The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

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the question, but could net solve
it. /:
swell, here we are, exclaimed
Raleigh, when we had reached a
point forty rods from tn 10 road,
lie stopped the horse, got out
and hitched him, and ,hon came
around to the wheel.
"You don't feel just right but l
guess you will be better SO he
remarked. "Come, let me help
you down."
He reached up his arms, and l
lot 20 the seat and fell into
them. 1t seemed to me as if l
weighed ton, but he carried me
without an effort, and laid me
down within about a rod of the
fence which ran along on one side
ofcn old pasture. Just now the
effect of the drug was wearing
off and began to feel a little bet.
ter, and l got a faint suspicion
that something unusual had hap.
pened. But l was powerless to
move a limb; the sensation was
like that wheUyour foot goes to
sleep.
"Can you speakl" inquired Ra :
leigh, bending over me, "because
if you can it will save ME some
trouble. ] want to know just
where you stored away that
money" .:
Now ! began to realize my si:u-
alton. His face luoked natural
again, and the load was off my
tongue. I also felt that / could
move my fingers little.
,rgo Raleighl are you go
rob me?" / asked, finding
? voice at last.
Well, some folks might call
fobbing, but we dress up the
tcrm a little by calling it the only
co-rect financial way OF equaliziDg
/ the floating currency, so that each
one is provided for and no one is
left aSt."
"You shan't have the money !; l
will die first !" l yelled, rising a
little.
"Ah, l see didn't take quite
enough" he coolly remarked.
"Well, l have provided for this. y
He went to the buggy,::procurcd
ropes and a gag, and kneoled
down beside mo. had but little
strength yet, and he conquered
me iu a moment. Lying on my
right side looking toward the
fence, he tied my hands behind
mo and then forced the gag into
my mouth.
"There now! you see you are
nicely fixed up, and all because
you acted like fool, instead Of a
sensible young lawyer soon to be
admitted to the bar"
| While he was speaking-in- !
deed while he was trying me, l
had caught sight of the white face
of little girl looking at us be-
tween the rails of the fence. l
cou y see her great blue eyes.
There were red stains around her
mouth and on the little hand rest.
ing on the rail, and l knew that
she was some farmers child
searching for strawberries. 1 could
not warn her of her danger, and l
feared that she would be seen or
heard. While Raleigh was tying
the last knot, | winked at tho lit
tie girl as hard as l could, hoping
that she would move away. But
she did not 90.
"Well, now for the money!"
said Rdeigh,and lie began search
ing my pockets. He went from
ono to tho other, removing all
the articles, felt down my bootleg,
and then finally passed his hand
over my bosom and discovered
the money. ea
ella! there it Isl" he exclaimed,
drawing out the packages; and he
was cool enough to 60 at it to
count out the money. As he
commenced tho little girl waved
her hand to me. My heart went
humping, for / expected she
would utter a word or a shout,
but she sank down from sight, aud
/ caught CLEAN of her :rock as
she passed through the grass.
"You sec, my young friend"
remarked Raleigh, as ho drew off
one Of his. boots and deposited
some Of tho bills in IT,
"there's nothing like transacting
business ms 1t should DO transact.
cd. Sor6e men would would have
shot or stabbed you, but II is only