Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
WHOLE NO. l.5Il.

opening 1t; otherwise he would not Lot
us stand so close to it. Ihave nv bonJ
ON the bolt now; there, have slinnaJ
II. l am going to dash the robher,1,
lantern troGi the table with this bundle
OF shawls; in the darkness we can rnob
out upon the platform and i caIl 6n tbn
guard Don't lose your head or trv to
GeOaln me I0r am quite resolved
DE ready to fly when give the signal" -"
Before | could recover from nv
asIonishment at this bold plan there
was crash of glass upon the floor
uaTIKhess, a volley of Italian oatbs
ana my-slster and l were tearing mad,
~ down the deserted platform.
( ., Guard! guard! !" we shrieked with
all the energy of despair. but from
some meXpicable cause he conId not
or would not hear us, though we saw
MS form quite plainly in the distance
steps were heard in pursuit of M
ana the angry curses of the blIrgIa,
reached our terrOr-stricken ears VIZ
an Inspiration seized Mabel Sbesnnt
her llttle silver whistle to her Iins and
Olew TIL its peculiar note rang ont ILL.,
clarion on the still air.
me sound Of hasty footsteps an
preaching from another direction ba-
came audible, but whether thev were
iof good or Ill we could not tell. Mall
Nau lost her courage and was leanin0
On me, nall iainting, when a voice cali,
ing IN English Halo! What is tba
matter? What are Won rascaiS
her NJ" 'iie INTO
Two men ran toward rs ono Of
whom, to our amazement and dnIigbt
was recognized as Sidney Weir omr
travelling companion.
we ciunS to him, and lowered over
MN with tears, hysterical laughter and
lncoherent thanks, and did not notice
mat during our explanations both rob
per and guard disappeared. Mr.. Weir
said that he had felt uneasy at leaving
us alone in the little station. and fnd7
ing another belated traveller. thev had
whiled away the night smoking and
walking up and down upon the road
near at hand. He had not told us Of
MS change of plans, thinking it mipbt
annoy us. When he saw the roupb lot
OF men who collected about the coffee
room he was very glad he had waited
lor ne thought we might be subjected
TO annoyance, if nothing worse Tba
sound OF MabePs whistle had reached
his ears as signal of distress. and he
would never feel sufficiently thankful
IhaC ne mad given her the little TOW
" What | fail to understand IS This
rascally guard deserving his post SO
shamefully,' said our rescuer. ringing
Il huge bell which hung near.
Presently an astonished proun of
walters and porters gathered around
US with lights and began ASKING a
thousand questions. One of the new
comers stumbled over something living
in dark corner.
" What is this?" he cried; "Moser
the guard, in u drunken sleeDl He
VIII lose his place for this, and deserves
it, toO!' 'N' ''@7o' 'eS
II was atterward discovered that
Anton Moser, the real guard. had been
drugged by two rufians. one of whom
mad stolen his lantern and cap. while
the other made his daring attemnt
upon Mable and me.
we had lost all interest in the fate
at san Vito, and, like frightened. dis
oDedlent children, our only wish was
to return home, if the little hotel that
we had left could be called home
sidney Welr accompanied us. and when
uncle Wallace returned he found n
sultor for Mables hand awaiting hisap-
Pr0val. The approval was not with
heId, as Mab's face BETRAYED that her
heart had found its idol.