Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-03-27

ny Of The shcming villain.
The child alluded %, continued the
falso lieutenant. "had black hair and blue
eycs. rather d singular combination; bot
her mother. poor creaiuae, had had the
sane features. and had been agrcai beauty
10 her day. She vas New York BELLE
Ia belle. Gabrielle! But she went insane
and wandered away with her child, aud
vas never heprd Of more.
1 III you had seen the NcW York dailies
Of ihirteoo years ago" resumed the iale
lieutenant, ''you could not have failed TO
notice a striking advertisement offering a
7 thousand dollars reward for Information OF
the whereabouts Of an insane woman aud
her child. Did you never hear Of the adj
vertisemcni, Mr. Heber3"
Never" said Mark. "Ilow should l
have heard Of it2
"Ah, yes. true. You we're but a boy at
the trmc. Yet it sou lived near New
York, you might have heard ofthe disap
pearance."
IL did live near New York"
Why. the condudIor told me you came
from York State" SAID the false lieuten-
ant.
$50 | did, - responded Mark.
"May ask from what part ?" inquired
the villain.
"Ceriainly," said Mark. IL come from
the western part Of the State. may ! ask
the name Of the lady whose disappearance
called forth the advertisement Of which
you speak -
"Her given name was Gabrielle" said
the pretended officer, evasively. "If |
could get trace Of that insane woman
aud her child, would give thousand
dollars out Of my own pocket. Think Of
the start in life that sum would give a
youny man like you"
Mark shrank back, as from the touch Of
an embodied pestiienc.
IL can give you no assistance in your
search, Lieutenant Fallon, he said coldly.
"Permit me to ask if Miss Heber is your
own sister, born of the same poreDts as
yourself" demanded the pretended officer
abruptly.
IL do not Tolerate any intrusion into my
private family affairs, Lieutenant Fallon, ="
said Mark haughtily. My sister has al
ready been annoyedby your questions in
regard to her history, and must request
you to leave us alone
al beg your pardon, Mr.. lIeber," said
the villain, adding maliciousy, al see it
is a sore subject with you. You have not
said that Miss Heber is your own sister. !
presume you cannot say 50 truthfully.'
ave will not discuss the matter, sir. Gay
Heber is my sister. and while live she
shall not lack protector.
"Ah, yes" said the pretended officer, us.
ing his fayorite phrase Of assent. "Broth-
ers are not often so devoted to sisters as
you seem to be, MIR. Heber,"
That evening Gay, whose curiosity had
been stimulated by what had taken place
to fud out something moro about her par
entagc, was examining some jewels which
had been left by her mother, and some
tfinkcts which she had possessed when a
thild. She had taken tdem from a little box
in the bottom Of her trunk, and thought
herself perfectly secure uuder the cover of
toe wagon, when she suddenly detected the
false Lieut. FaIlon peeriug at her through
a hole he had cut in the canvas. All this
she reported to Mark.
On the following day Mark hada vio-
lent alteration with the pretended Lieu
enant
No one had eyes or ears for anything
this exciting scene, and it thus happened
that a small body of horsemOn in the uni
form of the United States had come up,
and had dashed into the very camp beford
their approach was noticed
A loud bugle call iaom the head Of the
troop was the first token the cmigrants re-
cieved of the new arrival.
In moment the combatants were loos-
cd and all eyes turned to the newcomers.
The disguised Lieut., Fallon looked and
turned faint He knew what this visit
meant if no one else did.
conductor shouted the leader of the
troop, we are here in search Of a noted
desperate called Blue Jack, acrused ofthe
attempted murder Of Lieut. Fallon of the
United States army, whom he brutallyat-
tackled, aud flung into the Deep Canyon
as dead. The Lieutenant is now at Fort
Kearneyin critical situation, and we de-
mand his would-be-murderer
The cmigrants he'd listened with broatu-
less amazement to the announcement of
the officer in charge of the small detach-
ment of troops, They were actually SPELL
bound. Not so the pesron most interested
in the announcement'-Buc Jack himself.
The desporado had comprehended the
errand Of the troops in the first moment of
their appearance. After his first sensation
of faintness and terror, he had recovered
his courage and coolness and was himself
again. Aet
AT the very commencement of the offi-
GERS announcement, Blue Jack exchanged
chances with the terrified Burke. The lat
ter pointed one trembling finger toward
spot at little distance, where Blue Jacks
horse stood grazing. ready for use.
In an instant the chief desperate DART
ed under the wagons toward the waiting
horse. Ae reached him and leaped upon
his back.
And in the next moment that despera-
do rose gracefully in his stirrups at the
distance of few rods, and with the fierce
defiant yell of a wild Indian, dashed his
spurs into his horses side and was away
like the wind
The troops gave an answering yell of
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