The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-11

me down within about rod of 8 fence
which ran along on one side of an old
pasture. Just now began to get lit
tie better The effects of the drug were
wearing off, and got fair suspicion
that something unusual had happened.
But was powerless to move limb; the.
sensation was like that when your foot
goes TO sleep. 49,
Can you speak?' inquired Raleigh,
bending over me .because il vou can
it will save me some trouble want to
know. just where you have stored away
thatmoney."
Now hogan 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 10
rob me 7" ] asked, finding my voice at
last.
well, some folks might call it rob.
bing,' hut we dress up the term little
by calling it the only correct financial
way of equalizing the floating currency,
SO that each one is provided for and no
one left out"
"You shan't have the money. / will
die first" / yelled, little.
"Ah, see--didn't take quite enough"
he coolly remarked. "Well, / have pro-
vided for this" 8as
He went to the buggy. procured ropes
and a gag, and kneeled down beside me.
had but little strength left, and he con-
quered me in moment. Lying on my
right side, looking toward the fence, he
tied my hands behind me, and then
forced the gag into my mouth.
i There, now! You see you are nice
ly fixe,l up, and all because you scted
like fool, instead OF sensible young
lawyer, soon to be admitted to the bar" "
While he was speaking, indeed while
be- was tying me, I had caught sight OF
the white face of little girl looking al
us from between the rails of the fence
/ could see her great blue eyes, and
knew that she was frightened. There
we're red stains around her mouth and
on the little hand resting ON the rail
and knew that she was some farmers
child searching for strawberries. / could
warn her of her danger, and l feared
that she would be seen orheard. While
Raleigh was tying the last knot, wink.
ed at the little girl as hard as / could
hoping that she would moveaway. But
she did not go.
"Well, now for the money!" said Ra
; leigh, and be began searching my pock.
cts. He went from one to the other, re-
moving all the articles; felt down my
boot leg and then finally passed his HAND
over nv bosom and found the money
"Ha! here it is r. he exclaimed, draw
ing out the package. II don't hardly
believe that old Grip will see any of this
\ to-day"
/ He sat down near my head, updid the
package, and was cool enough to go a,
it to count the money. As he commen
ced the little girl waved her hand at ne
| My heart went throbbing. for expect.
ed that she would utter word or shout
but she sank down from sight. and
caught CLEAN of her frock as she pass
ed through the grass.
'You see, my young FRIEND" remark.
ed Raleigh, as he drew off one OF bis
boots and deposited some of the bills in
it, "there's nothing like transacting bu.
siness as it should be transacted. Some
men would have shot or stabbed you
but it's only the apprentices who do such
work. All the real gentlemen of oul
calling do business as gentlemen should p
He drew off the other boot, and placed
some "ifties" and "twenties" in it, and
then continued:
II have it sll planned out how to ileal
with you as soon as / get this money
disposed of around my person. shall
lay you on your back and pour the bal
ance of the wine down your throat
There's enough of it to make you sleep
until tomorrow night, and by that time
4 shall be hundreds Of miles away. Al
, soon as see the drug take effect, shall
unite your hands and remove the gag
!, When you come out of your sleep-i
!, you ever do-you had better crawl eul
to the road, where you will most likel,
meet some traveller soon want to use
the horse and buggy, otherwise / would
leave them for you." M eT
How coollv he talked He treated tht
matter as If it were regular transaction
in which / fully acquiesced. He bad a,
fast prisoner, and felt that he coult
J, do just as he pleased. While | wal
, thinking ! saw the little white face ap
pear between tie rails again, but in
moment it faded away and its place wa,
taken by the sunburned phiz Of q farmer
He looked from me to Raleigh and bacl
again, and l winked at him in wa,
which he readily understood. His fac,
y disappeared, and l felt that l should be
saved.
(, "No. old Grip won't get his tin to
t dav," mused Raleigh, storing away tn,
, bills in his pockets. "You will go bacl
: to Law & Law feeling put out and Gu
up, but they couldn't blame you; it il
not yonr fault at all: True, had yo,
8 minded your business on the car ant
not been so free with stranger, thi
would not have happened I was OF
: my way to Milwaukee, and had n,
t thought OF such rich pickings here"
/ saw rothing Of the farmer, Raleigl
8 finished his counting. and made up m,
mind that the farmer was afraid to in
7 terfere, and bad run away. NY hear
went down as Raleigh got up, for l say
8 That he was about to carry out his plal
} of further drugging me- He turned m
or my back. sat down astride Of me
: and Then pulled out the flask.
Now, in just about minute we'll b
D through with the business" he remark
: ed, trying to put the mouth of the flasl
a between my jaws.
j rolled my head to one side, and b.
e did not succeed. He was jamInlng tn
D flask against my teeth, when l caugh
! the sound OF soft step, the crash of
l club, and Raleigh rolled off my body
!. He tried to leap up. but three or fou
t farmers struck him down, and one O
the blows rendered him senselese. Be
: fore he came to was free of ropes an,