The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09

| l will leave you now, and will not force
my society upon you. he left the state
! room.
Aiieen and Elizabeth looked at each
other in dismay.
What can we do, Elizabeth
90 He seems to have quite the best of us
now How did he manage it9'
% Put morphine in the chocolate we had
1 last night; you remember it was bitter
/ I took it once when I had bad tooth,
and feel Just as I did then. am sure
all he says is true; he could plan and car
ry out just such thing. y
"Let us break a window and crawl
out. =
1--WE can't do that with the train at
full speed, aud we could only do it at
station and he would say we were insane
or something else awful, and we should get
no help.
eyes that is So he can t keep us On
this train forever, and when we get OFF,
we can make a dash; but then he would
call police to help him keep us, and no
doubt has lots of money with him-and
we have, how muchf'
"I paid for our tickets and the hack
man-that took three dollars ] have nine
now'
stI have FIVE, that makes fourteen dol.
lars, and we are ever SO far from home
have my ring" blushing little, but 70
hate to part with it-but for liberty y
stI have these earrings and my engage
ment-rine too, that makes four valuable
diamonds; but where could we get an
money on them9'
eve might bride the porter with one
of them.
Ai,een shook her head doubtfully.
4 "Iet us stay on the train. We have
money enough to pay for telegram in
case we can reach an office, but Richard,
YOU may be sure, is wary foe, and we
will find he has or will anticipate every
move we can make. Of course he can t
keep us long; but think of the terror and
anguish of our people Elizabeth--of Ger
aid and Tom, especially Gerald. l hope
thew won t tell him we are lost
sI,ostl Aileen, lostl What if he muir.
} ders us7"
ssI don't bslievo he will try that,
more revenge than anything else. He prob
ably realizes that Gerald will be free
and he wishes to prevent our being to.
gether. He can It be 80 insane as to i'm,
, agine he can ever win anything but the
deepest adherence from me.
Elizabeth 3 eyes looked little fearful
as she thought of her sisters, and her
, heart was breaking as she pictured the
despair Of Tom at her being lost. Hen
high courage stood by her, however, and
she did not weep.
They both sat very mute and sad 70,
several minutes, Aileen stared out of tn
window, thinking of the desolation of he
mother law.
ooh, mother' she murmured, as tn,
tears rushed to her eyes.
Don It Aileen He will come back
and don It, for heaven IS sake, let him see
that we are losing courage. hate to b,
abducted, but l am glad you are moi
! alone with him
:" will not cry; but the thought o,
| mother overcame me for a moment Youl
mother will take care of her, though,
and they win syinpathize with each other.
OF course they will poon find us; it is i'm.
possible for him to keep us hidden---twa
Of us y
Well, / have such headache, and we
ought to eat something, bu. how are We
to be sure of not being drugged again,
if we take anything that hdeous porter
brings?"
~ II see if / can't get him to bring
chatting dish and coffee pot and
things we can cook ourselves. We ought
to keep up our strength; if we should get
chance to escape, we will need it all. u
She rang the bell The porter Gang
looking like an evil spirit, and silently
waited for orders
"Can you bring me chatting dish ard
some coffee, bread and eggs''
81 can bring the things, madam, but
] there is not chatting dish on the train.
~ want some coffee, but ! do not trust
you nor--the gentleman who is with us
] wish to cook myself -
9" can 60 into the first town of any
; size and have some thing sent out, mad
! am.
[ Aileen shook her head.
81 will not take anything from you
stay--you can bring some fruit
every well, madam, will do so' Hs
, manner was extremely dignifed; the pres.
t ence Of snug sum in his pocket made
e him able to hear with equanimity Aileen Z
doubts of his honesty; he was rather sor
l ny that she took that view of him, as he
had anticipated brides from her as well;
U her jewels and rich furs gave him reason
s to believe she had money. He went back