The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-05-31


md was ioiucd by the dark fore;srrp laoI
inc man known as Monsieur Dalsarra
lord Danbar,on drew the folss Of tbe
thick cloak, which l,c had brouvh, FIR tbe
occasion aud concealed in his box dur;ne
tie evening. mora clesely about HI, svm:
me,rical form thus eonc.olinr hi, no},la.
man curb lie also ibn,st his hat
brourh, for tie purpose.-au old. dark
sou,tcro-eyer his ewes md then unob.
served he followed ibe two os thew lsf,
the theatre and stood unop the nave ont.
eide n momcn, ere t,t;nc .sn,s IN ,b0
plaiu, dark carriage which was in waiting
to receive them
The vehicle moved nearer. and Mon.
sieur palgarpo Immediately snrupp IN
open the door and assisted his Communion
to enter. Then he Jumped in after her
ealliug TO the driven IL ba.,an homeunrd
Neither street or name was pirer ,honoh
the noblcnan. now s,,nd;na ou;,s .losa
but ensbrouded in the sbudow oftbo hn;I,
ding, listened will LnsLed meath and
palnita,inp strained heart 10 catch tLs
direction Bnt hc turned ,wov viii ,
mult.rcd i,unrecatiop If n dish mon,
when the door closed mon Monsieur Dnl.
esrpo and tho diver ,ook IN the re;ns
and he perceived the carr;ace WINS about ~
move rword vL;lo Lo woHjd l.. Ior, y,
hind no wiser than before
A stroke Of the wL;n from tho cb,r;o.
teer sent the Vehicle IN motion rs the inn.
patient horses felt lbe lasb md snranr m,
upou the street. md then dashed avny an
the homeward rontc
But Lord Dnnlnrton had hastily do.;dsd
to folIow them os he nerce;ye3 ;us, y,
that moment, a buck co,n;ns m tho s s,ro"t t
with Flow motion as if its d1;ycr wasc
pecting to Obtain PASSENGER. from amid
The d;snorsi,o crowd about tls ,ho,irs
door.
"IIere. NV Good fellow take mn in If
tbou w;she.t 10 make crown ,o.u;al, i"
exclaimed tho noblemau rs he s,enped
from out the shadow Of the bipL buiIdipc
and motioned to the buckmup to stop.
A momeu. more he was seated within
the carriage; but first he came close up to
the driver, aud said in low tone, as he
pointed to tho ,c,reating vehicle which
contained Monsieur Dalgarno and the &C.
trcss:
"You see that carriage, my man; keep
it in sight aud drive after it till it stops!
If thou doest it, thy pains shall be we'll
rcwardcd by good recompensc!"
The driver uttered significant "Ayc,
my lord y to this, for, the noblcman had
opened bis cloak moment ,Lat tho fellow
might perceive his noble attire, and the
better aud spcedier DO his bidding and
then, after his lordship had seated himself
within his hack, the man gave the lash to
his horses and drove Oh alter the carriage
which, outained those his patron sought.
and which now was at some distance from
Ills own.
But by rapid driving, the last vehicle
came near tic other, and then. with
ski, which showed he was not unused 10
such work. tic fellow carefully followed
on, seeming to urpc III, Moses forward by
voice and wbip AZ Il 10 mass The s,;;,:.ce
couch vixen be had como m 10 i md thu
driver Of The other turned as;do to allow
bin 10. 90 forward : But our sbrevd
coacbmau knev better tim to do tb;,.
and While be seemingly nrced b;s ,teed,
forward In ustrainSd ,Hom from n,s.
s;nr ibo other, by n Arm strong hand
upon the rein, and when thew rebclled
aud jumped, aud reared at this treatment
10 uttered loud threats and declared he
would make them suffer for their disobe.
dicnce when once be had them snfe out of
the harness under his control at home.
Lord Dunbarton, who a. first did no.
comprehend the meaning Of this ioltipp
ride, was about to demonstrate with the
fellow, and bid him drive more slowly and
decent;y, When the man suddenly STONED
tho carriage, and he perceived as he did
so, that tho other vehicle had also halted
and that be inmates we're about TO descend
to the ground. With n husty glance
around. the noble perceived that thew were
before the Bears Head Inn, and that Mon.
sicur Dalgarno was assisting his eompan.
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