Wilmington journal., 1873-04-11
NO. Is.

] was also pleased. If any one lad
told NE, as We got into tl.e buggy, that
George Raleigh meant to return with
my money i'll his pocket and my blood
upon his hands, / should have believed
him a lt,natic. And Vet George Raj
eigh had planned that very. thing.
1t was q lovely day il June, and tho
cool breeze and the sight of meadows
and green groves made rly heart grow
I larger My companion was very talka-
tive, but he didn't even hint ut my
errand. He talked as far away as he
conld.
50. excuse me :" he exclaimed, af-
ter We had passed Il mile beyond the
village, and were among the farm
houses. II should have offered Won
this before >
He drew from llis pocket Il small
flask of wine and handed it 10 me.
Now l was temperate in regard TO
drinks. IN fact, [ detested the sight
and smell OF anything Intoxicating.
But had not the moral courage to tell
him SO and to hand back the flask I'M
disturbed. | feared To offend him,
and so | drank perhaps three good
swallows. He called lay attention to
the woods on the left, as he received
back the flask, and when I looked
around again he was iust removing it
from his mouth, - if he had drank
hearty.
In about five minutes | began to
feel queer. The fence along the road
seemed to grow higher and the trees
to grow larger; something got into my
ears SO that the rattle of the buggy
sounded a long way off.
'Iow strange Why, [ believe T
am going to he sick - ] exclaimed,
holding on 10 the seat with all my
might
'You do look strange he replied.
Il snaky smile stealing over his face:
| shouldn't wonder if it was ::'oplexy.
/ dbl not suspect the game he had
played. His words were like an echo.
and his face seemed twice as lars.t. as
it was. My head began 20 spin and
my brain to snap and crack, and was
greatly frightened
You are bal of, he continued.
looking into my face II will drive as
fast as> possible and get & doctor.
Ny tongue was ST. heavy that I could
not reply. 1 rlutched tlt,. scat, shut
nay eyes and lie put thr horse at his
i best pace. We met i farmers team.
and ] can remember that one of the
occupants Of the wagon called ont to
know What allied that man. Raleigh
, did not reply. bat urged the horse for
ward
About three miles from Grafton WAS
! L long stretch of forest and this We
, soon reached The paiu IL my head
WAS not So Violent, aud L was not So
] badly affected when opening my ewes.
/ [ had settled into i, sort Of dumb
! stupor, with Il brain s., hclumbcd that
! L had to say to myself, ''This is :, tree,
! that Is Il stump, etc, before ] could
, make sure that l WIS not wrong. Half
! a mile down the road after We struck
/ the forest. and then Raleigh turned
: the i,urse into 4 blind road leading
! back into the woods | could not I'M
! derstand what he intended. [ tried to
grapple with tie question. but could
not solve it.
! "Wel!. here we are ~ exclaimed
Raleigh. " hen We had reached "a point
! forty rod; from the main road.
H. stopped the horse, got ot.t and
illtched him. and then c.Ilc round to
the wheel
"Aou ,iou't fc.s ipsa right, but I
, guess rou viii H." I,ettet soon" lie re-
marked ''C0mc. le, M. help Won
tlnwi.
j
: the seat and fell into them. 1t seemed
Ia me as if weighed :. ton. but he
cs rric.t me- alni" without an effort, and
, laid me down within about u rod of 4
. fence which ran along nn one side of
a!l old pasture. just now [ began tn
get Il little better. The effects OF the
drug were wearing off, and got a faint
suspicion that Something unusual had
happened. But | was pow crIess to
3 move limb the sensation was like
, that when Your foot goes to sleep
Can you speak - inquired Raleigh,
bending over me : ''itecanSe If vo(I can
1t will save me some trouble. ] want
TO know lust wherc you have slowed
i away that money.
Now / began to realize nv situation.
, His face looked natural again, and the
load was off lay tongue | also felt
that / would move IllE fingers 1t little.
George Raleigh! are you going to
rob mo = ! asked, finding my voice
ct last
well, some folks might call it rob-
hing. but We dress 1ip the term little
hy calling it the only correct financial
way of equalizing the floating curren-
cy, SO that each one is provided for,
and no one is left ont.
You shan't have the money. T W1l
; lie first :" yolIod. rising little.
"Ah. Isce--didn'ttak quite enoughr'
he coollv remarked. "W"ll. / have
provided for this.
He went To the buggy, procireI
| ropes and a gag, and knoeied down
! beside me. | had hut little strength
vet. aud be con4llcrelme i'll a moment
! Lying an my right side looking toward
: the fence. he tied my hands behind me
! and then forced the gag into my mouth.
/ There, now, You see you are nicely
, fixed mp, and all becalee You acted
! like fool. instead of sensible Young
I lawyer sOop 20 be admitted to the bar
: While he was speaking indeed while
! he was tying mo. I had caught s;ol.5 ut
t the white face OF a little giri looking at
! us from between the rail- OF the fence
| could see her Great blue eyes and
! knew that si;.e WAS frightened. There
; were red stains aronnd her mouth and
! on the little hand resting nn the rail.
! and l knew that she WIS some farmers
: child searching iUr strawberries.
could not warn hor Of her danger, and
| feared that She would be seen OF
! heard. While Raleigh was tying tho
I last knot. | winked at the little piri az
/, hard - could, hoping that >lc voaid
move away But She did not go.
We'll, now fer the money sai,i
E;,l.Aigli, ana he hcgIr searching my
; pockets. il" went nu,u one l., 1ile
/; other, renewing ali the articles. f,'lt
j down my llGus-i,..f. and then finally
passed i..e. ham. uvr.- my bosom and
found the money.
'ua , here it IL :" l." t4yi;4im..i.
drawing ont the Packages. I DON'T
hardly helicv" "id GRIP VIII So any ri
this to-day"
He sat down near ny head, nlid
tlte packages. and Ms t-,loI sa:ouGh TO
go at it Ia count rEe ninney. As be
commenced ti.o little girl waved her
hand to me Ny heart went th.lmpinG,
for expected she would utter word
or Il shout. bnt she sank down from
sight, and | caught Il glcam of her
frock as she passed through the GRASS.
You see, my young fr.24,d, re