The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-30
TNnOU0H PASSENGER.

TNnOU0H PASSENGER.
''Whcie are you going. Dickf"
"Back 70 chat with my through pas
sengcrs."
And Dick Davis. the conductor. left
the mall q and entered the through
coach attached 10 the train.
Closing tho door he walked straight
20 On old man seated In the center 0f
the oar. His hair and beard we're ~
whits ~ snow, but there were no crows
fest on his forehead nor Wrinkles ON his
chseks. His eyes flashed with the lusty
lightpf manhood. though his hair ipdl.
cats19hat no had crossed the boundary
Of tnsUe SCORE years. N@ri 81
sHc smiled when the pleaAsnt-iacod
conductor dropped Into the seat before
him, md leaning forward made b re-.
mark In = low tons Of volcc.. This re.
mark CauNed Davis IN raise his head
and case NJ the beautiful face of n girl
who slept In = seat, beside tho white.
boarded passenger.
''She sleeps like . child" said the
conductor. admlrlng tho face. and wish.
Ing. perhaps. that 1a could enjoy such
q slumbcr.
..Shs always sleeps TINT way" re-
apondcd the passenger, with u smlle."
''and when she wakes shc Il fresh A. q
rose"
"Your daughter has company. I &c.,"
observed Davis, CHANGING at the remain.
der Of the occupants Of the car, who
appeared 70 be sleoping soundly.
Eyes; they are going throughr'
"Oh. yes; mono hut through passcn.
gers arc admitted TO this coach. They
are communicative fsllowstravcleis. !
should sAy."
They arc not" replied the old man.
"Mr. Davis. I do NOT like my travelling
oompsnlons;" and The speakers voice
The conductor looked surprised.
"'Wili you be kind enough to explain.
Mr.. Radclifsr"
A short time previous To this conver.
satlon the conductor and passenger had
exchanged cards, and were thus en-.
abled 10 address each other by name.
II can scarcely cxplain.'' was tho 70.
ply Of the passenger. "'rherc II q man
In the fourth neat from tho stove, whom,
unaccountably, I do not like. He board.
cd tho train at Romney, and I ha>e
caught him looking askanoc At Mabel
and myself. Then this fellow who %,
pears to bc asleep, three seats behind
him Of the opposite side " tho aisle,
has been guilty Of the same thing. and
! believe there Ii M understanding b.
tween the parties. do not want you
10 think I fear. Never in<ihy life, and
have passed throuEht1 b wiids Of The
Amssonisn valley. kAxe \. feared man,
Over there lies the only Jewel to which
l cling" and he nodded toward the
Numbering girl. ''She ID the sole crea,
ture through whose veins runs = dror
Of my blood, and you must know she {,
very dear to me-" fF
''CertAinly. Mr.. Radcliffe" said The
conductor, 'Your entire solicituds Il
for her"
Exactly"
"D0 you know these fellowsp"
q! do not; never saw them before In
my life"
Conductor Davis was thoughtful
moment. itiN
yourself and daughter can avoid
them by taking up quarters Ia tho for.
W.. y. "I,o NV .n"C YOU sna'.
uos os eonslaesea "a intr4dcrs. and that
c "r so"'uAuon VIII not lack TOT
But the passenger gently declined the
conductors offer, and sand no would
finish his journey In th~coach which he
had been placed In for that purpose.
After q few more words Davis loft the
coach and passed. into the express car,
~srs PP "'''sc' MS Passen'
s0.,.r. a.,. ... ...n.
uoor nau haruiy closed on the
0., = s'.ha wnSn thc man near
500, IS ~ %su snoweu animation. III
~ iighted aisle. q forgetting 10 lot biz
SySs sss. on tne old traveller and hi,
ss."!s. .S. tc was y handsome mar Of
h;s o'd, and above
ms iuxur1ant crop 81 silky, auburn
svss' 'none . pair OF mild blue
h. wa. oh %ns ma S;m IN IN = hundred would