The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-29

4 can not tell what gave me the idea,
Dut with electric quickness sprang for,
ward, and seized Inc whip. Then gave
the hOrse-a spirited animal, which was
already hettled by waiting-as sharp a
cut aG my right arm could deal. The
creature plunged madly forward, throw
ing The man across the sleigh-seat in an
ungainly fashion. turned and ran in
the opposite direction with all my
might. had a faint hope OF reaching
4 the mouse 4 had lately lett, before the
man could gather up his reins and get
sufficient control OF his maddened steed
Ito turn and follow me. So ran as had
never run before. But l was yet at
lquite distance from the desired shell
ter, when heard sleigh.bells behind me,
ateyery heartbeat, growing nearer and
more distinct. Igathered up my falling
strength for one more desperate effort.
] Uselessl The sleigh came up with me,
and stopped, as it had done before. Tue
same moment, lell senseless to the
ground.
when l recovered consciousness /
was lying on q lounge in Mrs. Jenks'
!sitting-room. Mrs. jerks herself was
standing over me, and DR.. Bright, at
little distance, was mixing something in
a tumbler. 1 could not make out why l
was there, or what had happened. until
saw the whip lying where 1 had
dropped il on the floor. That recalled
my nights adventure.
ssFhe manV cried. "Where is hew
"Here p returned Dr.. Bright, coming
beside the lounge. "You are brave
girl, aren't your How do you know it
was not a messenger sent by somebody
1 hos In N
that you were running away from in
stead of meW
II did not run away from you. 1t was
the other"
"What other? Or, stopl Drink this
cordial. Now, you are to lie entirely
still for fifteen minutes Ii, at the END
of that time, your pulse concludes to
behave itself like a reasonable, WELL
ordered pulse, as it should be, you may
tell your story"
| There was nothing for me but to COM
ply. suppose my pulse thought 1t best
to fall into the arrangement also, for
when the time had expired, Doctor
Bright, with his finger upon my wrist,
said:
Snow for the other. Let us know
whether your first scare was as pro-
foundly reasonable as the last"
| l briefly related what had happened.
An angrler face than Doctor Brlghps,
during The recital, / have never seen.
II must have met the man." he said.
But the villain went by him like a shot.
| He had heard him swearing fearfully.
Was he like any one l had ever known? |?
Could l identity him, il l were to see
him again? Such dastardly outrage
must not go unpunisned. lie would
hunt tine scoundrel down if it took his
| last dollar.
These, and kindred EXPLANATIONS,
| broke from the lrate physlclaRs lips as
he walked the fl Jer eXcitedly. At las t
he picked up ana began TO examine the
whip.
sIf / only bad the scoundreps name,
or something by which we might iden-
tify him." he SAID. "Ha! what Is this ?"
In turning 1T around and around in
his hand, he had discovered that the
whip.handle was ia two parts, one fitted
into the other by a screw. He took
them apart, and closely examin ed tue
separate pieces.
"a curious arrangement" he said. ~
wonder what 1t is for"
Suddenly he struck the shorter pieee
violently on the floor. Out Of it there
fell small tube-like tin box.
"Why, Jane," cried the doctor, opening
the tube, and displaying its contents
'who would have thought your fortune
was to come in such guise! See here
and here P' laying before me success
lively bank bills to the amount OF three
thousand dollars. 81 think we will not
be- particular about hunting the villain
down. 1t appears that your own right
hand has punished him pretty heavily"
sis this money mineW l asked, in
great excitement.
~ don't know who has a better right
to it. The scoundrel will never have
the hardwood to claim it, in face of the
evidence against him."
go, how good it isl Now Sam. can 20
to college, and nome can be made beau
tilul, and the children educated. And
you were the grand Pasha's messenger.
after all; ier l should never have dis.
covered my fortune, but tor YOU"
"lt iB this messengers duty, however.
to inform you that some OF these bills
may be identified as stolen property-in
which case you must give them up,
suppose"
But they never were. Doctor Bright
took the money to u bank the next day
and deposited it in my name. A great
many efforts we're made to identify the
bills, but none succeeded. And Sam.
went to college, and home was Beauti-
n0u, anu Iue CulluieH SuuCdIeu' ana L
am married to Doctor Brighton the
story of his engagement was all sham
and am the happiest OF the happy. There
is no lack OF beauty in my new home,
but my old tea-rose still blooms by itself
on u gay little plant-stand. There is a
large stand filled with rare and costly
flowers, but not one OF them is the object
Of such care and tenderness as my soli-
tary "Piccio1a.'