The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22

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 @Oh, the scese-n but ke burst ous laughing m spise of himself: the w- memh<ance w1s soo oomical- h the piece have . long scene on the ssaGe afsex the annonnceneut,r he consinaed. z and that fellow Brosn never st Eyed an instant; twss one sild lenp fur the door and that w.s al1- Tkzs may he the uxy they do t in real E6e, but If so, the aurhoF of the play isnt aware of l. ca, the whele business is mn9 awful frand. '
 Good huznor was Tor time restored by the recollection of tAe euening's inci- desfs, but the influence ef 6ke hour and sufroundings vas tao po~ezfnl; helore loag fAey both sank into tkeir former menfal ccnditicu. NeitAw q them couad sleep; till neu they haA nst nied much, and now thas they did Ay tAay could not manage t. So they sak and shisesed e fhe ssain shot ssslkly a3oax tf.pagh fAe peltiAg szin, the half-houn dragging weariiy along. :he frss remark made. s came from Welby.
 --i dare say we are,n replied ehxrison, '" but wha; IS the latest proof of i,
 We never looked in the timetable to see whether OCT train or the Midland one reaches Liverpool first If ours does, all we have to do IS to meet the other and stop him as te gets ou;-r
 Az love, there's slender thread of hope yes. We mus, ask the guard next time se stop. He may know which ar- rives first
 "Yes; but how far E it from one sta- tion 10 the other ?"
 haven't an idea but a cab ought to do i; in very little time"
 The new hope thoroughly woke them up. and they awaited with eagerness the next opportunity of speaking 10 the guard. Directly the train stopped Charlton jumped out and rushed along the platform.
 Does this train or the Midland reach Liverpool hrs,:" he demanded eagerly.
 Midland. sir, five minutes before we do.n
 Charlton gave groan Of despair.
 "lt may be late. though. SIT added the guard. seeing his disappcintmen, {; '' them Midland trans often are
 Charlton knew oy instinct tha, this was a hbel, merely uttered so calm him, and by way Of thrust al rival company.
 What time are ve due. he asked.
 SIX ten, sir, and we shall be there to the minute
 "ThIs, 8. all events, was comforting. and with this crumo of consolation tned ts be content But even that vas denied him, for as he roamed along the platform u search of his com per,meat. he heard an angry voice call put Are we gotng to stop here all night. guard We're thirteen minutes late alieadyr
 Welby saw by his companions face that the news was TO, encouragias There was nothing for il no~ but to wait. ! most aggrsvating method of passing time They were nred of taking, both of them were very sleepy, and, as con- sequence, considerably out Of temper Chari;sn was wondering how on earth he ~as to ge; back in time for rehearsal; subject O: wonder that lasted him some time, 10. T. was impossible to ind a solu- .aan of the ds6cnl.y WeIby sa, in his -orner in silence, excep. when he nut cred something to himself that would nave been as vel let unspoken.
 The lights of Liverpool appeared a, ast. The two unwilling travellers shook themselves thoroughly awake, and eszed n,o the misty distance.
 "One good thing said Charlton, Eve haven't any luggage to bother about
 - wish to goodness hAd,r refor,ed Welby; "I don, at all relish a nigh, ou, vithout my bag.
 We had better plan our action," sag tested Charlton: what shall re do oi- 'ecuy ve arrive .'
 l oon't much care I've reached the ItAte of absolute indifference to every- hing
 "Oh, nonsense! nov we've come so ar ve must do what we can. We had ,efter take cab 10 the Midland station f we meet Browns train. it's all right f we don't we will 90 to the M,dland 'o.ei.i suppose thze IS one-and see if
 And supposing he i<nt- asked Welby.
 Then ~e are at the end of our re- 
 "I am glad of that, because I mean to 70 to bed and get good nights rest, whatever happens teel as if 1 could 1 'leep tor a week.
 The minutes seemed to creep on 2: ap- the train had caught up some of $ lost time, for it was nov only Eve l minutes past six and they seemed to be l D the town- However. the vesy laz pan # journey is generally the slosess, and, l $ they jumped on to the platform, they | ,odced that the clock pointed to thirteen l minutes past the hour To seine the first | :zh, and leap into if was the york of a | eoosd then there vas nothing Sor n bu, gain to wait
 l hope to goodness his train is laae,- aid ChAritoo feverishb-
 Can't hear what you say" shoused | Nelby. this cab makes Such . rou.''
 Never mind, shouted back Charlson.
 In less time than they anticipated they cached Midland station. aYou pay ,iu,' cried chAriton, jumping oss before he cab sfopped, and rushing down the nf{Sarvu Walkxv ~nw, eh~ -.~ = -~--l-