The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-24
SATURDAY MORN NTNG, DEGEMBER o. 1910.

her, .Ohl lwisb they would hurry on !
sef' '.Wc arc moving once morc,D said.
Conductor for tho man of tickets was
passing through the cur-,'why did VIC
stop at that backwoods place 2"
"Odt of water" Was the reply, as he
hutricdy paHsed BJ.
Now l knew perfectly well tIillt His
answer was not the trne solution of the
matter! Our delay did not exceed half
. minute. altogether too short a time for
rcpleilishing the boiler /; and where OH
earth was the water to come from in that
dcsolate stretch of barren pinewoods.
Five minutes after, the conductor re-
entered the ear. | made room for him
at MS eide. 80 81
"Sit down, conductor; you've moth
ing TO do tiis minute" s.y a
He obcycd.
''What do you mcan by telling mic
such lie just now J"
/ Tspokc undarn,y breath; he replied
IN the same tone ~ ~ ess t-s.,.a I
49, About nlIst 2" ss
"About the reason ydt stopped to take
on u single passenser--a gentlctti III who
who has come. dawn from Bayswatcr."
"Eor the pleasure of travelling once
more over the same route 2"
Exactly so-ior the purpose of trav-
elits for your own society. Don't be
alarmed rur your own socicty--it's de-
teetivc ttlicetian."
Sas ab5tt to, tepcat the words iu as
tonishmcnt, When he moiioucd me to
silence b.
The detective? He sits BY the door
yond"r, with u ragged fur cap pulled
over his eyes. BID sou. ever sec more
perfect specimen of the dilapidated coun-
tryman y a..9.s,.s.s,
smiled /; I could hardly help il.
What is the case r.
Ili:.ssler.sa man aud MS wife aud
two litti6 childrcn-tlIcir tkfoats cut,
last night, aud the l,oasc set ON fire af-
forwards"
Great heavens what monster ~
We had continued the conversation
throughout in whisper; scarcely above
our brea,li; and now the eahduttor rose
and left me to study tie faces of lily fcl-
low passengers with curious dread aud
horror.
Somehow, often as l rcvolvcd the
matter in my mind, my fancy would set,
tic on coarse, Gross-looking man oppo-
site, with II bushy beard and shaggy
coat, with the collar turned up around
his ears. l felt convinced that this man
with the heavy hanging jaw was the
cain and as iodktd fatti4e,y across
caught the wide open blue orbs Of the
fair little girl.
Obcying the instantaneous impulse OF
my heart, arose and went over to her.
''You heard what we were saying, my
child ?"
"les--a Irurdcr-oh, how Horrible.
"Do not be frightencd-no one Shall
HIT, gou"
She smiled up in my face with swcc,
coniding innocence.
Our stay at Exmouth was bat grief;
but during the delay, could sec that
the watchful detective had changed his
seat for one nearer ihe british muu in
the shaggy coat
See" ialtcrcd the Soi'Eg girl, they
locked tiie car doors at Exmoulh they
are unlocking them now"
She was right.
"probably they were fearful that the
criminal would escape" | remarked in
an undertUne.
Will you-may I trouble you to
bring me glass of water p
| rose aud made my way towards the
ice cooler by the door, but with difficulty.
for the train was again under rapid mo-
ton. To my disappointmtRt, the tin
goblet was chained to the shelf.
mo matter" said she with winning
smile, II will come myself"
drew the water and held up the cup;
but instead of taking it us she appro-
ached, she brushed suddenly past me,
opened the door, aud rushed out upon
the platform
Stop her, stop Her p shouted the
detective, springing to his feet; she viii
be killed; conductor, brakeman, hold up!