The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-11
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IT.
THE RUSTY RAINIER
ans r made all possible haste bac 70
drafts and bills from the LITTLE trunk into which he had put
excited and and anon ne bis eyes about him as
sd ss hsa % s
and put them in the trunk again. and this trunk he locked
n put them in my safe to morrow he said he started
asSoss ne aoor .oSe hundred and fifteen thousand dors
he s Very fewvery few One hundred and fifteen thou
home mucE He ought nj to have Written hat be
rust me This devil would MT have got into he had
Bu for long time, though nearly six
10 himself For sixteen Years the devil hs ss"S
me tough not exactly in his shape And shall ha,s
and them be turned from The In the lower hall BE-
ped and vt on his hat and overcoa and then he wen, ao
gong up to my Office Marhs, and shall no. be bass
very urgent pusnessat my once If any one calls for me
You can say am AZ my Office but too husy % any
Mrs SOnds@ did not dsse LEY lin She locked as she
upe her husband had ever thought worm his while to In
and come into stay out or stay nw1hou limiting her hs
Certainty, I believe you Thomas" she said meekly
Then you needn't look at me with such evil eye.
I'm sure hank You. Thon,as-indeed DO"
II want none of your thanks. told You where vong
t cali here oS m TSs a Now vSa e 20 see
and with THE Thomas Gonian LEFT the left The
RSi The @ sscH Of s N Inc r FEEL
Ing about IN The qg Tor awhile be found %L be sous
vice This he put into the side pocket VI lao Inner
The psrTew and walked swiftly up the street The col
Of h e eo a w pa s %gasa and s OF his hat g
was known there he passed on unn he reached where
Of &C where The man in charge sat. ' A'''
II want team for Brighton, he said. a good one-a
The proprietor looked up sharply the speakers face
and surveyed him for some moments with ut speaking
WIN you let me have oneF Gondann asked, alnlos.
Butt don't know you SIR the keeper said, still survey
ing bis visier with a sasrchng look.
Dom know mel Must you'll uow everybody thai hires
Ah there you have Il, SIR Is it Tor few miles drive?
promise and found oOih h ana Inc driver Vernon
to 10 BhCn bS s r Ike es oSSr horse
80, no. not at all But still, I'd rather MT let you have
Thomas Gondsm trembed from head to Could be
h DIS s MAS PeoS Ii, f roa PC a The Mare
and lai The back Of bis rsn' hand into The palm OF his left
red manner his 40 collar and his turned.
down hat have worked gllDst him.
GOOD sir be ,aid, very calmly, but somewhat hoarsely
II am IN sret harry lhavo JGsi got news from Brighton
dnI Ifyou fear thai shall abscoud with your
will put nto hands the full amount of ils value in
9 %SHs s w qs this because cannot STOP TO argue The
:. Then yon have moneyp the s,ablekeeper remarked,
nuchin that boodss face and in those deep long crow
tracks, which had entirely escaped the notice of Unse
Thomas, drawing n m
bank notes from bis business like pockeibek How much
with more Of business tone for the sight q the money and
the gethoric poekesook seemed 70 re-assurs him
TO S SS Ssr part p Of Blgish hon.
"Idcnt Know exactly shall End out when GO, there
WE'LL guess can accommodate you No, put 10 your
money. Never mind But you looked Tho fact ia, or,
little side door ned, the hossers head made
...oing alone, sirl''
thai
in bury lie god bori e slr, The Keeper ADDED.
'fe. y,ha ,, he'd rome perfectly Kind and sende'
as fas,s. youri care to drive dark night"
"why-bes. me-ycu ain AFRAID of the esrk are your
Hc.c fesp he rosa rs %ds and sooa % S%s yos
IAN used to H."
"Tf.n you'n 20 safely"
a. u. man said his be moved tocard. the little door AMI
some,hine heavy and solid.
s'!f b: ssTs s Fnss,Ss s hand On the
&c . .d he 1 %ss S he T,s Vim .s s9s: c
se nPse. M sspa s SP;g nh as Amm
Presently the man appeared aud informed h' customer
that n. team was Ray lhe later loossd a. HE watch and
The stage viii start in I've miau,es" he said 10 himself
II rnish, get ahead Of IT, bu, won't venurs. 4 axe
another Tou,es longer one-Sa safer II his seas i
turn n' oS.S SGnas% So Isr street but he "a MOI
Shsresoyn; thus Ear the sage Nigh, have Ssen upon
rcy. r chelsea ridge ny s'sS
sG1H be he hills he Ga star. w we . @aTn
ihnf vrs IN he dart vanl above and about him. way b.
~ % & 6sfs b Prst y sr "a or seasss ~.
only called ffg his set thought shen sons dog peril
nacou' then he rest ran long distance By The side NJ bis
wsgGp hons and ysPng III ,he ysy sighi REV eaeona
the brute and wonder why be thus followed and thus
Al length ho turned to the reha mile or -o-sna then
lens SWEEP e !hs left He crossed The Neweurypor, tara
ID. of 4
shut out lie found Old wood path where the
wSFon horse 10 sTs far out y 'f tO1s
pse & cau rnsn se
him, though he would himself no one was near
% hat ~ S S @
uron he oulstlris q : well cultivated farm.
barn. S and ~ s a s- ~ rs. Ts sfe VII resm
Rs s sS"e nc o % H &c pc no wish . az not wish 2
qnie, doHe should zee him upon that road 20 ate
hrourh The pasture snong nc bsrserrI tuhe Finsly IL
sSsB DS 'Hs v c y, s ,s sS an, ggon y, sh
down another he could he church spires OF The village
s s s;;sa r es'r ~ .S p: ~ ys s
sp s1@ ~, shss d. g p,s;
noor,ss nc sprcssins branches 81 wasa he
children IN. near came gather sweet s~orn. Besore
=. he sSisS IL % he m ais
'i =, 70 sG se e. distance sf f be
" SasfT-se iyU gaze sim sssoris-e -s., wall
IL str 90 on DOWN the hill and soon leAped over
INTO he narrow road again. ffsr, were thick hedgeso
and Wild bushes fankng the way here and
he pped and crs~led away into the deep shade
Gbg he buds and HORNS .
loot of Il sappsd. Time sufficient Tor snsed get ont
ed and then rolled away srsn upon the level road
ordam crouchcd more closely In his hiding place and
Minutes pascd-long anrious minutes but he heard
ooscps More minutes orawled on and the nephew peer
forth from bic covert.
"nsath Why don't he come" he mutiered ia he % old
bat b. had 70 rest such VAIN has be- missed wayf
In, he coudn miss IT, The driver must have tod him ihs
right way"
And YET minutes passed on and The hdisn man was
becoming oonhden that the traveller had missed HE way
" hen footstep broke upon his II Q sow,
sured read and The Iron hcd STAFF p time upon the
pebbles which me spring rains had washed the
road 7homss 0oroan cuicbed the rusty hammer with a
grip ard gathered himself closely
-harp horns
The icoseps drew near and presently the old passed
Tho covert The stsrbcsms fell upon the silver locks
DIM light rested upon TIE tim worn face. The thin los
heaven:
bocs .he vI love mel o-sr q, God grant III hope
she viii n hope the will Y,
LIKE cat Thomas GoDdsm crep, from his hiding place and
norees tread he advanced 10 the pebbly track Then
like cat sill-he leaped forward. There was heavy