onsville bank. It was rather difficult, however, to supply him wit

nch in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services. So far as garb went, he resembled a Quaker, but his brown fa

lookout for the Fox brothers, he did not catch a

t to the bank as usual an

ented a check for five hundred dollars. The money was

money about me," he said, in

ld be willing to relieve you of it," r

hey do say that the Fox brothe

d have the money in your possession? You c

it to-morrow, and I live te

you goi

a buggy

emont is rather l

es

get some one

ow any one

ompanion, but he wo

he'll see me th

ry man for you

eard the call

looked at hi

said, in a di

. He is a detective, and very anxiou

er brigh

man I'm af

omised to pay him five dollars to accompany him home and remain over night

and possibly adventure. The farmer climbed into the buggy,

of the road where for a clear mile in advance ther

I was most afraid o

y. I wish one of the Fox b

he farmer, in

ould like to

ous to tackle him? I

reward of a thousand dollars offered for the captu

n shrugged h

the money some ot

armer, while I am a fighti

uilt man, in a gray suit, who was walking towards them. He seemed a quiet, commo

hat man?" he a

Mason, after

rothers tall m

e o

oth

ze of the man wh

amined still more critical

be one of the

?" asked the farmer

proves to be, do ex

he farmer, now t

t. Though his appearance and dress were commonplace,

de a

, "can you oblige

is big, old-fashioned, silver wat

hispered, in a tone aud

g party," he said aloud.

he might be, he looked upon a Quaker as a mild, i

k to you," he