The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-05
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Sit down. conductor you've nothing to
do now.
He obeyed.
What do you mean by telling me such
a lie just now? ? /
spoke under my breath he replied
in the same tone
About what?
About the reason you stopped to take
on a single passengers "a gentleman who has
come down from Bayswater, for the
pleasure of travelling once more over the
same route
Exactly so-for the purpose Of travel
ing it in certain society. Don't be alarm
ed for your own society-it's detective
policeman.
] was about to repeat the words in as
tonishment. when he motioned mo to
caution.
Where is he?
The detective He sits by the door
yonder with ragged fur cap pulled ov-
cr his eyes. Did you ever see more
perfect specimen of the dilapidated ccun-
tryman?
| smiled could hardly help 1t.
What is the case?
A MURDER man and wife and two
little children-their throats cut last
night, and the house set on fire after
wards.
Great heavens what a monster
We had continued the conversation
throughout in whisper, scarcely above
our breath, and now the conductor rose
and left me to study the faces of my fel.
low passengers with curious dread and
horror.
Somehow, as often as | revolved the
matter in my mind, my fancy would set
tie Oh a coarse, gross-looking man oppo-
site, with shaggy coat, with the collar
turned up around his ears. felt that
this man with the heavy hanging jaw was
Cain And as looked furtivcy across,
| caught the wide open blue orbs of the
fair little girl. Obeying the instantane-
Gus impulse Of my heart | arose and went
over to her.
You have heard what we were saying,
my child?
Yes-a murder, Oh, how horrible
Do not be frightened no one shall
hurt you
She smiled up in my face with sweet
confding innocence.
Our stay at Exmouth was but brief
but during the delay could see that the
; ever watchful detective had changed his
seat for one nearer the british man with
the shaggy coat
See, faltered the young girl, they lock
ed the car doors at Exmouth; they are
unlocking them now.
She was right
Probably they were fearful that the
criminal would escape, | remarked, in al
undertone.
) Will you-may trouble you to bring
me glass of water?
rose and made my way toward thu
icccooler with difficulty, for the train wa
again under rapid motion. To my vexa
tion, the goblet was chained to the shelf
No matter, said she, with winning
smile. ] will come myself
| drew the water, and held up the cup
: but instead of taking it as she approach
ed, she brushed suddenlyipast me, opened
the door, and rushed out upon the plat
g form.
Stop her Stop her shouted the de
tcctivc, suddenly springing to his feet
She will be killed Conductor . brake
man hold up
There was a rush, tumult, Il hustle
t | was the first one upon the platform bu
); it was empty and deserted, save by a hal
q frozen brakeman, who seemed horro
stricken.
Q She passed me like a shadow, an
d Jumped off as we crossed Cairn turnpik
h rode, he stammered.
Jumped off the express train said tn
conductor Well, he added, shruggin
h his shoulders, she must have been kille
: instantly. What mad folly.
It's five hundred dollars out Of IN
&c pocket, said the detective, ruefully.
didn't want row before we got to Bay
water, but | was a confounded fool.
woman cornered will do anything, | b.
c. leve
~ What ? CALCULATED. you surely do III
is mean that child
er mean, said the detective calmly, tn,
y child, as you call her, is Atilla Burton,
&c married woman, twenty-six years of ag
" who last night murdered four persons
Sy cold blood, and was trying to escape
Canada. That's what mean
at The train was stopped, and Il party
u us, headed by the conductor and dete
tive, went back to search for any trac
of the beautiful young creature who
to loveiness and apparent innocence had "a
plealed to my sympathes. Nor was
an long before we found her, lying qui
to dead beside the track, frightfully ma
gled by the force of the heavy fall, al
tn mutilated almost beyond recognition
nd Well, she's escaped justice in II
Is world if not in the next, said the detc
* tive gloomily, as he stood looking do'
upon her remains.
Do you suppose she expected TO be al
Is to jump from the moving train witho
ne injury? | asked.
Without much injury; most WON
~ are uuTtdSOuiulc cIcdluttS. Dut nof
'ot dreamed of such insane folly, or, you C
L reckon, | should have taken prom
'k- measu ures TO prevent 1t.
it. They lifted up the dead fair thing,a
use carried it to the nearest place of refuge
lonely farm house among the iroz
hills, and we returned 20 the train, ,reaC
'v- ing Bayswater only few minutes behi
our regular time.
Is And when in the next mornings pap'
read an account of the murderess,
? thought of the slender creatures bl
zen eyes and rosebud mouth, with stran
old pitying thrill at my heart.
les. -----
di- The New York Trib'tne thinks Il
er. Disraeli's acrimonious attack on
Queens speech caused Gladstone to Il
on his temper, and hence his talk about p