The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-22


he might have had cunning enough for
twice his age, with closely cut black hair,
and delicate ieatures.n
Veal knew this description well enough,
and for two days had kept our eyes open,
hoping to identify them among the passcu-
gers But our scrutiny had all been in vain )
and as the train rushed On, | felt how dis
appointed the police at Euston would be
when we arrived again without even IT,
dings Of then.
was soon tired of this subject, and went
back to worrying myself about the sad
looking, ycllow-huired girl who had SO eyi-
IDENTIFY wished to travel alone, and been so
successfully foilcd ID the attempt by that
intrusive Top with the handsome beard.
Foolishly kept on thinking of her, until,
rs we were dAshing along like lightning
through the wind aud darkness, only fifteen
or twenty minutes from Chalk Farm, the
bell in my van rang out with n sharp and
sudden summons. never wondered for
moment who had pulled the cord. In
stinctiyely knew, and-it was the car
riage furthest from my van | left my
place almost breathlessly rs the engine
slackened speed, and, Fastening along the
lootboard, hesitated ut 20 window until /
reached tue one from which / felt qlite
sure that frightened young face vouldbe
looking out. My heart literally beat in
dread as stopped and looked into the car
riage. What did l see Only the two
passengers buried in their separate corners.
The young lady raised her head from the
book she held, and looked up at me aston
ished-childishly and wonderingly aston
ished.
"IIas anything happened to the train 7"
she asked timidly.
The gentleman reused himself leisurely
from a seemingly snug nap. What on
earth has stopped us in this hole ~ he
Sqid, rising and pushing his handsome
face md his long beard past me at the
window.
It was only too evident that the alarm
had not been given from this carriage; yet
the feeling had been such certainty to
me that it was long before felt quite
convinced to the contrary; and went on
along the foot-board TO other carriages
very much more slowly than ] had gone
first to that one. Utter darkness sur
rounded us outside, but from the lamplit
compartments eager heads were thrust,
searching for the reason Of this unexpected
stoppage. No one owred to having SUM
moned me until reached that second-clnss
carriage near my own van, (Which | bad
hastened past befOrc,) where the iidgety,
deaf old lady who had amused me at Rugby
sat alone. | had no need to look in, and
question her. Her head was quite out ol
the window; and, though she had her
back to the light and ! couldn't see her
face, her voice was cool enough to show
that she was not Oyerpowcred by fear.
"What a time you've been coming" she
said. "Wherc is it7"
"where's what :"
But though yelled the question with
all my might and main, believe ! might
Just as hopefully have Questioned the teie-
graph-pOst which could dimly sec beside
MS, and have expected an answer along the
wires.
aWhere's the small luncheon basket 7"
she inquired, pulling out her long purse
Wlth great business. a small lulcDeon
basket, my good man, and make haste"
Shall ever forget the sharp expectancy
of the old lady's eyes as they looked into
mine, first over, then under, then through
her glttering gOld.rimmed spcctaclcs2 Z
What surprised me most particularly was
the fact of her decidedly not being, rs any
one might suppose, a ravins lunatlc.
"Be quick with the small luncheon
basket, please" she said, resigncdly sitting
down, ana pouring Tue contents OF her
purse out mo her ipp' IL" " hungry ]"
IT, ,nnroso tho+ n.bor sbo IooLod i'm nj
ma r,"pi PVI H. II s;ivos % sSo rss connt;nS she
sn,,, v mWa, Nv" ,,t,n, ho",ildorwont I didn'f try
@" noT, ", ~ mnto " hor h"ar far knew II IN he
%o" owoIss. I0 % tnr G sSo ro;s6J Ier voice suddenly
.o I sLr;,I ,,;,sh If ncoy;.bness and nointed
with m" sbaEinv Ennd 10 the wsll Of the
c,rr;,,e ",s N,,N
"Too,, +boro Doesn't II saw ,smoll
I,,chOon haStSts pnII down the cord !,
% ! ,rant smalI Irnchann bsstet soT nnIled
down tbc cor cord Make haste and ret il
mo o- III rcnort Won to the manapcT.n
S,n;r, NOM ,b,i sLc wns almost ne hind
0s sbc was JcaC bcran to understand
r.hat sho meant on tbc snot In which
shs no;nted above tho seat opposite bcr
% tr, p,mcrs ] wcra rostcd in \ linz ono the
aJyo,tisSmsnt ord Small luncheon baskets,
Snnni;eJ nj Rugby tbe other, the com.
napy,s directions for summonips the guard
pnJ stonn;ng ,hc rain in cases oF DANCER
I IS ,hog harrcrod @ I 70 ho nlacsJ tbe lSrvs
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