Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-05-03

iVib HIS ueH anu uSHi"H'cu " nuVN NHt''
l had been larking all this time. and even
the news-boys grinned as they slid past
and accosted me with How dye do, Mr.
Atwater ,
But all at once our train slackend it,
motion, moved more slowly still, and came
to dead stand still. knew we were an
Express that stopped but twice before We
reached our final destinations, and this
lonely pine barren was certainly neither oil
our stopping places.
wv hat Is 1t, Carew - asked, swinging
myself on to the ground where the con
ductor stood with his lantern III hand look
ing under car.
Only journal box heated. Confonnd
that Warren what made him report all
sound with such worn box as that
These patent boxes are continually getting
hot IN the shortest runs and amt fit fol
Expresses at all
We can cool 1t IN fifteen minutes sir,
SAID one OF the breakmen' who had his tow
and water al! read! Tor packing 1t anew
Fifteen minutes and we just running
on time with the Lightning to catch us at
D..
It's too bad to get in behind the Light
mng tram. l sa'a'
Worse tor me than MacLcOd' tor though
Warren's to blame, l catch the curses
well Iruefit, DO the best you can.
In spite OF 1ruefit's sangu'ne prophecy
lt Was Iuii twenty-five minutes before We
were again under way. had gone DacR
t" Isabel Macleod whose d'lated oiue eyes
were glancing from one to au"tuer IN INT
aPprehenslve agony OF terror that no ONE
outa nervous woman can iully appreciate
'frahk-Mr. Atwatef! 10 Tell 'he "ha
is the matter
Only hot b0x,-there Is no occasion
for uneasiness.
Upon your sacred honor
Upon my sacred honor. Why, Isabel
how frightened YOU are can see you treiii-
BILE even here, What is the matter child
Sit down and will tell you she said
hnrr,edly' motlon'ng me toward vacant
seat directly back OF her. Il know 1t Is
piece OF mad lolly-a-,a de;as'oh; put
must tell soneb"dy or l snail go ihaa
sat down leaning forward with my ell
bows on the top OF the seat she occupied
so that my lace nearly toucheu her heaV!!
l'lack veil.
First promise never to tell hm--John,
pro''u
well, thcn, she went on speaking III
husky. nervous whisper, ne ls very pecu'
llar-full oi the stranstSt iahcieS. men
first married him thought 1t was super
stition erely-now--
She paused,
Well now ! Questioned. NJ ~,
Now. do not Know wna' 10 'hl'h on
Mr.. Atwater' ought not :" say So kh4" I,
but am the most iniseraDie iecfeatare III 'h'
world !"
Isabel!
any NC threatens so'ne'.'nes :" snu,
nle UP III a mad house. anu perhaps snonlo
be happier there tnen suhJect 10 HIS "hi,''
and cruclties. why DO YOU suppose lit
brought III" here to n'ght
Il am slre do not know.
He told me- she whispered clasP'ns ne'
hands tightly together as she spoke; una,
we were co't'''s 10 our eea," "a, 'D-n'S"' ',"'
We must come together! Oh Frank, wha
do you suppose he means
Only to tcrrify YOU sad soothlnSiv
'Hcis bundle of Old Scotch supefstitlohs
and always VAS
And. Frank, once when L tho"Snt
heard footsteps close behind us, and turned
my head to see, he jerked my arm and told
me not to look-that-"h. franz IL ,l,"hu'
my blood run C Id now-that 1t was Death
walking at our side
Bat, isabel, surely You Will not ali""
yourself to be influenced by such folly Us
this
y told YOU it was folly, she answered. dc-
jectcdly but
A hand was laid on my arm at this mo
ment-thc hand ct Carew' the conductor
Frank, look here. l want to speak t"
vou.' he said hurriedly. Come here-out
ON the PLATFORM
followed him out into the stormy dark
ness of tire March night. where his lantern
CLEANED like a sullcn, shifting eye.
What is it! Anything wrong!
Yes, and no. OF course you know were
nearly halt an hour behind time. with not
quite thirty minutes between us, aud the
'Lightuimg.'
Yes. What Of it"
We'll, that old fool Macleod has turned
crustv. aud SAYS il we don run out ON the
side track at Speedsvli'e, the next sta,'o =, :,
and wait for the Lightning t" pass. he'll
not be answerable tor the consequences
who wants him to he answerahie !! l
demand, with considerable acebrity' not to
say disdain.
We'll, he says it's bad night track
slippery. and all that sort OF thing ana !
suppose it's all very true. But you know
the Lady Franklin OF old. She IL Keep the
thirty minutes between Us ana the 'L'Sht'
ing won't she J!
Il should say there was no kind OF dou'