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

nsmo Of George Raleigh in old English
script. Everything at the Office went on
"a ual, aud the thirteenth came at length.
Law L Law bad arranged for me to go
down with the money, and | looked upan
it Is business Of no special importance.
'Wo know you ere an right rlmlrked
the senior partner, a. | was about u - !;
but ! want 10 gise ycu q watd Of warn
ing, nevertheless D1u't take any strlu-
ger into your confidence un,il you have
passed out the money, anl look GU who
sits next 10 you
1t was something new for BIN 10 caution
me, and | could not but wonder at IL; but
in the bustlo Of getting aboard the train,
forgot what lac said. Obituary prudence
had induced me to place the money, which
was all in bank bills, and divided into
three packages under my shirt and next
to my skin, whore the def hand OF pick e
pocket could not reach it Interested in
a newspaper, time Agw by as the train flew
West aud at length the hcarsc voice of the
brakeman warned me that had reached
Grafton. had leaped down aud was max
I Veg FIR tho livery snble, when | hcard a
familiar voice, and looked up to sec Ri.
/ leigh. lie was seated in buggy and bad
seemingly waited for me to como mp.
Don't express your surprise, he began,
as | stopped AZ the wheel Il did intend
II 81 away, but | changed my mind, and
! like this section so well that ! am going
out to-day to look a farm, with a view 10
purchasing. Come, ride up to the hotel
We rode up, ordered lunch, and while we
were discussing it, Mr. Rslcigh discovered
y Ia. tItn f.rr In 90
beyond THAI of old Grips.
/ How fortunate, could ride out with
him, sec the farm, return in bis company,
aud he was greatly pleased.
! was also pleased. Ii any one had told
mo az we got into the buggy, that George
Rq'eigh meant TO return with my money
in his pocket and my blood upon his hands,
should have believed him a lunatic
Aud yet George Raleigh HAD planned TO
do that very thing
1t was lovely day in Juuc, and the cool
! breezes and the sight of meadows and
green groves, made MY heart grow larger ;
my companion was very talkatiye, but he
Gid not even hint at my Grand He talked
as far away as be could.
'Oa' excuse mo = he said, after we had
passed mile beyond the village, and were
among the farm houses i should have
/ offered you this before
He drew from bis pocket a small flask
of wine and handed it to me. Now | was
{ temperate in regard to drinks Ia fact. !
detes'ed the eight and SMELL Of ytbing
I Intoxicating. But | had not the moral
courage to tell him so, and to haud back
the flask undisturbcd feared 10 offend
/ him, aud so | drank, perhaps three good
/ swallows. lie called my at'eu ion 70 the
/ woods on The left, as ho received back the
/ flask, and when / looked around again he
/ was jJst removing it from his mouth, as If
( lie bad drank hearty.
In ab1u. five minutes I began to feel
queer The fences along the road seemed
TO grow higher and tue trees grow larger /;
51mclhiug got into my esrs 50 that the rat
dc Of she buggy sounded good way of.
How strange Why, believe I am GO
iog 90 be sick II exclaimed, holding on
70 ibo seat with all ny might
You DO look snauga, no replied, q
snaky smile stealing over his fare 7
shoulla wonder If i, 'as appop'cxy.'
dll uot susp-e. The game Dc had play
Cd. Ills words were az echo. and lis face
seemed twice az large ar il was Ny head
began 90 epu, and my brain began TO snap
~, 81 ~,i
into nv flee. u vil. dino a. E,. -
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