Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

but want to give you word OF warm
ing,nevertheless. Don't take any stranger
INTO. your confidence until you hnve pass
ed ouo the money, and look out who sits
next to you"
1t was something new fer him to eau
ton me, and | could not help bat wonder
at it; but in the hustle of getting on board
the train [ forget what he said. Ordinary
prudence had induced me to place the
money, which was in bank bills, and divid-
ed into three packages, under my shirt,
and pext to my. skin, where the def hand
Of 4 piekpocket could not reach it.
Interested in a newspaper, time flew by
as the train flew west, and at length the
/ hoarSes voice of the brakemen warned me
that | had reached Grafton. had leaped
! down and was making my way to the
livery stable, when I heard familiar
voice and looked up to see Raleigh. He
was seated ina buggy, and had seemingly
! waited for me to come up.
"Don't cxpr- -ess your surprise," "he began,
as stopped at the wheel. g did intend
to go away, but / changed my mind, and [
like this section so well that I am going
outto.day to look alta farm, with view
of purchasing. Come, ride up to the
hotel"
| We rode up, ordered a lunch, and while
we were discussing 1t, Mr.. Raleigh discov-
cred that the farm he was going to see
was just beyond old Scrip's.
How fortunate could ride out with
him, see the farm, and return in his COM
pany, and he would be greatly pleased.
/ was also pfeased. IF any one had
told me as we got into the buggy that
George Raleigh mennt to return with my
money in his pocket and my blood upon
his hands, | should have believed him a
lunatc And yet George Raleigh had
planned to do that very same thing
TWAS lovely day in June, and the
cool breeze and the sight of meadows and
green groves made my heart grow larger
My companion, was very talkatiye, but he
/ didn't even hint at nay errand.
/ cob! excuse me,o he exclaimed, after
we had passed mile or SO beyond the
village and were among the farm houses,
81 should have offered you this before"
He drew from his pocket a small flask
of wine and handed it to me. Now,I was
temperate in regard to drinks. In fact
delcsted the sight and smell of anything
intoxicating. But [ had not the moral
courage to tell him so, and hand back the
| flask undisturbed. l feared to offend him,
and so | drank, perhaps, three good swal-
! lows. Il called my attention to the woods
On the left as lie received back the flask,
and when | looked around again he was
Just removing it from his mouth as if ne
/ had drank heartily.
! In aboutfve minutes I began to feel
| ~
ed to grow higher and the trees grow
larger something got into my ears so
that the rattle Of the buggy sounded a
long way Of.
How strange ! why, believe I am 60
ing to be sick! 2 [ exclaimed, holding on
to the seat with all my might.
"You do look strange" he replied, a
shaky smile stealing over his fee.
shouldn't wonder if 1t was apoplexy.
/ [ did not suspect the game he had
Iplayed. His words were like an echo,
aud his face seemed twice as large as it
usually was My head began to spin, and
fmy brain to snap and crack. and l was
greatly frightened.
You are badly off," he continued,
looking into my face. " will drive as
fast as possible, and geta Doctor"
Ny tongue was SO heavy that | could
not reply. | clutched the seat, shut my
eyes, and he put the horse at his best pace.
1 We met farmers team, and can remem-
Der that one Of the occupants Of the wag-
on called out to know what allied me.
Raleigh did not reply, but urged the horse
/ fo1 ward.
About three miles from Grafton was
/ long stretch Of forest, and this we soon
reached. The pain in my lead was not so
violent, aud | was not so badly affected
when opening my eyes. had settled into
a sort OF dumb stupOr, with a BRAN so
benumbed that had to say to myself,
q this is tree, that is a stump, ETC., be
fore | could make sure that I was not
wrong. Half mile down the road after
we struck the forest, and then Raleigh
turned the horse into blind road leading
back into the woods. | could not under
stand what he intended. | tried to Crap
pie with the question. but could not
soIveit.
" Well, here we are," exclaimed
Raleigh, when we bad reached a point
forty rods from the road.
He stopped~ the horse, got out and
hitched him, and then came around to the
wheel. --..g 81 a-..r -.-.-
"You don't feel Just right, but guess
you will be better soen,0 he remarked
= Come. let me help you down"
lie reached up his arms, and [ let 90 Of
the seat and fell into them. 1t seemed to
me as if | weighed a ton, but he carried me
along without an eHlrt, and laid me down
within about rod of the fence which ran
along on one side of an old pasture Just
now the effect ofthe drug was wearing off
and | began to feel little better, and [
got Il faint suspicion that something un-
usual had happened. But | was power.
less to move limb the sensation was
ike that when your foot goes to sleep.
"Can you speak ?" inquired Raleigh,
bending over me, because if you can it
will save me the trouble. | want to know
| just where you have stored way that mo-
ney."
| Now I began to realize my situation.
His face looked natural again and the
load was off my tongue. also felt that |
could move nay fingers little.
'sGeorge Raleigh are you going to rob
me?n | asked, finding my voice at last.
Well, some folks might call it robbiug,
but we dress up the term little by call
ing it the only correct financial way of
equalizing the floating currency, 50 that
each one is provided for and no one let
out"
''You shaa't have the money; I'll die
frstw / velled,rising a little.
All, l see-you didn't take quite
enough" be coolly y'remarked. "Well, Pye
provided for this"
lie went to the buggy, procured ropes
and gag, and knelt down beside me.
had but little strength yet and he con,
quered me in a moment. Lying me on my
right side, looking toward the fence, he
tied my hands and then forced a gag into
my mouth.
There now, you see you are nicely fix.
up, and all because you act like fool
{ instead Of a sensible young lawyer soon tc
, ha admitted To the barn