The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-30

though he Wa slespaAg fike Morpheus
himself, when he mar b. watching ne
from one corncr u BE eye. Va can't
afford 10 walt much longer. else the
game will be mp. The girl IL sound
asleep"
YES: you could Jerk her from the
seat and not disturb her SUMMERS. IL
not she . bcauiy9'
"a perfect houriw
'Of course she doesn't know that
you are on the trainf"t
''Ccrtainly not. Don't yon.r~collcct.
she was asleep when We boarded the
train nj R%omneyf"
III She knew va were here she'd keep
here eycs Wide open and post the old
gentleman, who yet remains In blissful
Ignorance II the fact that ! have made
lore ~ his child. II he knew me q syou
do. Burdock. he'd play the role Of Wiz
ginius before I should wed his Mabel"
lie would. indeed" answered the
young man called Burdock; .'but tsAy.
lct's work. have the bottls-shali L
use II nowp What do you ssy"
I'VE are not there yet" said the 9TH
er. looking out of the window upon the
star-lit earth.
I've must be very near. This. road
whore Morley II waiting IL = mile this
side NJ tho town. Them iook' thcrc n
the clump ol trvsss 10 told ma ahUit.
The road Ii three miles from this point.
We must work now"
what II the old fellow II only sham
m,ingr"
'.Tll use the handkerchief very Of
fectivcly."
IAN right"
Tho youngest of the party now rose
and walked up the aisle u the farther
end of the coach.
He cast n quick but scrutinixing look
Mt the white-hnIred ma who. despite
his suspicions. had fallen asleep. For
three consecutive days he and his daugh-
~ had been on the tram. and during
the time the father had slept but little.
His child's objections IA the sleeping
coaches had been listened To. and the
twain had not quilted the through pas
scngcr n
They were travelling 10 one Of the
largest cities In the east, where they
hoped to dwell until death should tear
them apart and call each other from the
world.
Cyrus Radclins--for such was the
fathers name-wa n banker Ut emf
hence In n city far west Of the Allcgha-
nies. His wealth wHs the open sesame
Into the highest society Of the land, but
ne was not pulled up with the pride
that 10 700 often found with iiches.
Having no relatives snve his daughter.
he fixed the great love Of his heart upon
her, and II was u love vaster than his
wealth, and m deep ~ tho sea.
But lot us return ~ the scenes In tho
through n
The man Mt tho end Of the n glidcd
toward the old gentleman. His move
ments were watched by his confederate
whom no had left Ia the seat.
A he paused beside his victim. he
drew y handkerchief from his bosom.
Thon the faint odor VI chl0roform
wRs soon prevalent. and the hxndker.
chief was held under Cyrus Radclitfs's
nOstrils.
While this was being done. the blue
eyed maj loft his scat and came up the
aisle till no passed his associate and
stood beside the sleeping girl.
'ShHll ! dose the othersP" inquired
tho young man, In n whisper. M no
glanced nj tho three remaining pnssen-
gers. who were asleep In their respec-
tive seats.
"No. they'll not waken," was the re-.
ply. Nov give Mabel n blt-not too
muchw III
And tho unconscious maiden was
made to inhalc tho powerful anacs.
thetic.
Then with cautious glance up and
down the u tho eldest man lifted Ma
bel from her seat.
I'VE must be near the road. Ring
the engineer down To slower timc,
These words were spoken To tho young
man, who caught the bell-rope and tug
ged at II manfally.
Course itr' he exclaimed. ut seem
To have caught somewhere. The train
is increasing It's speedy
Tho face of tho man who held Ma
Dol suddenly grew pale.
Jerk II with all your might" cried
no..
The man obcycd, and the rope snap
pod In twain.
"The game IL up. | am afraid. We
have certainly passed the road. II seems
To me that we arc going Mt the rate of
forty miles an hour"
The blue-eyed man fastened to place
Mabel In the seat from which he had
lifted her without being een by the con-
ductor. hut In this he failed.
.Gentlemen," said Davis, calmly,
and at the same time he displayed n re-
volver. ''you will oblige mo by return
ing 70 the seat you have no lately occu.
pied. Your little scheme Of abduction
has failed. but I would inform you that
you will be under guard the remainder
Of the run. Any attempt to escape
might be atten led with serious results.
Witnessed your v~illAiny from the plat
form"
The rascals did not reply. but with
dogged ~sallenness dropped into the seat,
and two brakemen were placed over
them.
A physician. who was n passenger on
the train. attended to Mr.. Radcliffe and
his daughter. and In due time they re-
covered from the effects Of the chloro-