The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-17
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
LYNCH LAW.

tho town Of Bolivar lay for several
miles before IL branchrd OF unon tho
river bank. Ito had stopped Vt TITO
tavern some diStanco back for several
hours, which delay ho now regrc. tel
as he heard the ii ful wnilings of tho
wind through the trcc-,ops, and felt
in the hraviness OF the atmosphere IN
indication of coming storm. But it
was necessary that he shou Il reach
Bolivar that night; much depcn ell
upon his pronptness in reaching tho
village before the fury of the storm
should he such as 10 impe 10 his pro-
gress. Swapping NliEo whic ho
carried more firmly upon lis saddle
bow, he urged his jad,d horse into q
painful trot and plunged into the for.
est, the darkness increasing visiUly
with the su den transition.
Tie person who jOurneyel thus was
the AGENT ola wealthy landhOlder in
al Eastern city, and was now bound
upon an expedition of imp0rtan! bust
ness Tor lis principal. In the va!se
upon his saddle were stOMol away lon
thousand dollars III bank bills, 10 10
expended III the purchase OF lands in
the neighburhOOI, from parties rsid-
ing in Bolivar. This lom4an tedious
Journey was alno5. cOnclu ell, ami rs
he roue along the narrow lOiGsL path
Ills thou hts were upon the anxious
Watclcrs ~ his iresl o al home Tho
would daily LOOK for his rcluiH. lie
had thus lar encountered no pcrils and
had sea- cc!y obsr, Cd any plecaulion
in armlns himself 10 meet them should
they come; Inc kEile ia has bel beng
the only weapon yls!u.c Oh hIs per-
ton.
AS he continued on his way, there
suddenly 1asDed across his NINA q
thought of impending danger. In tho
hurry oil hIs departure from the lnu
he haI not regarded it Uelole, but now
II suddenly lose UelOge his in gInl-
ton, Clad IN Aeaspect OF furm.daUle
danger. HIS thoughts revcrteI to tho
little pariOr VI Tie lun where he had
been seated an hour before, Waltln.
Tor his supper, which his hunger uc-
hN"NNN Wv ~ HtSNNNAAi WA hAo JJhl"
ncy. A lac SaL by Inc round GUie,
Lc had unlocked his valisc, ana taxing
the bundles vi Uahk notes Yom IL, nc
had proCceuld 10 count them over that
he nngut lie cure lAaI all was sIle. az
his nnSers threw thCln rapidly over
low tone, ne Wa In,crru ,ed Uy tho
crcaking Of door. Turning hastily
he saw the head and shoulders of q
man thrust into the room, his ewes
fxe with greedy expression upon
tho money, an dilated to their full
extent while the suilcn expression "
his features WAS changed for moment
into 4 look of savage delight. But as
the agent bent his eyes upon him, he
mutitied in gruff, apologize tone.
,omc lhing about the "wrong room,'
and skunk away, closing the door after
him.
The agent had thought no more o.
this circumstance until the present
moment; but now, as his mind lost
much OF the ieverisn exc tcment which
be had experienced during the last two
days, it seemed pregnant with evil.
The face of the intruder was one to
remember for a lite line--a face over
spread with the marks Of evil PASSIONS.
A. he reflected upon this, he consider
ed that il the man had gccidenliy en-
tered the wrons room he would have
lett Immediately, insLea Of stayin to
observe the employ ment in which lie
was engaged.
Here was clue, which, followed up
step by step, and event after event, IN
his mind, resulted IN startling re-
membrance. That man the agent
had observed in The bank where lie
drew tic money now in his valise, III
the city from which he had started q
week preyiousl What other inlere co
could he draw from this tact, coupled
with the occurrence at the inn,
save that this man had followed him
closely, from the first moment OF his
departure from the city, with the ill.,
tcution of robbins him? lie had seen
tho money received by him at the
bank, and had observed where it Was
placed ; and again, lie had appeared TO
him OF the inn. And ii it was his ill.,
tenlion 10 obtain the money, what
other hour than the present would
there be for the accomplishment OF his
purpose! lie might even now be OH
lhe trail!
Filled with apprehension at his
thoughts, the agent cndcavored 10
force his horse into u gallop, but few
painful efforts convinced hlm that he
was completely exhausted, therefore
he was compelled 10 make his way
slowly toward Bolivar, icgretting that
he had lett the inn Ut all before norn-
ing, as the storm now ragged t'uriOuSIy.
Perhaps ten minutes after the agent
hSd entered the forest, u man paused
AZ its entrance and bent down to ex-
anime the tracks which had lately been
made. lie followed them carefully
for few rods, to note that they had
kept the main path, and then, letrac-
ing his steps, stood again outside the
forest. lie looked doubtiully upon
either hand, and, after considering Tor
a few moments traced the edge OF the
woods carefully upon the lett OF the
path, saying;
III should know this place, although
it's ten years since l was here last.
But these woods haven't altered any;
and il they don't cut down tho trees,