Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-29

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money. and had looked upon i, as BUSH
ness of special importance.
We know YOU are all right" remarked
the senior partner. as | was about to go
''but want to give YOU a word Of warning,
nevertheless. Don't take any stranger into
YOUR confidence until YOU have passed out
the money. and look who sits next to YOU"
II was something new for him to caution
me. and | could not but wonder at il but IN
the hustle of getting aboard the train for
got what he said. Ordinary prudence had
induced me to place the money. which was
all in bank bills and divided into three pack
ages, under my shirt and next TO my skin,
where the def hand Of a pickpocket could
not reach II.
Interested in a newspaper time new by as
the train few past. and at length the hoarsc
voice Of a brakeman warned me that had
reached Grafton. | leaped down and was
making for livery stable. when ! heard
familiar voice, and looked up To see Raleigh.
He was seated IN a buggy, and had seem
ingly waited for me TO come in.
Don't express your surprise, he began,
a. stopped a; the wheel. 81 did intend 10
20 away. | changed NV mind. and like this
section well that ain going out to-day to
look at a farm with a vicv Of purchasing
come. ride up TO the hotel"
We rode up. ordered lunch, and while We
were discussing it, Mr.. Raleigh discovered
that the farm he was going 20 see was just
beyond that Of old Grips
How fortunate could ride on, With
him. see the farm. return IN his company.
and he was greatly pleased.
| Was also pleased II any man had told
me- as VIC got into the buggy that George
Raleigh intended 10 scturn with my money
in hi. poke, and my blood upon has hands.
| should have believed him lunatic. And
Vet George Raleigh had planned 10 do that
very thing.
Ii was a loycl, dav IN June. and the cool
brccTe. and the sight Of meadows and green
grove. made INV heart grow larger. Ny
companion was ycry ialkatl,c, but he didn't
even hint a; my crrand. He talked As Ear
aWay as he could.
% excuse me" he exclaimed. after We
had passed a mile hcyond the village and
were among the farmhouse Il should
have offered YOU this before"
lie drew from his pocket a small flask u
~inc and handed il 10 me. Nov, was
temperate in regard 10 drinks In fact.
dctrstcd the sight and smell Of anything in
tn1icating But had not the moral cour-
age 10 tell him so and hand bark the flask
undis;urbcd | feared to offend him. and so
! drank perhaps three good swallows. lie
called INV attention to the woods on the lcit,
a. he received back the flask. and when
! looked around again be vas Just removing
II from hi. mouth n Il he had drank hearty
In abou, five minutes began % feel
| queer. The fence along the road seemed
20 grow higher. and trees grow larger
something came 10 my ears - tha; the rat
/ tie OF the buggy sounded great uAy of
How strange Why. believe ! am 90
ng 10 bc sick D." exclaimed. holding 90 the
Goa, with all my might;
You do look strange" he replied, a
snaky smile stealing over hi. face 81
shouldn't wonder If II vas apOpleNt.
did not suspect the game he had PLAYED.
H., wuu!, we're Ike an echo, and his face
,semcd twice a. large As It was. Ny head
began TO spin. and my brain began To snap
and crack. and ] vas terribly frightened
You are badly of" he continued. look
ing into nv face Il will drive as fast a
possible and &c, doctor"
Ny tongue was so heavy that could not
reply. | clutchcd the seat, shut m, eyes
and he put his horse al his bes, pace. We
met farmers team, and | can remember
! that one Of the occupants Of the wagon
called out 10 know what allied the man. Ka-
leigh did not reply, but he urged his horse
| forward
About tire, miles from Grafton was a
| long stretch OF forest. and this Was soon
reached The pain in my head was not so
violent, and ! Vas not so badly affected when
| opening my ewes ] had settled into sort
Of dumb stupor. with brain 80 benumhcd
tha, | had TO say TO myself; This j.
tree, this is stump" eot-, before ! could
make sure ! was not wrong. Half mile
down the road after ~e struck the forest
and then Raleigh turned the horse into a
road leading back into the woods. | could
not understand what he intended. ! tried
to grapple with the question but could not
solve it.
Well. here We are" exclaimed Raleigh.
when he had reached point forty rods
from the the main road.
He stopped the horse, 90, out and hitched
him, and then came round to the wheel
.You don't feel just right, but guess YOU
will be better soon" he said. Come. let
me help YOU down"
He reached up his arms and let 90 the
seat and fell into them. IL seemed 10 me
as If weighed a ton, but he carried me
along without; an effort, and laid me down
within a rod Of fence which ran along on
one side Of an old pasture. The effects of
the drugs were wearing off, and go, faint
suspicion that something unusual had hap
pened. But ! was powerless to move
limb the sensation was like that when Your
foot goes TO sleep.
Can YOU speak," inquired Raleigh,
bending over me. Because if YOU can it
will save me some trouble. want TO know
just where you have stored away that
money"
Now began TO realize my situation. His
face looked natural again, and the load was
OFF my tongue also felt that could move
my fingers little
George Raleigh, are YOU going TO rob
me ?" | asked, finding my voice at last.
We'll, some folks might call it 'robbing,'
but We dress up the torn little by calling
it the only correct way of equalizing the
floating currency so that each one is pro-
vided fer, and no one left out"
You shan't have the money will die
first" yelled, raising little.
"Ah, / see-didnt take quite enough" be
coolly remarked. "Well, | have provided
for this