The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-17

paythe penalty of making love.
But sad |. shocked at his sang Jrotd.
:. I have noT made love. Since have been
here, [ am not conscious OF even having
looked at a woman. much less spoken to
one :"
Then tits an enigma" hi replied. Fine
only solution ! can offer yOu i2-that you
have been mistaken for some one else"
Bon Dieur' | exclaimed. You have
undoubtedly hit the marx. | have teen
m~istaken-and | know for whom. Have
You not seen q man in this own bearing a
striking resemblance IA me-"
No was the ans ~er.
We'll, my friend, baVe Tie moment
| saw him l felt uncomfortable. | had a
preSentimeDt of evil I"u will ablige ,ue
by letting me- have Your bill. | shalt go to
Paris tonight. Ii | step here another day.
my life, which | lett England 10 tortify,
will he snutftd ont lie = cal die
The horcl keeper. seeing matters com" 10
a point that affected bis Interests. end. az
ored TO laugh down my d ubtS. He argued
that the ball | had received in my hat might
have bs en- destined !or Il bird I; that il was
the shot OF some ~retcts:d marksman, who
might have mistaken me for Il crow.
THAT may BIZ very we'll" answered
but suffer me (. tel you that your ex,
cuse only makes mt more r~esOlute to leave
the place for of what value is a mans life
in a district Astounding with spOrtsmen who
can mistake IA hat tor a crown"
A train let for Paris at 2:35. 1t was al
express and | found it to be due at 5 o.
clock. | dispatch. my portmanttau by d
porter o the station, and having twenty
minutes before me, sat down to a light re.
past of cold foW and rtn ordinaiye. The
position of my table enabled me to get
view of the street. As the porter strobe
away with my luggage, | observed a man
cross the rOad and accost him. In reply
to what was obviously a question, the pOr.
ter. with the geSticulation of a Frenchman,
pointed with his thumb to the hotel, and
vigorously nodded his head. The mar
crossed over again TO the pavement, came
On until he was opposite the hotel,
caught sight of me through the window.
and abruptly turning on his heel. walked
off in the direction taken by the porter.
i thought nothing OF this. The man, |
coniectured, probably wanted the job | had
given TO the porter. He was a common.
looking fellow, dressed in leather CATERS.
a blouse. a slouched cap and Il belt. There
was nothing singular in his face. He was
dark, with black beard and mOustache. He
was a familiar type of the middle-aged
peasant of southern France.
Having discharged my bill, l walked to
the railway station. On one platform
there was much tumult, 4 train from Par
is having Just arrived. But on the platform
against which stood the train that was &c
bear me to the north, ] counted only tiv.
people exclusive Of pOrters.
! But | had little time for observation. The
train would leave in three minutes. / saw
my p~ortmanteau slowed away in the lug.
gage van, procured my self a first-clas:
ticket, and took my seat.
The shrill whistle of the guard sounded
The engine CAV a snort; the line of CARR
ages slanked 10 their chains as they tighten
ed 10 the strain. Suddenly several voice:
cried stop. stop! Now. then, quick
Which class-frst: Lett sc your lcket
Right Here you are-jump in" Tn,
door of my carriage was opened, a torn
was another shrill whistle. and off went the
train.
I looked 1T my companion. He was tn,
man wllom I had noticed speak to the por
tar and stare into tie window st nv hotel
A thrill passed over me. My recent e..
caps had greatly ~hakcn my nervous sy,.
rem. and the aDparItion OF 2 man whom
felt | ought 10 suspect sent Il chill through
my blood. As 2 peasant. which he vas
not expressed only in his dress, but in hi:
hands, which were dirty, rough aud hnrDy-
! what did he do in Il tirSr-clasS carriage:
would have given something 10 have chan
sed carriages. Bat there was ne communi
catisn with the guard. Moreover. the train
not stop until a run Of sixty six miteS haC
been accomplished. We were now bowling
along with great rapidity.
The man at, screwed into the c"Tnel
away from me. Removable. He appearef
to he looking through the window at thu
country as il whIried by but there was Al
distracted expression i'm his gaze which in
dicated that he saw nothing. His arm!
were folded upon his breast. Though n,
must have been conscious OF my scrutiny
he never turned his eve upon me. Hi
lips, | saw, We're tightly compressed, an'
he breathed slowly but deeply through hi
nose. the nosJrils of which dilatcd 10 tn,
steady respiration
Ibegan after 4 time 10 regain my cOmpoS
ure. ! struggled to laugh down my fears
What, | thought. mad / to fear from a man
had never Seen-whO had never seen me
The thing was preposterous extracted
prper from my pocket, and cOmmencei-t
read. | might have spoken 10 him, only
imagined mat a man in his situation nigh
have been embarrassed by my Erenth. viii.
| did not speak with a good accent Beside
there was something that repealed all NJ
preach in his immobility.
Half an hour pas "a away. All at once
!. over ibe edge of my newspaper, I saw hin
nut H. head'o ut OF the window, as if to ope
the door. | had not time to conjecture hi
intention, when, witb a wild, screamin,
whistle. we were hurled into the night of
lo"g trnnel.
The rapid disappearance of the daylight
made the oil lamp suspended to the car
rage emit but the dullcst light for som
minutes.
I LAID the newspaper down with all III
old fears revived in me. | had scarcely don
so, when | saw the outline of i man rise i
the carriage. He leaped over TO where
Wac seated. | saw the glen, OF a knife il
the air.
Mad with passion and surprise, | graspc,
the descending arm. A furious determine
ton to save my lite inspired me with tn
strength Of a giant. The ferocity with whicI
| seized his wrist forced the hand open. Tn
knife fell; and then commenced Il silent, ia
rious struggle.
He seized me by the collar and chung will
the t~enacity OF a tiger. I heard his snap
ping teeth. as if he were e~ndeavOriDg to bit
We waved from one end of the carriage f
the other. | felt how weak ill-hcalth ha,
left me, and prayed TO pass out into tn
light that | might the better see how to Tn
counter the ruffian.
Suddenly lfolt myself swung round will
tremendous energy. I bounded against
door, which opened, and We both fell GU
on to the lines IN the very center of the tun
me-.
The fall seemed 10 have stunned him 70
he fell under me and remained for q tim,
motionless. For myself, l received an in
describable shock. such AS is experienced il
a collision; but | retained my senses.
heard the roar ofthe train dying away in tn