The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-18
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which ne had since taught he to use skiiiuliy the
cooked the pistol. and Its four small dark tubes
spso.on lie started back in anseossd horror and
Q hiehwayman Instead OF q shrinking girl. She
II was only foollng.n he said aloud. II didn't
mean nothing. Don't say nothing, young one. Pm
Ana he fastened to beat q retreat to his own
Gays light laugh rang after him mockngly.
"Uurse her ~ mut!ered Burk, "Blue Jack would
DO ~ tnaps ALL Pil make lem acquainted. best II
rhe train was ready to resume It's march.
"Come up into the wagon, Mark, said the girl.
Goa xingy: ~ have something to tell you."
Mark climbed up beside Gay, his boylsh face full
Of tenderness and affection as he looked down upon
swell, what IS ir, little Gaysn he said, as she hes.
,.Have you noticed that man Burk, who joined us
''Mr. Landlord has poor opinion OF him. He's
"a sra OF SSe jazz the Outlaw what nave
"He wanted to kiss me back at the halt" saia
| pulled out my pistol and scared him. He thought
meant 70 shoot him, ana went or 70 the rear OF
Marks boytsh face grew stern, and his eyes
Mashed.
horsewhlp him for that. How dared he"
MI. Don't &c! Into trouble on my account, dear
ana ns mgS XII IN AZ kss s
j have taught him to keep mis- distance, so that he
wont Won, , trouble me again. Don't speak TO him,
But Mark would not promise.
| About sunset Landlord beneld in the distance
solitary h0rSeman, VINO. upon looking back AMI OBJ
serving the train, wheeled. his horse about and
rode rapidly toward It. As ne approached 1t he
s'Are you the conductor Of this train. sir am
bearer Of DISPATCHES from Fort Kearney 70 Fort
your train during the rsmainder OF my journeys"
Nv hat s your nameW
''Fal0n. Lieutenant Fall0n," was the reply. and
| Landlord babe Lieutenant Fallon welcome, and
Faon ate supper WITH the the Wnitmans, and aer
converslng until late hour, retired to the rear Of
over on the ground until he came to the side OF
Burk.
| Burk started. with smothered oath.
'Who callsW ne grOwled
Have fooled you snd the Boys as as
fooled the conductor OF the tratnf Dome you know
me na @ gSr my caro- case wn me- Ss am
| mas Got into Eden %
OK so We
| Tor you In this Disguise"
Falion mad joined the wagon train the camp was
| astir as usual at day break. the tram halted at
At sunset they again matted. and for the night.
In the course OF the evening Lieutenant Fallon
y,
Miss Heber, must say TO you that you are start
lingly like a former friend OF mine: 1t seems almost
strange, a startling coincidence, / could almost
think-but no. Impossible You are tho sister OF
| Mr. Heber, are you nots"
Gays pure face flushed.
| "Yes," she answered. with some hesitation.
| The disguised Blue Jack turned yet winter. He
| mad marked that hesitation, and his wonder at 1t
thrilled him with sudden fear.
"You do not look like your brother, Miss Hebera"
~ have been told so BEFORE" said Gay dryly.
"And you are MS own sister," persisted Blue
II do not know your motive for making such In :.
| quiries, Lieutenant said Gay, after moments
thOug1r. 81 do not therefore know how to reply TO
you. should ike to know the name OF your friend
whom resemble, but TOR an answer to your IN.
uay Heber seized the first opportunity TO inform
her adopted brother OF the particulars OF her sngu
with IL the s 70 Fallen sSs
| "but my heart has been on fire ever sfnce Waat
nays axe my s
Gay" said Mark, thoughIuny. "lt was as II lie had
Cav started and exclaimed:-
"From the moment beheld the man shrank
| from MIN. mad an instructive fear and abnor.
renee OF MIN. On, Mark, dear Mark. don't let him
know any more ABOUT TN. me than he knows nowr.
is your father, ne shall not know that you are his
Inc promise comforted Gay, who smiled family
| through the gloom that had fallen upon her.
| As some young people came toward the Hebers,
Marx arose abruptly and went to look alter MS
Gay was about to join Mark when the false Lieu.
tenaut Fallon approached him; Offering HIN cigar.
Blue Jack, courteousiy. "whatl You don't smoker
| Smoking is q vice. wish could break myself OF
1t. Your sister Is lovely child, or girl, should
| say. She must be fifteen years old Is she n0tS'
| '.She is but child yet Lleutenant-Only four.
teen-yet she is mole womanly than many girls OF
"Oniy fourteepp' said the pretended lieutenant
musingly. al had q fancy that she was fifteen.
| knew child 0nce-perhaps she's dead now-but II
she were living she would be fifteen years Of age.
enough, that chiids name was the same as your SIS
| ter's-Gabriellew
| mark repressed start and turned away hfs
paIng face from the keen scrutiny OF the scheming
villain.
| tenant, "had black hair ana brown eYes-rather q
| singular combinati0n-Dut her mother, poor crea-
| ture, had mad the same features, and mad been o
| beie-la belle Gabrielle But she went insane and
wandered away with her child and was never
| heard OF more.
| years ago." resumed the false lieutenant, lyon
could not have failed to notice striking ADVERTISE
ment 0ffering 81, 900 reward for information OF the
| Whereabouts OF an insane woman and her child.
| The reward was Afterwards increased to $1,000.
Did You never hear OF the advertisement, Mr.. He
| '.Nevern said Mark. GLOW should have seen
itpi
'Ah, yes; true. You were but boy at the time.
| Yet, II you lived near New York, you might have
| heard OF the disappearance"
| 81 did not live near New York."
"Why, the conductor told me you came from York
| State" said the false lieutenant.
$50 did,n responded Mark
"May ask from what part9" inquired the VIII
| lain.
certainly" said Mark. II came from the west
| ern part of the state. May ask the name OF the
| lady whose disappearance called forth the adver-
| ttsement Of which you speakp'
sHer given name was Gabrlee,u said the pre-
| tended omcer, evasvely. III Gould get trace OF
that insane woman and her chilli would give q
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