Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-26

time the car gave lurch, and deem
ed it my duty to put my arm around
the back Of the seat to calm her fears
She had such a horror of railway
accidents, she said, and her Aunt Jane
had predicted, before she left home,
that something dreadful was going to
happen her; and then she lifted her
large, melting eyes to my face, and !
drew the arm down from the seat and
let it rest on her shoulder. Men are
the natural protectors of women, you
know.
We talked on various subjects. My
sweet companion was very well m
formed, and her language was simple
and well chosen. Before | was hardly
aware Of it, had told her that | was
detective, and that / was making
this journey expressly to help capture
Jorlette.
Sne' shuddercd, and drew q little
nearer to me.
"Dear mel sac said norvousIy, ut
must be dangerous business. This
Jor!ettc, I have heard, is a desperate
character. Pray, oh, do pray be care
fulI'
As she dropped her voice so near
to a whisper, and threw 50 much OK
preston into her beautiful eyes, that
| could not rcsiat tcndorIy pressing
the white hand so near my own, and
whispered | am afraid, something
that would look a>sud on paper.
That wss very delightful trip to
me, and | think it must have been not
altogether unpleasant to the young
lady, for her cheeks we're red and her
eyes bright as we approached the ter
minus. She was going to VISIT her
sister, who lived two or three miles in
land from Liverpool, 50 she had to
leave me before my journey was end
ed.
The train only halted for amoment,
but managed to press a warm kiss
on her lips, and to beg her to give me
her address that | might call on her.
She smiled archly up into my face,
Il will drop YOU line within a
week, Mr.. Dayton she said, swoetIy.
"Let me see-your first M ne is
"Alphonse. No. 3+l T--street,
Liverpool, for the next ten days
Goolby, daring," and | kissed her
again, and saw the door close behind
her with a duh feeling Of pain inside
the left section Of my wais:coat.
But | resolutely put my pretty un-
known out Of my mind, and devoted
myself to "looli sharp" at Jorletse
who hal evidently fallen asleep. Talk
about the une1sness Of a guilty con.
science, indeed,
At Liverpool Mr.. Cathcart stepped
into the car before any one had left
lit. lie swept his eve over the occu.
pants, and a look Of blank diSm'y
settled on hls face,
"1Aunderatlon cried he, Isl pos
slble you have let nm SKIP
ne is there! saIa l. h1u,npnahCly
pointing to my red-headed iello" pas
senGcr,
That. sad Cathcart, IN q tone O.
lneflabIe contempt. "All, you re
lcoI. That man IS the lev Joun Zen
mcut, rector OF st. Thomas church
Cnmberwell. How DO you do' sIr,
ShaN'n9 n''l"5 WIN , 'iG ''c-e''oi' ~
NS io' 'lIu' wa, 'Jo"i1'5 a., I oI''u ;t" ~
con'e''Ie'lv N''1V,I'I'o W oi"T' H .t: lHso
Dut mere Se1'iIeu 10 " 'io S'''i ''''''s
lyl'9 'io..'u t1 noos1' .,, c.o,
'y;,,, OnElc"'O '"i'Iso upon "le liei1e'y y
y" mere III 'le oeu"e IS D. oo''g''e.
lie eAc1al'heu, saV"2eiy' o., D1o no'
oruer you 70 looA SlIa'P' :,
ohuer reverend 9enlIenlan ""S
the only one on ,ne lra'h IN any WISE
answering 1oflet' 5 "eScrlpVlon' SAID
l. doSgeo'y'
The guard came up at that moment
and substantiated my statement, and
friend Cathcart was obliged to swal-
low his modification with as good a
grace as possible. His information
relative to Jorlett's being a traveller
by the 1880 mail train had come from
one of his most reliable men, but there
!