The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-09

outside and in stepped two men. clos
Ing the door behind them: then tho
| journey WAS resumed. A sudden deter.
animation possessed me 70 know what
| al this mystery meant. ! wet my
| lips with my tongue, for they were
| dry and hot; then l said, speaking as
| clearly rs i Gould:
| Il have the right to know where
| am being conveyed, madam, and why
the two men have entered the vehicle
| without my permission"
| waited for several seconds. but
| there WAS no answer. This made me
! desperate. / rose tn my feet. and was
| about 10 reach the handle Of the door
that might open it and get out, when
the two men sprlng upon me. forced
! me hack into my scat, and IN less time
| than II takes me Ia write the words,
] felt my hands tied and my eyes blind
| folded.
Villains" ! shouted ''you shall suf-
! fer for This indignity, Have YOU
brought me into This lonely place to
. murder mc-or WHAT
Don't he Il fool, DIR. S.; no harm
Is intended You. If you do come To
harm. ii will be your own fault, not
ours"
1t was he lady who spoke. She
spoke calmly: | thought there was
strain Of contempt in her voice.
1T Is some villainous plot" | cN-
claimed. cNcitrdly, into which an hon
orahlc gentleman of my profession has
no right 10 be dragged"
You will asked 10 do nothing he
yond exercising your professional skill,
for which You will be handsomely
paid. replied the lady
Why should you drag me 81 far
why should YOU pick me out as your
instrument; Could you not engage one
Of my profession nearer TO your own
home:"
THAT Is our affair: we chose YOU"
But how did You know me how
get my name
We read the letters IN the public
prints to which your name was at
tachcd and We have formed Il high
opinion of your skill"
l called myself an idiot for having
written 10 the newspapers. II this
was the sort Of uotor!cty | WAS 10 get
by making my name widely known.
better have continued obscure forever.
Just then the conveyance stopped II
second time. | heard the door open,
and the two men descended l WAS
startled 10y Il heavy breathing close 10
my ear; then the lady whispered this
time. | thought, with less acri,lucsS:
DIR. s.. | beg Of You not IL make
any disturbance. so long as you are
quiet and do as requested you have
nothin. Ia fcar--not Il hair If your
head shall he injured Refuse. and l
dare not answer for the consequences.
You are in desperate hands. who will
brook no delay or opposition. again
beg of YOU Ia ask no questions: do rs
You are requested, and you will never
repent. Remember!
All this was said rapidly. The ladys
mouth WIS close IL my ear: | could
feel her hot breath rs she spoke The
concluding caution came sharp and
clear. and II seemed Ia me almost ten |
DERBY. Then she left the conveyance, |
AMI | heard the command:
Get UP. doctor; give me Your |,
hand"
| rose and stretched out my bound |
hands. which were graSpc,l 10y HE I
hand of some person. ] was led along |
II gravclly path; my nose informed me, |
by the peculiar musty smell prrvading |
the atmosphere, that there were bush |
cS and trees near.
Presently ! was told (and though the |
voice of the speaker was not The voice !
of the lady had seen. yet | felt con
vinced il was the voice of II wonm
| was told To bc careful. as there were
steps to mount UP, Up we went. until !
! counted twenty. then | noticed Il
glimmcr Of light through the han,lkcr-
chief fastened over my eyes. | heard
Il door cautiously closed. AMI knew
] was Il prisoner in some house. or
and ut the mercy of my
gaulcrS. | WAS now l,al over Il stone
floor. ana ushri,d into II cirpclcd
room: again ] heard Il door close be- +
hind me. and II click Of Il key turned in
the lock. Then the hand that had
gailrd me left my own. and ! WAS
standing alone.
| WAS not long left Ia myself The
was gently IouS,I from nv
eyes. my hands were set III liberty.
Al first ! realized only that was in a
large. magniiicrnty furnished bedroom
limly lighted: nor was 1 left 10 take in
NOR" than Il rapid glance Then HE
yelled la,Iy was once more at nay side +
lnd whiSpcrcl: Look AROUND" At !
that moment lights were. turned up. 1
looked round. My heart almost
j
twenty masked figures in mems Eabili.
ln"ntS stool not ten PAGES from me-
in Il half circle. with their right arms
Wnt ami grlspinG i'll their
hands pistols. ready cooked. pointed III
my head. Twenty pistols ready To lire
az me SloHld prove refractory
III" lights were suddenly lowered. |
and only one lamp burned brightly on
II round. inlaid table that stood beside
Il bed.
You SEQ what you may expect"
the vcilrd lady. III YOU re-
fuse Ia do what you are brought here
for. ON that bed lies II girl. She has /
had III" misfortune Ia receive II bullet .
IN her breast. 1t will bc your duty Ia "
extract Ill" bullet with as much skill /
and care as possible. Aflcrward You
will write out full instructions how Ia
proceed with the wound. answer any |
'iu"Siinns you may be asked, and. your /
work h'ing done and your fee paid. |
you will u" conducted back Ia your
home. nvgu moi ,.:liitipt won Ia k,,n /