The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-17

/ happened afterward. NV eyes, az | closed
them, fixed themselves upon this bar. l
did not sleep; only rested,-thHt exquisite
rest which is more endurable than sleep,
because it permits distinct and delightful
I consciousness of comfortable surroundings.
What sense of impending danger induced
me to open my eyes l shall never know,
but did open them with e sensation Of
expectation and dread, and ss1 gaEed at
the window dist inctly saw some dark OBJ
ject creep along the black bar have spo-
ken Of. Some bird of night, perhaps! That
was my first thought. NJ, it could not be
that; rat? a mouse? No; ! was awake
now, and could see it clearly as it crert
ssealthily along.
IT WAS ANAN's HAND.
/ | vas not in the least alarmed, being
already familiar with the Ay like manner
; in which the Spanish guards sometimes
crept alosg the outside Of the railway car
riages, and l supposed that my friend An
tonic had repented his negligence, and came
I to lock after my comfort. The hand. how
ever, crept, in a stealthy, uneasy, unwcntcd
fashion along the window, and, as pres
emily saw, belonged TO the figure of a man
I in souchcd sombrero and huge overcoat
an evil-looking fellow, as well as could
see bis black outlines against the clear
moonlight. This figure ereapt cautiously
and doubtfully past the window, returned
and peered in again. Now l knew that
the interior of the carriage was as plaluly
revealed to the fellow rs he was invisible
to me | raced the light, and he had his
back to it. lie surveyed il curiously and
intently, then deity and noiselessly put in
Z his hand and let down the Sindow. BY
this time was thoroughly alarmed. No
railway official would have behaved in this
way, and, besides, they all wore a special
uniform. The real isolation of my position
rushed over me for the first time. Alone,
locked up in railway carriage. as
/ securely locked up in another as if he had
been in cell. No be- p whatever at hand,
for where the guard might be knew not.
II this passed through my mind in far less
/ time than it takes to write it; and mean
while, to my Infinite dismay, the man began
to Chamber in at the window / dashed
down the window behind me instantly, and,
resolving to utter saoh shrek as should
electrify even that sleeping train, addressed
first an ..E.ta por las senoras sofas to the
intruder.
Keep your pigeon Spanish to YOURSELF
and pull up your window like sensible
GIRL replied the well known terms Of my
beloved brother. as he
J TuMBLED HIMSELF HEADLoNG INTO TEE
4 "You, Jackw | ex claimed. astonished
"W ho else should it be-" an swersd Jack,
coolly.
( 'But what on earth put it into your head
to come here?
ooh, it was hot ap1 close where was,
all those dirty SIaniards smoking, and all
ohiecting to have the window down; sc |
climbed out, and crept along. ! was not
absolutely certain of the carriage, and came
near getting into another one; and then
WINS bothered with all these wraps, which,
of course, had to bring with me. Now !
shall just take the sofa ut this end, and have
! u com Portable sleep"
II dou't believe they will let you stay
here
~, nsensc, why shouldn't thew
"Why, you know you yourself said that
they were so very scrupulous about this
carriage.
.'Oit, that viii not interfere with me now
that am here. You are very fond Of air
ing your Spanish, and cat expl,in to them
how it all happened"
YES but"
"But wlIat!"
at will be impossible for them to under
stand about your getting out of the window
Of the other carriage and into this one. |
wish you would give me your ticket. The
guard comes round on my Size of the car
rage, you know, SO that you can lie covered
up, and he
WILL SUFpoSE YOU ARE WOMAN.
Jack laughed satrically. "Wbat a
thoroughly feminine proposition. Really
; love of mystery and intrigue Is inherent
in your sex. That would be rather sneak
ing way of doing things. Don't make your
, self uneasy, my dear. We stop in twenty
minutes, and will make It all right"
"Oh no." | rejoined. Fortunately for
=, You We do not stop for several hours
"You are mistaken. 1t is near midnight
and we stop at half past l2.'
!, at is ,, dear Jack. l lo~ked at my
! watch few moments ago. You must have
8 been asleep
7 "On the cortrary, have not been asloeT
for an instant; and if you will listen as vel
=, as look at your watch, you will 6nd that ii
+. has stopped"
On investigation found that such wa,
!, the case, and about half an hour afterwarl
q the train stopped. The guard passed along
and unlocked the carria ges, but did not de
mand our tickets. That, Jack informed
. ne, would be done at the next station,
few miles farther on. lie had hardly finish
. ed speaking before courteous Sraniart
!. appeared at the door, evidently looking 10
lf seat. "Seneras solas1'' he inquired, tn
- rule being that, if one gentleman is permit
ted in the seneras sofas carriage, it cease
a to be exclusively hdies' carriage, but ma
a be used by both sexes unfortunately
" Alas for the truth The temptation to kceI
!. the carriage to ourselves was too much 70
/. me, and waving my hand toward Jack
, covered and recumbent figure, which Nigh
,s well have been that Of a woman, l answer
ed, frigidly, "Senoras solas."
lie departed; the carriage was Locked W
II, aad we josrheyed on in peace. But nc
70 for long. At tie nexs station there was
n demand for tickets, and delivered min,
IL l.. 4 Al a.