Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-01-19

AND, JANUA A
home at anytime. Let the knowledge
that you will be we'll paid if success
fnl, encourage YOU to do your very
best and with the utmost secrecy
Wait 4 moment, rs he was about to
depart, ''judgng from what saw last
night, you are in want of funds. Take
this"-handing hlm fifty dollar
note-''as n sn all advance, it may
help You to perfect our plans"
"Thank You" saiG the man, bowing
low, as he took Il e money. "W hen |
come again will tell you what the
Job will Cost you, and make all ne
crssary arrangements about the COM
pletion Of it Rest easy, for if you
! have the money to pay for it v hat you
, ai>h b shall lie done"
Wilen he had gone the woman
whom my readers have, no doubt, al
ready recognized rs Bulah Lyles,-
rested her head on her arms and
thought.
80 my God, has it come TO this.
that !, the spoiled, retted beauty, who.e
hai d and love has b, en- sought for by
the first in the land, am con- orting
with such as lie, to violate the laws of
my country: Am |, who shudder AT
the very thought of such creatures, to
Ue contaminated hy their corrup,ing
presence Am | 10 hear, unmoved
and Anreseuted, their rude tests ami
c. .arSAsluuatlof s: lf am success
80 - ahiing, cur future lives must
Jfsoae last misd els. lf | fail
md what becomes or ME
tasns ~ poor unfortunate
2ie with you,
|eaim us boti = O. y" shou'd
.my love ,hat u yoa-S ssanhI'D
lsnre yo." rsAsAa"
slo~Iy '. wearily tae sLoir
sof ; PIT mber wule aways
Lylss walled impstieally. salS
ed for the coming en- ~ "a
she feared, but had e
The fourteenth bad
day from the iatal Ne
hich all would be too
did not come.
She nd only .e.n linn q
his first visit ard then OF
him where he was TO gJ..ness
to be done, and shs hae .ncha
for him. that now her c.o,.
on his coming. mus
"Will be never come s-.e hinrms Z
ell, -. will he never come. An angel
Of light would not be more welcome
to nie now" ior somehow, IN her help
iessu.ss, she hat learned 10 have ssrt
of desperate, terrible faith in the PROM
Ise Of that badSmprinclpied man. /.
Among all the mighty humasskAce /
~I@ok for aid in mr. sore need, save he.
While she thus thought knock At
the door startled her. aud moment
after a tall heavily bearded stranger
catered her apartment.
( Surpri.sd. startled for she knew
not but that she had bsen betra,sd, and
her visitor Mas an ,fiic-r OF Justice, she
trembhngly asked his business. The
stranger Isughed lightly at her fear.
aud by i slight movement II hIs hand
removed the heavy beard iroiR his
face. when the handsome DIST a,ed
features OF Capt. Blll met kon-
lsh-d gaze.
+ lusllnctyely in her glade ise.
she started 10 rush to him aud Pasp
his hands Ia hers. but the thoNs d, of
vito he MAS, checked the lmpuislve
movement nj she greeted him with
bow
AT last YOU have come at last she
said, On, ally have You kept me SO
( long IN suspense
The police wsre on my track, he
said hurredly, hunting me down for
All old offence, but have !olled them,
thanks TO my disgDise, aud all is ready
for tbs cap, ditlou. The job will cost
sou five thousand dollars, II successful, |
not su much ii unsuccessful. he men |
are all chosen, sworn by an cath they
dare not break, to obey and follow me
anyw here. The boat too is chartered,
and W are only awaiting your ,ustruc /
'tluus.
Il tear" she replied, THAT it is too
late NOW, for W. eau do nothing after
lu q clock tu-morro", aud 1t is long
way TO J."
We have plenty of tine he an
swered, ''If se will only be quick, and
there is no delay. Ii We eau get ont
Of the city limits without being detect
I'D, the rest will be Easy eLough.-l
Where will YOU meet us on our re
turn
Meet you: she asked, i'll surprise.
Il must go with YOU
YOU lie asked, would it not be
better for YOU to meet us somew b. re
in the country? There may bs much
danger attending your going ,
No" she replied, 81 must 60; there
is nowhere eau meet you, and the
men may requlre some extra induce
ment TO make them strive harder"
They shan't have another cent,
he answered, "for have promised
them plenty. If you will 60, meet
me at - ST., at I o'clock this even
} ing, | will be there to conduct y"u
) to the boat, will make myself known
to you. BE punctual or the boat will
start halt past seven. The men will
all be aboard by that time. | must
leave you now.'
II will be on tim"," she said, "re-
, memt er, prove faithful to me and |
will reward you even better than you
think-be treacherous and-you know
what to expect"
"You can trust me-" he answered,
' ''bc punctual, you have nothing to
fear from ME, good-by."
Night come at last, throwing it's