Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-05

looking on. my lord" said the cnp-
tain in confusion, "where is my ward9'y
Miss Molly? Why, captain, I yuv
her into her chair five minutes ago,
She is gone"
Her chair?" The captain turned paYn,
"Her chair Is now at the door with her
chairmen."
what devilry Is forwardT cried
Lord Fylingdale. "Come with me.
captain. Come with me"
The chair into which Molly stepped
without suspicion and without even
looking for the captain, who should
have walked beside her, stood, as
have said before, at the entrance of the
long room. Outside the trees were
hung with colored lamps: the place
was as bright as IN the sunshine Of
noon. One would think that nothing
could be done in such place which
would not be observed. There Is, bow
ever, one thing which IS never Oh.
served-it is the personal appearance
of servants. No one regards the boat
man OF the ferry or the driver OF Tia,
hackney coach or the postboy or tho
chairman. The chair. then. stood with
Its door open opposite to the entrance
OF the long room. The chairmen stood
retired, little in the shade, bnt not
so far of as to need calling, when
Lord Fylingdaie handed In the lady.
This done, he stood. hat In band.
bowling. The chairnen stepped up
briskly, seized the poles and marched
off with the quick step of those who
have light burden 20 carry. No one
observed the faces Of the chairuen.
or indeed thought of looking at them,
no one remarked the fact that Tom
Rising walked out OF the long room a..
rectly afterward end followed the
chair. Within Molly sat, uusespecting,
excited by the triunphs of the evening.
The chair passed through the gardens
and its gates Instead Of turning to the
right, which would lead into Hayman's
lane, the chairrnen turned to the left
and so through the town gate and be.
yond the wall and into the open fields.
Yet Molly observed nothing. L think
she fell asleep. When she came to her.
self. she looked out OF the window. On
the right and on the left OF her were
open fields.
1t was clear evening. Toward the
middle OF May there is no black dark
ness. buc only a DINNER outline, with
deeper shadows. Molly, who knew the
country around Lynn perfectly wen,
understood at once that she lad been
carried outside the town: that she was
no longer on the highroad, but on one
of the cross tracks-one cannot call
them roals-which connect the vii
lagos, So that there was very little
chance of meeting any passengers or
vehicles. And by the stars she saw
that they were carrying her IN q north
erly direction, perhaps to South Woot-
ten.
She perceived, thercsore, that some
devilry was going on. Now she was
not girl who would try to heip her,
self in such . deserted and lonely spos
by shrieking, aoc did she see that any
good purpose would be served by COLI
ing TO the ohairmen TO let her ont. She
sOt up, therefore, her heart beating
little faster than usual and considered
what she should do.
Molly, though not a woman of fash.
ION, understood by this tirse her value,
especially in the eyes Of the odyentur.
or, and she also understood asite clear.
ly at this moment that she had been
carried away without the kpowiedae OF
her guardian and that the intention oe
the abduction was nothing more or less
than a forced marriage and the aooyi.
sition Of her fortune. Jack" she told
me attsrward. Il confess that | aid
wish, Just for llttls. that y.au might