The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01
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II nave )t all piaIhleu now to
deal with you as soon as get
this money disposed of around
my person. / shall lay you on
your back ard 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 l shall be hundreds
of miles away. As soon as see
that the drug has taken effect l
shall unite your hands and re-
move the gag. When you come
out of your sleep you ever do,
you had better crawl ont to the
road, where You will bs most
likely to meet some traveller. 1
want to use the horse and buggy,
otherwise I would leave them for
you."
T How COO, he talked! He treated
the matter as if it were a regular
transaction in which l fully &C.
quiesced. Ho had me a fast pris.
oner, and l felt that he could do
Just as he pleased. While l was
thinking 1 saw the little white
face appear between the rails
again, but in a moment it faded
away aud it's place was taken by
the snnburned phiz OF farmer.
lie looked from me to Raleigh
and back again, aud vinked to
him in a way he readily under
stood. His face disappeared, and
| felt that l should DO saved.
mo, old Grip..won't get his tin
today" unused Raleigh, storing
away the bills in his pockets.
"You will 60. back to Law & Law
feeling ont and cut up. But they
shouldn't blame you-it is not
your way at all. True, had you
minded your business on the cars
and had not been so free with a
stranger, this would not haye hap,
pened. I was on my way to Mil.
waukee, and had no thought Of
such rich pickings here"
"Now, in just about a minute
we'll be through With this busi-
ness" he remarked, trying to put
the mouth of the flask between my
jaws.
l rolled my head to one side
side and he did not succeed. Ho
was jamming the flask against my
teeth, when l caught some sound
of a step, the crash Of club, and
Raleigh rolled off my body. lie
tried to leap up, but three or four
farmers struck him down, and
one of tho blows rendered him
senseless. Before he came to l
was free Of ropes and gag, and
we had him nicely bound.
Over beyond the pasture a far
mer and his hands were raking
up hay. "Littlo blue eyes," only
eight years old, had wandered of
after strawberries, and had for
tunately witnessed part of Ra-
leigh's proceedings. She had hur.
ried back to her father and told
him "that a man was all tied up
ont there" and he had returned
to the fence. Understanding the
situation he and his men had
moved around so as to secure an
advantage, Raleigh's capture was
the result.
When the rascal found his sen :
scs he was terribly taken back,
and cursed enough for a whole
Flanders army. We took him
back to Grafton, and when.I last
saw him he was on his way to the
penitentiary to serve a sentence
Of fifteen years.
The mortgage was lifted after
all, and the gift which Law & Law
sent little Katie Grey kept her in
dresses for many a year.
s.-N-.~
AT an elegant dinner party, in
Washington, the eJante terrible
OF the family was permitted to
occupy seat near one of tho
inoat distinguished guests. This
dete noi,' is much given to conun.
drums, which nre not always ap-
propriato. Moreover tho young
man has a sister who isa shining
bellein society. Eliza is the name
Of the young lady. The company
were startled by the voice of the
youngster asking: "Why is father
like the deviI2" An awkward
pause ensued. Then lie shouted
ont, "Because hs is the father Of
Lizcl" Qiesh That boy did not
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