The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-31


ljgh % the f.oadon s1rbarbs, as lhe
. dark hedges and dim meadows sue
'e ceeded 20 houses and factories, but
3 then. ] east a glance around, and saN
] sigh, which caused me an iaYolun
. tar tbril 81 alarm. The two pas.
o seugrrs n ibe carriage were rapidly
Z aua secretly conyersing BY means q
& signs
There could not be ans doubt upon
tlle point Tho two men were my
sole companions IN tiatrapil aud lone.
f jooraey. ill.lookiag despemioes,
eea b BIS separate aylt were nc.
coup'Ica. Up to fhal n8oment I hal
'of 9n instant supposed aay coilu-
tu between the two. They came 81
dilicragi tine one was Enc ISIS, tho
other Foreigner and between tbp
Hlaas ec.ure and tha betting maa,
oiaan in drink, aud a,iired ID Aa>hy
Emery aay praiions acquaintance
eew improbable. Yet ,hey we're
rapidly communicating with one an-
other by meana If some thieves aI.
pha5at Of I'm biography. unaware
as yet tbat d 81 observed them. So
far a. coull make out tie foreigner
vas urging tie other to some course
which Tic latter vas reluctast 70 pur-
sue,
At the moment when my ihoughts
/ Lad tmyclledihus far, / made some
light movement the Russian looked
up. cur eyes met, aad The villain saw
that lis bY-plsy had been observed.
and Instantly threw OF the mask
/ Grinding out an oalh between bis set
teeth, he rose from his seat / rose,
Iteo; and as the Russian noticed Tie
action he sprag like a tiger at my
1 throat, graphing with M 50 closely
/ that the blow | dealt him took but a
partial effect. Linked together we
wrestlsd furiously for a few seconds,
rising and falling; but | was younger
and more agile Of tie TWO, and nearly
oyQdowered my enemy, when his
! confederate came TO his aid, and dealt |
me succession of crushing blows up |
oa the head with some heavy weapon |
beneath which | fell, stunned and /
helpless, with nay face covered with I
blood, and my strength and senses left
NE. When came to my senses again
the ruilains were rifing my pockets,
rs lay on Tie floor ot tie carriage.
The Russian had opened one Of The
morocco cases that held tie ornaments, Z
and lie was examining the 9 ms BY
the light Of the lamp overhead The I
other villain was searching for fresh
pluaaer. Ic wa hyiyi with sgita,iuu,
| noticed, and his face was blotched
with crimson, and damp with heat
Drops, while his hand trembled very
much. lie it was who first spoke, in
a husky whisper.
What shall we DO with him 2
La belle affaige Toss him out!
Tie fall won't hurt him, sneered thr
Russian.
Ii was plain that they believed ME
10 be dead. lay STILL resolved that
no cry, no twitching Of an eyelid,
should betray that life was nol still
extinct, Too well knew that mar-
cy WIS hopeless, aud tha. my chance
would be far better if flung on at the
risk ol being crashed and mangled IT,
wiliiling IRON Whres. lbau
il | remained in that luxurious first
class carriage vi h those TWO wild
beass IA haman guise, ready to linsh
their work aJ tae iirsi sign that | YET
lived. Tue Russian leaned oui Of HE
window, aud cautiously opened tile
door | felt ile clHll 81 the fresh air
upon my cheek as | lay. Thtn ] had
q SUNNI al my resolution 10 my
belp, +, suppress 4 shudi-r as the ,
murderer, stopped AMI lt;ed me ur, ,
one taking me by dc had and the !
oihar BIZ the .eei, as butchers carey a
slaughtered cali. The Eng.ishnan !
bard. and tremblrd pcsccp.
IDLY as he dragged me towards the h
gaping doorway.
j don't half like the job lie growl- /
81 ont. II
The Russian gave a scornful laugh !
'Pach tho carrjonout, Jleaic bee that q
Iou are One, two, three, and over S
with him,
remember one agonizcd moment
II suspense as ! was violently thrust 6
one hurried, frenzied ptayer +
la. rose from ms heart 10 my lips, I
lut was drowned by the roar and rush Il
i The long train ot massive carriages
is they tore along ihe iron way. Il
vas launched oai and felt myself fal- i
ng, and then | dropped with crash.
md ny brain reeled, and sensation a
eetned again to desert me, 81
On coming gradually 10 my self, my v
rsl vague perception was, that | for 4
led par. Of some vast moving body b
peeding swiftly along, swinging and b
waying, but rushing fast through the n
ool night air. Then, rs memory re- 2
Irued, ! began = realize my position. w
q falling 8hen tie assassins had II
brown me cat of ihe carriage where cl
10 robbery bad taken place. ! had Il
ropped upon the plank tia, runs ike Il
. elongated step below tie carriages
nd NY hand had closed mechanically.
] clutch Use il,al d drowning man Z.
D some projecting portion Of the iron rl
ork above, which presently eoaiec- e
ired q be tarprop q one of he iron IA
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