New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12

| mounted nolice-and hundred thalers ~ any
one who will have hor," ready S""'io' ~
| minutps-a fast one, MIND A., ,,roo
| Great confusion cnsucd; some ran for the purgo
mastcr-othors for the police, and fernaln /. a
few minutes saw sfGnS Ii in his hand but he
! droppcd them and turned to Nine; He!naiii'
| who came to the window, pale ana irlSh'ehc''
and calling in vain for ,Lippnian rot vet found
| is he not there? Have you nor W.. louinhu
this Lippman ." cried Fernald, with an indescrio-
ably scornful emphasis on the name .a,,;od
1 Iis but Int' know too WE'LL cried he' beside d
himself with rage and disappointment; ,,,nr in
! ain the victim of a plot YES oi t''c h"' "
able Infamous plot ever piannci. A. .a1dIo
With these words he lcapcd into thr saI i,r,'
lust us the buigomastcr. q iat hiii III LIZ tho
sleeves, came running pfea'''''''S
Sir" said Fernald, turning TO him. ~ swinddcr
and my position have escaped VIA NV r, va. lion,
send all the force You can collect hi.'i .mi
An immense sum of money j. contained III Il 'uh
screwed on bohind-hc who restores IL 10 I'm, u',
injured and intact shall receive. ten '''"'''"'
wv" VIII thnsa words he set off at full gallop;
leaving the burgomaster pal" as MS S''"'' anu
staring after him In mute anlaz,' g STARTING half
| an hour before him. and as Fcrnal'l urged Ms
horse TO still faster pace II" fclt Wia' u sl,al
chance he had Of overtaklng l" con 'II "nrtany
travel full rs fast as one: but il was lis only iop
and he caught ot It in desperation. IL" .o,"
along at frantic pace hoplnc at h r'r This hone
deceived him constantly He met couple OF
lumber wagons and some foot pdr~ II thev ha%
| time {, time he asked them eagerly u wv. X"
| seen n carriage pass: they would reply YES
| prc.cntIv he met Two Lorses all harncsScd. whlrh
hrnwe.j bv ,hc wav-id" lie looked at them
earnestly. surely they wcr" tlr, sane that
brouqh him here: but where was thrlr Hr ~ Tho
| tin man with tln scar" iIr s.oHli D" bach w w
city bv this time How did the horses como hcrI ,,
lie too must be- in the plot, and hGd prooappiiE
| ridden on, met the new p,s'lI"n' anu wv IL
horses 90. Yes. he wnI c"mvnr'"1 r .' ns hal now
| IN dnal with thror, con>pir,forS instead OF IVY,
and he remembered. with thrill thai ms 2lS' 1,
were left in the carriage, ana were ho"' ho "o"'''
| in the hands of tn" villains !, -.
| 4 wild rage overcamc him ~ j" thought now
completely hr hal been deceived nnh ci'GIp nco
hy the woman in whom lc had lct slrh comma me-
Nv his folly, his Wna moss h" he'd luS' ~" tnp'E
entrusted 70 him. and with il his honor ana r.pu-
taii,n, oh. how willingly world ne my S'I IIn
| ybippeI and spurrcd his weary sfch unm'ri,
| fullv who now began To- slack"n Ms pee H!u
| irc,thcd painfnllv. tn" poor animal ran up MI
and down hill the dust and gravel l"w pnt al
| In vain Nothing in sight " u" inah'
sharp turn, full mile of th" midway strr,r..'.
before him. but nothing was 10 ' h w t"' bprsc
| stumbled and fell: FcrnalI raised MIN, mn II"
could hardly stand. and after gong i'7plN II"
| steps fell again. and did not attempt 10 li@'
| tcrnald found his left leg was under in" 'rr'-
,uro's LoIv. hc drew il out brui 81 but uninlni'h
fGr til" pain Of ," P roo ne .r ,' de- .par liz
sot ON the ground 10y the side Of lll- ihll"l uoi@,
who lav covered with sweat ana iv1n' nt,'i'. -,
from time TO lime low wnlnny he l9"Hn XIII, ~
| ,nn,,nrrcd hrokrply Now all 10 lost
PRESENTLY he looked back toward ne t2wn
Was no coming 20 asst I'm LIZ. ,b m"~
care for tho reward NJ" ho' " Una" app
| i'm all the drrarY distance. ,;.
