Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-07-14

BLOOMINGTON, IOWA, FnlDAY, JULY Il, 1913. !

city life. and filling her young fancy with
an ardent desire to mingle in them. Al
length, he seriously proposed marriage
stating that he lived in New York, and
was heir to almost unbounded wealth
The mother neither consented nor refused.
He was but stranger, she frankly told
| him. and as mother she was bound to
withhold her consent until she hat! un-
doubted proof that his statements were cor.
rect TO this he assented, as right, and
said, that in short time he would pro-
duce evidence that would remove all
doubts from her mind.
About four weeks from the time Eli
more came to Maybank, he left the little
hotel at which he had been staying. i'm
mediately after tea, and proceeded at a las.
walk in direction leading away from the
village. 1t was dark when he arrived at
little open space in the road, about a
mile away, where he paused, and listened
as if in expectation Of meeting some one
in tina. secluded spot. He had stood thus
only for few moments. when some one
emerged from the deep shadow Of a tree
and came forward. esn5s
""Ah, Mag, is tina. you!" he said
quickly. .sas ~
.Of course, did ever fail in an engage
menl p replied Mag, for she it was, sure
enough.
True as steel - calculated Gilmore.
"Well. I've go. the girl safe. She's mine
now and no power can save her,.
:. Good thought had the way we'll
paved for you, but didn't think you could
bring down the prize SO quickly"
I'm hard TO beat, you know, Mag.
No girl ever yet was too much for me,
when laid myself fairly out for her. But,
this Nancy is lovely one though, isn't
she. Wont she create sensation when
get her in New York :" a
No doubt of that. She is the flower
of Maybank. But I've had d standing
spite against her for her mothers sake.
who has always treated me as if were
a heather"
Il wish you'd get up standing spite
against some half dozen just like her,"
g Perhaps may. But when do you
think Of leaving her.
Tomorrow if can. Nancy is en-
gagged to ride over to Maysville with me.
As soon as get her fairly out Of Maybank
shall dash off in another direction at rail
road speed
But wont she refuse 10 go with you"
"She I! No! I've got her too tightly
bound to me-
+" Well, you are a rare one, Tomv
iacula,ed the old bag, with a malignant
chuckling laugh.
"A match for the very old boy HIMSELF
$50 consider myself; though I'm Of
the opinion, sometimes, that he'll pay me
up for il at last But no matter. Lei him
first catch me"
You are to pay me twenty dollars,
was Mays next remark, in business
tone.
Yes, and here is the amount; good
service always finds punctual pay. But
where next are we to operate, Mag 9
Meet me in three weeks at the cross
roads, two miles from Landreth, and III
put you on another track
-. And the prize. Is that worth pufsu-
ing!'' ga g
"You will think so, when your eyes
rest upon it. Blu, you will have TO be
swift-footed if you win it,
AT what hour p
SAT twilight
"I'll be there, dead or alive. But, good
bye, Mag. must see Nancy to-night.
And then the two separated. Gilmore
hurrying back to the village.
In day or two rumor became pfeva
lent in Maybank that both the stranger
and Nancy had disappeared. Alas II
proved too true. They had started iogell'-
er for the little village. Of Maysvilie. as ln-
,ima.ed by Gilmore in the conversation
with Mag, but they never went there nor
could any one give the least Information
in regard to them. a f. -
Poor Mrs Newell was deeply distress
ed especially as she all at once recoliect'
ed that Nancy had seemed very much
changed in manner for several days before
her disappearance. When Elfmose was
not present, she had a dreoping, troubled
look, and once or twice she found her a.
lone in her room, and in Tears. 'sii f'
"Who was he! and !" what was her,
were questions now asked on all sides, by
the very ones who had envied Nancy the
preference the stranger had shown towards
her. Every one blamed Mrs. Newell tor
ever having allowed him to come into her
house, and not few pronounced II as an
opinion which they had long entertained
tina, N ancy was no better than she should
| be. ....,...s s.s,.s,4,. d, s5l, !.
However be that as it might. week af-
ter week. and month after month passed
! raw, and no .idings came Of Nancy New
ell notwithstanding every effort in The