Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-05

the pride that Il generally found with
riches. Having nc sreIstives save his
daughter, be fixed the love Of his heart
upon her, and it asas . love vaster than
bis wealth, deeper than the sea.
But let US return to the scene in the
car, moving at the rate of twenty sew
en- miles an hour.
The man at the end of the car glided
toward his victim, the old gentleman.
His movements were watched by his
associate whom he had left in the seat.
When he paused beside his victim,
he pulled handkerchief from his bo-
som. fs3s
The the feint odor of chloroferm be-
came prevalent. and the handkerchief
under Cyrus RadclifIe's nose.
While this was being done the blue.
eyed man left his seat, and came up
the aisle till he passed his confederate
and stood beside the sleeping girl.
Shall dose the others?' asked the
young man in whisper as he glanced
at three remaining passengers who
were asleep in their respective seats.
No! they'll not waken" was the re-
ply. Now give Mabel q bit-not toe
much?
The cholroformed handkerchief with
drawn from Mr.. Radcliffe was applied
to his daughter, who unconsciously
inhaled the powerful an@sthetic.
A moment later the agent of villainy
was restored to his bosom, and with
look up and down the Car the eldest
man lifted Mabel from the seat.
we must be near the road. Ring
the engineer down to slower time
Quickp
IL These words were spoken to the
young man, who caught the bell rOps
land tugged at it manfully.
f. Curse II! he extlsims a. 1t seems
to have caught somewhere. The train
is increasing 10 speed.
The face of the man who held Ma
bel in his arms suddenly grew pale.
Jerk it with all your might' he cri-
ed to his confederate.
The man obeyed and the rope snap
ped In twain!
The Jig is up, I'm afraid. There
we've passed the road. 1t seems te
me that we're going at the rate OF for
ty miles an hour
Yes, fifty of themp said his com.
rade between his teeth.
At that moment the door befor,
them swung open and Conductor Da
wis stepped into the coach.
The blue-eyed man nastened to PLACE
Mabel in the seat from which ne ha(
lifted her without being seen by tn,
conductor. But in this he failed.
Gentlemen said Davis, calmly, an(
at the same time displaying revolv
er, sou will oblige me by returning I,
the seat you have lately. occupied
Your little scheme of abduction ha
failed, and / would inform you tina
you will be under guard the renainde
of the run. Any attempt to escap
might be attended with serious re
suits. / witnessed your villainy from
the PLATFORM
/ The rascals did not reply, but witt
dOgged sullenness dropped into tn
seat, and two brakemen, armed witt
revOlvers, were placed over them.
A physician, who was passenger el
the train, attended to Mr.. Radcliff
and his daughter, and in due time the.
recovered from the effects of the chic
roform.
When Mabel looked upon the blue
eyed man she recognized Jared Abb0tl
la. rejected lover. His confederate
Burdock, she did not. know.
The man who was waiting near tn
station for the abducting patty neve
fell into the clutches of the law, but
is certain that the principal and hi
eager assistant saw the Inside of pen
itentiary.
i 1t was Dick Davis hand that hel,
the bell-rope while Burdock tugged a
it, and his signal that increased tn
speed of the train, thus effecti vely pre-
venting the villains escape.
Cyrus Radcliffe proffered Condueto
Dick handsome check for his servi
ces; but it was refused, and the rewar
that he finally accepted was the ham
of his through passenger. s+.