River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

said This you will find the finest glass
OF wine you ever tasted, sir. Its genuine
Madeira, pure juice of the grape. Drink,
and let me give you another glass"
"You will take glass with me Cap
tainl''I said
spray excuse me, sir. | never take
wine now; nothing so mild. left it off
years ago. Brandy is my drink. Let me
pledge you in this, " taking up glass.
Here, Janet, hand this wine to the
! gentleman said Rowley
| She took it; but just as / held out my
hand to take it from her, it slipped from
her fingers and fell with u smash to the
| floor.
Rowley started forward in rage, and
would have struck her; but | interposed,
saying would pay for the glass as well
as the wine, and stopped to help her pick
up the peices. As | was bending down,
she whispered, "Don't drink the wine
pretend to Sleep"
I Another glass was filed; pretended to
drink, but poured the wine into my hand
kerchief. Rowley dismissed Janet, tell
ing her to come back, if she could behave
better. Giving me warning look, she
went out.
The Captain and Rowley now began to
talk contidentially, glanclng toward me
every nov and then. Taking the hint
from Janet, pretended to be very sleepy,
and commenced nodding.
HAS he drunk the 9lneln heard the
Captain ask.
"Yes,' was the reply; but it acts slow
| ly."
"Is the room readyl'
GAS right as ninepence: the trap, too.
Dead men tell no tales
| could hear my heart beat till feared
that my cold-blooded murderers, might
hear it, too. The girl must have meant
she would aid me, | argued, or she would
not have warned me. / tried to calm
myself | leaned back, and seemed tt
sleep soundly; but o. how painfully
awake was every nerve. Every souno
seemed magnified thousand times; and
! although myleyelids were closed, seemed
to see the whole room clearly.
Soon the voices ceased, and Rowley ac
companied by the Captain came toward
| me. The former waved his hand before
my eyes, then put his ear TO my lips. L
required tremendous effort on my part
to keep still; burned to seize the viiliar
} by tie throat. He listened. Then thu
; Captain did the same, and said: ''In tel
: minutes he will be safe; then | wonder j
/ Captain Cornelius Smith will not posses
/ that pretty watch, and find the contents
$ of that pocket AS neat job as | eve
handled, Rowley. Now let us get hi
= resting place ready. 1t will be none TIL
t worse for being rather watery; waite
| keeps no impression" Saying this, the.
G both left the room by the door in tn
panel.
/. Immediately the baize door opened, ant
u Janet flew to my side. 'Quick, quick !!
she whispered; fly for your lifew an'
|. rushing to the street door, unlocked 1t.
was out.
/ ''But your | turned to say.
$50, got" she cried; "fiyn' and tn
t door banged.
( Madly ran, never stopping till neal
S ly knocked policeman down as | turn
' ed into wide well-lighted street.
:. was some minutes before / could tell hin
: my tale coherently. He sprung his rat
! tie; two other policemen quickly joine'
e US. We went back to what | though
was the street Of my adventure, but II
I such place as described could we FIND
AT last, in despair, we gave up the search
e and returned wiser if not bet e
man, to my rooms in Gray's Inn Road.
/. A moral, specially applicable to pedes
t TRANS, may be CLEANED from this tale
5 First carry as little money as possible al
ter nightfall in the streets of London
and second, when doubtful of your way
n ask policeman, not stranger.