Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-06-01

the train began to move off, the rob-
bers-fourteen or fifteen in number,
and all superbly mounted-filed along
the track in the opposite direction,
passing very close to the open win
dows of the side of the car on which
my companion and l were seated. +
Miss Winstowe had been writing
something on card, and l saw her
thrust it QUITO the last horseman in
the cavaleade (Trevor), with swift,
secretive movement, that apparently
escaped the observation of his COM
panions.
Then We went steaming along un-
der full headway once more, the
warning Instructions which the road
agents had placed in front of the en-
gine having been easily removed and
presently the conductor, looking mis-
erably humiliated, came through the
ear, with what he evidently consider
ed the extenuating information that,
while all the passengers had been
robbed, not one of them had suffered
personal injury, though the faithful
express messenger and his assistant
had been shot dead in an heroic but
unavailing defense of their charge.
Miss Winstowe remained silent for
an hour or more after the motion of
the train was resumed, and / felt that
her persistent interest in the passing
scenery was merely a pretense for
turning her face from me. Never
theless, did not. require any special
explanation from her as to the strange
recognition that had occurred. It
had flashed upon me like revela-
ton, in connection with what I knew
of her history, almost at the instant
of that wild exchange of EXPLANATIONS
between her and the young man whom
she had called Trevor-his real name.
Briefly, the explanation is as fol-
lows: s
Clare Winstowe was on her way ,un-
der my care, from Burlington, Iowa,
to Fort va a far west military
station and town, to join her father
an old and intimate friend.of mine
fwho was deeply and lucratively inter-
ested in some silver mines in that
neighborhood. She was also to join
her affianced lover, Captain Morpeth,
fa young and gallant officer, second in
command of the United States troops
stationed there, to whom she expect
ed shortly to be married.
| From a relative of hers, / has
Learned the romance Of her love JUS
before quitting Burlington. For
year or more, before yielding her un
divided affection to Morpeth, she hat
been uncertain in her choice between
hlm and another suitor, this sam
George Trevor, then a respectable
and well-to-do young merchant Of he
native place, though slightly given u
wildness. Her respect and kindlines
for him had continued, even afte
!, she had been compelled to announc
that her heart was for bis rival, an
she had proffered him q sisters Low
in lieu of that which he hoped to gain
Maddened and reckless throug
disappointment, however, the sutsti
: tute had not been agreeably enter
, tanned by Trevor; indeed, it is Sc
dom accepted as palliative unde
such circumstances. He had su
lenly resigned himself to her choict
, but had at once ssgone to the bad
! After a brief career Of dissipation, h
l had sold out everything he possessed
and taken himself of, none kne
1 whittier. ..-..g -. -
Such was her brief love-story, an
its effect upon a misguided man.
At length, after her long silenc
I she turned perfectly composed fax
l to me and said: +
"The next stopping place is o.
a den, is it not, Mr.. u, and '
u should arrive there shortly?"
Z replied in the affirmative.
= ~~''I think I shall remain there ov
y night, for you know I have an unc
Ii who is a storekeeper there" she CO
Il tinued. s'Will it greatly annoy "
to remain over there with me?"
II ssNo. 1t will rather convenien
: me than otherwise" I replied.
: have business acquaintance the
+ who will temporarily replennish a
wallet, which those rascals empti
Y SO summarily. But what can be 20
IL object in tarrying, Miss Winston
instead of pushing right on to FL
s. w, only forty-odd miles beyond
re She blushed, and seemed moment
Irily confused, but was once me
III composed when she spoke again.
u 81 will you tell frankly" 8:
she. ':In the first place, I v
u presume that you have some kno'
~ edge of my former relations W
az George Trevor. and rightly constru
ne the shock I underwent at meet
u and recognizing him SO unexpected
= to-day"
II understood everything" I
" pied.
d, "And you observed me give hin
K card as he rode past the Window
n, eyes, ---
ng "on that gard had written an
gent request that he would meet
g, at moonrise tonight in the belt Of
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