Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-10-11

and uttered a scream as Norris reeled and
sank into one of the han chairs, his head
falling back.
"Stop that and bring me some water, !"
ordered Ingot, sharply. He fumbled Tor ms
own pocket-flask and put it TO the young
mans lips. BY the time Mrs. Bates got
back with the water Norris was showing
signs of returning consciousness; in mo
ment more he sat up.
'.It's the loss of blood, suppose" he said,
family.
4Bleedingl Why, so you are. This coat
sleeve is soaked. Scissors" to the land
lady. Got any one to send for doctors
Oh, you can telephone. Well that's better.
III manage TO stop the bleeding little ul
he gets here
He applied ligature above the wound,
drew it tight, and afterward helped the
young man up to his room,
II wouldn't advise you TO move more
than is necessary" said he, 'but you may
as well get there one time as another.
wonder the rascals wasted that cut on
your arm; s'pose you were able TO help
yourself little, thought"
.Yes, it was aimed at my heart They
meant to finish me.
..Pshaw, now What for, do you supposed
! Robbery
II do not know. | have not had time to
think. It was certainly not worth their
while If that was their object"
swell. don't talk" cautioned Ingot, but
Norris was bent upon ascertaining all the
facts. His pocket-book was gone; his
watch. an inexpensive silver one, was safe
In his pocket; his necktie was torn and the
pin missing.
"Were going regularly through you when
| frightened them off, observed lngot, at
this summing up. Here is your doctor.
I'll Just wait for what h9 says, and then
take myself of. -
He was as good as his word, after render
ing some assistance 10 the physician in
dressing the wound. Afterward, Norris
was c.yen a composing draught and left in
the charge of Mrs Bates, but some worry
ing thought had come TO keep sleep from
his eyes
.Did that gentleman wait long, Mrs
Batesln
..Yes. sir. Two hours. quite. That Sally
showed him up and | never knowed 1t TIL
he was going out. just run up then TO see
as all your things was safe, not knowing
what he might be, and il give me such turn
to see him.c come N afterward with you that
way
''He was here in my roomW
"Yes. sir. which / told Sally she never
oughter do, but he asked to come right up,
and some girls is tRei dumb They're the
worrit of ones life, BIr. Bergman, that's
suren
What had Hiram Ingot been doing in his
room for two hours, Norris wondered, as he
lay with his eyes closed. He could not get /
over the impression that there was some
thing sinister hidden beneath this would-be 1
friendiness Of the book keeper. He was /
glad he had been carrying that fugitive /
scrap of paper in his pocket-book, which had 1
been stolen from him. He was willing to 4
bear his own loss, which was not great, 1
rather than it should fall ~ the hands of 4
one whom he felt 10 be secret enemy of 1
the Childers.
He was restless and feverish the next
day, and though he rose and dressed with
the assistance of the chore-boy, he was glad
enough to take to a lounge, where he put in
two or three days Of such misery as men
experience when kept indoors, without
being SO desperately III as to take their
thoughts from outdoor things
Uncle Amos came, determined TO carry
him home to the cottage, and was only de-
TERED by the doctors declaration that he
was bAAN'A Va NAAAA'NA a NAAeAAHNF I
As Norr1s persisted that he was in no
need Of nursing beyond the care he got
from Mrs. Bates. the elder Bergman came
and went daily until his nephew began TO
mend. There had been something on Uncle
Amos mind meanwhile, but now he got it
1f.
"Didnt I say You would get on the right
trackl Have you any more confidence now
in the future have marked out for you,
Norris | don't despair Of seeing you as
high as Pnkerton yet This attack shows
hat you have made progress, at any rate.m
"In what way, Uncle Amosi'
"By making the rascals so afraid Of you
hat they're willing q run Che risk of an
attempt to put you out Of the way. OF |
curse, it was the express robbers who
made the assault on you. They know you're |
IN their track; they have made up their
minds that you're a dangerous enemy, so
ook that means of getting rid of you, but
hey're not apt to try it over again, for they
InOw that tins will put you on your guard. .
You're not as keen as think you if you
lon't follow this business up and make it
tep toward unraveling that mystery
HIS uncle's view of the case did not seem
Wholly improbable 20 Norris after he had
urned it over in his mind Though his part !
q apprehending Abraham Stone had come
bout through accident, il might seem to =
he gang to have been the result of suo- :
essful espionage This would be probable
there was collision between them and I,
ngot Norris was inclined to think that
he latter had played part when he came
pom the scene with the policeman that
light; he had gone the length of imagining
hat lngot might have been Stones COM !,
anton, on the lookout for papers" while
he coarser rufian covered bis movements
Y stripping the house of its valuables.
Against this was the fact that there was
ertainly no collision between the men
Tho had attempted his life and the book /,
eeper.
Thinking of it made his head ache, and r,
e turned his face to the wall, trying to put ),
he whole matter ost of has mind. He !,
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