The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-20

the opposite door 0ew oman and cha
surly guard thrust A. IA hs.d Her
heart failed her. II the surlv yu.rd
had seen Biiou. he had TIA r;ght * ear.
~ the dog Oh IL triumph 10 the bscgsce
van. and Impose ON herself tina i9oo.
miny a 4 fno. Instesd. he explai mad
that two ladies' must 81 admitted' AZ the
cienr smoke 81 their c.rr;sCe mao ! hem
upward for the door handle And the
two women In cloaks invaded Miss Nor.
k.Stanley's territory. She RESIGNED
herself. with 4 sivh. 10 the inevitable.
After ali. these ladies were onlv : tribe
peculiar and foreipn-looking. mere
harmless fellov-cre sfures. and Riiou
had already ENJOYED two hours a. f,,ee.
dom. Niss Norfolk -Stanlev's frsf i'm.
pulse was 10 throw nerself an their mer.
CIV to the extent Of releasing her dog
In travail she had never VET encountered
another woman who did NOT assist IN
smuggling Biiou with the delight In
contraband warfare Of anv kind peculiar
to the sex. A second glance AZ those
yelled and muf.ied figures deferred her.
The strangers. with 4 murmured apolo.
gy in French for the intrusion. sank
into their places At the other extremity
of the carriage. and remained AZ silent
as statues. They carried no BAGS or
parcels Of anv kind. The yellow hand
produced a smelling bottle 81 cut steel.
and A punqent odor diffused itself grad.
ually, as the windows were closed 10
exclude the smoke.
Now the tunnels were gained which
form the threshold OF Mont Gents ON
the Italian side. and which are i'm
measurably more black and oppressive.
A rush 81 steam, a shrek Of the loco
motive. and the train was ingulfed 10
the first of the three long tunnels. The
gas burned IN tiny star in the roof OF
the carriage. Horrible darkness and
dense smoke. like an OPAQUE wall
against the windov-sashi Biiou's mis-.
tress unfastened her collar and sonph,
her fan. AT the other end Of the car.
rage the yellow hand was deity open
ing the owners cloak, while pair OF
offering ewes were turned upon the
unconscious Miss Norfolk-Stanley from
the folds az the veil. The smelling bot
tie Of cut steel had vanished.
TUAn HTH0m. kHFI4k LOE0-
motive, and the train plunged into the
second tunnel. Behold the companion
Of the traveller with yellow hands Quiet
" unfastening her cloak. and producing
her smellinp-bott,e. this one = slender
vial Of colorless glass. which she re.
taineI between her fingers instead az
using.
Arush Of steam, a shrek of the To-
connective. and the train passes into the
third tunnel. Silence reigned in the Ia
dies carriage.
After this there was pause. and
Miss Norfolk Stanley opened her win
dow TO inhale the pure mountain Air.
while each link Of the train was tested
before the trial Of the great tunnel.
Then Mont Gems opened that great
mouth. and received the human freight.
the feeble atoms Of an hour. into its
rocky heart. Thirty minutes! Miss
Norfolk Stanley opened her watch.
Much may happen IN thirty minutes
She had turned to the window, which
had been again closed. when her head
was seized, nervous hand was pressed
over her mouth. she was forced to in
hale chloroform. and a heavy cloak en-
yelopcd her. effectually sitting the faint
CIV, scarcely more than q sigh, which
her. The victim speedily lost
and the leather BAG roll
ed from her lap 70 the door.
Biiou fell on his head. Astonished
at such treatment. he crept out Of his
ocket-of which the strap had not been
refastened when the surly guard brought
the other occupants Of the carriage 50
and hid beneath the folds
Of bis mistress's dress. Mark the wis
dom OF this little dog, and explain It by
any law, snort of reason, actual pres
ence of mind, II you can He was
afraid. and concealed himself, trembling