The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-07-10

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youngest.
"You can't tell anything about tht
old dodge . was the reply. "He look
as though he was sleeping like Morph
eus himself, when he may be watching
us from one corner Of his eye. w
can't afford to wait much longer. els.
the game will be up. The girl is sounC
asleep
y es, you can jerk her from the seat
and not disturb her slumbers. Is'nt
she a bcauay?"
"A perfect houli.'
"Of course she doesn't know that
you're on the train
Certainly not Don't you recollect
that she was asleep when we boarded
the train at Romney?"
IF she knew we were here She d
keep her eyes wide open and post the
old gentleman, who yet remains in
bissful Ignorance Of the fact that have
made love to bis child. IF he knew me
as You do, Burdock, he'd play the role
OF Eirginius before | should wed his
Mabel
"lle would, indeed" answered the
young man called Burdock. But |
say let's work [ have the bottle
shall I use it now? What do you say?"
1--WE are not there yet" said the
other, looking out of the window upon
the star-lit earth
1--WE must be very near. The road
where Morcly is waiting is one mile
this side of the town. There look.
there is the clump of trees he told us
about. The road is three miles from
this point. We must work now.''
"What ifthc old fellow is shammino?"
.'I'll use the handkerchief effect
iyely."
"All right"
The youngest of the party now rose
and walked up the aisle to the further
end of the coach. lie cast quick but
scrutinizing look at the white haired
man who, despite his suspicious, had
fallen asleep, For three successive
days he and his daughter had been on |
the train, and during the time the faith
er had slept but little. His child's OBJ
lection to the sleeping coaches had been |
listened to, and the twain had not quit
ted the through passenger car.
nencc in city far west OF the AnC-
chanies. His wealth was the open
sesame into the highest society OF the |
land, but he was not pufed up with the
pride that is generally found with rich
es. Having no relatives save his daugh-
ter, he fixed the great love Of his heart
upon her, and it was a love yaster than
lis wealth, deeper than the sea.
But let us return to the scene IN the
through car, moving at the rate Of
twenty-scven miles an hour.
The man at the end Of the car glided
towards 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
drew handkerchief from his bosom.
Then the faint odor of chlorolorm be-
came prevalent, and the handkerchief
was held under Cyrus Radcliff's nose,
While this was being done the blue
eyed man lett his seat and came up the
aisle, tin he passed his confederate, and
stood beside the sleeping girl
s'Shall | dose the others?" asked the
Young man in whisper as he glanced
at the three remaining passengers who
were asleep in their respective seats.
"No they'll not waken!' was the
reply. ."Now give Mabel bit-not
too much -
The chlo1oformcd handkerchief, with
drawn from Mr. Radcliffe, was applied
to his daughter, who unconsciously in
hailed the powerful an@sthetic.
A moment later the agent Of vil!ainI
was restored to his bosom, and with
look up and down the car the eldes
man lifted Mabel from the scat.
1--WE must be near the road. Rim
; the engineer down to slower time
Quick ~
These words were spoken by th
l young man, who caught the bell roT
and tugged at it manlully.
+. ..Curse it" he exclaimed :.
n seems to have caught somewhere, tt
s train is increasing its speed
The face OF the man VINO heIu Mau
{ in his arms suddenly grew pale.
= Jerk it with all your might.
cried to his companion.
: The man obeyed and the rope sna
ped in twain.
: The jig is up, | am afraid. Thel
= we've passed the road. 1t seems to
- that We are going at the rate of for
mics an hour"
y Yes, fifty of them!' said his co
=, rade between his teeth.
> The blue-eyed man fastened to pl;
Mabel in the seat from which he /
lifted her without being seen by