The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-01-08

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and she WISHED To- enlist tn sympathy of
the two ruifans.
viii you u0loose this rope little 2
she asked
mo"
Notwithstanding, lie stopped the horses
and Embossed the rope
" She can I escape, he said to his com
panion, /" aud ths captain wouldn't like to
have Is hurt her, you see.
They drove on, the two men drinking
literally from small black bottle they
had
They were taken up with rough jests
aud drinking, that they soon forgot all
about their captive.
Evehne Barton was resolved To escape.
! While her captors were drinking she had
loosed her hands and had cautiously
moved 20 she rear end of the wagon, and
/ had uupercelved by them dropped out he
/ hind ON the load.
/ Then She was soon in the woods, away
from her capturrrs.
/ The two men with their Jug II whisky
and their ribaid tests and mutual stories.
| had uut rruccvoed far before the liquor
/ had su far overcome them a. To cause them
/ " lr unable III control themselves soberly
4 L udrr tine eye II their master. Eugene Fa-
Der they had never dared Il I'VE way u
th.,r prIcl,lty for an over Indulgence in
I liquor. aud they upw lost all control over
I themselves AnI from h-huu. ami squad
I bling over one thing ANA another, they
soon collapsed Iutu drunken stupor, all
uumnjful pf Their position or their cap
\ tive.
They had lot discovered the escape, and
as the horses came tn a stAndsuL and
cropped the herbage 10y the sayslde, they
7 lay lob the seat ~ the wagon nh a drunken
siumhtr.
Eugene tabcr hal performed ms mission
when le had lett them I'D the load, and
vas returning towards tlr valley IL which
he had directed them. tie was very we'll
pleased nI.h himself ana hc han. II Was
,..idrut. been near ur utl the town, and
had RECALLED him. " NIth ieN Indications
sufficient DAB cause him t1 experience a
SINS. If hilartv over tbe success If All his
schemes
What Was his surprise as he made a turn
in thu. road. tn sre 4 short distance before
HIM. the horses aud wagon. The horses
u,rt. brpwsip. ~ M, wav.ide. ana in the
seat If the wagon lay bis two accomphces
w \ drunken stuput.
With a loud exclamation # mingled pro-
family ana anger. H. fastened ia. and was
soon on the spot. In moment his keen
wv had taken III thr entire scene NJ re
hun Then he sprang upon The seat, and
squirting ms uanImate confederate with
hls foot. he looked into the wagon.
Empty
A Wild yell Of disappointment and anger
rang from his mfurlated hips He sprang
a. the ground. dragged the insrnsible Bill
Forrest after him, and SEEING a stick ~
Ing by the road side, belabured hun UNI
/ mercituIy. The man, under the heavy
blows, was soon brought % a conscious
sense Of his position, and he wrestled IN
the angry grasp Ut his prosecutor, Who
observing that he hai regalned conscious
ness, tung him away from him, ana stood
GREATNESS aud excited. read, to hear hat
explanation ~ might nave u make tn him
The mar recovered from has fall SLOWLY.
arose u hls feet. and then looking around
with a confused EXPRESSION ON his face
said.
What o the row m
Row YOU cursed fool p the man ex-
claimed. Nv hat have You been doing to
yet drunk here Is the glrl
Bill Forrest rubbed his eyes IA comm
sion
''She amt gone. is she. Captain n he IN.
terrogated. as he looked at the wagon.
Yes. YOU tiend AZ the demon. she Is
COLE. and YOUR carel,ssness anu drunken
hes has wrought this ruin and trouble
upon me. Wake up, YOU drunken scoun-
drel \, yelled III Bill Forests compan-
ion. who lay drunk and asleep upon the
seat II the wagon, ana whom he kicked
vlciously. and let me knoS how that
gIri escaped
The two men we're surprised and cha
grIued when they ascertaIned how matters
stood To lose the gIrl at such time
and after having had SO much trouble in
securing her, was source Of more than
ordinary vexation To them They had no
fancy fur wasting their time in securing
the forest after the lost captive again, and
prompted ny the offer If a large reward IN
money from their leader if they recovered
the gIrl, they resolved TO do their best and
endeavor t. again secure her II It were
possible To do 50. 50 they turned the
1 horses heads and were soon on the road
riding back to endeayor to secure some
trace Of the lost captive.
They were unsuccessful III their efforts,
however, aud were returning to the valley
disappointed. hen they saw light form
fitting through the woods on the road
They hurried up the horses and soon over
took it. A loud cry Of jubiiaut hilarity
rang from their lips IL vas Evclne
She had been unacqualnted with tine
woods al d had lost her way. and had come
upon the road just az they found her. Sew
eral horsemen were coming np the road a
little beyond, and another form vas Just