The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-07-10

atoms Of an hour, into its rocky heart.
Thirty minutes Miss Norfolk Stanley
opened her watch. Much may happen
in thirty minutes. She had tur ed
the window, which, had been sgsi
closed, when her head was seized, ne r
vous hand WIS pressed over her mouth,
she was forced to inhale chloroform, and
a heavy cloak enveloped her, efectually
sitting faint cry, scarcely more than q
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
refsstened when the surly guard brought
the other occupants Of the carriage 30
unexpectedly-and bid beneath the
folds of his mistress dress. Marx the
wisdom of this little dog, and explain it
by any law, short of reason, actual pres
ence of mind, you can. He was
siraio, and concealed himself, trembling
in every limb. He knew something
dreadful had happened.
The two women, Invested of their
cloaks, stood over Miss Norfolk-Stanley
Much can be done in thirty minutes Of
outer darkness, lost in the heart of
Mont GEMS. sF
"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 the nostrils OF Miss Norfolk Stan
ley, and lifted the cloak from her lace
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 yalu-
sbles, and raised the leather bag, Bijou's
house, in hopes of its containing jewel
box.
Now open the other window. The
carriage must not smell from chloroform
when we reach Mondane. / will give
her another dose before throwing away
the bottle"
It was such rare chancel Only if
we should be detected at the frontier p'
murmured the young woman.
"Attend, ma chere | have planned
ALL" retorted 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 ever our dresses and hats have
not been seen On the train. When we
descend, join Adolphe, and lean on his
arm you go with the boys, and speak
German. We no longer know each other.
You take the Geneva route, and l jour
ney to Macon. There is plenty of time.
Here. put back her purse, containing q
little silver" s--sss-------.--
Daylight at last 4! BijOu thrust out
his nose from the edge of his mistress
robe. The light treasured him. Such
volley of sharp, piercing bsrks became
audible in the ladies' carriage as could
only emanate from the throat OF an irate
terrier. The two men were confused.
At first they supposed the dog was bark
ing in an adjacent carriage. How could
living creature of any sort be concealed
in their own, when every article of Miss
NorfolksStanley's had been searched |?
Bijou barked with frantic zeal, and
sprsng toward the open window, redoub-
ling his clamor. Then the older woman
saw him, dsrted forward, and seized him.
The terrible yellow hand closed about
BJou's neck she lifted and prepared to
throw him out of the window. Bijou's
silky little body landed on the edge OF the
sash just as the surly guard appeared,
who was walking along the outer railing
or platform, in response to that shriIl
vollev of barks. What q dog in the
ladies' carriage, after all ? Aha one
must see about it! The surly guard
caught Bijou in his hands; heads ap-
peared at neighboring windows. The
poor little beast whimpered, licked the
guards face in a propitiatory manner,
and looked st him with the mo 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>Stanley reposed in her corner
in rigid insensibillty, the cloak still
about her bags and cases were scattered
on the floor a faint scent of chloroform
still fingered. A very well arranged
plan, Ringing on the trains not pausing
again until Mo ldane was reached, when
all traces of disorder would have been
removed, but for Illustration by vigil
liant little dog, so tiny as to be slowed
away in the pocket OF leather bag.
A group of those highly ornamental
gems d'srmes in cooked hats and brilliant
uniforms who pose so gracefully at
French and Italian railway stations
were given employment in srresting the
thieves. Miss Norfoik-Stanie came to
in condition OF confused consciousness,
and was removed to q hotel under guild.
snce Of her frightened maid. The surly
guard actually kept Bijou in his arms,
and csressed the little dog instead Of
demanding his ticket. 4is 'Ei' hr
Next evening nephew, Dick appeared
at Mondane in response to the maids
telegram sent bSck to Turin. He had
been delayed by reason of g robbery, in
which ne had lost both watch and
pocket>oook. on q night journey between
Rome and florence. He was disposed
to suspect two gentlemen who had staid
in the same hotel at Rome l.rr ~
In t yesrs 1877 and 1878 8 band of
thieves wsged war on the continent, 4
their connection extending from Stock,
holm TO Naples. They appeared, as
ladies and gentlemen at leading hotels,
and pursued everywhere the higher
branches of the pro ession. Doubtless
Miss Noriolk-Stanley and nephew Dick
were both their victims. the latter
was speedily reinststed in his aunt's
favor by mis- ability displayed during the
trial and conviction OF the miserable
women sI Grad aruW ID saaih so %
Bijou has gone into honorable retire
ment in the country. His prejudices