The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-18
Mo- 29

calico. I wish I was in Ned Hopes
shoes. Come, boys, we'll just take
this young fellar over to the desert
ed log cabin, and keep him Q
prisoner until after tomorrow
nightEn
Two Of the men seized our hero,
and led him away, while the Others
followed. Roy seenled like one
whose senses had been numbed by
a terrible blow; for the words Of
the man who had taken his dis
patch confirmed the terrible sus-
picion which had arisen in his
mind, that Alice loved Ned Hops
and had betrayed him. Yes, it
must be SO; there was no room for
a doubt, for Alice was the only hui
man being, besides Mr.. Rsmilton
and himself, who knew of.ths dis
patch, or that he was going to
AllenYille.
"oh, Alice, ,Alieep ~ he cried, in
his heart. "0h, how I loved you,
how IiIoyed you'll I thought you
were allthat is noble inWoman-.
hood, and I would have staked my.
life upon your truth. Oh; my God,
how bitter is my disappointment,
how terrible to know that tho wom-
an who was dearer than life to ms,
has betrayed NE !" i5
The deserted cabin was reached,
and Roy's captors pushed him into
its single room. Within the CON
fined space tho light from tile
lanterns rendered objects more dis
tinctly visible than they did with.
out, and Roy obtained Z good view
of the man who had been the
spokesman oftlle party. Ttseened
to lin that there was something
familiar about his face, and he was
almost certain that sometime in
his life he had seen this man be.
fore, but when or where he could
not remember.
Tho party yhadhardly entered the
cabin when there came to their
ears the sound Of horses hoofs rap
idly approaching, and in another
moment q man and q woman upon
horseback dashed up to the door.
Tho man sprung lightly from the
saddle, and assisted the lady u
alight.
SHallol Here's Ned Hope, our
leader" shouted The man Of whom
we have spoken, as a handsome
young man and:the ladyScams5in.
Roy looked up, and saw his old
rival, 5andthenshe turned to glance
.at.the lasfy.ZR Q expected! d!toEsee the
false woman who had betrayed him
he expected to see the woman
whom he loved, Alice Remilton,b but
what was his astonishment when
he saw that Ned Hopes companion
was Jane Carr, the pretty telegraph
operator. -
"How are you, boys p said Ned
Hope. II an. glad to be with you
once more. This lady is my wife"
@"Your wiEa?" cried Roy Gordon,
starting Eorworll. "0h, Heaven, do
I hear aright? Then you do not
love Alice Remilten, she does not
love you. What does it all mean?
Alice Remilton must have told
some member Of this party that !
was going to Allenville, for she was
the only woman who knew it, and
you said, sir, that your informant
was a Womanm
Roy turned toward the man who
had captured him, as If seeking
confirmation of his words.
"Ycs, n woman was our inform
ant" he replied. -.
"And 1 was the woman said
Jane Carr, calmly.
"You2 No, no; you could not
have known it." exclaimed Roy.
'!Oh, yes,but I did. I was in the
sitting-room back Of tho parlor
when you Cslnc to bid adieu to Al.
ice. | saw you drop the dispatch,
and while Alice was with you nt
the door i ran in and read il. You
see, sir, that you have doubted llsr
wrongful!y, uniustly,' answered
Jane Carr.
No intelligence could have been
as welcome to Roy as this, and he
wondered how he could for q mo-
ment have doubted Alice.
After seeing that he was securely
bound, Roy's captors all rode of,
and ho knew that they had started
for Allenville.
"rhey will reach that place, and
then all is lost" thought Roy. "0h
if l could only escape-if 1 could
only break my bnndsp
Ffe struggled desperately. Again
and again he wrenched aud twist
ed, and strained at the cords that
held him fast, and ut lust he man
aged to reach with his teeth the
cords TINT secured his wrists. He
had rend stories in which people
had severed their bonds in this
way. Probably ho had read of this
method Of escape at least u hundred
times, and now he determined to
try it.