The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
g You shan't have the money. I will

g You shan't have the money. / will
die first !" I yelled, rising little.
ssAh, Isee-didn't take quite enough. =
he coolly remarked. 'sWell, I have pro
vided for this.
He went to the buggy, procured ropes
and gag, and kneeieedd' down beside me.
I had but little strength yet, 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.
"There, now. You see you are nicely
fixed up, and all because you acted like
fool, instead Of sensible young law
yer, soon to be admitted to the barr
| While he was speaking, indeed while
he was tying me, I had caught sight of
the white face of little girl looking at
us from between the rails of the fence.
could see her great blue eyes, and knew
that she was frightened. There were
red stains around her mouth and on the
little hand resting on the rail, and I knew
that she was some farmers child search
ing for strawberries. could not warn her
of her danger, and I feared that she
would be seen or heard. While Raleigh
was tying the last knot I winked at the
little girl as hard as could, hoping that
she would move away. But she did not
go.
"Well, now for the money!" said
Raleigh, and he began searching my
pockets. He went from one to the
other, removing all the articles felt
down my bootleg, and then finally
passed his hand over my bosom, and
found the money.
cha here it is - he exclaimed,
drawing out the package. don't hardly
believe that old Grip will see any of
this to-day"
He sat down near my head, undid the
package, and was cool enough to go at it
to count the money. AS he commenced
the little girl waved her hand at me. My
heart went humping, for expected that
she would utter word OF shout but she
sank down from sight, and [ caught a
CLEAN of her frock as she passed through
the grass.
"You see, my young FRIEND" re-
marked Raleigh, as he drew off one of
his boots and deposited some of the bills
in it, "theres nothing like transacting
business as it should be transacted.
Some men would have shot OF stabbed
you, but it's only the apprentices who do
such work. All the real gentlemen of
our calling do business as gentlemen
should.
He drew off the other boot, and placed
some g fifties and "twenties" in it,
and then continued
81 have it all planned out how to deal
with you as soon as [ get the money dis
posed of around my person. I 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 to-
morrow night, and by that time I shall
be hundreds Of miles away. AS soon as
see the drug take effect, I 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. I want to use the
horse and buggy, otherwise would leave
them for you.
How coolly he talked. He treated the
matter as if it were regular transaction
in which I fully acquiesced. He had me
fast prisoner, and I felt that he could
do just as he pleased. While I was
thinking, I saw the little white face ap-
pear between the rails again, but in a
moment it faded away and it's place was
taken by the sUn-burned phiz of farm
er. He looked from me to Raleigh and
back again, and I winked at him in a
way which he readily understood. His
face disappeared, and I 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 60 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 on the car and not
been so free with a stranger, this would
not have happened. I was on my way
to Milwaukee, and had no thought OF
such rich pickings here.
saw nothing Of the farmer, Raleigh
finished his counting, and I made up
my mind that the farmer was afraid to
interfere, and had run away. My heart
went down as Raleigh got up, for I saw
that he was about to carry out his plan
of further dragging me. He turned me
on my back, sat down astride of me, and
then pulled out the flask.
Now, in just about minute we'll be
through with the business" he re-
marked, trying to put the mouth of the
flask between my jaws.
| rolled my head to one side, and he
did not succeed. He was jamming the
flask against my teeth, when I caught
the sound of a soft step, the crash Of g
club, and Raleigh rolled off my body
He tried to leap up, but three or foul
farmers struck him down, and one of the
blows rendered him senseless. Before
he came to I was free of ropes and gag
and we had him securely bound.
Over beyond the pasture a farmer anc
his hands we're raking hay. "Little
Blue Eyes, . only s years old, had, fortu
nately, witnessed a part of Raleigh''
proceedings. She had hurried back tx