The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-09-24


crack and was greatly frightened.
i" You are bad of, ! he continued, looking
into my face. /" / win drive as fast as posi-
BILE and get doctor. 8 = Ass = e A*k
Ny tongue was SO heavy that / could not
reply. | clutchcd the seat, shut my eyes, and
he put the horse at his best pace. We met a
farmers team, and can remember that one
oftho occupants Of the wagon called out to
know what allied me. Raleigh did not reply,
buturged the horse forward.
About three miles from Grafton was long
stretch of forest, and this we soon reached
The pain in my head was not so violent, and
was not SO badly affected when opening my
eyes. had settled into a sort of dumb
stupor, with u brain so benumbed that had
to say to myself, "This is a tree, that is
was not wrong. Half a mile down the road
after we struck the forest, and then Raleigh
turned the horse into q blind road leading
back into the woods. could not understand
what he intended. tried to grapple with
the question, but could not solve it. 4''e
WE'LL here we are !! /" exclaimed Raleigh,
when we had reached point forty rods from
the main road
He stopped the horse, got out and hitched
him. and then came around to the wheel.
You don't feel just right, but | guess you
win be better soon," he remarked. Como
let me help you down.
He reached up his arms and 7 let go the
scat and fcll into them. 1t seemed to me as
If weighed ton, but he carried me along
without an effort, and laid me down within
about q rod Of a fence which ran along on side
of an,olds pasture. Just now began to get
n little better. The effects of the drug were
wearing off andlI got a fsint suspicion tl.at
something unusual had happened But was
powerless to move a limb the sensation was
/ like that when your feet go to sleep.
| "Can you speak inquired Raleigh ben
ding over me !; i" because il you can it will
save you some troublca want toSnow just
where yon have stored away that money!
Now began to realize my situation. His
face looked natural again, and the load was
off mytonguc. / also felt that / could move
my fingers little. sssss,a m Ms
"Geerge Raleigh are you going to rob
me ? Z. | asked, finding my voice atlast
"Well, some folks might call it robbing,'
but we dress up the the term q little by cali
ing it the only financial way of edualizing the
floating currency, SO that each one is provided
for and no one left out
q You shan't have the money. I will die
first ~ yelled, rising little. $50
All, see--didn't take quite enough he
coolly remarked. We'll, ] have provided for
this A A
He went to the buggy and procured ropes
and a gag, and knecled down beside me.
had but little strength yet and he conquered
me in moment. Lying Oh my right side,
looking toward the fence, he tied my hands
behind mo and then forced the gag into my
mouth. M
"There now You sec you are nicely fixed
up and all because you acted like fool, in
stead of sensible young lawyer soon to be
admitted to the bar"
While lie was speaking -indced, while he
was tying mel had caught sight Of the
white face of a little girl looking at us from
between the rails of the fence l could see
her great blue eyes, and knew that she was
frightened. There were red stains around
her mouth and on the hand resting on the rail,
and knew that she was some farmers child
searching for strawberries. ! could not warn
her of her danger, and feared that she would
be seen or heard. While Raleigh was tying
the last knot, winlscd at the little girl as
hard as could, hoping that shc would move
away. But she did not go.
Dwell, now FOR the money /" said Raleigh,
and he began searching my pockets. lie went
from one to the other, removing all the ar
ticles, felt down my boot leg, and then finally
passed his hand over my bosom and discover
ed the money. sa a s
ssHa here it Is - he exclaimed, drawing
out the package. 81 don't hardly believe
that old Grip viii see any of this to-day
He sat down near my head, unlid the pack
ages, and was cool enough to go at it to count
the money. AS ho commenced the girl waved
her hand to me. My heart went humping,
but expected she would utter word or
shout, but she sank down from sight, and
caught CLEAN of her frock as she passed
through the grass.
"You see, my young FRIEND" remarked
Raleigh, as he drew off one of his boots and
deposited some of the bills in it, "there's
nothing like transacting business as it should
be transacted. Some men would have shot or
stabbed you, but it is only the apprentices
who do such work. All the real gentlemen
of our calling do business as gentlemen
should.
He drew off the other boot, and placed
some " tfties" and twcnties = in it, and
then continued:
81 have it all planned how to deal with you
as soon as get this money disposed of around
my person. ! shall lay you on your back and
pour the balance of this wine down your
throat There's enough Of it to make you
sleep until tomorrow night, and by that time
shall be hundreds of miles away. AS soon
as | see that the drng has taken effect, shall
unite your hands and remove the gag. When
you come out of your sleep-if you ever do
you had better crawl out to the road, where
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