, 1874-06-18
To STOP bYSfElinis

TO stop by Signal.
Iron chan,6cys' nj ,;E,, yourast y, u,., . l.,
gontloman, looking out Of the window.
His scrvant, a demuro-looting man in black,
who had Just got out Of 4 aBccond-claas carriago,
touched ha Int, and replied !" don't know.
Str; III Ask tho guard HoH' sir slonghton stu
"rhoro ought to DO board with tho nnmo on
it," criod tho old gentleman, testify. Guard,
why ien't there q board to this stationl"
"so there is, sir, at tue othor ond Of tho plat
"Thon why doesn't tho train stop whcro peo;
plecan real it? How AM to know when Wo got
to pugborough, Wilnon?,"
sir" cried tho guard. o"Como, jump in, Hir,"--
to WllBon, who resumed his aeas. Tho Whistlo
sounded. the train went OH.
At tho worry noxt Btnion ttoy came to, tho old
gentleman put lts hoad out of tho window again.
Wilson jumped out Of lis enrriage and came
to Ills master, md touched his Int onoo moro.
" ls this pugborough, Wilson1"
"No, Bir. ThiH is II ugh Munliton.
"Now, ttlso your sent" crlod tho guard, for
only one passenger had allghtod, and mono had
enterol the trnin.
At tic next station tho Bamo scene was ro-
pcntcd. -,,
hoaring tho old mans voice, 'don't trouble
youraolf auy more. I'll la Bure and lot youknow
whom you como to Pugborough."
"will you'll" eried the old gentleman, nppasr-
Sory @ kiud. | didn't like to aux YOU, for 1 know
| how much you havo to do"
| ats only my dooty, sir." aays tho guard,
| slamn,ng to the door,
| Iii, guard" /" cries tho old gentleman.
| "Yos, sr," replies tho guard impatioutly, ro-
"You'ro quite SURE, nov you're quite auro, ,ohl
you won't forget me ut pugborough!"
"Ol no, sir saiu tho gunrd; "thatu be all
'.And wilaon-whoro's Wilson, Oh, hero,
Wilson you won't forget my box Wilson. whvn
HNo, Sir" says Wilson, acramb1ing into his
| Roht orco moro
"Troubleson1e old chap that, !" said thc guard,
aB ho swung himself iuto his van. " lnnsnt
forget him at pugborough. There's no other
passenger for thsro.' .......,,.-,u
Nov. pugborough wnB ono OF those mysterious
| places that arc marked with q croBs or dagger III
bradshaw, snd il you succeed in unoarttitng .
| oorrcBpoullng dagger in sumo obscure corner OF
tue pago, you viii lind "stops at pugborough 10
taxo up and aot down nrAt-clasH London p'zson-
gers only" .
Whether 1t was TINT the guard, in Ills excoas
OF anxiety to remember, Ind buntel Ills facul.
tios, or TINT somc spiteful Puck had given lis
wits q bowildering shake, know not, but Bume-
tho eugno-lriyor anl whom tho man looked up
from his pnrcols ho found, to his diHmhY, that
tho train was flushing along HOMO half milo past
tho little pughorough station.
| 10 signal tho driver and put on tho brake Was
tho work Of an instant. Tho trim waa brought
to atandstlll and thon slowly baekod to the
station, amidst tho fierce donuncatlons Of tho
tlrougll-paasenGola.
ma guard himself was much ollt Of to1npor,
angry with himself for his Forgotfutless angry
with tho old goutloman for having Gayon linn ~
lnucl, trouble. ..... .....-..,
"Now, thosl!" Ao shoutod to tho man-aorvant,
'ssharpI Look aftor your master's trap. . Hert @
carrlago. Here's pugborough. Now, sir, II
you ploasoF' -,,u,.
lilo old gentleman We asleep. md 90 couldn't lt!'
ti.no. lIo growled and grumblod' At last run,
reused, ho stared ut tho guard with sacklustol
"pueboroueh, is it Pugborough?. Tl,anl
you, guar1; l renomber. Hhor1s "1lsoh'-
" "Novor mind your box, air-l,ll Hoo to tho lug
gage. Jump out quick, ploaso."
out! Why should jump out7 Who said any
thing nbnnt gotting out?"
yory yergo s Of desperation. s "Iiavon't you boo!
bothotinaE about lugborough ever s'nce "o LOT
"At your own request, guard. " aaid the q, ol
duty Of warning mo OF my arrival at rugbot
oual,, 1 should hayo preferred to loayo the tna
to ily own servant. ALL horo'H tho boz. Ihan
Wilson," said ths old s,,,a gSntiemqha 1i,,4 h. tah
'Tho lact is," said tho old .gollt1cman caln'l
oponlng tic box, nnt looking bonignly at the es
citod guard, ''tiat my daughter gayo mo tn
most Iprtcn!ar inju,ctions. Alinl. papEt,' al1
sail, 'bc sure you tAko pil4 a. ragDoIong,
: why tho carriago door wah daslloa to with sue
iah yoil. and Wilson wllirlcd into bis earrag