The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-09-19

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No, mol con'lhuionsllv, bul--
Whst lire sre ven in7
loarnAlltm
Then that's sll tlstt sod ! knov yoo
bSve no constitutional principles nor coui
scieutons srruples sgaios, lying. I'm So
ing 70 cuh up hctc on chsit hv the
stove and pretend to be- asleep II any
one comes 10 aud asks suy questions, tell
them rode dovo 10 tho hack With you,
and tbs, You knos mr to he Jones oi Gin,
cinnau
Bat don1 want 10 toll.
ia lie for you iu minute, he io,er
tnptcd. sud yon cant bcgtndsr mo little
favor like that jones ot ttucinustr,
known me Tor Ave years, rode iosb from
the hotel Suh you.
with that be settled down toto chNE
pulled hls hat over his eyes and Was ouly
aIed when two policemen came running
down the platform and entered toe room,
They looked from QUO TO the other ot Ms
Tor minute, aud then one ot them quor
led:
Have You noticed Il susp,cious looking
man proving around hctrY
No, nobody bul Jones aud mysclf
Is his name Jones2
Yes.
Jones Of ClLcluna,i2
Yes
Then he's the msn We want. just
got Telegram to arrest Jones Of Cin'
clnnatl for running away with a eitl under
age.
They had the handouts On tho man be
fore be could make a move | couldn't
at fret understand what was mp, bat tho
explanation came when they opened the
sstchel and found haul Of jewellery. He
bad plundercd a store, and he wasn't the
Jones who had run away with Girl
10 hunting for an abductor they found
rsbber.
Well, lied for you, said to tho
man Ms the officers we're ready to lead him
away.
Yes, you did, be replied in great chag
rim, but You are such blamed poor liar
that I'll probably get about ten years for
It'll After this you'd better stick to the
truth and give folks some sort Of show
One of the pluckiest things which
man who has travelled all over the world
says, ia the Youths Companion that he
ever saw, was the act OF woman whom
he never spoke to or even saw near enonRh
TO know welher she was old or young. II
was ont IN California canon on bot
summers afternoon. and be was driving
slowly up steep mountain road. On one
side was wall Of rock, and on the other
the prec lpce fell of into avalley perhaps
bali mile wide. Across the valley was
another road Just like the one he was trav
cling, steer, windlng,and preclpltous,snd
80 narrow that no teams could pass except
in carefully prepared spots.
On the other road, going slowly NJ,
lust as he was, he saw another wngon'
the horses driven by woman who WAS
alone. As the two wagons crsWled slowly
NJ, suddenly the man heard sharp quick
sound that somehow startled him. He
turned and saw TO his hOrrO tearing down
the steep ascent at full RaIlop, pair OF
powerful horses. attached to . hcay7 suR
on, such as Me1cans use to draw wood
10. Down they came straight IN the path
up which the woman was driving. A mo
nent more aud sudden destruction Wonld
be upon her.
The gentleman opened his lips 10 cry
out, Halfa mile Of valley separated him
from the woman. He could only eit, fro
zen with horror aud with eyes Rlned to
the opposite hill, awaiting the end. The
woman bad stopped her team, and eat ~
il petrlhed. It was impossible to turn
around. or even to turL on.
Suddenly to bis nuuttrrlbln amaze
ment the watcher saw the woman delber
ately rise in her seat raise her arm, sud
FIRE There was flash, u pnl oi Fmoke,s
report, aud simultaneously the ou'er OF
the two frerz ed horses stumbled fell and
pitched headIooP, dragging his compan
ion aud the wnRou into the gorge below
All this had passed 10 fash. Tho
watobmso, stnpi6ed and gaspnR. eat Rsz
ing st the valley into the depths Of which
the mad vision had Disappeared, Then
be looked At the mountain oppo'lte.
The narrow road was perfectly free, the
air was AZ stil "a before the silence un
broken, and the team uIth tho solitary
woman was quietly winding up tie road
again.
II was cool end rarely brave act An
inetaut's indiclsion, the trembling oi
hand, would have been fatal, but both
brain and hsnd were under absolute con
troll. 10 nine cases ont Of tea II IA not
the danger which Kills n-, bnt we Who.
/ coVsrIly commanders Of oufselycs -lsy
down our arms and succumb without .
struggle
| He Converted He Its sll night, Mary.
be said, patiently. Go into politics snd
ran for office If you want to. Ent romcm
Der one thing, the cartoonl-ts will be- after