The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-18


were sufficiently occupied and distant, to
wrcak his Vengeance ON me there and then.
for thus a second tine battling his vilIainy.
But he perceived the maducss of such an
attempt and resolving doubtless TO await
u better opportunity, accepted my hint in
the calmcst manner Imaginable, 10y saying
aloud:
I'm very much obliged to you, I'm sure,
and will attend to itat once Pray make my
excuses to Miss Sulie. Az reroir." and
he gracefully retired with smiling wave Of
the hand.
"O.o.o.h" grooncd the captain. sinking
into chair, land to have to let the scoun-
drol 30! wish had shot him, after all ~
Pooh he'll not get away worry far. III
telegraph word to Aarous tonight. Let's
go up and prepare Sallie. Gomez
AS we stepped out upon tho sidewalk the
colonel was getting into carriage. He
turned half round as we passed him, and
with the samo voice and tone with which
he had spok,n at the railway station three
years before, said:
You'll bear my mark yet--you. There's
a double score to settle now y
made no reply, and in another moment
the carriage whirled Colonel Mortimer Bilks
out of sight
Five days after that he was caught in
Chicago.
| Here my companion made another pause,
and again helping himself to the Burgundy,
drank long draught
! As / filled my glass in turn, | could not
help repeating But there's nothing like
murder in your story yet
| Not as yet" he replied, "but you shall
| have it now, as succinctly as may be, in
CHAPTER Ill.
About year after my adventure at X --,
! I was travelling on horseback through
portion of Arkansas. had baitcd my horse
at u sort of hut that served for II tavern.
about six miles back, and was leiswcly
/ pursuing my way toward another and much
better place Of accommodation Ior man and
beast, some eight or nine miles farther on.
The path followed was family marked,
and the day declined apacc. Absorbed III
| thought, | trusted entirely TO the instinct
Of my horse for guidance, and was scarce
conscious of the objects that passed before
my unobsorvant eyes. ! was entirely alone,
and unarmed for the route | travelled was
not considered dangerous, though vcry Roli-
tary and unfrcqucnted. Thus !iatlcssly jog
ging ON, had just passed from under the
shade of IL gigantic chestnut tree that stood
in lone majesty little off the waySdc, when
! was aroused by the tramp Of horse a
head of me. and ia n moment a stranger,
whose stccd was evidently much fatiSucd
came up. and in II voice rendered hoarse by
rage or liquor. or both, demanded how far
it was to the next tavern.
The mans voice, even in its partial dis
| "uise. gave me u thrill, but merely replied
/ that it was about eight miles, | thought. As
! | spoke, the strange horseman pcercd curl
ously at me, in the gathering twilight, from
under his shadowy, broad-hrmmed slouch
hat, and the instant after he broke out into
Il savage laugh; cNelaimiug, ut the same
/ time:
Aha! so I've got you at last Mr.. Jones .
/ Now, --- you'll I'll settle your score, if |
/ hang tomorrow for it,
As he said, or rather hOwled these words
| with much more blasphcmy than am will
my to rcpcat, he drew pistol from his
, pocket and lcvclcd it ut me.
/ had recognized him also, ere this. and
perceived that he was mad with drink rs
well as with the desire of revenge d; but |
was totally unarmed, far from any assist
ancc, and though t0lerabIy active and
smewy man, no match Tor his brawny frame,
even on equal terms. All these thoughts
passed through my brain in few seconds
occupied by the utterance of his threat,
and | also felt that my only hope was to
throw him of' his guard for moment, il
possible, and escape by the far superior
speed and condition Of my horse.
Pooh pooh Mr.. BikS," said | "you'rc
not going to murder man for being smarter
than yourself, are your and at the same
lime | moved forward as if to get nearer to
him But his blood was on fire; and yell
ing, " Yes am, by -" he pulled the
trigger at the very instant that struck the
spurs sharply into my nag to charge by him.
His weapon was good, and his aim true.
His bah struck me just above the right eye,
and my steed springing forward at the same
moment. was hurled seDseless to the
ground.
The assassin Immediately dismountcd,
AMI after securing ny horse, which had
halted a short distance beyond, he returned,
aud coolly proceeded to rifle my body of
my purse, watch, aud every other article
OF value. lie then dragged me under the
huge chestnut, and scraping hollow among
the fallen leaves with which its base was
thickly strcwn, he laid me therein, heaped
the leaves over me, and so completed my
murder hy nay burial! Finally, changing
his saddle and bride to my horse, he turned
his own j&dcd animal loose into the pralr.c,
and lliuging my accoutorments into the tall
grass, mounted and rode iuriOusly away.
You doubtless wonder how l learned
these details" added the traveller, inter
rupting the tale for the third time, and
emptymG the last drops Of WEe into his
glass "it is explained as you shall see
The waiter here made his appearance,
and said: "The train will be here in half
an hour, Mr.. Jones. Shall | bring the
coffee o.
Yes, William aud take a cup, with a
roll, to my room no. II, you know. Now
sir TO me) we've just time for
CHAPTER THE LAST.
| need not tell you that was not quite
dead | suppose. The villains bullet had
struck at an acute angle, and, my skull be-
ing OF the toughest, had only glanced, com
iplctcly stunging ne, and iullcting :. very
gly-looliins, but not fatal or even danger
ouS wound.
When | recoVcred my senses and opened
my eyes, found myself propped in sit
ting posture against the chestnut tree, with
a ragged, Withholding man. wiping the
blood from my face with my own handker'
chief, and holding my flask to my mouth in
the vain endcay0r to make me swallow
some Of its contents.
"Hooroo.' cried he, leaping up, as soon
as he saw my eyes Unclose. Then holding
the flask again TO my lips, he added, in 4
rich brogue Take a dhrap q this, sir
BY the wperi but | thought yGn NOR Q
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