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

pack kages. and was cool enough to 90 at i,
To count the money. As he commenced the
little girl waved her hand at me. Nv heart
wen, humping, for ! expected that she
would utter word or shout. but she sank
down from sight, and | caught a CLEAN of
her frock as she passed through the grass
'iou see. my young friend remarked
Raleigh. as he drew off one of his boots and
deposited some Of the bills in it. there's
nothing like ransacting business as il should
be transacted. Some men would have shot
or stabbed YOU. but it's only apprentices
of our calling do business as gentlemen
should
lie drew off the other boot and placed
some "fifties" and ''twentics" in it. and then
continued:
Il have il all planned out how to deal
with YOU as soon as get this money dis
posed Of around my person. shall lay you
on your back and pour the balance of the
wine down your throat. There's enough Of
it TO make YOU sleep until tomorrow night,
and by ,ha; time shall be hundreds Of miles
away. As soon as see the drug take ef-
feet. shall unite your hands and remove
the gag. When YOU come out of your sleep
If YOU ever do--you had better crawl out
to the road. where YOU will most likely
meet some traveller soon. lwant to use the
horse and buggy, otherwise would leave
them for YOU"
How coolly he talked. He treated the
matter a. If it were regular transaction in
which | fully acquiesocd. He had me fas,
prisoner. and felt that he could do Jus, as
he pleased. While was thinking, | saw
the little white face appear between the rails
again. but in a moment il faded away and
Its place vas taken hy the n-burncd phir
Of farmer. He looked from me to Raleigh
aud back again, and | winkcd a, him in a
way which he readily understood His face
disappeared. and I felt that | should be
saved.
"No. old Gnp won't ge, his tin to-day. &"
mused Raleigh. storing away the bills in his
pockets. "iou will 20 back to Law < Law
feeling put up and cut up. hut they couldn't
blame YOU It i not Your fault at all True.
had YOU minded YOUR business on the car
and not been 50 free with stranger, this
would no, have happened. | was on my
way 20 Milwaukee, and had no though, Of
such rich pickings here"
-aw nothing Of the farmer Ralcigh b
finished his counting. and | made up my
mind that the farmer was afraid to interfere
and had run away. My heart went down as
Raleigh got up for | saw that he was about
to carry out his plan for further drugging
me. lie turned me on my back. sat down
astrilc Of me. and then pulled out the aa.k
Nov. IN just absut a minute we'll be
through with the business" he remarked
irving TO pu, the mouth Of the flask between
my jaw.
rolled my head to one side. and he did
not succeed He vas iamming the flask
against my teeth. when I caugh, the sound
of a son step. the crash Of q club and Ra-
leigh rolled of nv body. lie tried to leap
up. hut thrre or four farmers struck him
down. and one of the blow. rendered him
.cn.clr,s- Before he came To. | VAS free
Of ropes and gags. and We had him securely
bound
Over beyond the pasture a farmer and his
hands were raking hay. Little Blue Eyr.. ="
only eight wears old. had wandered off after
straw bcrric-. and had. fortunately for ms.
witnessed part o. Raleigh. proceedings.
She had hurried back To her father and told
him TINT "a man ~as all tied up out there =
Undcrstanding the situation. be and h.. men
had moved around so a. 10 secure an adv ant
age. and Kalcigh's capture was the result
When the rascal found his senses he vas
terribly taken aback, and cursed enough for
hole Flanders army. We took him back
TO Grafton. and when | saw him again he
vas on his way TO serve 4 sentence Of IF
teen wears.
The mortgage was duly lifted. and the
gift which Law 4 Law sent Kat, Ora, Kept
her IN dresses for many year.
For myself, fel, 20 Inundated at hay :
ing fallen into the rascals trap, and so
wraihy a, the treatment, that determined
10 devote myself TO thorough warfare on
rogues. therefore joined the detective
force, and after due study, took my place a,
4 full -iedged detective.