The National tribune., 1880-09-01


dropping into good slumber Seeing this the man men
toned TO the other who Strengthened up, and the
moment the twain occupied the seat.
''ls he really asleep?" asked the youngest.
"You can't tell anything about the old codger was
the reply ''le looks as If he was sleeping like Nor
pheus when he may he watching from of
his eye. We can't afford to wait much longer else the
game will be up. The girl is sound asleep"
eyes, yes, you could jerk her from the seat and not
disturb her slumbers Isn't she beauty"
"a perfect hour ~
''0f course; doesn't she know that you are the
train 2'
Certainly not. Don't you recolect that she was
asleep when we boarded the train at Romney?
"Oh yes had forgotten"
eff she knew here she'd keep her eyes wide open
and post the old gentleman who yet remains believe, in
bssful ignorance of the fact that have made love to
this child If he knew you do Burdock, he'd play
the role of Virginus before should wed his Mabel"
He would indeed" answered the young man called
BuTdqck But say let's to work have the bottle
shall use it now? What do you say?
not here yet said the other looking out of the
window upon the sarlit earth.
''We must be very The road where Morey is
waiting is mile this side of the There look
there the cump of trees he told about The road
three miles from this point We must work now
''Wha if the old fellow is shamming?'
''Fll use the handkerchief effectively
''All right
The youngest of the party now rose and walked up the
aisle to the further end of the coach He cast quick
but scrutnizing look at the white haired man. who des
pe the suspicious, had fallen asleep For three
sve days he and his daughter had been the ain and
during the time the father had slept but little His clds
objection the sleeping coaches had been listened and
the twain had not quilted the through passenger
They travelling to OF the largest cities of the
East, where they hoped to dwell until death should tear
them apart and call each from the world Cyrus Radcli
for such was the fathers name-was banker of emf
in city far west of the Aleghanies His wealth
the open sesame into the highest society of the
land he was pued up with the pride that gen
orally found with riches Having relatives his
daughter he fixed the great love of his heart upon her.
and it love vaster than his wealth. deeper than the
sea.
But let us return to the in the through car,
ing at the rate OF twenty miles an hour The man
at the end of the car gded toward his vietm the old
gentleman Ills movements We're watched by the assoel
whom he had left in the seat. When he paused be-
side his victim he drew handkerchief from his bosom.
Then the faint odor of cloroorm became prevalent and
the handkerchief was held under Cyrus Radclits
trs While this was being zone, the blue-eyed man left
his seat and came MP the aisle till he passed his coneder
ate, and stood beside the sleeping girl
''Shal dose the others % asked the young in a
whisper ne glanced the remaining three passengers
who asleep in their respective seats
" No; they'll not waken, was the reply.
q Now give Mabel bt--not too much.
The chloroformed handkerchief, withdrawn from Mr..
Radcl was applied to his daughter, who unconsciousy
inhaled the powerful aesthetic moment later the agent
Of viainy restored to his BOSOM and with look up
and down the car the eldest man lifted Mabel from the
seat
we must be near the road Ring the engineer down
to slower time Quick
These words spoken to the young man. who
caught the bel-repe and tugged at it nanfully.
Curse it, he exclaimed "it seems to have caught
somewhere. The train is increasing its speed
The face of the man who held Mabel in his arms sud
denly grew pale. Jerk it with all your might, he
cried TO his confederate.
'1he man obeyed, and the rope snapped in twain
'The jig is up, I'm afraid. There, we we passed the
road. 1t to that we're going at the rate Of
forty miles an hour
Yes, fifty of them r said his comrade, between his
teeth
AT that moment the door before them swung open and
Conductor Davis stepped into the coach The blueeyed
hastened TO place Mabel in the from which he
he had lifted her without being by the conductor
But in this he failed.
'Gentleman said Davis, calmly, and at the same
time displaying revolver you will oblige me by return
ing the seats you have lately occupied. Your little
scheme of abduction has failed and would inform you
that you will be under guard the remainder OF the
Any attempt to escape might be attended with serious
results | witnessed your vllany from the platform.
The rascas did not reply but with dogged surlness
dropped into the seat and two brakemen, armed with
revolvers were placed over them. physician, who
through passenger the train attended TO Mr. Rad
cliff and his daughter and in due time they recovered
from the effects of the chloroorm.
When Mabel looked upon the bue-eyed man, she recog
nized Jared Abbott rejected lover His confederate,
Burdock, she did not know, The man who waiting
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