The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-16

bic tons. dnwing her shawl around her.
"Oh, wish they would hurry on"
We arc moving once inofe," ] said.
Cobductos," Tor the man Of tickets was
moving through tho carl "why did We
stop at this backwoods ,plsos I" ......,..
"Out Of water" was the reply. a. he
passed quickly by.
Nov know sery weii ,bss this wss not
the real solution Of the matter. Our delay
did not exceed half q minute, altogether
TOO short time for replenishins the boil.
ess, and where On oarth was tho water TO
como from In that desolate stretch Of pine
woods2 .,,,... ,..r.....f,. ...-...
Five minutes afterwards the conductor
entered the car; I made room for him at
my side. D" " '.'. -. +"
"sit down, conductor !; you've nothing
to do Just at this moment" ~ -
He obcyed. '.'
=. WINS, W.; i,a,. did ygo mean ,, telling me '''b
lspoke under my breath no replied in
the saine tone.
About what ~ s''- 10. . .'.s.
"About the reason you stopped jus.
now" w.",.....,...ir,,..t,... ....t.... 4
"To tell you tho truth, ! stopped to take
on,a single passeuEsr-a gentleman who
has coMe down from Bayswater.'' u'
@For the privilege Of travelling once moro
over the same route ?"
"ExSc,ly so-Ior tho purpose Of tssvs'.
ing Il in n'eertain society. Don't be alarmed
for your own safety; i 10 a detective police
man,"
I wss about to repeat Tho word In sston-
i:hment when ho rnotonod 70 mo 70 keep
silence" ..u u, 30
"And who istho offender - ..'' .',
II don't know myself yet. He doesn't
want 10 be sssn until the moment Of tho
arrest. We arc safe enough until wo reach
Bayswater." ,,
"Where Is he p" h' - ''
"The detectivei He sits by tho door
yonder, with ragged fur cap pulled over
his Dyes. -. ...rI .,l,,-
smiled; i could hardly keepit
What Is the case 7" 49,. -,,,
"A muder-a man and his wife and two
children-their threats cut last night, the
house set FIRE to afterwards" ..-
Great Heavens what monster"
We had continued the conversation
throughout in whisper, scarcely above
our breath, and now that conduc,ur rose
and left mo to study the faces Of my fellow
passengers with curious dread and honor.
Somehow M often as resolved the mat
ter in my mind, my fancy would setho On
coarse, cross.looking man opposite, with
q bushy beard and coat Of shaggy wool,
with the collars turned UP round his ears.
felt convinced that this man, with the bfu-
tai eyes and the heavy hanging isws, was
the Cain and ns looked lurtively across,
| caught the wide open blue orbs Of the
fair little girL .f-ArgTrr grq
Obcyine the instantaneous impulse Of
my heart,l sross and went to her. r.s. 81,
You heard what We were saying, my
child" .... ....- r .,.l
"Yes; nurder-O, how horrible !"
"Do not be frightened; no one shall
hun YOU" 80,
she smiled UP in my face with a sweet
confiding innocence.
Our stop ai Exmouth was bat brief; but
during the delay could SEQ that the watch
fil detective hsd changed his seat to one
nearer the british man In the shaggy over
coat.
"See," faltered tho girl. ",hey-they,
they locked the car door at Exmouth; they
arc unlocking them now"
She was night.
"Probably they were fearful lest the
criminal should escape ] remarked in an
under tone.
"Will you-may I trouble you to bring
me glass Of water 7" me
] roso and made my way toward the Ice.
cooler by the door, but with difficulty, for
the train was under rapid motion. To my
disappointment the goblet WIS chained to
the shelf.
"No matter" sho said with q winning
smile, "l will come myself"
Idrew the water and held up the cup
but instead Of taking It rs she approached,
sho brushed suddenly past inc, opened the
door, aud rushed upon the platform.
"Siop her stop her !" shouted the de.
tective, springing TO his feet. "She will
be killed !; conductor-brakeman hold up I"
There was rish-a tumut-a hustle.
] was first upon tho platform; but II was
empty and deserted, save by half frozen
brakeman, who seemed horror stricken"
''Sbe went past me like shadow, and
jumped off rs wo crossed Cairin turnpike
road" he stammered.
dumped off the express train Well,"l
said the conductor, struggling his should.
crs, .she must have been killed instantly
what mad folly!
"lt's $500 out Of my pockets" said the
detective ruefiilly. ~ didn't want a row
confounded fool A woman cornered will
do anything, ] believe"
"What"l calculated, ayou surely do
not mean that that child"
al mean," said the detective, calmly, |
Z" that child. az you call her, Is Attilla Bur.
ton, married woman 25 years old, who |
last night murdered four persons In cold
blood, and was trying to escape to Canada.
That's what inean!"
Tho train was stopped. and o party Of
us, headed by the conductor aud the de.
tective, went back to search for any trace
Of the beautiful young creature, whose love.
liness and apparent innocence had appealed
to my sylnpathics 20 earnestly. Nor was II
long beiors we found her, lying quito dead
hy the side Of the track, irightfully mangled
by the force OF The fall and mutilsted al.
most beyond recognition.
"WelL she escaped justice in this world,
if not 10 the noxt," gloomily said tho do.
tectivo a. he ssood looking down upon her
remsins DO you suppose she expected
to spring of tho morning train without M
uryl" =. ~
sWithout injury-yes; women srs un-
reasonable creatures. Dat ] never dreamed
Of such folly, or should have taken prompt
measnres to prevent IT," /