St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-11

and assert my womanly dignity bv mon
osyllablc GOODNESS? or should play 4
bolder game, and he aliable All things
considered, | thought would be affablc.
1T is so, sir" said |, trying to speak in
the same cOncllIatOrv tone that should
have used at Rhododendron Villa TO a
morning viSltOr,-our vicar. for example,
or old Sir George HUFF, who drinks the
waters annually I'm in luck. for once -
said the man. jovouSly shifting his knee
with his open hand with a violence that
made lie start. Il didn't know when
| got in and crawlci under that fiounce
OF thing. whether half dozen bother
some chaps mightn't come taking their
places, and poking their porlmanteau>
and traps underneath, in which case I'd
have been discovered to certainty Be
sides, the cramps were - bad, lyin.
doubled up there. that | must have hal
looed long before | got to Paris, whoever
had been IN the carriage. say, what :
that! Sandwiches, hy George" and
the fellow pounced upon the packet, neat
ly done up in white paper. that lay on
the seat in front of mine. AMI began to
eat as voraciousiy as if he had been on
short commons for :; week.
lin hall starved hungry a< a hawk. -
he "rowlc'i cut, with his mouth full ::
''and 30 would any fellow be that had
been hunted up and down. and forced to
hide behind haystackS. is | have. Il
was touch and 20 with me in AmienS.
Id have been grabbed before Tomorrow.
II Id not seen tins carriage In a Si,lino.
under shed. with the door open. and =
porter trimming the lamp overheard
one of the French bcggarS say this wa.
10 be part ot the train. and lucky it was
learned some OF their lingo when was
-never mind that. Got 4 drop ol
comfort with Won. ma am rum. @in.
brandy I'm moi nice. (which last word.
however, he pronounced nash" but
"uc>Se'l his mraningD.
| felt ready to faint. You are very
welcome TO the s3ndwicil,.>.' said |. ..but
as ior ardent spirits. | am sorry that |
cannot meet Your wishes ~ ! lady
All. but YOU look iri>t the sensible.
easy sort of lady 10 have flask of
something comfortable ;,lon4 with you. -
SAID the man. with an lmcrclulou~ grin.
whats that in the little basket 1t
looks like a bottle. don't it ," anI ha VERY
cooily drew the ba>ket over towards him
a he spoke, and removed tie wicker
covered bottle within.
But the bottle contained uy,h,nr NOR,
tempting than eau de colognc. and nv
trre-and-ca>y ncw acquaintance laid it
down with III oath. Il should have
been the better for 4 raw mp" he SAID
>ulk'iy, and then he junpri up and peer
rd through the class INTO thn ui,lii We
had iu>t passed the li.hl- OF a small -la-
tion at which the express made 40 halt.
There WAS a Ion" and awkward silence.
1t was broken hy tLr intrusive stranger.
lie had taken up my bradshaw. whiclr
lay anon" my other portable articles.
and WAS 1lutter.ng over tine leaves: -.Thi>
tram stops but once. he muttrrc,l Ia
himself I'VE shall get To- Crrii Present
IT," NJ heart WAS in my mouth. a, ii
were, when ne;,r,I tli~. ;Ini remembered
that We were approachin. the large iunc-
ton that hr had named. We should
make 4 halt there. and il could hur
keep this saya-, IN g"gl humur unii
within reach nt help. then He seem.
cd 10 read my thoughts. for he hcnt for.
ward. looking iiNc'ily at me the while
ANA @rlppc,l me 10y the wrist with fore,
ihat made me givc little scream. There
WIS a black hrui,r that | showed 10 syn.
pathizin" friends for a month afterwards.
~" nonsense, a'am, for | won't STAN,
it" hc said. threalcnin@ly; when We
-ct To that station. You'll please TO Iii a,
~ull-cio You hear Is if You were :
waxwork. !icchon Ia a porter. call ih,
guard, speak one word above vour breath
and see what comes of il - WHAT right
have you-" | BEGAN, doing my best +,
pluck uP 4 little >pIrit but he cut III,
, short ''Ml@ht's right in 4 job like this. 60
he SAID, very gruifiy, and with 80 ticrc,
4 look that rave up ali ideas of oppo
>ition. and bc"in 10 sob. But eycn TIN
consolation WAS denied ne. Tor the mar
SAID, an"rily. that he wished I'd leav,
oil that row. he hate,l snivellin.." An,
: WAS forced 10 he calm.
Nv tvrant now pullel his soft felt ha
down over hi brows, anI. leaning hacI
r IN his place, seemed 10 he either hal
asleep or deep in thought. | sat watch
, img him as 4 lall-,icId mouse might ey,
a cat. The train flew on. racing toward
Creil. My thoughts were rs busy as IN,
l limbs were inert. Who. or what. wa
, this man! What had hc done And
/ more lntcrc>tin" still, from a persona
point OF view. what wa> he going To do
, That he WAS in dread of pur>IerS OF som,
: kind. | knew. but whether he WIS fivin.
: from officers OF justice, or asylum ward
ers, or private rnimicS, knew not.
: Crcil al last. Crcil with all Its lights
| its large station lamps flashing, bell
: riD"lng, trains rumbling to AMI fro. stir
| and hustle in plenty. We rolled in. IN,
came to a JIangling stop and there W.,
, opening OF carriage doors, and sound o
+ cheerful voices, and aliglting oi pa>sen
{ gers, aml wheeling up o: barrow-ln,d> u
lug@a-c. But | sat as still and mute n
I ii. 10 as my de>pot'S own words, 1 h;,'
: been waXwork indeed. Fear silencer
mc as completely IL il. had been dea
: and dumb, and let the opportunity pas
i by without one single cry Tor help, on
+ effort to call for rescue. My terribl
!, tellowtravellcr chuckled ogrei<llly ls tn,
a la. door was slammed, as the whist
# sounded, and oil went the train again
t bound for Paris NOW. miss. or ina am
{ whichever you may Ia, there's tim
: enough for Us TO settle our little affair
: before We get to Paris You seem Il sen
!, >lblc, tidyish old girl, and I'm sure yo
i won't make any unnecessary fuss. II
B. not a m"n to be tritle,l with -