Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-17

morning
20. | an pot afraid,,' said she. with an
a@r'loss little laugh II shall 60 straight to
the seminary
So the express train thundered or, with
steady, ces'eless pulsings at its iren heart,
AID constant roar.
Suddenly the signal whistle sounded a.the
trains speed began 20 siacken.
"Surely We are not ct Exmouth yet, o.
less have fallen sslsep and allowed the pro-
grsss Of time to escaps me-"
W. had stopped at . lonely way station
10 the midst Of q dense pine wood.
"Is this Exmouth -
II was the voice Of the pretty traveller
eppcaise.
"No. | don. know what il is-'e". v'y
station"
"rs s.pssss train. step at "a, s~tsiioss'"
she FAXED.
"Nevsr. generally ; they must have been
especially signsllsd here. You arc cold,
child, your voice trsnbles."
II. 10 cold" she said, in . scarcely aud
IDLE tsne. drawing her shawl about her.
"Oh, | wish they would hurry on"
ave are now moving once more,"I said.
"Cenductor." for the man Of tickets was
eomirg through the car, why did We stop
at this bsckw GODS place 1"
"Out Of water" VAS thc reply. Al he
passed quickly BY.
Now knew very well that this VAS not
he real solution Of the matter. Our delay
did not exceed half n minute, altogether to
sher, a time for rep!cnishing the boilers ;
ord where on earth was the water 10 Gene
from in tina: desolate stretch OF woodsi
Esva minutes sGoV-avI tha c.,A,oto.
entered the car I; | made room for him at
nv sids. ~
'St down. conductor, you've nothing to
do jast now"
He obeyed.
"What did You mean by telling me such
. le juss hou :"
spoke under my breath he replied in
the same tone.
"About what
"About the reason you stopped awhile
ago."
lie smiled.
ITO tell the truth, l stopped to take on .
siuklc pcssengsr-a EsntlsnrS who ssme
down from Bayswater."
For the purpose Of travelling once more
over the same route :"
Exactly ss-fsr The purpose Of travel
ing it in csstais society. Dent BE- alarmed
for Jour MI safety; les . detsetivs police
man-thas 10 ell"
a."
was about 70 repeat the words in aston
iahrnent, wnsn be motiened for me to keep
silence.
"And who is the offender ?"
IL don't know myself yet. He dom
wish 10 b seen until the Of the
arrest. We arc safe enough until NO reach
B~syswater."
"Where 10 he"
1.-THE detective. lie sits BY the door
yondes with . ragged fur cap pulled evsI
his eyes"
81 smiled. l could hardly help il.
"What 10 the case
"A murder-a man and his wife and TIVE
children-their throats Gu. last night-,h,
house set on fire aftsrward."
"Great Heavens ! what a monster"
:. We had continued the conversation in q
whisper tbrcug bout, scarcely above oul
breath, ard now The conductor rose and l.f
l me to study the faces OF my fellow passen
; gers with curious dread and horror.
somehow, as often rs | revolved the mat
ter in my mind. my fancy would settle OH
course, cross,iooking man opposite, with
9 bushy beard and a coat OF shaggy wool
1 with the collar turned up to his ears.
a Eel. C nvinced that this man. with bruta
. eyes. and heavy, hanging jaws, was III
'. Cain, aud as | locked f%ur,isely across,
q caught the wide open orbs Of the fair littl
giil.
,o Obeying the instantaneous impulse Of IN
heart, ! arose and went to her.
y. you heard What We were saying, m
= childfn
~ Yes a murder-O. how horrible :"
l., "Do not be frightened no one shall hui
you"
She smiled in my face with . sweet, col
" fding innocence.
is Our stop at Exmouth was but brief, b.
during the delay l could see that th
watthful detective had changed his seat /
one nearer the british man in the ahage
ovcrcoat.
= "See," faltered the girl, "they-
IL locked the car doors .. Exmouth theyv
:. unlocked them nav"
'. She WIS right.
"Probably they we're fearful least III
criminal should escape" ! remarked in a
"a undefton.
Twill you may ] trouble you to brin
me a glass of wstcrs"
! rose ana made my way towards the ic,
I'd cooler by the door. but with difficulty 70,
the tram was again under rapid motor
. 10 my disappointment tho goblet VIC
= chained to the shelf
- Never mind said size with a winnin
smlle, Il will come myself"
!. drew the water and held the cup bu
instead of taking it ~ she approached, SD
crushed suddenly past ne. opened the ca
n door, and rushed upon the platform.
"Slop her? stop hsr!" shouted the dc
~tective. spring - his feet. .Shs will b
Killed condutor-barkeman, hold up"
. There was u ruch, \ tumult, . hustle.
II was the HEST on the platform, but i
: Was deserted and empty, save by . froxeI
brakeman, who seemed horror-s.ricken.
ssShe sWept past me like . shadow, On,
J. jumped of the train" be said.
NAls" said the coeductss sbssegiag BIZ
! his shosldsrs, "she must have been instant