Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-07

l Exactly so-for the purpose of
travelling it in certain society. Don't
be alarmed for your own safety; its
detective policeman"
"a "
| was about TO repeat the word in
astonishment, when he motioned to
me to keep silence.
"And who is the offender ~
Il don't know myself yet. He
dosen't want to be seen until the mo-
ment of the arrest. We are safe
enough until we reach Bayswater."
"Where is he?"
"The detective? He sits by the
door yonder, with ragged fur cap
pulled over his eyes Did you ever
see a more perfect specimen OF di-
lapidated countryman ?"
| smiled; [ could hardly help it.
"What is the case ?"
"a murder-a man and his wife
and two children-their throats cut
last night, and the house set on fire
afterwards"
"Great Heavens what a monster" j."
We had continued the conversation
throughout in a whisper, scarcely
above our breath, and now the conduc-
tor rose and left me to study the faces
Of my fellow passengers with curious
dread and horror.
Somehow as often as | resolved the
matter in my mind, my fancy would
settle on a coarse, gross looking man
opposite, with a bushy beard and a
coat Of shaggy wool, with the collar
turned up around his ears. [ felt
convinced that this man, with the
brutal eyes and the heavy hanging
jaws was the Cain and as | looked
furtively across, | caught the wide,
open blue orbs of the fair little girl.
Obeying the instantaneous impulse
of my heart, | arose and went to her.
"You heard what we were saying,
my child ?"
! "YeS a murder-O, how horrible p
'Do not be frightened no one shall
hurt you"
She smiled up in my face with sweet
cOnfding innocence.
Our stop at EXmouth was but brief :;
but during the delay could see that
the watchful detective had changed
his seat to one nearer the british man
in the shaggy oyercoat.
See, faltered the girl, "they-they
locked the car doors at Exmouth !;
they are unlocking them now"
She was right
"Probably they were fearful lest
the criminal should escape" in an un-
dert0ne.
"Will you--may l trouble you to
bring me glass OF water p
Irose and made my way toward
1 the icecooIer by the door, but with
difficulty, for the train was again un-
der rapid motion. To my disappoint-
ment the goblet was chained to the
shelf.
, NO matter" she said, with a win
ming smile, Il will come myself"
| drew the water and held the cup
Outinstead of taking itas she approach
ed, She brushed suddenly past me,
opened the door, and rushed upon the
platform.
stop her! stop herr shouted the
detective springing to his feet. "She
I will be killed; conductor-brakeman
hold up!''
There was a rush-a tumult-a
hustle. Twas first upon the platform
but it was empty and deserted, save
by halt-frozen brakeman, who seem
> ed horror stricken.
''She went past me like a shadow
and Jumped of as we crossed Cairir
turnpike road he stammered.
(. Jumped oil the express train
, Well" said the conductor, Struggling
his shoulders, she must have beer
killed instantly. What mad folly p
"It'S 5000 out Of my pockets" saiC
: the detective, ruefully. Il didn't
e want row before we got to Bayswa
' ter, but was a confounded fool. 4
woman concerned will do anything,
= believe Y
WHAT calculated, "you surely
e do not mean that that child"
/ mean, said the detective, calm
ly, 1" that that child, as you called her
J is Attilla Burton, married woman 2!
years old, who last night murderet
; four persons in cold blood, and wa
trying to escape to Canada. That
J what | mean p
The train was stopped, and a part.
: Of US, headed by the conductor AM
u :, the detective, went back to search TO
any trace of the beautiful young crea
}, ture, whose loyeliness and apparen
= innocence had appealed to my sympa
u thies so earnestly. Nor was 1t lon
before we found her, lying quite dea
= by the side of the track, frightfull
. mangled by the force of the fall, an
}, mutilated almost beyond recognition
We'll, she escaped justice in thi
0 world, if not in the next, "gloomll
said the detective as he stood lookin
Is down upon her remains.
T. "Do you suppose she expected
n be able to spring off the morning trai
e without injury p
u Without injury-yes; women al
n unreasonable creatures. But | nevt
dreamed of such folly, or | shoul
II have taken prompt measures to pr
III vent it.
! They lifted up the fair dead thinl
and carried it to the nearest place o
refuge-a lonely farm house anon
the frozen hills, and we returned I
~ the train, reaching Bayswater only
a fa7v Yninntac hahind our regular tim