The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

read 1t. first christening to bore . hole through
What :s!t e 81 : p %sI,.ns BON asSs Z; y0S loas.e
because am driving on a road after darkfE
Nothing against you. but have against
your companion,
his face, Say. Mr, Marshal, what have yot
well" replied Gregg. he 10 one Of you,
genuine Yankees, who t has so!d that girl fol
money. Do you want mm' 1 am done viii
No Pierce replied, 4 have seen him before
II Ia the station agent at Washington, He 1,
paid for his part. but ! can remember hin
Gregg now approached Lucy and asked her q
few questions. -
o., I ESsn you SSv !ss 'I PARISH St. y M is%sy: ' fsS RisGnssiS
4 am from n,et The parish 81, ,Mary's, Louisiana
but ] am not and never will l be the property
..a That's. TOO deep 2 question Ssss II.i for me %h T. decide I 1s,t
this warrant Can you read'' he asked.
Then s sns read t." and he handed her tn,
paper, holding the lantern so thelisht shown full
upon II.
PARISH 81. MARY's. LoUIsIANA.
In consider alton Of q 800, the receipt Of which
/ hereby a~cknowledse' have THIS DAY sold &c
I'll u AsTNSlll ott h'~ r' sN"
Lucy, Said girl is Is years q age, nearly white
no marks. and ! am lawfully El possessed Sssr Of the
A' Witness ss'J James Wilson. Justice Of the Peace,
Are YOU the girl described by this biu''
Yes, she replied. 4 am the GIRL
erty Of 7 Richard 'C%ooveriy' It ws about 0 ..clocl
In the morning. and there was a faint glow OF day,
light along tie narrow road. as they started
toward toward I gssfe s.ad s : eve r 4 Ss T iisst 'i heart
and he was also thinking OF her rescue Greea
gave him permission to remain with Lucy
and fell In with his own team be n ,o, hrst -, !,
e, know It, Mr.. Marshal" said he: :.
would have tried long ago we're It not ior IN.
at hrst. but for the fact that a Massashusett
jury would call it murder, and the Sheriff nigh
run me down for = ! haze hs Looked DisS, me Men ahi
ihpex Sp on NV 4 ba n,dd,E my Se o%n sh bo1s n,sh IRON c over"
YOU from under my coat sleeve NV iudR'
ment overruied my. inclinations,, Three to- on
are big odds and I was, fearful that the lad.
follow so don't think that I am a. coward,
NO, ] think YOU are n pretty le'ei-headeC
man, and IN swear you are q cool one and
believe will make trouble for us yet TIM
to the policeman in an undertone.
They drove along at a moderate pace. ano
we're soon al the station and awaiting the west
ern-bonnd train; Pierce asked the Marshal II M
NO, not until we get beyond Cincinnati,
he replied.
Then reasoned Pierce, ,y9p take III,
think instead Of talk, and will swallow all yo'
say.
lie turned and addressed Lucy in Acadian
saving he would keep near her, and, y no .othci
way offered, he would shoot the Marshsl befor'
he would allow her to 60 back to hell" agail
or set foot on a Mississippi steamer.
Lucy had dropped her veil over her lace
and save an occasional SILVER as. she chokec
back the rising sohs, no one would have noticet
that the party were not legitimate travellers
As they reached the station, Gregg turned u
Not vet" said Pierce. 4 haven't mad
up my mind what 70 do: may take a notion 4
shoot you before ! let the girl go,
eve meanwhile on Pierce, who stood besid'
lucy, at one moment determined TO make nj
outcry and at another discouraging II, fearinI
the train II he interfered. He concluded Z
remain quiet.
Gregg bought three tickets for Albany
Pierce bought his Tor me SANG place; "a Sre II
| you NEEDLE with me it will cost you your NE.
Fools threaten" replied Pierce. hav
an uncle in Albany. and am going to visit him
Az Albany there was n choice ~ two route
IN the south. one via New York and Erie Rail
road to Chicago. thence by the Grand IrunI
line, the Illinois Central 10 Cairo. and b., steame
Albany Railroad to New York, thence TO Gin
cinnati or through TO Cairo.
Al this time southern Ohio vas q very W
n asasrsro p1Ssie ra aGT r sa' had sdida ssoata ia ana Gent NJ
around Cincinnati. Gregg had told Plerc
that he would not put irons on Lucy unti ave
reaching Cincinnati. 40 he must have intende
10 take that route. Pierce learned that the,r
were -four hours TO wait at AlhanT before III
train left for New York. but that close conne'
tons we're made with the Chicago express
Pierce was of the train before II bad fairl
stopped. The marshal. closely followed b
the policeman. escorted Lucy, To the ladies
waiting room and thsn went to the ticket p enc,
watched and listened, Three tickets TO Cair
via Chicago and Illinois Central, " was II
marshals voice.
Thank God. | will he there sixteen hour
before YOU. said Pierce, as he walked back
the waiting room and exchanged a few wore
with Lucy In Acadian.
You go nv the way Of Chicago I will bo
Cairo with help before YOU get there know
the ground Don't desIalr' keep NJ yoI
another trip over the old road and We will So
our friends once more.
Train ready" called the co nductor. The la'
bell struck and Lucy was hurried on boarc
Of the depot. then hurried TO the office of ii
Western Union telegraph office, where he sent
long message to elliott NJ Cairo. ~Xplainin
the situation and that he v as on his wav. tn
he signed NO. S" his roll number when on n
railroad. and added; Answer 70 Percival Jone
train between New York and Cincinnati. "
The despatch was in cipher, known only
a few Of The L. G.. r.. r. cabal around Cair'
This done he went tn the restaurant and n
dered his dinner, not having tasted food sinc
MtSP. NJ. he took the train for New Yor
and was whirled ont Of the dernt on the the
famous New York and Albany Railroad hroa
gauge and fast.