St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-26

"i"h'u MIN, ccpt 1t was his shooter,
answered 'Iiber, doggedly. The Parsol
turned to me.
''C'et up" he said
He spoke as he might to a dog he hac
kicked. That woke the dwell in me-
lay still and glared back ut him. | saw
hls perfect teeth set hard between hi
thin white lips. He took out a pistol
cooked it.
"Look here ~ he said, where is the
money!"
sat up and gave stare for stare
Wv hats that to you ?''
/ One second thought he would kill
me. Then he governed himself and turn
cd away. lie spoke to Chis.l apart :;
then he turned back to me.
''Look here, you what s-his-name," he
sad, ''threc miles from here there's a
little house, at the fork of Carrom lane
and the >uth road. There's a little wo-
man IN that house, tonight and she's a
handsome little woman, and she's all
Atone
lie saw me shudder had forgotten
Nell Tor one moment. He went on !:
lin going to ask you some questions
II you answer square, all right. If not,
we tie you up. carry you into the woods,
and make her visit. DO You under
stand i'
Il understand" said. He went on:
Last Friday night you put ten thou
sand dollars in Bath " Westbury's safe,
IN Caramore lou put i'll more Mon
day. You was 10 have taken it out to-
night. Where /, it ,"
Il haven't seen dollar of it since
Bath put it into the safe answered.
| had not. | counted it over to Bath
when | left it. He made package of
J., for me. saw only the wrapper, Was
i, morally, lie! Well, a. you will
DIR. Johnson held that one might be JUS
Tilted IN denying the authorship of Juni-
~. whether he wrote the letters or not.
You say you did not take it out of
their safe tonight :"
"lcS." did not. | took it out of
Baths hand.
lie turned 90 the other>-talked hur-
ied!y apart. made out that they did
not know the roads across the plains
They had, without doubt, come out from
The city on the middle turnpike The
Par~om turned to mo.
i have Il wagon close hv. You
must drive me TO Caramorc. VIII YOU
promise 90
IN drive YOU" said. l did not say
where or how.
''iIow far l. it =
- vcutccn miles
lie turned To the other Bring out
the horses"
lie held the lantcrn->tood by me
c"rrlr>~lv. turning his pistol in his hand
Thcy led the horses out OF the woods
through Il length OF fence thrown down
.iIhrr brought ont Il bu.gv with a fine
oiHck mare before it. Chiscl led out a
stout bay cob and lcapcd lightly into the
saddle
''C'ct in. said the parson.
| stepped in-took the rcins He
whispered TO Iihcr, then hc jumped in.
''privc on" hr said
Not ii that man stops behind
"What do YOU mean Look here.
youn@ man, I'll have no tritiing. How
can hr 20 when you have his place
.Jloer MAKE straight Tor the castle. Tell
the hm@. Ii were not in by seven, come
+" the cave. The worl's 'Mavourneen.'
Now, >Ir. drive on, or I'll drive you
home
''''ct up. SAID.
| knew what | had TO do. | made
my plan. | sent the black mare down
The r"ai at swinging gait. She was 4
beautiful mare. coal black, graceful,
spirited. Vet nowl>c nervous tlighty. |
nt''r saw better to trot and endure.
She took long, smooth. rolling stride,
without Jerk or break. never squirting or
IiurryIn@. except ut any steep rising
-rounH' winch she always took with Il
mort quick charge below, and passed
win >'ron" SWING Aftcr mnle or
Two he spoke
HOW pulck can she make 1t
"Ncventeen mllcS-two hours. L
knew She could do 1t in half an hour
les.
lie looked round-a snccrlng, scornful
Glance.
1--WE driven her nine miles in half an
hour. Shake her out.
Gmcken'" her pace. We made "A
tour inmate gait on the levels, He
leaned back and smoked his clgar
watched INN a. kance. You could read
no more IN his face than IN tins blank
pace beiere strawl 1t over Cmsel gal
oped the bay close behind.
'Cdn you strike the Caramorc road
without passing Brame ; tavern 2