The Lincoln County herald., 1870-11-17

enough to raise ghost right / the midst
Of us all -
The young men laughed at fret; but
the superstitious fear Of tho poor girl
was SO obviously genuine and profound
that Rossmore discontinued his goblin
inventions, and they reassurei her aud
talked for few moments Of something
else, then tho train stopped for Eve min
utcs at the one only station where it was
to make any halt during the long journey.
No one got out Of tho compartment in
which our friends were, and no one got
into il; aud when the train had fairly
moved Of, and our two friends felt secure
against further disturbance, they settled
themselves for sleep. The young lady
appeared to be already asleep
Both young men slept. Suddenly a
loud shrek caused both to start up and
rub their eyes.
1t was the Cumberland girl who had
given the alarm.
"It's q ghost it's ghostl" she cried,
that's what comes of your deviltry and
your talk-you've brought ghost among
us u
The evening had sunk into almost
complete darkness the one lamp, the
highest luxury in the way Of iilumina
ton, to which fist class passengers in an
English express are treated, was burning
very dimly but it needed little light to
see that there was fifth figure in the
carriaee-the figure Of man. There he
was assuredly; tall, slender man,
stopping because Of the lowness of the
roof, and apparently about to take the
seat, which was vacant opposite to tina,
on which the young lady was seated
She had started up with half scream on
hearing her servants alarm; but the back
of the mysterious intruder was turned to
her, and she, perhaps, saw nothing sur
prising in his presence.
Both the young lawyers, however, saw
something very surprising in it. An
English railway train cannot possibly be
entered by any one after it has moved
from the station. Nor has it any outer
platform, or other means of communica
tion, by which passengers can 20 from
one carriage to another. The garages
open at the sides, and each first class
coach is room closed up and complete
in itself. Nobody had entered this com
partment when it stopped at the station
nobody could have entered it since then
yet, here was a fifth occupant where only
four were present before.
"Hallo who are ycu?' exclaimed
Sargent.
"llow did you get n--where the deuce
did you come from?' fercely demanded
Hossmore.
ITS ghost |" sobt ed the Cum berland
girl :, faithful to her or,ginal hypothesis
Don't be alarmed, gentlemen" thu
intruder very calmly observed. "You
have not ghost among you; although
} if had remained under cover a little
longer, it is quite possible you nigh
, have had ghost in the carriage before
the end Of the journey"
But the sound of his voice created
} new agitation. The young lady sprane
from her seat and cried out, "Uh, Harold
, my dear, dear Harold !" and threw hersel
t upon his neck, and sobbed and laughe,
and sobbcd again, and committed o,he
such extravaganccs, to which the intrude
3 lent himself and with great cordiality
, giving back embrace for embrace, an,
r with compound interest.
q The Cumberland girl said, "God b
guild to us-it's Master Harold himself |!
, The two barristers resumed their seats
, and looked on much amazed, but wit
/, that outward calmness which distin
guishes your true Briton under almost al
! conceivable circumstances. The intruder
5 whoever he might be, was clearly, neithc
+, ghost nor robber.
5 "Oh, Ilarold?' exclaimed the youn
- lady chow did you come here? Wher
l did you get in? and what base you com
y for ?"
"Come for? Why to see you, love, @
r cosrse. They thought they were quit
? safe, believe, when they saw the trai
r fairly off, but they we're little mistaken
8 Wen surprise them q little more 20
Aloe"
0 "But how did you come here. Harold
}, "Do satisfy our curiosity, Sir" Sa
o gent interposed. at is quite legitima
q on our part, seeing that your sudde
;. appearance looks like fraud on Il
railway company, Of whom. my frien
and l may be leading diroctors-and the
: you are positively accused of being
e ghost"
The young man laughed. "Gentle
o men," he said, 'you shall have u fu
:, explanation. l have been for year
6 engaged to this young lady. Lately HI
;. mother, who was widow, thought ft I
d marry again, and her husband, this youu
& lady's step father-saw him ut the static
@ to-day-detests me, has poisoned h
d wifo's mind against me, and has pc
', suaded her to refuse her consent to ou
o marriage, Of which she quite approve
.. two years ago-perhaps, because We wei
!. too young to marry. am going to Il
]. West Indies, aud may be absent, Heavt
! knows how long; aud they had set the
d hearts upon preventing me from seein
| lioo hoen.a Nn- h.I M.