Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-19


/ iced moriiIg 9, Do phi, +" in Mr.. Martins a
lmiIiar voice, stole In at the wintow telling
= his watch was at end.
| here could be nothing TO fear, surely,
| Ow. II was daylight. Tie people we're OUT
/ and about In the main street Of He rs
| hUrgh TIE sleigh bells were rsnglng-rin--
| ing In ChTts tmaS, may hap, for that evening
| oald De Christmas eve, and don't MIN
COZ feSsing The antici patton of good glass
of Chris tmas punch had something TO do
! with my doing off again-not for many
\ minutes thought
Iawoke with a hazy notion that some one
hal broken into the ball. The next nome II
was Ia compleiedarkress something n ad
| been thrown over my tnb. In vain / at
| tempted to thrust my head through. The
| tub euveloped in mating, was lifted from
the stage ard borne out OF the hail in spite OF
| my struggles To escape. There could be 20
doubt had al length fallen into tie hands
| oft1e Philistines, and was being carried OF
bo',ly-whitheI 1 con,d hot imagine.
We must have been fully two hours drive
from Henry burgh when an GA h escaped my
triye- Beg Ond question Burt vas my cap
tor. He lashed his horses into n mad gali0p.
TIE ; / ign seemed 10 fly over the snow.
Was g purSUet? / listened 1nfHntiy, bnt
could hear Eotbing but the smack Of BurEs
whip and tue thud- thud of the horses )fs
AMI the whiIriEg noise Of the sleigh.
a shot Fresh curses from Burt, Resc re
seemed nigh; but, a.as! our speed did but IN.
crs aEe
The flight and pursut con:i7uel till the
SIC gin was brOuguI To- q sudden pause, ani
my heart gave a joyous leap when recog :
nized lie voice OF BRAN Lake.
LOOK ye, b y ar, stranger said Abramr in
bis quiet, resOlute way, .'ifye DON'T jest turn
them horst r. II a and kim back to HeITy-
bUr2h with me, III send a bullet through
your daTn(d head! Ye'd best he qui k now.
Look at mis- hyar warrant, and kim back
with That fish 10 HepTyburgh!"
Check, MenOugall' l chuckled 9S we
shortly after returned TO the nail, ana bur, BuTt
before surreuderirg himself Into Inc Gus oIy
Bat / was haIIOoinc before We were out OF
the WOOD! Mr.. Martin presently entered
with n face whittier than ever. Il brigntenei
up little a. sight ofme.
bravo, Lake." he said, 81 have TO thank
you, and do so with all my heart, for bring
ing DOlph safely back. If L could Ouly get Il
satisfactory telegram from the governor ia
Ell gland all might gowell now"
"What telegram
"Oh, forgot. You started in pursuit be-
fore the summon against me was Issued. In
answer 10 my charge against him FOR lar
Csny McDougaIl accused me OF perjury, and
the con founded Mayor committed me, Civ
ing me the option of paying $4,000 bail or go
ing to jail. l was only let of for an hour Or
two by GepCSiting all the ready cash lInave,
$50. If the answer to my telegram doesn't
come sOOn, Lake, / shall have to 20 to
prison, and the show will be In McDouSalps
hands,
Worse! the villain may rob me OF some
thing far desrer than mere means oflivlng!'
mUtteTel Martin 10 himself through his
clenChed teeth, unheard by any save myself
His fair little wife entered at that mo-
mEnt. and the diDgy hall seemed to Inc all
su;.shiny, AID confidently looked up 10 see
her al smile reflected in her face. But his
face was stern and white.
Presently heard her sweet voice asking,
Whatever has happened, WHIP" AMI 1
knew little form was nesting up TO him,
and a pair Of violet eyes were fonOly ques-
tiCniDg him.
Abram Lake had quietly slipped ont into
the lane and left them alone.
"Happened?" came the passionate reply,
as If the stricken man could bear his tIlais
no longer. Only this. All have ltvei and
lCiled for IS slipping from me. Tue woman
j lOvCC-'
WHIP
'.Nes. YOU! Don't think your lOve-pa
sagss Win McDougsll have escaped my no
tice' He is my worst enemy; yet this IN brU-
ing found you in earnest conversation
Eyes, Will" was the impetuous reply of
The young wife. lit was only this morning
the vii attn appeared IN his true colO-s. 1
confess had taken his smiling face aud at
tentiOns TO mean mere courtesy. But he had
The shsmelessness u insult me vita base
proposal 10 day. Will, i Olly stopped tn
give him an ind gnRnt ans Ter-iudCci, tlat
was all. VIII, ara Their he limited Jon were
IL IoTil, VIII. What did he Elesn? DO Tell
NE, dearest. COnfide in M! WOgll that
YOU lad coEfiG6d n me before! Then /
should never, never have permitted the man
- e main III my company minute.
Tan this be ITCC?' was the doubtful re
sp"rsc Where were you, then, wasl l
returned home this morning.
Wharf was the loud, biGU answer tina.
called their attention TO the gauut form -
AbTam Lake, who had hastily entered, hpl:
igg d letter in his hand. - ny, the de tr
lIuy-the kiudeSt sister Of mercy that ever
OceatIed on this hyar Rirtn-wds nursing
my SICK wife, Mr.. Martin, and thagK Col
ste has Or ught her round Guess sh N On
hev gone heart and soul, man, into yer
troubles-guess l shouldn't have rode till
was 1T to drop from the saddle, If IL hahn
been for that little angel thydr."
My darling, forgive me!' was the s0.t
enCd appeal OF the strong man, as he elias pAd
the little lOyiD 2 woman To his heart, aiding
with kind OF sobbing laugh. ''ColfDuui
thstDolph! He's splashed some wafer into
my eyes"
Forgive me, Bessie." he repeated, IN a
tremUiOuS whisper. The trutn Is, L have
been utterly worn out In mihd and body by
the ireachery Of that cursed McDOugail, and
didn't like 70 burden You with my trOu-
ties, darling"
'But You haven't told me OF the peril you
were in, WILL" was her anxious appeal,
after the kiss of forgiveness had been given.
"Guess this hyar telegraph Will be yer best
answer, sir" broke in Abram, as he handed
the message TO Mr.. Martin.
With hopeful look on his worn face the
manager tore open the envelope, and read:
at once on Goodwin & Co, of HenrybuTgh.
VIII come myself by next steamer. Keep
McDOUgall out of the show till come"
'Thank Heaven! We're well clear or this
McDOugall at last, Bessie. I'm in no peril
DOW, dearest. AbTam, I'll have this tele
gram posted throughout Henryburgh. We
shall have the biggest house the town has
shall spend true English Christmas Eve
tOgether!