The Ottawa free trader., 1882-01-07

niece of pasieboaId, and bore tie name Of
"Geo Raleigh" in script i
\ Everything at the Office went on ~ usual
and the 18th came at length. Law d Law had
arranged for me TO 90 down with the money,
and looked uponit as a business OF no spec
ia Importance. SsA ~ N,
1 ave know you are all right" remarked the
senior partner as was about to go; "Dnt
want to rive you a word of warning, never
Itheless Don't take any strangers Into your
onfdence until you have passed out the
money, aud look out who sits next to you
II was something new for him to caution
me, and could not but wonder nj II; Dut IN
the hustle of getting on the train forgot what
he said. Ordinary prudence had induced me
10 place the money, which was all In bank
bills, and divided into three packages, where
the deft hand of picl.pocket could notreach
Int well,H rHlt E|lH "a N
Interested in a newspaper, time flew by a.
the train flew west and at length the hoarse
voice of the brakeman warned me that had
reached Grafton. had leaped down and was
making my way to the livery stable when
lheard a familiar voice, and looked up to see
Raleigh He was seated IN buggy and had,
Iseemingly, waited for me to come up.
"Don't express your surprise" he began, as
| stopped a, the wheel. 81 did intend to go
away, but | changed my mind, and like tins
section 50 well that am gong out to-day to
Hook at IA farm with view OF purchasing
Come, ride up to the hotel"
| We rode up ordered lunch, and while we
were discussing it Mr.. Raleigh discovered that
the farm he was going 10 see was just beyond
the Scripts.
How fortunate! could ride out with him,
see the farm and return in his company, and
he would be greatly pleased.
| I ali MI had toll
as we got INTO the buggy that George Raleigh
meant to return with my money in his pocket
land my blood upon his hands, ! should have
believed him a luuatic. And yet he had plan
lned to do that very thing.
II was a lovely day in June, and the cool
lbreeze and the sight OF meadows and green
groves made my heart grow larger
My companion was very talkative but he
|didnt even HINT at my errand,
80, excuse mel" he exclaimed, after we had
|passed mile or so beyond the village and
were among the farm houses. 81 should have
Offered you this before"
He drew from his pocket small flask OF
wine and handed it to me- Now | was tenn
perate in regard to drinks. In fact, detested
the sight and smell of anything intoxicating;
but had not the moral courage to tell him 50
land hand back the flask undisturded. feared
TO offend him, and so drank perhaps three
igood swallows lie called my attention to the
woods on the left, as lie received back the
flask, and when looked around again he was
lust removing it FROM his mouth, as ii he had
ldrank heartily. "
| In about fi"e minutes began to feel queer
The fences along the road seemed to grow
higher, and the trees to grow larger; some
thing got into my cars, so that the rattle OF the
buggy sounded II long way off.
GLOW strange Why ] believe | am gong
to be sick exclaimed, holding onto the seat
with all my might.
"You do look strange" he replied sickly
smile stealing over his face. 81 shouldn't
wonder If 1t was apopleXy.'
II | did not suspect the game he had played
His words were like an echo, and his face
Iseemed twice as large as 1t usually was. My
head began to snap and crack, and | was
greatly frightened.
J, you are badly off," he continued, looking
into my face. ] will drive US fast as possible
and get DOCTOR .s-
i MY tongue was SO heavy | could not reply,
clulched the seat, shut my eyes, ard he put
lhIs horse at its best pace We met a farmers
team, and can remember that one of the oc-
lcupants OF the wagon called out to know what
allied me Raleigh did not reply, but urged
the horse forward.
About three miles from Grafton WAS long
stretch of forest, and this we soon reached.
THE pain IN my head was not SO violent, and
was not SO badly affected with opening my
eyes. | had settled into Il sort OF dumb stupOr,
with brain so benumbed that had to say to
myself, this is a tree, this ~ stump" etc,
before could makesure that i was not wrong.
Half mile down the road after we struck the
forest, and then Raleigh turned the horse INTO
the blind road leading back into the woods
| | could not understand what he intended |
tried TO grapple with the question, but could
not solve it.
"Well, here we are" exclaimed Ralelgh
when we had reached point forty rods from
the road. ......
/ lie stopped the horse, got out and fastened
him, and then came around 10 the wheel.
"You don't feel just right; but guess you
| will he better sOOn," he remarked; come, lei
me help You down"
/ He reached up his arms, and let go of the
seat and fell INTO them Ii seemed to me as If
| weighed ton; but he carried me along
without an effort and land me down within
rod Of the fence which ran along on one side
of an old pasture Just now the effect OF the
drug was wearing of, and began to feel
llllle better, and got faint suspicion that
something unusual had happened. But was
powcress 10 move limb; tho sensation was
| like that when your foot goes to sleep.
Can you speak ~ inquired Raleigh, bend.
ing over me, "bccause if you can 1t VIII save
me some trouble. want to know where you
have slowed that money!"
Now began to realize my situation. His
face looked natural again and the load was of
my tongue. !,gE I'lf.ae Iaf
George Raleigh, are you going to rob meE"
| asked, finding my voice at last.
"Well, some folks might call 1t robbng, but
we dress up the term a little by calling il the
only correct financial way of equalzlng the
floating currescy so that each one is provided
for, and DO one lett out"
"You shant have the money; I'll die first ~
| yelled, rising a little.
"Ab, see-you didn't take quite enough"
he coolly remarked "Well, | have provided
for that
He went to the buggy, procured ropes and a