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Memorial Association OF Lynchburg, Va.
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GEORGE ELLIS Cashier National Bank Com
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-10-21
CHAPTER II.
ALLY ENTRAPPED


Before Ally Bell reached the brig ly-
ing at the wharf, his uncle, Colonel
Nichols, had been there and arranged
with the Captain, who went by the
name of HiIey, to carry Ally off to
China, for which service the Colonel
promised to give the Captain the brig
and ten thousand dollars, IN case the
bog neUer came back. HiIey was a
murderer, whose real name was
Sprouts, and Colonel Nichols knew it.
And Colonel Nichols had robbed Mrs.
Lester, and now wanted to rob his
nephew and have him murdered, and
HiIey knew that, and resolved that
Ally Bell should never see Norfolk a
gain.
"Where is the lad? he asked, as he
and Colonel Nichols finished drinking
success to their nefarious schemes, to
which the Colonel replied:
"He should be here at this very mo-
ment. All, hear his step on deck
uOW mere he cODleS
Even as he spoke Ally Bell came
hurrying into the cabin, his face flush
ed with pleasurable excitement.
"rm just in time to see you off, Cap
tain Hiley," he said, not noticing the
guilty looks of the conspirators. "The
wind is fair, and the crew anxious. A
good voyage to you, Captain. Bring
me some rare shells when you return.
They are for little girls cabinet, and
must be pretty"
"Aye, aye, Mr.. Allen" responded
the Captain heartily. Didn't you see
my collection of shells in yonder state
room? No? You are welcome to
your choice of them all, sir"
He advanced and flung open the
state-room door.
Ally bent forward and looked in.
With a quick thrust, Hiley pushed
him into the little room and hurried
ly locked the door.
With an exultant smile Colonel
Nichols said adieu and went ashore.
The next minute the hurried tramp
ling of feet was blended with the songs
of the stout seaman, as the brig moved
slowly from the wharf toward the sea.
Ally's first thought, on finding
himself shut up in Captain Hiley'S
state-room, was that the two men were
joking merely intending to scare him
a little, and then let him out; ; but he
soon discovered that the Quickstep-
the brig was so named-had left her
wharf and was standing down Eliza
beth river toward the ocean.
The truth flashed upon him.
81 see it all !" he cried, leaping to
his feet. "Hiley is taking me to sea
with him Captain Hileyp' he shout
ed, pounding on the wall, "open the
door this minute! Let me out, or it
will be bad for you ~
No reply was made to him-no atten-
tion paid to his cry.
He saw that he was fast, and was
stunned by the knowledge of his situ-
alton.
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broke furiously, and Captain Sales rub
bed his hands as he thought of the Ger
tain fate OF the poor waif whom he
had so recently exposed to its power.
But the storm was Of short duration;
Testers boat outrode it; and the next
day he succeeded in reaching the Cloud
Islands. His fame as an image carver
had preceded him, and the Chiefof the
Cloud Islands, who was named Lanati,
at once compelled him TO goto work on
an iGol, informing him that he should
spend the remaininder of his life in
that Odious service. The unhappy
man was driven to despair by this ter
rible announcement. He toiled day
after day, and night after night he
planned to escape. But all his plan
nings were in vain, as he was heavily
ironed, and closely guarded at night.
But finally, after mouths ofdisappoint-
ment, when the attention of his guards
was attracted elsewhere hy the ceremo-
nies ofa feast, he succeeded in Guiding
their vigilance, and getting rid Of his
irons he escaped from the guard house.
and dashed wildly toward the shelter
ing obscurity of thick forest, which
he reached in safety, but not before his
fight had been discovered, and scores
of the islanders had started in pursuit
of him.
An overuling Providence had SO or
dered it that short time before Les
ters's escape, Alley Bell had been left
by Captain Hiley on an uninhabited is
land, within sight of the group on
which Lester then was. Alley had
been drugged by Captain Hiley, and
while in deep sleep had been left on
the island, with his chest, basket of
provisions, and a full set of tools.
The boy on awakening, and finding
himself thus left alone in the vast Pa
cific Ocean was crushed by sense of
his calamity. Buthe was brave lad,
and he soon rallied, and set at work to
himself hut, and having lot of fire
works in his chest, he arranged them
so that he could play them off with eff
feet, in case Of any savages from the
neighboring islands should come to
modest him. His knowledge of chem
istry and of fireworks, and his skill
as a ventriloquist, was so great that he
had acquired the title of 'The Boy
Magician" which title he determined
to make good in case any savage visi-
tors should attempt to work him mis-
chief. He had been in his new home
but few days when he saw a fleet
ofcanoes and sail boats approaching
his island, and hastily getting his fire.
works in perfect order, he calmly a.
waited the arrival of the painted bar
barians, whom he could already dis
tinguish eagerly gazing at his cabin.
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OFFICE r S.
A. G CURTIN, President.

