The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-16

until you have passed out the money,
and look out who sits next 10 vou.'
1t was something new for him To- eau
tlon me, and could not but wonder AZ
II; but IN the hustle of getting on board
The train forgot what he said. Orli-
nary prudence had induced me 10 place
the macy, which was all in bank bills.
ana divided into three packages. where
The def hand of 4 pick-pockct could not
reach il.
Interested in a newspaper. time How
hyaH the train flew west, and, at length.
The hoarse voice Of the brakeman
warned me thatJ had reached Grafton.
had leapcd down and was making my
way TO the livery stable when | heard q
familiar voice, and looked up 10 sec
Raleigh. He wa seated in a hu-yy
and had, seemingly, waited for me L.
come up.
Don express your surprise" he
began a | stopped at H." wheel. Il
did intend to ga away. hut ! changed
my mind. and | Ike this section 50 we'll
that am going out today 1" hook a 4
farm, with = view Of purchasing. Come,
ride up 10 the hotel
We rode up. ordered a lunch. and
while wc were discussing il Mr. Raleigh
discovered that the farm he Wa going
10 see was Just beyond the Scripts.
How Fortunate Icpuld ride out with
him, see the farm and return in his
company, and he would bc greatly
pleased.
was also pleased. If any one had
told me, rs We got into the hu-rv. that
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my money I'm hi~ pocket and nv blood
upon his hands, | should have believed
him a ~lunarir. And Sc; Gryrgr Raleigh
had planned 10 dothIt very same thing.
II was lovely day in june. and IL"
cool breeze and the >igIt Of meadows
and green groves made my hear; grow
largcr.
Ny companion WAS very taikatiy",
but he didn't even hint at my "rr"nd.
90, excuse me, lie exclaimed. after
20 had passed a mile or - beyond tn"
the village and were among the farm
houses. d" >Aou.d have offered You this
before
He drew from his pocket = small FAX
Of win" and handed it 10 me. Now, |
WAS temperate IN regard To- drinks. I'm
fact, ] dct"~'ri the sight and smell Of
ANYTHING intoxicating, but ! had uot'h"
moral courage 10 tell him :" and hand
back tie flask undi-turhrl. ! feared 10
oilcns him. and - | drank. perhaps.
three GOOD swallows. H. called my al
icnriun 10 the woods on the left. T. hr
received back the flask, and when |
looked around again he was just rcm"y-
ing il from his mouth, a, if he had drank
heartily.
In about FIVE minutes | began 10 feel
queer. The fences. along the road
ecrmcdto crow higher. and the trees to
~ruw larger; something got int" nay
ears. 80 that the rattle of the buggy
l sounded a long WHY off.
!, How strange, why, ! hclicy" am
going t. Dee sick, | exclaimed, holding
onto the SEA; with all my might.
You 10 look strange, he replied. a
/ Sickly smile stealing over MS face. Il
shouldn wonder if it was apoplcNy.'
] did not suspect the game h" had
! played. His words were like an echo.
! and his face seemed twice * large - it
! usually was. Nv head began 20 snap
and crack. and | was greatly frightened
You are badly on he continued.
p looking into my face. II viii driy" -
l fast ~ possible and ~ct a Doctor
Nv tongue was 80 heavy | could not
reply. | clu,chcI the seat. shut my
eyes and he put his horse at his best
. pace. We met Il farmer team. and !
can remember that one Of tn" occupants
= of the wagon called "u, To know what
l allied me. Raleigh did not reply. lu,
< u-rcd the horse forward.
i About three miles from Grafton WAS 4
/ long stretch of forest. and this we soon
reached. The pain in my head waSnnt
= 50 Violent. and | was not - badly af-
: fcctcd with opening my eyes. ! had
u settled into 4 sort of dumb stUpnr. with
u a brain 80 bcnumhcl that ! had {" say
' to myself. this i 4 tree. this j. a
e stump. etc. before | could make sure
: that | was not wrong. Half a mil" down
, the ROAD. after w"~trurh the forest. ard
T then Raleigh turned tn" hnr>" into the
blind roaI leading back into the woods.
n | could not understand what he intend
=; cd. | tried TO grapplc with the question.
Il but | could not solve il.
We'll. here We are. exclaimed Ra-
leigh, when we hadrcachcda point forty
Fl" rods from the road.
He stopped the horse. cot ont and aS-
Il tened hin. and then came around othc
IL wheel.
= You don't feel Just right; hut | guess
YOU viii Ice better >oon he remarked;
come. let me help You down.
He reached up his arms. and ! let go
of the seat and fell into them. II
seemed Ia me ~ if | weighed 4 ton; bat
4 he carried me along without an effort
Il and laid me down within about a rod OF
i the fence which ran along on one side
A Of an old pasture. just now the effect
> of the drug was wearing of. and | be
! Gan 10 feel = little better. and ! got a
II faint suspicion that something unusual
II had happened. But | WAS powerlcSS t.
A." move a limb; the sensation was like that
: when your foot goc~ 10 sleep.
Is Can q speak," inquired Raleigh.
= bending over me. because if you can.
it will save me some trouble. ! want
Z TO know where You have slowed that
moncy?'
q Now | began 10 ~rcaliz" my situation.
Y His face looked natural again and the
e load WAS off my tongue.
Il "Gcor-r Raleigh. are you going to
II rob me- | asked, finding my Voice a;
\ last.
+. Wei. some folks might call it rob
d hing. hut we dress up the term a lit,ie
: hv calling il the only correct financial
" WAY of equalizinG the floating currency.
80 that each one is provided for. and n,
4 one left out"
= You >han't have the money; I'll die
l. first | yelled. rising a little,
= All. | See-you didn't take quite
enough h. coolly remarked. Well,
Il | have provided fer this"
I, He wen; { u III" buggy. procured rsc>
u and a gao. and knclt down beside me,
| had hut little strength Vet, auihc con
quercd me in = moment. LAYING M
ON my right side. looking towards the
fence, he tied my hands. and then forced
" a GAG into my mouth.
: There. now. You see YOU are nicely
fixed UP, and I'll because Won acted like
: a fool. instead of a sensible Young law
u Yer soon 10 hc admitted 10 the bar"