The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-07-17

| NOrfOtK-StSnIey opened her window to
| Inhale the pure mountain air, while each
| link of the train was tested before the
trial of the great tunnel. Then Mont
Gems opened that great mouth, and
| received the human freight, the feeble
atoms Of an hour, into its rocky hesrt.
| Thirty minutes Miss NOrfOlkrStsuley
in thirty minutes. She had tur ed to
thu window, which, had been again
closed, when her head was seized, q ner-
| vOus hand was pressed over her mouth,
| she wss forced TO inhale chlorofor'n, and
| a heavy cloak envelOped her, efectuslly Y
sitting faint cry, scarcely more than a
| sigh, which escaped her. The victim
| speedily lest consciousness, and the leather
bag rolled from her lap to the floor.
Bijou fell on his head. Astonished at
| such treatment, he crept out of his
| pocket-of which the strap had not been
retastened when the surly guard brought
the other occupants of the csTrisge 90
| expectedly-snd hid beneath the
| folds of his mistress dress. Mark the
wisdom of this little dog, and explain it
by any law, short ef reason, actual pres
ence of mind, II you can. He was
siTaiu, and concealed himself, trembling
in every limb. He knew something
dreadful had happened.
The two women, Invested of their
cloaks, stood over Miss Norfolk-Staniey.
Much can be done in thirty minutes of
outer darkness, lost in the heart of
Mont Gems.
"Do not kill her. Discovery would
be awkward" whispered the elder, q
keen, yellow face appearing out of the
veil which had previously concealed it.
Her accomplice removed the bottle
from tbs nostrils OF Miss Norfolk Stan
ley, and lifted the cloak from her face
The latter did not move. Then the
yellow claws took the watch and chain,
rings, probed every pocket, nimbly sifted
the contents of the rack above for valu-
ables, and raised the leather bag, Biiou's
house, in hopes of its containing jewel
box.
"Eow open the other window. The
carriage must not smell from chloroform
when we reach Mondane. I viii give
her another dose before throwing sway
the bottle"
'F It was such rare chancei Only if
we should be detected at the frontier l''
murmured the young Woman.
"Attend, ma chere; 1 have planned
ALL" TetoTted the elder, with an evil
smile. " She will recover, be stuped
when we arrive at the French custom
house, and wait for her maid. Roll
together the cloaks and the wells in this
canvas C 5ver; our dresses and hats have
not been seen on the train. When we
descend, join Adolphe, and lean on his
arm you 20 with the boys, and speak
German. We no longer know each other.
You take the Geneva route, and I jour
ney to Macon. There is plenty of time.
Here, put back her purse, containing q
little silver"
Daylight at last Bijou thrust out
his nose from the edge of his mistress
robe. The light reassured him. Such
a volley of sharP, piercing bsrks became
Sudible in tfe ladies' carriage as could
only emanate from the throat of au irate
terrier The two men were confused.
At first they supposed the dog was bark
ing in an adjacent carriage. How could
q living creature of any sort be concealed
in their own, when every article of Miss
| NOrfolk~StSnley's had been searched ?
Biiou barked with frantic zeal, and
sprang toward the open window, redoub-
ling his clsmor. Then the older woman
saw him, darted forward, and seized him
The terrible yellow hand closed about
! Biiou's neck; she lifted and prepared to
/
silky little body landed on the edge of the
sash just SIS the surly guard appeared,
| who WAS walking Sl0ng the outer railing
or platform, in response to that shrill
volley of barks. What a dog in the
ladies' carriage, after all Aha one
must see about it The surly guard
caught Bijou in his hands heads sp-
peared at neighboriug windows. The
poor little beast whimpered, licked the
guards face in q propitiatOry manner,
and looked at him with the most agon-
lied canine intelligence.
A dog in the ladies' carriage More,
over, flung out of the window by q
vengeful hand One glance from his
point OF vantage on the steps revealed
the truth to the surly guard. Miss
Norfolk-Stauley reposed in her corner
in rigid insensibillty, the cloak still
about her bags and cases were scattered
on the floor; q faint scent of chlorOlorm
still fingered. a very well arranged
plan, hinging on the trains not pausing
again until Mo ldane was reached, when
all traces of disorder would have been
removed, but for Illustration by vigi-
lant little dog, 50 tiny as to be slowed
away in the pocket Of 3 leather bag.
4 group of those highly ornamental
gems d'armes in cooked hats and brilliant
uniforms who pose SO gracefully al
French and italian railway stations
+ were given employment in arTestiug the
thieves Miss Norfolk-Stsnley came tc
ii 2 condition Of confused consciousness
and was removed to hotel under guild
ance of her frightened maid. The surly
guard actually kept Bijou in hi7 arms
and caressed the little dog instead o.
demanding his ticket.
| Next evening nephew Dick appeared
| at Mondsne in response to the msid'i
telegram sent back to Turin. He had
: been DELAYED BY reason of q robbery, il
, which he had lost both watch and
| rocket book on night journey between
, Rome and Florence. He was disposed
to suspect two gentlemen who had stsiC
= in the same hotel at Rome
In T. g years 1877 and 1878 g band o
thieves wsged war on the continent
their connection extending from Stock
holm to Naples They appeared q.
/ ladies and gentlemen at leading hotels
: and pursued everywhere the higher
branches of the pro essiOn, Doubtless
. Miss Norfolk-Stan and nephew Dicl
were both their victims. The latte
was speedfly reinstated in his aunt
, favor by hia ability displayed during the
] trial and conviction of the miserable
women
Biiou has gone into honorable retire
t ment in the country. His prejudice
are respected. IF he sees railway anC
: 3 mo-ing train he howls and runs away
in remembrance OF the awful day RbeI
cruel yellow hand seized and huTlsC
{ him from the window ss the ladit g car
t riage emerged from the Mont Ceni