The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-19
THE SIGNAL-MAN. -
one or CHARLES DfCKens' New Christ.
.pT mas Stories.

Q am afraid i must acknowledge
that I said so to lead him on.
=" believe used to be so, he re-
joined in the, low voice in which he
had first spoken j Z but l am troubled,
sir, I am troubled. - VI 10
~ He would have recalled the words
! If he could. He had said thom and /
took them up quickly NrAS
With what2' j What is your
trouble?" sls.A 80
1T is very difficult to impart, sir.
1t is very, very difficult to speak of.
IF you ever make me another visit, /
will try to tell YOU"
But I expressly intend to make
you another visit. Say, when shall it
II go off early in the morning, and
| shall be on again at ten to -nofrow
night, sir TO- sas 80 - ~ d iif54
He tllankedme and went out at the
door with me. m I9IW
" I'll show my white light, sir, he
said, in his. peculiar low voice, till
! you have found the Way,up. when.
Fyou have found it, don call out!
And when you are lat the top, don t
call outf' .esls s1ahWg na sai
His manner seemed to make the
place, strike colder ON me, but IEsaid
no more than Very we'll.
And when you come down to-mor-
row night don call Quit i Let me ask
you a parting question What made
you cry Hallo below therep to-
night?"
something to that effect"
" Not to that effect, sir. Those
were the very words. [ know them
we'll"
s Admit those were the very words.
/ said them no doubt, because I saw
you below.
For no other reason?"
What other reason could | possi-
You had no feeling that they were
conveyed to you in any supernatural
way?"
He wished me good night, and held
up his light j walked, by the side of
the down line of rails, with a very
| disagreeable sensation of train com.
ing behind me) until / found the path.
1t was easier to mount than to de-
scend, and l got back to my inn with
out any adventure.
Punctual to my appointment, /
placed my foot on the first notch of
the zigzag next night, as the distant
clocks were striking eleven. He was
waiting for me at the bottom, with his
white light on.
Il have not called out" / said,
when we came close together; may |
speak now? +"
By all means, sir"
Good night, then, and here's my
hand. /" : 's'''' ss1'
Good night, sir, and here's mine. ,"
With that, we walked side by side
to his box, entered it, closed the door,
aud sat down by the fire.
/ have made up my mind, SIR" he
began, bending forward as soon as we
were seated, and speaking in a tone
but little above a whisper, that you
shall not have to ask me twice what
troubles me- took you for some one
else yesterday evening. That troubles
me-"
That mistaken"
No. That some one else"
OF" Who is ftp" 81. a8
don't know.
Like me?"
II don't know. I NJ YER saw the
face. The left arm is across the face,
and the right arm is waved-violently
waved This way elas.t
I" I followed his action with my
eyes, and it was the action of an
arm gesticulating with the utmost
passion and vehemence: +" For Gods
sake clear the way!" s
"One moonlight night" said the
man, :" was sitting here, when |
heard a voice cry 9Halloa, below
therel' [ started up. looked from
that door, and saw this some one else
standing by the red light, near the
tunnel, waving as just now showed
you. The voice seemed hoarse with
shouting, and it cried, Look out,
| Look outl and then again, Halloa,
below there! Look out! | caught
up my lamp, turned it ON red, and ran
towards the figure. calling, What's
wrong !? what has Happened ?
Where2 1t stood just outside the
biackness of the tunnel. I advanced
so close upon it that [ wondered at its
keeping the sleeve across it's eyes u
ran right up at it, and had my hand
stretched out to pull the sleeve away,
when it was gone, n1Yo
Into the TUNE" said I.
| issNoA T. ran into the tunnel FIVE
hundred yards. i stopped and held
my lamp above my head, and saw the
| figures of the measured distance, and
saw the wet stains stealing down the
walls and trickling through the arch.
| ran out again, faster than / had run
in, (for [ had mortal abhorrance of
the place. upon me- and I looked all
round the red light with my own red
light, and | went up TIE iron ladder
to the gallery atop of it, and | came