
BOX 2l43 is to he opened only by
Sheriff Bolt or Lieutenant Bucky
OCOnnor Of the Rangers. and before
witnesses. ~
,..~ "CASS FENDRICK."
From the safety-depoSit vault Bucky
irew q large package wrapped in vel.
low paper. He cut the string. tore
,w:y The covering and disclosed q
leather satchel. Perry Huwley. the
local manager of the Western & South.
"rn Express company, fitted 10 this
key and took out aEsealeil bundle.
This he ripped open before them all
inside was found the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars in crisp new bills.
(To be ContInued).