South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-11

like that when your foot goes 10 SLEEP.
Can you speak 2 inquired Raleigh,
bending over me because IL YOU can il
will save me some trouble. l want 90
know just where you have slowed away
tia, money
Now | began 10 realize my situation. -
His face looked natural again, and the
load was CT my tongue. | also felt that
| could move my fingers little.
George Raleigh are YOU going to rob me p
asked finding my voice at last
Well some folks might call IL 'tobbing, but
we dress up the term a little by calling il the
only correct financial way OF cqualizing the
floating currency, so that each one is provided
for and no one left OUT
You shan't have the money, I will die 6rst -
| yelled, rising little
'Ah, / see-didu't take quite enough he
coolly remarked. wei I have provided Cor
this
tie went to the buggy, procured ropes and a
gag. and kneeled down beside me. | had but
little strength yet and he conquered me in a mo-
ment Lying on my right side, looking towards
the fence, he tied my hands behind me and then
forced the gag into my mouth.
There, now, you you are nicely fixed mp,
and all because you acted like fool instead Of
a sensible young lawyer soon to be admitted 20
the bar
While he was spenkinC-indced while he was
tying me, had caught sight Of the white face of
ittle girl looking at us from between the rails
of the fence. ] could see her great blue eyes,
and knew that she was frightened. There were
red stains around her mouth and on the little
hand resting the rail- and knew that she
was some farmers child searching for strawber-
ries. ! could not warn her of her danger, and
feared that she would be seen or heard. While
Raleigh was tying the last knot, winked at the
little girl as hard as | could, hoping that she
would move away. But she did not 60
Well now for the money = said Raleigh, and
began searching my pockets
lie went from one TO the other removing all
the articles, felt down my boot leg and then
finally passed his hand over my bosom and
found the money
ia, here it is, he exclaimed, drawing out
the packages. i dom hardly believe that old
Grip will zee any of this to-day
lie sat down near my head, under the packa-
ges, and was cool enough 10 20 at il TO count
the money. AS he commenced the little girl
waved her hand TO me. My heart went thump.
ing, for ! expected that she would utter a word
OF "A shout, but, she sank down from sight, aud
caught CLEAN of her frock as she passed
through The grass.
You see, my young friend remarked Ra-
leigh rs he drew off one OF my boots aud depos-
tied some OF the bills in it there's nothing like
transIcting business rs 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
lie drew off the other boot and placed some
'twenties in it, and then continued Il have it
all planned out how 10 deal with Won as soon ma
get this money disposed Of around my person.
shall lay you on your back and pour the bal
ance OF this wine down your throat. There's
enough 10 make you sleep until 20 morrow night
and by that time / shall be hundreds OF miles
away. rs soon as | see that the drug has taken
effect ] shall unite your hands and remove the
gag When you come out Of your seep-if you
ever dO-you had better crawl out 90 the road
where you Will most likely meet some traveller
soon, want TO use the horse and buggy, 9TH
erwise ] would leave them for YOU
How coolly be talked he treated the matter
as IL it were a regular transaction ia which
fully acQuiesccd. lie had me fast prisoner,
and felt thai he could DO just rs he pleased
While was thinking, ! saw the little white face
appear between the white rails again, but in q
moment II faded away aud its place was taken
by The suuburncd phiz of a farmer. lie looked
from me 10 Raleigh and back again, and wink
ed at him in a way which he readily understood
His face disappeared and felt that should be
saved
NO, old Grip went get this to-day, mused
Raleigh, storing away She bills in his pockets.
you will 20 back to Law & Law feeling put
out and cut mp: bat they shouldut blame you
lit is not your fault at all True, had you
minded your business on the car and not been so
free with o stranger, this would not have hap.
no thought of such rich pickiBgs here.
! saw nothing Of the farmer Raleigh finished
DIS counting, ana ] made mp my mind that the
farmer was afraid 90 interfere and bad run away
Ny heart went down as Raleigh got up, for
saw lie was about 20 carry out his plan Of FUR
ther drugging me. lie turned me on my back,
sat down nstride Of me- and then pulled ont
the TASK.
Now ia just about minute we will be
through with this business. ho remarked, trying
70 pot the mouth Of che flask between ms Jaws
rolled nv head 20 one side and be did not
succeed Iie was ilmm.ng the flask against my
teeth, when I caught The sound Of soft step,
The crash Of a club. ard Raleigh rolled % ny
body lie tried 60 leap uF, but three OF four
farmers struck him down, and one of the blows
rendered hiu sense.ess. Before he came 90 !
was ffcc Of gag and ropes and wo he'd him nice.
ly bound
over beyond the pastures a farmer a7d bic
bands were rakinZ up hay. Little Blue Ewes,
only eight years c.d, bad waudcfC1 OF after
strawberries, and % fortunately witnessed part
OF Eaeighs proceedings. she bad hurried back
90 her father and had told him hat % man was
aIl tied mp out there. ADD be bad returned to
ibe fence Understanding the situation, be- and
his men had moved around SO ss GO secure On
advantage. and Raleigh capture wns the result
s. ben the rascal found his senses be was ter.
fitiy taken back, ard cursed enough fora whole
FLANDERS army. We took him back to Grafton.
end when iast saw him De was on DBL. wav 10
Che penitoniiafy % serve % sentence Of GGceu
yCafs.
The mortgage wfs lifted after all. and ihe eift
which law & Law cent little Katie Gray kept
her in dresses for many year.
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Commend US to farmer johnson. o,
Wapolio county, Iowa. The old man had
a contract % build a barn, and was ham.
mering away 81 II when an attorney cam,
to inform him that he had become heir I,
q $4,000 legacy 10 T.rrlnnd Inhn.nt