St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
ear from it," | exclaimed.

i "Far from it," l exclaimed. "Pray
: 90 on
: 81 have little more to say" he resum-
= ed. "Iou know why fly. | will tell
e you who l am. My name is Lionel
D Gerald de Mortimer-have you an Army
' list about you"
: l mechanically clapped my hands upon
my waistcoat pockets, as if to be quite
: certain on the matter, and resretfully
r said, 'No, l have not"
: cts Of little consequence" resumed
the officer. II should merely have
5 shown you that the Honorable Lionel
: Gerald de MoLtimer's name is in no pie
ban corps. My father, the baron's name
is of course, familiar to you
murmured that it was, and Samuel,
the telegraph, also murmured that i. was
familiar TO him.
May confide in you p said the fu-
gtive
"Iou can," | exclaimed. "You can,"
echoed Samuel, the telegraph clerk, and
then we all shook hands. The officer
stopped TO his valise again, and the clerk
hurriedly whispered
Il say, were all right"
He winked, and struck the side cf his
nose with his finger, and | mechanically
initiated lis gesture. The train was
slackening speed now, bat the captain
for such | had decided was his rank
produced another bottle, this time of
brandy, and we all three quatied to his
cscape-Samuel, the telegraph clerk,
drinking, it seemed to me, rather more
than his share. ''Adieu. my preservcr,"
exclaimed the officer, as the clerk rose
and carefully unlocked the door
Filing out your bag" said the youth,
which was accordingly done. "Now,
jump the way the train is going"
We did so, and although a good deal
shaken, no harm was done, and we saw
the angry lights at the rear of the car
riages disappear with quickening speed
round a curve.
''Well, I'm off," exclaimed the CLERK
GOOD luck TO you, captain" and he VAN
i,hed in the darkness.
''Now, where on earth are we to 90 -
said my friend. Il only thought of COM
ing to Downley, because it was, | sup
posed, a quiet, retired place but don't
know the neighborhood."
Il do" | said, follow me-" lie fol-
lowed me accordingly, and | told him
that would take him 10 the little inn
1t which | usually lodged, and where |
could obtain 4 bed for him. This latter
offer lie declined. He said lac would just
wash. and have some bread and cheese,
and then walk across the country to Il
town he named some few miles oil. |,
of course. allowed him to decide ON his
own movements without comment, and
in Il few minutes we arrived at my iun,
which was, luckily, a good way out of
Downley i'll our direction. Tired and
>pla>hed as he was, for the night was
still wet and trmpcstuous, the officer de
cidcd upon having his crust, as he call
ed it, which turned ont to be Il very
hearty meal Of of cold roast beef, before
refreshing himself with Il wash. | then
took him UP stairs To my room, and IL
we crossed the landing he said, pointing
To 4 staircase:
Where does that flight lead to -
"Oh. only TO fine back ward Of the
house" replied. aud we entered.
| had obtained two candles, and he
went, taking his yai>c with him into the
Jres-ino-ronm. will. | sorted some M
n,r, which haJ brouaht down with me.
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