| FrrnaId did not darn 10 Civ" mp tine pursuit
lie resolved io 20 on foot 10 H." nr\t station
| b.. "a nal
he saw M the top of an extremely uI''"n' H."
two horses head An inyolantaIy iImpa a,''
| forced him 10 LDk ~ them. Now cai',nr AZ
re,r,.j behind them how much II looked IKE ms
I r,irchr horses began - tr9t iaP,dl} toWaf
| him-ihcy CANE nearer; he rubbed his eyes anu
believed himself dreaming. Tor l-lPPhah ~ "pJ I.
| ina bn> and SWING the whip carcl's7ly ir"in s'd"
- lo caught sight Of Fcrnad hr nodded eayly'
! ,uI sunn ,r,r, I'D before the amazed alli over
loycd man. Her" ar, Your carrlasc ana your
| trnn, Nil safe. MIR F"rnald. he cried, spTinsinS
! from the bon Heaven De- praised that nave
"''.', "V'' '1 saved il said Fernald. breata
lcsslv feeling A, If a sentence OF death had Deem
| rcmi'tcd. Ill .,o Gro
| nl,us of those two knaVc>, replied IN" YOUTH
! "whi'c you and my sis-that Is, my mistress
Il know tha, Madam Bernard l. Your sister
II SEQ Won know everything Well, while you
tvs, sat nj dinner. thought would stroll about
the town little. As | stood LOOKING az , me
| measured sound of horses feet approaching win
great rnpidity. recognized our carriage directly ;
and AZ first thought ia" horses were runn'ng lm1i
hut then of course tie coachman wouH nor wnlP
| them 80 severely suddenly the trunk occurred
10 me | concealed mv-'li in the shadow OF the
gateway. and rs In" vehicle thuhnei'a ny mat"
! spring, ana iound ihNSII WI'"'" "Po" wv
| prrc!OIS trunk. g,
Here / ..t" continued the young man, " and
had time to think over thr .itua'ion lev ' rDn't
comld / DO to hinder it, / knew there wcrc
pistols in the carriage but what good would TINT
| do To- me! Well. | thought, time will show: 20
| kicked my heels on the trunk, ana mao tl'i"
had w hill and down. NJ last the irll"w
| .lockcncd his speed and then lc shouted aloud.
| ! looked round the cVrncr of the carriage to see
| what would happen ncXt-lt was Just the other
side Of the hill. \ road led of into the woods,
and ihcr" stood the position WIN IN, ne , scar.
awaiting the booty with folded arms. His horses
| were by him. and he had evidently come 10 take
charge of ,hc trunk and carry it of, Heaven
| knows where.
This WAS an unpleasant discovery for me-. |
racked my brains To think how TO deal with
them, but resolved 10 leave il 20 my lucky stars.
There you are, heard the fellow with the
scar call ont Has all turned ont we'll ,?
WHY not {? answered from the box.
Come drive oil your horses, they must not he
found here
The other led his beasts into the middle Of
the road. turned their heads homcwarI ana
gave them some sharp cuts, which set th"n,
lnvc discovered mo. and ! dared not bo found
weaponlcss. slipped from the trunk. glided
swiftly round the carriage, and, as their backs
WIRE turned, succeeded in getting in and scizing
your pistols; then leaned quietly back IN the
corner Just then one shontcd-.AIl right; go
ahead - and came to the door to Jump in.
must confess that now regret what did
but the mans ugiy rcl face and his o0l, of rage
ct seeing me were 80 utterly rrpnlsiyc that |
lost control of myself and fired. trust l.
lave not killed him. lie fell, graspinS his
shoulder and think wounded him there
And the other said f"rnald, who had
listened with brcathlcss attention.
The other had discovered me just ~ | fired,
and now was feeling for his knife. But
him alone | did not fear. pointed
the other pistol AT him. and cried: You are a
thief, and | will shoot you, as ! did that other
dog, if YOU do not leave Immediately away with
| yol,' He went away, cursing with all ms