Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-06-06

suffered" Alice whispered. He pressed
her hand tenderly.
"Why did you not come before ?" she
inquired.
Harold smiled. Blame these gen.
tlemen for that" he said. "They will |
not be offended if say that l thought |
them just little de trop; and | fancied,
from something they said, they were
going to get out at the station we have
| Just passed, and so l waited. But when
l found they were coming the whole
way, l saw it was useless waiting any
longer, and l came out, and nearly
frightened poor Polly there (servant
girl) out of her senses"
Every sorry we should have been in
your way, sir,' said Sargent. "But it
may interest YOU to know that | am
the profoundest sleeper that ever trav-
eled in a train, and that feel terribly
sleepy now"
"And l." said Rossmore, can hardly
keep my eyes open."
So the discreet barristers at once
turned around in their seats, coiled
themselves up, closed their eyes, and
were apparently buried in sleep deep
enough for the Emperor of Barbarosso,
or the sleeping beauty in her immortal
| wood.
Then Harold sat beside Alice, and
| took her hand in his; and the servant
Polly seemed to follow the example of
her legal travelling companions, and
sank into sleep. So Alice and Harold
talked and talked, and were happy.
About to part, apparently, for years, yet
they were happy in the present. Surely
that is, one of the most excellent and
exquisite properties of love-exquisite
in its delight and in its pain-that it
never looks beyond the present hour,
but finds happiness now in 6. moment
airy meeting, though the agony of
long parting threatens near at hand
agony now in momentary parting,
although the hopes of a speedy reunion
may smile and offer consolation.
These two then were happy for the
hour. But the whole journey from
London to Liverpool by express is only
some five hours affair and two hours
: had been wasted before our adventur
Gus lover emerged from his conceal
J ment. So the prospect of Liverpool
t and separation began to grow very
1 threatening and imminent; and Har-
. old, dreading and detesting the
t thought of such a parting, began to
: urge wild proposal. Why should they
F.; not escape at Liverpool, take the first
E train in the morning-only few hours
to wait-and go en- to Scotland and be
/ married there? Then let the family do
its worst; Harold would not 60 to the
3 West Indies, but would push career
: at home. Or, even if he had to 60, he
would leave behind him a welded wife
: whom no ill-conditioned stepfathel
= could take from him. "Be my wife
come and be my wife-that first; that
e at all hazards" So rang the refrain o.
u the passionate outpouring which fol-
b nearly an hour Harold kept whispering
e into Alice's ear.
u The girl had spirit enough, and wal
e not unwilling to yield. Indeed, there
were few risks life could offer which sh,
a was not ready to encounter, rather thar
q to go back to the dreary and odiou
/, home life, with Harold far away. Nov
d she was being sent, as she perfectly wei
D. knew, to the custody of an uncle ant
d aunt in Liverpool, in order that sh
% might be kept out of the way until al
b ter Harold should have left London ant
l. gone out to the West Indies, where b
l. hoped to make a fortune.
"But, Harold DEAR" the girl whis
re pered, "the thing is impossible. M
l. uncle viii be at the station, waiting 70
me with the carriage. Do you thinl
S, he would be likely to fall into GU
b plans p
o. No, Alice; have thought of thai
" If you have courage-and / know yol
D. have-and are very, very quick, we ca
ly escape and defy him. Now listen an
don't be afraid. Just before we get t
lg Liverpool the train enters tunnel, an
re inside the mouth of the tunnel we sto
ne for minute-a bare moment-to max
sure that all is clear. l will have tn
e, door open. and l will take you in m
re arms and get out; it will be perfectl
ne easy and safe; and Polly shall folio
lie without one instant of delay. Then W
lie hold our breath and stand in the darl
ness close up to the tunnel wall fc
p only moment, until the train rushe
ar- by; and then we go quietly out, take I
tie the road, get carriage at the neare:
ur inn, drive to any station on the lin
"a where we can wait for the Scottish mai
h, Your uncle will only suppose you pl
L off coming for day, he will grumb
on and wait for tomorrow, without eve
:" suspecting anything, and then it will /
too late"
ali off we were killed"
n dearest, do you suppose l woul
.ly expose you to any danger ?"
hit mo, Harold, it was not that. wv
i'd, only going to say thai if we are killed
at l mean even if we are killed-we sha
las be killed togetherln
lie. Harold embraced his intrepid an
Ter desperate fancee and the plan was r
he solved on. A few whispered words co
be- veyed the whole to the stout-heartt
ry. Polly, who had a romantic heart, ar
ay would have gone with these lovers an
lg; where-leaped with them out of an e
re- press train rather than desert the1
, l The moments went by; the tunnel W
ny near; the two young barristers h;
Mt long since been fast asleep in go'
thy rerlity Harold swiftly opened the do
M and stood close to it with Alice in