The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-11

carriage, which drove off like shot.
WHAT? cried Mr.. Bane, whose turn it
was now to look astonished as wells as
enraged. "Jarbey, you are drunk or
insane! [ tell you the is here !''
'.Then go and see if she is, before it
is too late, ~
With fearful misgiving in his heart,
Bane dashed as quickly up the stairs as
his corpulence and poposity would allow,
closely followed by the excited Jarbey.
An oath broke from linn as he threw
open the door of her room, waving the
ceremony of knocking, and found it
vacant. It was in considerable disorder
as if quilted in haste. On the bed lay
the very pearl-colored silk she had worn
but an hour before. The drawers of the
bureau were open; large trunk stood
in the center of the floor, locked and
strapped as if ready for transportation.
Some odds and ends of ribbons, shoes,
collars and gloves, were strewn loosely
about. A small valise in which she
usually kept her letters, and the jewel
casllet, were missing-and her window
was open. The two men ran simultane-
ouslr to the latter, and, putting their
heads out of it, exclaimed in the same
breath, "Gone -
There hung the traditional ladder of
ropes; there were her footprints on the
light covering of snow beneath, just
family visible and there, on the win
dow-sill, futtered piece of her travel
ing-dress, evidently torn off accidentally
in her descent. Old Bane, with strong
premonitory symptoms Of apoplexy in
his visage, pulled in his head only to
catch sight of an envelope, addressed to
himself, lying on the table under the
lamp, which had been left burning. He
tore it open, while Jarbey, using any
thing but endearing epithets toward his
vanished intended, looked impolitely
over his shoulder.
II was afraid of it - screamed the old
man, as he danced about in impotent
rage after reading the note. "Gone off
with that puppy, Caverly? Come, Jar
hey, by the - we'll catch them yet,
if there is any speed in my greys.
That's why the brazen hussy was SO
sweet the last few days. And that fool,
Johnson-I'u murder him if we don't
Come on; we car harness them up our
selves
" If we don't Bane, I'll have settle
ment with you, you knowl" shouted
Jarbey, shaking his fist at the shiny,
bald pate, as he followed him hurriedly
down stairs and to the stables. "You
should have watched, her, you know p
'Hold your jaw, you fool! and bring
lantern from the Kitchen
of animation displayed by the unwield-
ly Uncle Bane. With Jarbey's assist
ance-or rather in spite of his assistance,
for he knew as much about Harvesting
horses as he did about the solar spect
rum-the greys were hitched to a light
buggy, and the two victims, hastily
mufHed up, drove at a reckless pace
through the open gateway.
''Just half hour start, muttered the
outwitted old man, as he cracked the whip
savagely over the backs of the willing
horses, and turned down the lane in the
direction taken by the carriage. ''Well,
the Beastly Association hasn't won yet;
and, at all events, Caverly gets nothing
for his pains
1t would not be profitable to follow
them in their wild night ride-nor would
it be edifying to listen to their converse
ton as they sped through the frosty air.
The latter was not polite-indeed Grim
nations and recriminations, plentifully
larded with profanity, and vows of
vengeance upon the absconding lovers
if caught constituted it's whole tenor
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The clock of the Montrose High
Church was striking tWelve-the knell
of the departing year-when two very
woe-begone and perished1ooking indi-
viduals might have been seen-if any
one were foolish enough to be out of
doors such a piercing cold night-driv-
ing slowly through the gateway of the
Bane Notifications. The noble greys
that drew them, showed signs of utter
exhaustion. Their heads hung low, and
their hoofs dragged YEARLY on the frozen
carriage-way, while their hides were
covered with ribs of frozen perspiration,
and their nostrils emitted blasts of va
pory breath. The two victims did not
wait to handy words with the negligent
warder, but drove straightway to the
mansion From their gloomy short
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