Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-18

you an offer, which she il entitled to do this
yeer: Is sne after youf By Jcye 4 believe
yoa are afraid she viii come sfter you here.p
- frsd, ss,d Ch:rley, IN z ssbdaed, guiet
Ia bhszIsy, =. fss4 kieh, sn2f sissys n tie
open AR. i belieseh BE. thinksa houee need
only consist OF bedroom and dining hall. with
perhaps lean-to for billiard table on wet
day. You know am not fellow to take
if tell you avery strange thing hat Ss SssoeDsd ~
to me on this very line, four years ago this very
=. had performed about half the ;ournev n
much comfort" resumed Charley, when the
train stopped ut junction station about Eve
J Q clock In the afternoon There was GOOD
the purchase had made Of the guards proru-
he, I amused myself By watching the people
eioowing and pushing each other about. Thcre,
was one hgure, however, that attracted NV Ar
tensioni BY the contrast it formed to the rest,
IL Vas lady, wrapped in long white hour
ss no,s, which looked cold and chilly that foggy
I. Possibly her dressing gown . said I; ssap
ili,Jndged costume, certainly % SO s - q
ehe was apparently young, for the tall
tgure was very slender; but she had 30 thick
seil on her face could not distinguish the fes-
tnres-, ,Sne Alone seemed TO know neither bus
tie nor hurry; she moved slowly along, with
sort Of undulating motion, and With the utmost
uneoncern walked up and down until the bell
had rung, and the train was lust sfa,fsnc
when, to my surprise, she stopped opposite nv
earrings, gently opened the door, and PLACED
sssseif on the opposite side to me- Hang the
the door was locked But there vas no rim
for remonstrsnce then, Tor the train had start
ed She sat quite still, with heir veil down.
and began 10 wish very much to see her fnce >,
.z.."v very Psrdonabie, - Jon thought she was
g. There was .long bright cuzi hanging from,
oensssn ,sa.sn me ven which took my fancy very
II should have taken the curl, I ,hink,
:" So, to begin . conversation, I said was
AFRAID shs might fnd the carriags smell Of
/. smoke As spoke, she turned her lead to-
wardsme. al am afraid, then. sir thst ~, -,
most unwelcoms intruder In your carriave-
for must have interfersd with your mot;ns !
As she spoke. she lifted her reil, snd-upon
my NE, Fred, never saw 90 beautiful face.
IL vac perfect oval, With beautiful soft brown
them, and long lashss that rested on her ebseS
when she looked down. So . 5 = $50 =
!. How they must have tickled," once more
interpokafed- .a..s = - - -
: 81 The only l.alt Of her face was perhaps
Result probably Of dissip ation-hot rooms ),
interrupted I, bat Charley cot Impatient.
Positively, Fred, I viii tell you no more, IL
you won't attend 70 81
Attend, my dear fellow. my little remarks
are :ii to show the un6agging attention with
which am listening. But 60 ON, Charley. I
won't say much more Il can help it,,
continued Charley, speaking more to himself
than to ne-which was rude, but 1 forrays
him. have seldom had . more Uittv ar6
intellectual companion. She could talk Of
every subject below the stars and some beyopd
tnem- can't talk to women generally: for
opera. But this woman was as rsasonsbie - :
man. While she was as quick as woman5'
All, Intellectual women-wisdou, and va-r
ter; know," suggested /, but this time 90 low
tnst ne did not hear me, and he went on. -
IL nad meanwhile got dark, but there was
young neon, and by the uncertain li3ht Of
the lamp could only sec the soft outline of
ner hgure and the dazzling whiteness Of her
face, supported by her hand ON which X for
the first time, noticed wedding ring: but.sfo
my snrPrises the hand was streaked With blood.
food gr,cious; madam, am afraid you have
hurt your hand, said, starting forward.
- have not hurt IL, she replied faintly, Sit
Is stained , sr--''' ~
:. She did not attempt to move IA or IN cb.,,.
her position, and sst looking at II and at re-
vedd.ng-ring and wondering what her history
rSs :. ., thinking u must be a-monrzful one,
~.s<< 8UMG0W
of smiIe-aii the time we were taIkine.
tnoesa we were witty enough. as have tod
I beard you say she was,,, I replied. s.sna
don't deny the possibility Of that; bat from
san waai III Enay Of you, can scarcely credit It Of
.-xhen a sudden gust of wind eom;,v
sbistiins down the cutting, extipeuisbsd The
famP What q disagreeabie smell Il
must have made" said I)-sand left us =,
perfect darkness How very unfortunste',
..ad 70 the lady, juss as We are coming to
s .asnel, TOO. 1 thought I heard afaint Sigh
how cold IL was in that tunnel There -~sss
sach rush Of cold damp air over us: thep ~
osgsn 70 emerge and wondered with 8 hind
ot cniiaish Speculation how soon. by the feeble
moonlight, should be able 10 trace her ont
sa s'as on me opposite scat l sat with my eyes
49, ~ =, oat could zee nothing- It Is too
unyzsh the divisions Of the seats and nv cloaL |
ana rug on one Of them. We must Sst tbe
lamp rsiighted asaid I, aloud, but there ~
20 answer, and shiyered at the sorlnd of NV
own voice bent forward and felt over the
s ssse I could feel nothing there 1 spoiIt /
desyored 10 make one burn. i tho.,ht - en-
saoaid never stop sxain; at Lat, however. NJ
efme 70 station, and halo ed 10 fbe eu.r5
70 hght the lamp The door e not loek ~ 1
out that way :" = -''' y = f u
A.. peg your pardon, SIR ssid porter. the
si ths ton y ''sksd; and he lighted tas lamp from
Tvs, was alone in the caxrisgs Good hea-
sen: said !, suhsrs is the isdy p. : :
iae men stared 1t me- i tell yeu th.r. i
sos d on ,iy = = nsfs IFspssssd, she 9sse have
esf the porter, With nvstsrim~ go 49,,
N. haze you n - ~ 'SsA 'ss, 90
srss 3p 3nsp, noNsyer, vent o. that mouent.
farth., nad IN nS time 70 inysstigars a. snbjecf