Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-11-06

So the express train thundered on,
with steady, ceaseless pulsings at il,
iron heart, and constant roar.
Suddenly the signal whistle sound
ed, the trains speed began to slacken
| " Surely We are not at Exmouth
yet, unless L have fallen asleep and
allowed the progress of ime 20 escape
me-"
We had stopped at lonely littl,
way station In the midst OF dense
pine wood.
Is this Exmouth
1t was the voice of the pretty trav
eler opposite,
mo. don't know what 1t is
sore way station"
"Do express trains stop at way
stations ?n she asked.
Never, generally They must
have been especially signaled here
you are cold, child; your voice trem
bles."
:" 1t Is cold she said i'm a scarcel,
audible tone, drawing her shaw
about her.
"Oh, wish they would hurry on. )
We are now moving once more,
| said, Conductor for the man o
tickets was coming through the car
why did We stop at this back wood.
place?n
"Out of water,r was the reply as
he passed quickly by.
Now l knew very well that this
was not the real solution of the mat
ter, Our delay did not exceed half a
minute, altogether to short a time
for replenishing the boilers; and
where OH earth was the water to
come from in that desolate stretch o
| woods?
Five minutes afterward the con.
ductor entered the car; I made room
for him ut my side.
- Sit down, conductor; you've
nothing to do just now"
He obeyed.
What did you mean by telling
me such a lie just now ?n
spoke foder my breath he re.
piled in the same tone.
About what ~
"About the reason yor stopped
awhile ago."
He smiled. ....
ITO tell the truth, / stopped to
take on u single passenger--a gentle.
man who came down from Bays
water"
"For the purpose OF travelling once
more over the same route?"
Exactly so--for the purpose OF
travelling IL in certain society. Don't
be alarmed for your own safety its
detective policeman-that Is ALL"
was about to repeat the words i'm
astonishment, when he motioned for
me to keep silence.
"And who is the offender ?''
II don't know myself yet. He
don't wish to be seen until the mo.
ment of the arrest. We are safe
enough until we reach Bayswater. u
"Where Is he ?"
"The detective. He sits by the
door yonder with ragged fur CAP
pulled over his eyes"
smiled. ! could hardly help it.
What Is the case?"
A murder--a man and his wifi,
and two children-their throats cut
last night-the house set OH fire af.
terward.n
'Great Heavens! what q monster "
We had continued the converse.
tion in whisper throughout, scarce.
ly above our breath, aud now the
conductor rose and left me to study
the faces of my fellow. passenger
with curious dread aud horror.
| Somehow as often AS L revolveC
the matter in my mind, my fancy
would settle on a coarse, cross look
ing man opposite, with bushy beard
and coat of shaggy wool, with the
collar turned up to his ears fell
convinced that this man with brutal
eyes, and heavy, hanging jaws, was
the Cain and as L looked furtively
across 1 caught the wide open orb,
of the fair little girl.
Obeying the instantaneous impulse
of my heart, arose and went to her
You heard what we were saying
my cnild?"
"Yes; a murder-O, how horrible!i
:" Do not be frightened; no one
shall hurt you.n .....
She smiled in my face with 9
sweet, coniiding innocence.
Our stop at Exm0uth was bu
brief, but during the delay l coulc
see that the detective had changed
| his seat To one nearer the british man
in the shaggy overcoat.
" See " faltered the girl, "they
locked the car doors at Exmouth
they've unlock ed them now"
She was right.
Probably they were fearful les
the criminal should escape" | re
marked in an undertone.
"Will you-may | trouble you Il
bring me a glass of water?n
rose and made my way towarc
the ice-cooler by the door, but will
difficulty for the train was agsin un
der rapid motion. To my dsap
pointment the goblet was chained t
the shelf.
"Never mind" said she with
winning smile, II wil.come myself
1 drew the water and held tile cup
but, instead of taking it as she ap
preached, she brushed suddenly pas
me, opened the car door, aud rushe,
upon the platform.
Stop her stop her!o shouted th
detective, springing TO his feet
"She will be killed; conductor
breakman, hold upW
i There was rush, tumult, a bus
tie.
| was the first on the platform, bu
IL was deserted and empty, save by
frozen breaksman, VINO seemed hof
ror-stricken.
"She swept past me like a shadow
and jumped off the train" he said
Well" said the conductor shrug
ging his shoulders, "she must hav
been instantly killed, what ma
folly.n
It's fl00 out Of my, pocket sai
the detective ruefuliy. II didn'
want a row before we got to Bays
water, but I was confounded fool
a woman cornered will do any
thing,
What ?" / calculated, "you dom
mean that---that ohildn-
Il mean, sir,' said the detective
calmly, that that child, as you cal
her, Is Atilly Burton. married wo
man twenty five years old, who, las
might murdered four persons In col
blood, aud was trying to escape +
to Canada. That's what Imean.
The train was stopped, and q part
OF US, headed by the conductor an,
detective, went back TO search 70
any trace of the beautiful youn
creature, whose loveliness aud appal
ent innocence had appealed TO m
sympathies so earnestly. Nor was
long before we found her. lying quit