The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-10-06

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risks life could offer which che was not
| resdy to encounter rather than go back to
| the dreary and odious home life, with Hsr-
| Old far away. Now she was being sent, as
| she perfectly well knew, to the custody,
the mere custody, of Sn uncle and aunt
| in Liverpool, in order that she might be
kept out Of the way until Harold should
have left London and gone out to the
West Indies, where ne had relatives, and
| where he hoped to make a fortune.
"But. Harold dear" the girl whispered,
| "the thing is impossible. My uncle will
be st the station waiting for me with the
carriage. Do you think he would be like
| ly to fall into our plans!"
mo, Alice; have thought ct that. II
you have courage and know you have
and are very, very quick, We can escape
and defy him. Now listen, and don't be
afraid. Just before we get to Liverpool
the train enters tunnel, and inside tn e
mouth of the tunnel we stop for minute
"a bare mOment-tO make sure that all
is clear. will have the door open, and
viii take you in my arms and get out; it
will be perfectly easy and safe; and Polly
shall follow without one instant of delay.
Then We hold our breaths, and stand in
the darkness close up to the tunnel wall
for only moment, until the train rushes
by; and then we get quietly out, take to
the road, get carriage at the nearest inn,
and drive TO any station on the line, where
we can wait for the Scottish mail. Your
uncle will only suppose that you have put
off coming for day; he will grumble
and wait for to morrow without doing or
even suSpectnlg anything, and then it
will be too late"
"-If we are killed"
Dearest, do you think would expose
you to any danger?s
mo, Harold, it was not that. I was
only going to say that if We are killed.
mean even if We are kined-we shall be
killed together y
Harold embraced his intrepid and
desperate f1ncee, and the plan was re-
solved on. A few whispered words con.
veyed the whole to stout hearted Polly,
1ho had romantic heart, and would have
gone with these lovers ywhere-leaped
with them out of al express train flying
a. full speed rather than desert them. The
moments went by; the tunnel was near;
the two young bsrristers had long since
been fast asleep in good reality; Harold
softly opened the door, and stood c'Ose to
1t with Alice in his arms; the faithful
Polly loaded herself with such of her mis-
tress's cioaks and things as she could at
tempt to carry the train began already
to slacken its speed they were dt the
mouth of the tunnel; Harold said, in
whisper. "N0u, lover And Alice shut
her eyes, and pressed her face against
his shoulder.
The train ratified and crashed through
the echoing tunnel The hollow, hideous
reyerberations aroused our sleeping bar
risters. Sargent started up, and rubbed
his eyes.
HALO, Rossmore, this is the Edgehill
Tunnel We shall be in Liverpool in q
moment. SHAKE yourself up, old hoyr'
Gall right" replied Rossmore, yawn-
ing "Glad we're in. But say, Sar-
gent, look here-why-dld we stop any
whereof
"Of course not. Why do you ask Pr
Then where are our fellow traVelers?"
GOOD Heavens To be sure, where
are they? / forgot all about them. But
they were here-that's certain and we
stopped at no station, and now they sre
gone 70
UN~-f----I -, A.o,~- - --..l:-.
ike that That man, Harold, whoever
he was, came in mysteriously, and now
he has gone out even more mysteriously,
and spirited away the two women along
with himr'
81 say, Rossmore, how if your sugges
ton of this evening should have turned
Dus a prediction.s Have We had ghosts
in our railway train?"
Both laughed both were incredulous;
and the tram rushed into the crowded,
bustling, blazing station at Liverpool
Oar friends spoke TO the guard Of the
train, who was much amazed at first to
hear of the disappearance of the three
but be seemed to think that,
IN the case of so audacious q lover as
Harold Rivers, anything was possible
and then, there aoas monetary stoppage
in the tunnel.
SO the barristers made no further in
quiries, but took it for granted that all
was right somehow, and went to their
hotel.
They heard the end of the story, how
ever, even before they returned to Lon
don, FOR they let Harold Rivers and his
young wife in Liverpool ten days after.
The pair had just returned from Scotland,
where they were married. They had, of
course, written off at once to Alice's
mother, announcing their marrisge, and
they were in good hope that she would
soon accept the situation. They could
afford to wait little, for they were mar
ricd and happy, and Harold had made up
his mind that ne would not go to the
West Indies.-Hdqper'S Weekly.