The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-09-30

not return to America. At parting
he gave me his card. 1t was a modes
piece of pasteboard. and bore the nam
OF George Raleigh in old Englisl
script.
Everything at the office went on al
usual, and the 18th came at length. Law
" Law had arranged with me to &
down with the money, and looked up
on it as a business of special impOr
tance.
we know you are all right remark
ed the senior partner, as 1 was about
to go; but L want to give you wore
of warning, nevertheless. Don't take
any strangers into your confidence un.
til you have passed out the money, and
look who sits next to you
| 1t was something new for him to
caution me, and could not but wond-
er at it; but in the hustle of getting
aboard the train forgot what he said.
Ordinary prudence had induced me
to place the money, which was all in
bank bills and divided into three pack
ages, under my shirt and next to my
skin, where the deft hand of pick
pocket could not reach.
Interested in newspaper, time flew
by as the train flew past, and at length
the hoarse voice of brakeman warn
ed me that l had reached Grafton. 1
leaped down and was making for liv-
cry stable, when 1 heard a familiar
voice. and looked up to see Raleigh.
He was seated in a buggy, and had
seemingly waited for me to come in.
Don't express your surprise, he be-
gan, as 1 stopped at the wheel. Il did
intend to go away. L changed my
mind, and like this section so well that
am going out to-day to look at a farm
with view of purchasing-come, ride
up to the hotel
We rode up, ordered lunch, and
while we were discussing it, Mr. Raj
eigh discovered that the farm he was
going to see was just beyond that of
old Grips.
How fortunateI could ride out with
him, see the farm, return in his COM
pany, and he was pleased.
was also pleased. If any man had
told me as we got into the buggy that
Raleigh meant to return with my mon
ey in his pocket, and my blood upon
his hands, should have called him a
lunatic. And yet George Raleigh had
planned to do that very thing.
1t was lovely day in June, and
the cool breeze and the sight of mead
ows and groves made my heart grow
larger. My companion was very talka-
tive, but he didn't even hint at my er-
rand. He talked as far away as he
could.
'Oh! excuse mel he exclaimed, after
we had passed beyond the village, and
were among the farm houses. Il should
have offered you this before
He drew from his pocket small
flask of wine and handed it to me.
Now, 1 was temperate in regard to
drinks. In fact, 1 detested the sight
and smell of anything intoxicating.
But 1 had not the moral courage to tell
him so, and hand him back the flask
undisturbed. 1 feared to offend him,
and so 1 drank perhaps three good
swallows. He called my attention to
the woods on the left, as he received
back the flask, and when / looked
again he was just removing it from
his mouth, as if he had drank hearty.
In about five minutes l began to feel
queer. The fence and road seemed to
grow higher and the trees grow lager;
something came to my ears that the
rattle of the buggy wheels sounded a
long way off.
How strangel Why, L believe L am
going to be sickY 1 exclaimed, holding
on the seat with all my might.
You do look strange he replied, a
snaky smile stealing over his face. 1
wouldn't wonder if it was apOplexy.'
/ did not suspect the game he had
played. His words were like an echo,
and his face seemed twice as large as
it was. My head began to spin, and
my brain began to snap and crack, and
1 was terribly frightened.
You are badly off, he continued,
looking into my face. Il will drive
fast as possible and get a DOCTOR
My tongue was so heavy that could
not reply. 1 clutched the seat, shut
my eyes, and he put his horse at
best pace. We met farmers team,
and 1 can remember that one of the
occupants of the wagon called out to
know what allied theman. Raleigh did
not reply, but urged his horse forward
| About three miles from Grafton was
I. long stretch of forest, and this was
soon reached. The pain in my head
was not so violent, and / was not sc
badly affected when opening my eyes
had settled into sort of dumb stup
or, with brain so benumed that
had to say to myself: This Is a tree
that is a stump etc., before / could
! make sure 1 was not wrong. Half {
mile down the road after we strucl
the forest, and then Raleigh turned
the horse into path leading back int
, the woods. / could not understand
, what he intended. 1 tried to grappl
, with the question, but could not solve
! it.
[ well here we arep exclaimed Raj
eigh, when he had reached point for
ty rods from the main road.
He stopped the horse, got out ant
| hitched him, and then came round t
the wheel.
q You don't feel just right, but
5 guess you will be better soon,' he re
> marked. Come, let mehelpyoudow
/ He reached up his arms, and le
go the seat and fell into them. |
1 seemed to me as il 1 weighed a. tor
q but he carried me along without al
; effort, and laid me down within abou
a rod of fence which ran along o.
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