N MICKLES, Vice President.
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CHAPTER "

THE MOST FIENDISH PLOT OF ALL.
The summer slipped away, and Sep
tenber was drawing to its close.
One morning late in the month, Co
lionel Nichols sat in his Office, idly
drumming on his desk with his fin
gers, an expression of satisfaction on
his features.
He had been prosecuting Mrs. Les
ter with his attentions, which she dis
dainfulIy repulsed. He had also con-
ceived a vehement desire to avenge
himself on her daughter Amy, who,
believing that Ally had been sent off
by Colonel Nichols, had been a con-
stant thorn in his side for months.
"Well," he muttered, with a long,
drawn breath, 81 finished closing up
my affairs yesterday. What is to be
my next move? | can leave Norfolk
at any time. 1t might not be a bad j.
dea to take Mrs. Lester and Amy to
my Cape Henry house. People begin
to look coldly on me here, and they
/ look on Mrs. Lester as an injured
saint !"
He frowned darkly, as if unpleasant
memories were recurring to him.
At this moment there sounded a
! heavy, uneven tread in the outer Office.
The clerks had all been discharged
within the month, and there was no
business doing. Nichols, therefore,
| did not stir from his seat, nor trouble
himself to inquire the business of the
intruder.
The heavy tread approached the in
nel Office, the door was opened, and a
man looked in.
Nichols saw him and sprang to his
feet in astonishment.
Captain Sales !" he calculated. at
can't be possible! Come in Come
right in ~
The man entered, closing the door
behind him.
1t was indeed Captain Sales, of the
ship Cyclone-the same man who had
inhumanly set David Lester adrift in
the South Pacific, in the very teeth, as
he had supposed, of terrific tempastn y
The two men-fitting companions
shook hands heartily.
"When did you arrive, Captain ?'
demanded Nichols, proffering chair,
"This is a surprise! wasn't expecting
you this month ~
Il suppose not, said Sales seating him
self. 81 ran into the Roads this very
morning, and cast anchor not an hour
ago. l concluded you didn't see me,
since you didn't come off. We had
a gale all the way home that blew us
right along. Never made a better
voyage out and in."
Nichols went to a closet cupboard,
and brought out a bottle of brandy and
tumbler.
"Have drink" he said, filling the
glass. "How about your trading bsui-
ness? Seems to me you didn't stay
long enough to do we'll"
"Well, / haven't done so well as usu-
al, Colonel, that's fact" replied
Sales, between swallows Of the liquor.
"But I've got something of more i'm
portance to you than thousand dol
lars more or less, Colonel"
"And what is that?' demanded
| Nichols.
Sales tossed off the remainder of the
brandy, and sat the glass down heay-
lily as he responded:
Its piece of news that will come
hard to you, Colonel. David Lester i
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Nichols. Bright and gay and hand
some, Allen Bell was also impetous, ar
dent, and intelligent of those no
BILE, manly boys who mature early in
to grand and noble men. Boy as he
was, he loved Amy Lester with pure
and chivalrous love, which babe fair
to deepen in time into the great love
of his life.
He was the bearer of a letter from
his uncle to Mrs. Lester, and having
delivered it, he stroIled with Amy
down the garden walks into the cool
shadows of a grove at the bottom of
the garden.
"I've been expecting you this good
while, Ally" said Amy with charm
ing frankness. 81 thought you would
be down here to try those scientific ex-
periments to-day"
Well try them tonight, Amy" re-
piled Ally. "The blue lights show
better at night. Pm getting along
finely in my chemistry, Amy. l like
it best of all my studies"
"Iam sure you do" said Amy earn
estly, "You are the incest boy / ever
saw"
Ally Bell laughed aloud. Amy's
child-like simplicity and outspoken
truthfullne8s, were her greatest charm
inhiseyes
"The sight of that brig yonder,"
said Ally, reminds me that promis-
ed to meet Colonel Nichols on board of
it directly after I delivered that letter
to your mother. l must go now, but
you may expect me as soon as it's
dark"
He clasped her in his arms and kiss
ed her.
For minute the youthful lovers
stood at the garden gate, toward which
they had slowly walked. and here they
parted soberly-All to go down to the
brig where he had engaged to meet his
uncle, and Amy to return to her moth
er.
She found Mrs. Lester, the open let
ter in her lap, silent and motionless as
a statue, her attitude that of profound
d9pair.
"What is it, mother?" cried Amy in
wild alarm, springing to her side.
Mrs. Lester looked az her daughter
with a woe-stricken face.
ooh, Amy !" she cried, turning to
that brave, childish heart for strength
and comfort, Colonel Nichols writes
me that we are beggars. He reminds
me that he has asked me three several
times to marry him. And Amy, he
says he knows your father to be dead,
and he offers himself to me for the last
time He reminds me of my i'll health,
of your youth and helplessness. And
he says''-and Mrs. Testers voice
broke down in a tempest of sobs-
'that on the one hand he offers me
wealth, comfort, and happiness, on the
other poverty and sorrow. I'll refuse
him he swears to turn us out Of our
home tomorrow"
''Oh, mother!" exclaimed Amy.
with a sharp cry, as she hid her face in
her mothers bosom.
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These ports have foreign commerce of $780,
600, 900. and enormous domestic trade, besides
which we have the immense internal commerce Of
the Empire, radiating from these points, through
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The cable being laid, this company proposes
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The Western World knows that China is a very
large country, in the main densely peopled; but
few yet realize that she contains more than third
Of the human The latest returns made to
her central authorities for taxing purposes by the
local magistrate make her population FOHr htu-
drst and Fourteen mikt3ORS, and this is more
likely to be under than over the actual aggregate
Nearly all Of these, who are over ten years old
not only can but do read and write. Her eiviIi
cation is peculiar, but her literature is as exten-
siFe as that of Europe. China is a land of teach
eTs and traders and the latter are exceedingly
quick to avail themselves Of every proffered faci
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in California that the Chinese make great use Of
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in English alone. To-day great numbers Of feet
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early intelligence If the telegraph we propose
connecting all their great seapOrts were now in
existence, it is believed that its business would
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No enterprise eommends itself as in a greater
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10 The stock Of this Company has been un-
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The Chinese Government having Through the
Hon. Anson Burlingame) conceded to this Com
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