San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-13
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out of the theatre, out :.astead of taking
MS TO the direction we gave him, after
we had driven for some distance | began
to make out that the cabman was going
wrong, and Carr shouted to him to stop;
but thereupoa he dashed up his horse
and away he went like the winds, up one
street and down another, till | had lost
all idea where we We're. Carr, who was
young and active, did all he could, but
the cabman, who | am afraid must
have been intoxicated, took not the
slightest notice, and continued driving
.nadly, heaven knows where.
At last, after getting into very dingy
neighborhOod, we turned up a crooked
dark street, unlit by any lamp, street
SO narrow that thought every moment
the cab would be overturned. In an
other moment | saw two Men rush out
Of doorway. One seized the horse,
which was much blown by this time,
and brought it violently to a standstill,
while the other few at the cab, and
catching Carr by the collar proceeded to
drag him out by main force. l suppose
Carr did his best, but being only an
American ne certainly made very poor
fight of it; and while was laying into
the man who had got hold of him | was
suddenly caught by the legs myself from
the other side of the cab. | turned on
my assailant, saw heavy stick leveled
at me, caught at it, missed it, beheld a
series of fireworks and remembered moth
ing more.
The first thing l heard on beginning
to come to myself was a series Of sub
dued but evidently heartfelt oaths, and
| became sensible Of an airy feeling, I'M
pleasant in the extreme, proceeding
from an open condition of coat and
waistcoat, quite unsuited to the time of
year. A low chorus of muffied whisper.
ing was going on round me. As /
groaned involuntarily it stopped.
He's coming tO!'' l heard Carr say.
Go and fetch some brandy" And l
felt myself turned right side uppermost,
and my hands were rubbed, while Carr,
i'll voice of the greatest anxiety, asked
me how felt. l was soon able to sit
up and to become aware that l had a
splitting headache, and was staring at
tallow candle stuck in a bottle. Having
GOT so far got little farther, and on
looking round found myself reclining on
sack in a corner of a disreputable look
ing room, dingy with dirt and faithful
TO the memory of bad tobacco.
Then / suddenly remembered what
had occurred. Carr saw that did so,
and instantly poured forth an account
Of how we had been rescued from a con-
ditiOn of great peril by the man to whom
the house we were in belonged, to whom
he hardly knew how to express his graft
tude, and who was now gone for some
brandy for me. He told me a great deal
about it, but was so dizzy that forgot
most of what ne said, and it was not I'M
I'll our C:civerer returned with the brandy
that became thoroughly aware of what
was going forward.
could not help thinking, as thanked
the honest fellow who had come to our
assistance, how easily one may be de-
ceived by appearances, for a more for
bidding looking face under its fur cap
never saw. That of his son, who pres
tusly returned with a four wheeler which
Carr had sent for, was not more prepos-
5assing. In fact they were two as vii
famous looking men as l had ever seen.
After recompensing both with all our
spare cash we got ourselves hoisted stitfiy
into the cab, and Carr good naturally
insisted on seeing m home, though he
owned to feeling, Is he put it, rather
knocked up by his knocking down" We
were both far too exhausted to speak
much, until Carr gave a start and gasp
and said, by Jove"
What l inquired.
They are gone!" he said TREMENDOUSLY
my sapphires. They are gone! Stolen!
had them in a bag around my neck, as
you told me. They must have been
taken from me when was knocked
down. l say" he added quickly, chow
about yours? Have you got them all
right"
Involuntarily raised my hand to my
throat. A horrid qualm passed over me.