The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-30

lie sat down near my head, united
the packages, and was cool enough tc
go at it TO count the money. As he
commenced the little girl waved hei
hand at nc. My heart went humping
for expected that she would utter O
word or shout; but she sank down
from sight, and caught CLEAN of her
fiock rs she passed through the grass
"You see, my young friend" remark
cd Raleigh, as he drew of one of his
boots and deposited some of the bills in
it.. "there's nothing like transacting
business as il should be transacted.
Some men would have shot or stabbed
yon, but it's only the apprentices who
do such work. All the real gentlemen
.: our calling do business as gentlemen
should"
lie drew off the other boot, and placed
some "flfiies" and "twenties, in it, and
then continued:
81 have it all planned out how to
deal with you as soon as get this mon
ey disposed 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 that
time shall be hundreds of miles away.
AS soon as see the drug take effect, /
shall unite your hands and remove the
gag. When you come out of your
sieep-if you ever do-you had better
crawl out to the road, where you will
most likely meet some traveller soon. |
want 10 use the horse and buggy, other
wise would leave them for you.
How coolly he talked. lie treated
the matter as if 1t were a regular tran
saciion in which / fully acquicsced.
lie had me prisoner, and felt that he
could do just as he pleased. While |
was thinking, saw the little white face
appear between the rails again, but in
a moment it faded away and It's pace
was taken by the sun-burnt phiz of a
farmer. lie looked from me to Raj
eigh and back again, and winkcd at
him in way which he readily under
stood. Ills face disappeared, and
felt that | should be saved.
"No, old Grip won't get his tin to-
day." unused Raleigh, storing away the
bills in his pockets. "You will go back
to Law " Law feeling put out and cut
up, but they couldn't blame YOU; it is
not your fault at all. True, had YOU
minded your business OH the cars and
not been so free with stranger, this
would not have happened. was on
my way to Milwaukee, and had no
thought of such rich pickings here"
saw nothing of the farmer. Raj.
cigh finished his counting, and | made
up my mind that the farmer was afraid
to Interfere and had run away. Nv
heart went down as Raleigh got up, for
| saw that he was about to carry out his
plan of further drugging me. lie turn
ed mc on my back, sat down astridc of
me, and then pulled out the flask.
"Now in just about minute we'll be
through with the business" he remark
cd trying to put tho mouth of the flask
between my jaws.
l rolled my head to one side, and he
did not succeed. He was jami,ing the
flask against my teeth, when caught
sound of soft step, the crash of club.
and Raleigh rolled OIL my body. lie
tried to leap up, but three or four farm
ers struck him senseless. Before he
came to | was free of ropes and gag,
and we had him securely bound.
Over beyond the pasture farmer and
his hands were raking hay. "Tittlc
Blue Eyes," only eight years old, had
had, fortunately for me, witnessed
part of Ralcigh's proceedings. She
had hurried back to her father and told
him that "a man was all tied ND ont
there" Understanding the situation,
he and his men had moved around so
as to secure an advantage, and Ralcigh's
capture was the result.
When the rascal found his senses he
was terribly taken back, and cursed
enough for whole Flanders army. |
We took him back to Grafton, and |
when saw him again he was on his |
way to the penitentiary to serve term
of fifteen years.
The mortgage was duly lifted, and
the gift which Law S Law sent KATY |
Grey kept her in dresses for many !
year. IN .Dt..1r..[ -.if .U~
For myself, felt so humiliated at |
having fallen into the rascal's trap, and |
so wrathy at the treatment, that | de- |
termined to devote myself to a thorough
warfare ,on rogues. | therefore Joined |
the detective force, and, after due study,
took my place as full-fcdged detect
i've.