The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-29
CO.. KY. NOVEMBER 80, 1888.

and one Of his clerks warned InRot and mt
him on his guard. He drew Carols hand
within his arm as he backed toward the
door, and with . fair slmulation Of anger
broke out:
"You seem TO doubt my word, sir, so. ON
second thought, I'll not trouble you. II will
60 hard IL can't find some one to marry us
without all this bother.n
"Oh, very well; Just as you like.r re-
sponded the justice. coolly. The clerk had
turned away from his desk and was strug-
Cling into his overcoat
Ingot hurried his bride-elect from the Of
fee, and scarcely drew free breath until
he was seated by her side in the hack they
had taken.
"They knew something about that busi-
ness there,r thought he, and after they had
gone square, changed his directions TO
the driver. A second hack turned out Of
the line of vehicles, doubling on the same
course they had taken, and Ingot was as
sured OF what he had already suspected,
tfat he was being shadowed by the clerk.
Straight to the DEPOT he ordered the
coachman. "Drive like the devil. You
shall have fver II YOU drop that fellow
behind us.n
Carol reused herself for the first in min
gled wonder and alarm at these strange
proceedings.
"Oh, what is IL. You are not taking me
away from Lyman, Stop. driver. stop,',
Hush, will your, commanded ingot.
'sYou shall 20 back to LYMAN. swear IL but
first you've got TO 90 with me. / need YOU
now, and you've got to serve nv turp.n
There was a ring at the door of the
Childer house five minutes after Inpot and
his betrothed wife left II, and Sarah opened
it TO answer the eager injuries of Norris
Bergman by statement of the facts.
Him and Miss Carols gone away TO get
married They're not a-comin' back. Coin
away on weddin' trip. Set that box down
easy, Tim = to be gone for week, less
they're called back. as I'm sore afraid they
will be, poor thingsr,
ssGonel oh, Uncle Amos. we have come
too late.n
Tut, tut. nv bowl Gone 10 Parson Av-
ery's with Ave minutes, start; wen come
up with them yet. Where's that baggage
being taken. NV pirll Union denot' For
what traini Nine-forty-all right. Come.
Sergeant this to an officer in plain dress
who accompanied them, and the three en-.
tered the carriage which had brought them
there and were whirled away to the Rev.
AVERY s aDO0o, TO meet fresh 0l6aDDOiQt-
ment in finding that the pair they were in
search of had not been there at ali,
II was no fault of Norris Berpman,s that
they were thus late upon the scene. He
would have flown straight from that miser-
able deathbed to confront Ingot and rescue
the girl he loved, but Uncle Amos stepped
in with peremptory refusal to allow such
a proceeding.
mo, no, Norris; nothing Of the sort.
You are not going TO alarm our bird and
have him take to the wing. There's that
express business-you'veg got to clear your
self there-and Ingot holds the clew TO
what became Of the money, too, remember.
There's too much involved TO let you spoil
all for sentimental notion. Come, we'll
go around to the fremont House, have
bath and breakfast, and settle on our
course. I've friend who stops there,
magistrate named Steele. We'll rout him
out and see what must be done in the way
of getting out warrant and having it
served.n
The fates that had been with Ingot here
tofore went over to the other side when he
blundered so blindly into Justice Steele's
office in the same hour that saw the other
party there securing the legal forms neces-
sary to their purpose Of defeating him.
Leaving the minister's house, the three
made all haste 10 reach the depot, and at
the entrance encountered the clerk who