Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-05

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where are you goin, Dick?
Back to chat with my through pas
sengers.'
And Dick Davis, the conductor, left
the small car and entered the through
coach attached to the train.
Closing the door, he walked straight
| to an old man seated In the centre of
the car. His hair and beard were as
white as snow, bat there were no crows
fest on his forehead nor wrinkles on his
lcheeks. His eyes flashed with the
| Hight of lusty manhood, though his hair
would Indicate that he bad crossed the
boundaries of his three-scOre years.
He smiled when the pleasant faced
conductor dropped into the seat before
him, and leaning forward, made re-
mark In low tone of voice. This re-
mark caused Davis to raise his head
and gaze at the beautiful face OF a girl
who slept in the seat behind the white
bearded passenger.
she sleeps Ike child the conduc
tor said, admiring the face, and wish
ing perhaps that he could only enjoy
such 9 slumber.
She always sbeeps that way respon-
ded the passenger with smile; and
when she wakes she is as fresh ss q
rose.'
Your daughter has company, see,
observed Davis, ,glancing at the re-
tmainder of tiHe car, whore sst two men,
Eoneof whom appeared to be sleeping
Yes, are they going through?'
tao.0b, yes; ;nspeT but. through passen-
lgHfss are adm jsteds % this eoacho 2 They
iarer rHgt seommuaicatiYe lellow-travet-
ers, should say 80 ..' - = ''.i =
They are not,' replied the old man.
.Mr. Davis, do not like my travelling
Icompanions,', and the speakers voice
was lowered - "a 81
Il The conductor looked surprised.
sWill you explain, Mr. Radcliffe?
A short time previous to the present
Iconversation the conductor and his
passenger had exchanged names, and
were thus enabled to call each other
properly.
Il can scarcely explain wss the pas
lseuger's reply, There Is q man In the
fourth seat from the Stove whom, IN.
accountably, 1 do not like. He board
ed the train at ROmney, and l have
j jcaught him looking askance at myseli
land Mabel. Then the fellow wh0ap.
pears to be asleep three seats behind
him on the opposite side of the aisle,
has been guilty Of the same thing, and
i believe there Is 9. connection between
1.-THE parties. Idonot want you to think
that ] fear them. Never la my life,
land l have passed through the wild
tribes of the Amazonian valley, have
feared man. Over there lies the only
level to " hich cling and he nodded
toward fhe slumbering girl She is the
sole creature through whose veins runs
my blood. and you must know that she
is dear to me-
Certainly, Mr.. Radcliffe said Da.
Wis. Your entire solicitude Is for her.
Exactly
DO you know those two fellows?'
Il do not; never saw them before In
all my ilife.'
Conductor Davis thought a moment
yourself and daughter can avoid
them by taking up quarters in the for
ward car. / assure you that you will
not be regarded as intruders, and that
rjthe accommodations will not lack com
fort.' ~<-4 p.
But the passenger gently declined
the conductors offer, and said that he
would finish his journey In the coach
be had been placed In for that purpose
After few words more Davis left
the coach and passed into the express
: car, where he soon appeared to forget
his passengers In conversation with
the messenger.
y The door had hardly closed on the
conductor form when the man near
lest hestove showed signs of anilna.
tion. He turned his head aud look ed
up the dimly lighted aisle, not forget
ting to let his eyes rest on the old trav.
Ieier and his daug hter. He was hand
Isome man, about thirty-five years Ol
, Iaee, and his luxurious crop of silky,
auburn whiskers shone pair of mild,
blue eyes.
Not one man in q hundred would
have chosen him for rascal.
He was well, almost fisshily dressed;
there was handsome diamond pin on
his bosom, and crested ring on his
hand.
Allowing his gaze to return down
the aisle, be fixed 1t upon another
man, who appeared to be sleeping, q
short distance from him. This man
was quite young; his eyes were heavy.
and the hirsute appendage on his face
was long.haiied mustache that
dropped over his mouth.
The two men exchanged looks which
t told that they were not travellers scci-
twLo were we'll acquainted with each
e other.
Again the first mentioned one look
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