The Barrel MysteryFlynn, William J. (William James)
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The Barrel Mystery
Flynn, William J. (William James)
Detective and mystery stories; Fiction
"At five o'clock in the morning of June 14th I went to Calichio's
house and found him packing a suit-case with inks and plates. One of
the sets I remember was the Bank of Montreal design with a baby on the
green side, marvelously clear zinc plates. Calichio told me they were
to be used for making the new Canadian five-dollar notes.
"'When are they to be printed?' I asked.
"'When we get to the new farm.'
"I told Calichio that I certainly would not print any of them at this
season and he suggested that they probably were to be printed in
November. He said:
"'They will probably be printed in November, at the beginning of the
winter season, for now the waters are troubled. The police is making
arrests daily.'
"He placed the plates in the suit-case and together we went to
Weehawken Ferry and arrived in Highland at 11 A. M. There found
Peppino waiting for us at the station with a carriage. He drove to his
brother's house (Cina's). There we found Uncle Vincent and Bernardo,
the others having gone to Poughkeepsie on business and left word that
they would return by evening. After lunch I played with Cina's
children while Calichio, Uncle Vincent, Bernardo and Peppino locked
themselves into a room for a conference. About 8 P. M. Salvatore Cina
returned from Poughkeepsie with Sylvester and immediately ordered his
brother to prepare the horse and carriage and take us to the 'Third'
farm."
CHAPTER XVII
CAUGHT AGAIN!
"About two o'clock in the morning we arrived, Calichio, Bernardo,
Sylvester, Peppino and Cina, at the 'Third' farm. Peppino returned
immediately from the 'Third' farm to Cina's house. The four of us who
remained slept on straw, there being no mattresses. About three
o'clock the next afternoon Cina brought us some mattresses, pillows
and covers; some food-stuffs and ten quarts of wine. Cina remarked
that this was a splendid place, and that no one could disturb us
there. He gave the following orders:
"Calichio and I were to remain in the house and work. Uncle Vincent
would watch along the railroad track to see if any strangers came
near. About noontime, Uncle Vincent would come in and do the cooking;
then Bernardo, armed with revolver and rifle, was to do his turn and
guard the farm. He was to be helped in this by Giglio and Sylvester
whenever they were about. Cina said that if Calichio or I wanted to
have our mail addressed to us we must tell our folks and friends to
send it to 20 Duane Street, Poughkeepsie, where Uncle Turi (the
well-dressed man referred to before in this story) had opened a
grocery store. Cina assured me that news would be brought to us daily
from the outside and that a horse and carriage had been brought for
the express purpose of going to and from Poughkeepsie and bringing
groceries.
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