Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-04

He stoned as II perpiexed, and passed F.i
band across his brow
You were not successful III your raissior
TO Norfolk Why did you not report =
..Tae party was out OF reach. ! ven
lured, hazarding the guess that he referred
TO the kidnapping business. But / made
amends later. have been i'll frorl wound. :
/ continued, pointing to my sling. which
through all the excitement in leaving the
ring ! Arms | had not forgotten
VIII you undertake a similar GRAND
here til the city, and ID connection with the
trip To Newport" he asked, looking at ms
and taen away
IS, your exceliency, if ii be feasible
II i feas bic; il Is easy, and yo,: si4aa be
well rewarded Have you money!
No. your excelienoy; / have nothing bu.
ny promise Of prize money. | ara living on
s1e credit II that
Indeed, Have sou the paper with you,
properly iudofsedz
Eoe IN answer ! took It from my pocket
md leid il before him, at the sasne time
feaiiz.ng with q start that the communion
boa aFea % me the day before had been
eft j. ng room ia the hurry Of escaping
from the tavern. He picked up the docu-
iaeat ! laid before him. glanced at it, and
tiea, rising. went to 4 bookcase, which ca
fe]Es opened disclosed small stronghold.
lhis he uf ochcd, and taking from it several
e0uieeux 81 coin lalI them on the table,
lou mus have money; you cannot get
ready without il. Aou VIII have many ex-
penses. Listen! ! shall not intrust YOU
with packet to General Pigot The ven
ture Is too hazardous. Tell him TO hold
Newport to the last extremity, and ] will
start to BIS relief within two weeks. |
saoil also communicate with him by land. .
lie arose again. and ciasping his hands
behind hun walked up and down the floor
! saw that the man was wishing to come to
point against which Just then he was shy
ing, aud, a. time was an object to me, l
hoped to help him over the difficulty by
remarkins
lie matter q the cruise i plain
enough, but your eXcellencr limited at Sc,
cret instructions
e, YES, he answered. IL was that |
referred 70 moment SINCE. lie hesItated'
and then pointing 10 my arm continued,
Fefh@ps your wound Wouid cripple you
Tor active service
70, your eXeellency answered bur
rediyi 1t Is about healed,
MI you, then-undertake to-to--ln
short-to abduct IA person and-and
perhaps denver her TO Pigotz
IT Is a woman then
II Is woman. IN tact my position Is
Ter. She j Troublesome to- WelI her
brother Il abopt ~ be executed I wish ~
save har from tins Lnovyled-e NJ ,o,
FOLLOW mo She i 10 he tbe victim of ~
unanfborized outrage. tbe motive r. IS
your own. Noilltreatment. no unnecessary
violence. of course. You shall 10 paid-
ION shall be well paid Get the boat
ready-be ready within five davs. can
RELY on youg Then report for final details
r there ANYTHING more2''
yes. your excellencv. there is more. |
shall need a PASS. some of my men are with
out the lines
VERY gooa'' he returned SITTING down
and nuiling manor toward him. ON which he
,vrof. r,n,ai,. tben nusbing the wr;t;ne,
a,vav he beoan talking with tho featbar az
the ouill betv.ixt his teeth
Here i vopr mass" said he 1aviny his
hand over the naper and looking hard ~
ma "ans tl,are is vour gold There i moro
Is como N ,.iojapca-rr I,.,to ,.;olenoa
Vbat v-,oia -ou III n neeass;f,. demanded
,.et,, ss,,I.sgo .be shi,p II ;e "a
Tn ner FL ~ ,no,tb ,s,,.a III. voioa ~
abaraetar Is snorl. III o,.as Il, Hal All
III ba8f t.f,,.rI oaasrl, ! ca,,@it
rli,nY..a IL fbo vii1ainy ~ tbis nor ar5
Nitlsnt ,;.i.;ne ,ror,.,t,. ,''r.tioii
SAKE myself your honor.
Is though smltten by reyulsicn OF feel
lng, he started back and exclaimed:
No. ne, Not that Great God, not
quite 50 quick. What tool You are! Is
there no other way Let me think; let il
resi- as Il Is until You report.-Ah! what Is
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