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

lpowerless to move limb; the sensa
tion was like that when your foot goes
to sleep.
Can you speak,? inquired Raleigh
bending over me. Because If you car
| it will save me some trouble. want
to know just where you have stored
away that money
| Now began to realize my situation
His face looked natural again, and the
load was off my tongue. 1 also felt
that l could move my fingers little.
George Raleigh! are you going tC
rob me?' asked, finding my voice al
last.
well, some folks might call it rob.
bing,' but we dress up the term little
by calling it the only correct financial
way of equalizing the floating curren-
cy, so that each one is provided for,
and no one left without.
You shan't have the money! 1 will
die firstp yelled, rising little.
'Ah, see-didn't take quite enough,
he cody remarked We'll, have pro-
vided for this
He went to the buggy, procured
ropes and gag, and kneeled down
beside me. L had but little strength
left, and he conquered me in moment
Lying OH my right side, looking to-
waId the fence, he tied my hands be-
hind me and then forced the gag into
my mouth.
There now! You see you are nice
ly fixed up. and all because you acted
like fool, instead of sensible young
lawyer soon to be Omitted to the bar
While he was speaking-indeed
while he was tying me, had caught
sight of the white face of little girl
looking at us from between the rails of
the fence. Ecould see her great blue eyes
and knew she was frightened. There
were red stains around her mouth and
on the little hand resting on the rail,
and l knew that she was a farmers
child searching for strawberries. l
could not warn her of her danger, and
L feared that she would be seen or
heard. While Raleigh was tyiI g the
last knot, / winked at the little girl as
1 could, hoping that she would move
away but she did not 60.
well, now for the money! said Raj
leigh, and he began searching my pock-
cts. He went from one to another, re-
moving all thea rticles, felt down my
bootleg, and then finally pressed his
hand over my bosom and found the
money.
'Ha! here it is! he exclaimed, draw
ing out the packages. Il don't hardly
believe that old Grip will see any of
this to-day
He sat down near my head, undid the
packages, and was cool enough to 60
at it to count the money. AS he COM
menced the little girl waved her hand
at me. My heart went humping, for l
expected that she would utter word
or shout, but she sank down from sight
and 1 caught gleam of her frock as
she passed through gate.
you see, my young friend remark
ed Raleigh, as he drew off one OF his
boots and deposited some of the bills
in it, there's nothing like transacting
business as it should be transacted.
Some men would have shot or stabbed
you, but it's only apprentices who do
such work. ALI the real gentlemen of
our calling do business as gentlemen
should
He drew off the other boot, and
placed some 'fifties' and 'twenties' in
it, and then continued.
Il have it all planned out how to
deal with you as soon as get this
money disposed of around my person.
1 shall lay you on your back and pour
the balance of the wine down your
throat. There's enough of it to make
yor sleep until tomorrow night, and by
that time 1 shall be hundreds Of miles
away. AS soon as see the drug take
effect l shall unite your hands and re
move 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 travel
er soon. 1 want to use the horse and
buggy, otherwise 1 would leave them
for YOU
How coolly he talked. He treated
the matter as if it were regular tran
saction in which fully acquiesced. He
had me fast prisoner, and l felt that
he could do just as he pleased. While
l was thinking, / saw the little white
face appear between the rails again,
but in moment it faded away and its
place was taken by the sunburned phiz
of farmer. He looked from me to
Raleigh and back again, and l winked
at him in way which he readily under
stood. His face disappeared ,and felt
that L should be saved.
No, old Grip won't get his tin to-day,
mused Raleigh, storing away the bills
in his pockets. You will go back to
Law & Law feeling put up and cut up
but they couldn't blame you; 1t is not
your fault at all. True, had you mind.
ed your business on the car and not
been so free with a stranger, this would
not have happened. was on my way
to Milwaukee, aud bad no, thought OF
such rich pickings here
| i saw nothing of the farmer. Raj
eigh finished his counting and 1 made
| up my mind that the farmer was afraid
to interfere and had run away. My
heart went down as Raleigh got up
for saw that he was about to carry
out his plan for further drugging me
He turned me on my back, sat dowr
astride ofme, and then pulled the flask
Now, in just about minute we will
be through with the business he re
marked, trying to put the mouth of thu
, flask between my jaws. ~ "a 't'aiS . ~ (
70 II rolled nv head to one side