The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-28


gentleman, and man OF honor, and will
not brtray me. | am an officer in the
army cannot now enter into particulars,
hut my lieutenant colonel was II scoundrel
ii villain ot the deepest dye. l chal-
lcngel him-l horsewhipped him the
coward bore his disgrace. But his time
came. lie brought NEST untounded
charge. against M, which. were certain
officers in England could easily rcbut.
In their absence MAJ be ruined. l
srnt off two expresses to Canada and
Bengal yesterday, but until they return l
must conceal myself But l weary you
Far from IT., exclaimed. Pray 90
on
4 have little more To say he resumed
'Yon know why | hv. l will tell you
who l am, My name is Lionh Gerald
de Mortimer - have you an army list
about you =
l mechanically clapped my hands npon
my wasrcuat puckcls, rs It to he quite
certain on the mater,and regreliully said.
No. have not
ITS OF 'iltIe consequence, resumed the
officer, ! should merely have shown on
that the Honorable Liopel Gerald de
Moriimer's name is no pebian corps. My
f,ther the btron's name is Of course fa-
miliar to you.'
mnrmurci that it vas, and Samuel,
the telegraph clerk. also nurmured that
it was familiar to him.
May conGlc in you,' said the fugit
i've
You can I exclaimed. You can.
echoed Samuel, tn telegraph clerk, and
'hcn we all shook hanls. The officer
stopped TO his valise again, and the clerk
; hurriedIy whispered:
i say. we're all right.
! He winkcd and struck the side Of Iii.
nose with his finger, and tchanically
, initiated his gesture The train wa.
: elackening speed now but the captain
? for such had 'leci led was his rank
e produced another bottle. this time Vi
brandy. anl we all three qnatied to hi.
4 escape- Samuel, the telegraph clcik
than his share. .Adieu! my prcserver,
Z exclaimed the officer, ~ the clerk rus,
and carefully unlocked the door.
: Fling out your bag said the youth
= this was accordingly done. Now jump
3 the wny the train ia going.
: We did so, and although a good dca
= shaken. no harm was done, and we saw
the angry lights at the rear of the car
e riaaca disappear with quickenins speet
: round curve
u 'Well. I'm off Exclaimed the clerk
good luck to you captain and he van
I shrd in the darkness.
h 'Nnw where on earth are NC to 90
Il I do I sril, follow me II follow
= ed inc accordingly. and / told him Il
u COM To the little inn at which | usn I'LL
!. Indgrd. and whore | could obtain IA be-
\ E'r him This latter otfrr he declined
II" sud he would jn>t wa7h, and hav
some bread and cheese, and then wal
Il across the country to a town lie name
!. Soma few milr9 IF, |, Of course, allow
: cd him to dcci lr un hs own movement
without cnmmmcn'. and in n few minni'
= we arrived at my inn winch WAS luckil
:, gon1 way ont OF Downley in our direC
=, section.
Where does that fight lead to : sal
At he as We went up stars
Only to the back of the house said
g.; lie won. into the dressing room, takin
ns ms valise. nnl soon hoard h m washin,
)n in minute or two, hearing n f'OtStC
ne com NJ. ! lroked mp. and there stood
- I'm IN a mo'"Sk'n Jacket. slaven tae
~ anh close "ut hair
i '" no "r" yon exclaimed. grasnr
y nv char az a possible weapon OF detVns
ON. rs all right. should say. II v'
n' don't know me- said the nun. an | re-
oHni1'd IN" v"lre of Capt de M",'im'
=" ;" nat 'r'ed' more hs'""n 'ra ''''
~ h''ore IN the name "' MI tlht Is "o
81, derlu'' wh't does TN. mean
III lou are moi bad hi"~, hut you n
very green, returned the voice; II gr''
'o "r sp'nnry never savior ht'
hehrIed one. "hy' on h'Ihw, Won 81"
'' hS II y"n had never read OF sham mou
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