The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23

NOW, Iully, you Will remember all,
You know you get good pay if you help
me out of this?"
"Yes, sir, I will attend to everything.
You need have no fears"
Our reformed "Swarthy Jim" silent
ly disappeared through the long, dark
passage, and stealthily stole his way
out of the thicket into the main road.
A shrewder man than Sylvester Noll
could seldom be found.
He knew it would be poor policy for
him, even after throwing off his dis
guise, to now go into Jonesborough for
Q carriage, SO he prudently walked on
to Anna. a small town but mile from
old Jonesb
When he arrived al Anna he quickly
sought surgeon, and after concoctlng
plausible story, succeeded in getting
his arm dressed.
He then ordered a carriage and
driver for the night, and as it was
growing dark they started Immediately
for Jonesborough.
"You see, driver, I am in very much
of hurry, for want to reach Golden
for the midnight express. My wife and
have been visiting friends here in the
country, and you must now quickly
drive down after her. Here, this will
pay,,you for your trouble" And he hand
ed the driver crisp ten-dollar bill.
Thank ye, sir; III get ye there IN
time, ye bet"
Fortunately for Noil, Just as he reach.
ed the path Mrs. King appeared, hall
carrying, half dragging the poor, beau
tiful little Lima.
A gag was in her mouth. She had
struggled and fought with her strong
captor until she was entirely exhausted,
and so weak that she could not walk.
"Oh, cousin, how glad I am that it
is you! Your wife was so afraid that
something had happened to you, that
you would be detained and we should
then miss the train. She was deter
mined to come and meet you, and, to
save time, she insisted upon coming
through this thicket. What horrible
mistake we have made; the snakes were
so thick in there they kept kissing at
us all the while, and it frightened her
so that she has tainted"
"Why, Tully! Why did you allow it?
But I suppose you meant all right. She
isn't hurt, hope?"
"No; only she seems thoroughly ex-
hausted. She is SO frail, you know, that
the least little fright causes her to
faint"
"Yes, it is too bad; I must take her
to doctor as soon as we get to Cob
den. How fortunate you were in meet
ing me; we might have very easily
missed each other, and then we should
have been too late"
The innocent coachman, presuming
everything was all right, was soon on
his way to Golden with his precious
passengers. AS they lifted the limp,
weary form Of the beautiful girl into
the carriage a chloroformed handker-
chief was placed to her nose, and she
soon leaned back against the cushions
as if dead.
On they went, rattling over the
stones, the hills and through the val
leys until they reached old Golden, a
few moments only before the train was
due.
Lima had not made any trouble, for
she was yet under the influence of the
chloroform. As the carriage stopped
at the depot, the whistle OF the train
was heard in the distance.
"Just in time, Mrs. King. Now
raise her little and in some way get
her into the car without any fuss.
"Then put that handkerchief to her
nose again"
"Very well; I shall get along all
right" And she did. AS the train
pulled out the chuckling driver slowly
left the depot, while Mrs. King was
endeavoring to make little Lima as COM
Portable rs possible in her berth.
After Noll saw that everything was
all right, he went on into the smoker,
where he remained most Of the night.
They reached Chicago safely early
the next morning, where they found
closed carriage waiting for them.
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