The weekly Butte record., 1867-02-09
Escaped from Justice.


stand a night like this, but the iron horse keeps
straight ahead whether the thermometer is at zero
or at boiling water heat"
Just then the conductor entered.
"Tckets, gentlemen, if you please
ats dreadful night. conductor, said feeling
with stfened fingers for my ticket in the breast
pocket of nv coat
Dreadful sir feelingly responded the condnct
or. why, the brakemen can't live outside and SC
look the other way when they come to get a
breath of warm air at the stove. We haven't had
such night since year ago come the second OF
February, when Tom Blakeslee, the baggage mas
ter, froze both his feet, and woman who was com
ing on from Chicago. got of at Blnns Four Corn
ers with her baby in her arms, a dead corpse
Frozen To death ~
"Aye, frozen TO death, and she never thought
poor thing, but that it was asleep. My poor baby
is cold, but we viii soon warm 1t when we home,
said she. 1t was just snch q night as this
And the conductor opened the door and plunged
across the coupling into the next car, crying out:
''Hardwck.n
1t was quite considerable city-with hand
some iron depot, faring gas lamps aud the usual
crowd around the platform, with its hands in its
pockets and its cigar ends flaming through the
night.
Our car was nearly the last of the long train and
but one passenger entered it-a slender young girl,
wrapped up in gray blanket shawl, and wearing
neat little travelling hat of gray straw, trimmed
with stone culored velvet flowers. She seemed to
hesitate, like one unused to travelling and finally
sat down near the door.
Pardon me, young lady said l, 'but you had
better come nearer the stove
She started, hesitated an instant, and then
obeved.
docs this train go on to Bayswater ?" she asked
in voice so deliciously sweet that it seemed to
thrill through me.
Yes. Can be of any service to you?''
"oh. no-at least not until we reach Bayswater
| would Ike carriage them
I'VE will not be there for three hours.
"Do We stop again!'
"Only at EXmouth''
She drew deep sigh, seemingly of relief, and
settled back in her corner. BY the light OF The
lamp that hung in its brass fixture opposite, could
see her face, that of lovely child. Apparently
she was not more than sixteen, with large blue
eyes, golden hair drawn straight away from her
face. and a rosy mouth like that of a baby.
do You expect friends to meet YOU at Bayswater,
my child p asked.
mo sr-i am going to school there
at will be an awkward hour for you to arrive by
yourSelf-one in the morning.
"Oh. an not afraid said she, with an artiess
little laugh; Il shall go straight to the Seminary.
So the express train thundered on, with steady
ceaseeSs pultsugs at its iron heart, and constant
Suddenly the signal whistles sounded, the train
began to slacken its speed.
Surely we are not at Exmouth yet, unless b ave
fallen onSclously asleep and allowed the progress
of time to escape me.
glanced al my watch; it was barely half past
eleven, and knew we were not due at Exmouth
until few minutes past twelve. rubbed the frost
from the window and looked out.
We had stopped at lonely little way station in
the midst of a dense pine woods.
as this EXmouth 2:
at was the soft voice of the pretty traveller Cd
posi:e.
''No-I don't know what place it is; some way
station
do the express trains stop at way stations? she
asked.
Never. generally; they must have been especi
ally signalled here. You are cold, my child-your
voice trembes.'
at is cold" she said in scarcely audible tone
drawing her shawl around her. "Oh, wish they
would hurry on
ave are moving once more" | said. Conduct
or-for the man of tickets was passing through the
car-'Why did we stop at this backwoods place z
"Out of water" was the reply, as he hurriedly
passed by.
Now knew very well that this answer was not
the real solution of the matter. Our delay did not
exceed halt minute. altogether too short time
for repleni>hing the boilers; and where on earth
was the water To come from that deSolate stretch
of pine woods?
Five minutes afterwards the conductor reentered
the car: | made room for him at my side.
''Sit down, ccnductor-you've nothing to dol jest
at this moment
He oheyed
What did you mean by telling me such lie just
now"
spoke under my breath. he replied in the same
tone:
About WHAT"
About the reason you stopped just now
He smiled
.To tell you the truth. stopped to take on
frosl Bayswater.i
For the pleasure of travelling once more over
the same route -
Exactly so-for the purpose of travelling it in
>ar- -afo sfef, nnu'f ba afa nod fnr
safety-it's detective policeman"
"A -"
] was about TO repeat the words in astonshment,
when he motiened me to silence.
And who Is the ofiender,
Il don't know myself yet. He dosen't want a
scene until the moment of arrest; We are safe
enough until we reach Bayswater.'
Where is he =
The detective! lie sits by the door yonder.
with a ragged for cap pulled over his eyes Did
you ever see more perfect specimen of the dilap-
Ria.ed countrvman -
l smiled; could hardly help it.
'-What is the case =
"A mufder-a man ana his wife and two little
childTen-their Threats cut last night, and the
house set fire to Afterwards
Great heavens, what monster J,
We had continued the conversation throughout
ii whisper, scarcely above our breath, and now
the conductor and left me to stgdy the faces Of
my fellow passengers with curious dread and hor-
TOR.
Somehow. often rs l resolved the matter in my
mind, my fancy wonli settle on a coarse, gross
locking man opposite, with bashy beard and a
ccat Of shaggy wool with the collars turned up
+ round his ears. felt convinced that this man
with the brutal eyes, and the heavy, hanging jaws
WAS the Cain, and as looked fertiyely across.
caught the wide open blue orhs of the fair little
girl
obeying the instantaneous impulse of my heart
| arose and went 10 her.
"lon heard what We were saying. my child -
"Yes-a uurder-oh. how horribiet
do not be frightened-ao one shall hurt you. ;
/ She smiled up in my face with sweet, condding
I innocence.
I Our stop st Exmouth was but brief; but during
4 the delay could see that the watchful detective
+ had changed his seat TO one nearer the bratiSf
man in the shaggy overcast.
See, fsitered the young girl. "they-they lock
ed the csr deors at Exmcuth; they are uniockin:
/ them now.
! She was right.
.Probahiy they were fearful lest the erimina
| should escape" remarked in an undertene.
''Will you-may trouble you to bring me
! glass Of vater."
/ rose and made my way toward the icecooler b,
the door. but With difficulty, for the train wa