The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-08
EUREKAi TRIUMPH AT LAST.
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In these drawing-room cars; and when he
thought himself secure from observation.
would fall TO laugbingin the most vio-
lent manner, and continue the healthful
exercise until ne was asred in the face as
lobster.
Al We neared the city these demon.
STATIONS increased In violence, save that
the stranger no longer ran away TO laugh
but kept in his seat and chuckled to
himself, with his chin down deep in is
shirt collar. But the changes those port
manteaus underwent! He moved them
here. then. he put them behind him. He
was evidently getting ready to leave, but
a We we're TWENTY-FIVE miles from the
city' the idea OF such early preparation
was ridiculous IL we had entered the city
then, the mystery would have remained
unsoived, but the stranger became so ex'
c'sed that ne could Keep MS seat no long,
er. Some one must help him, and as
was the nearest to him, he selected me.
Suddenly turing. he said. rocking him
.slf n and fro IN b;s chair IN the mean.
- -. -,.~-:--I.. -. -
A"e, .no s'aPPins MS legs 'ogeeuer' anu
breathing hard:
been gone three yearsp
"Ahr'
wYss hear In Er,ona Eo,Ls dor,,
-. p.. ~"
49, LUG ,V' sn.es "pn'n' ye''o"s go'
snsOugn snu stafteo. teiegrapned them
1t the last station-they We got it by this
time"
As he said this he rubbed his hands.
and changed the nortmanteau on hi. left
A. ~. -;rht srd ~. on. a. ,ha r;.h. o.
VIC .'su', ""u '"0 o'o on sno ''s"' '"
the leit again.
'dot wifef said i.
eyes, and three children" he re-
turned.
~ .ha, - 81 s.,a.a -. 49,.
80. -. s. sos sp aA o1e ~. LIS ose,
' -"e"' anu nu"s ~ o'er INC oack vi
the seat
You are pretty nervous over the mat
Ear. amt vou9p / said watching his fidc-
ETY. movements.
uWel- I should think SOL he renlied
~r .;r,a sIsn ,S sound s for = we s p And
YOU don't know" he went on, glancing
nQSQan0oY4
iu . low tone. II am almost certain that
thu train will run offthe track and break
my neck before get to Boston. Well,
the fact is, have had too much good
luck for one man lately. The thing can't
last, faint natural the thing should you
know. I've watched il. First il rains.
then it shines, then it rains again. 1t
Ysins 90 hard you think it's neverogoing
10 ton: then il shines so bright YOU
think it's always going to shine; and Just
q you are settled in either belief, you are
knocked over bv a change. to show that
You know nothing about it,"
"Well, according to your philosophy"
I said, "you will continue to have sun
shine, because you are expecting a
storm"
slt': curious he returned, "but the
get through safe is, because I think /
won't"
"Well. this is curious" said I.
EYES," he replied. 81 am machinist
made q discovery-pobody believed
IN it-spept all NV money in irving To
bring it out-mortgaged my homeeall
went. Everybody laughed at me-every-
body but my wife-spunky little woman
-said she'd work her fingers off before l
should give it up. Went to England-no
better there-came within an ace of
jumping of London Bridge. Went into
. workshop to earn money enough to
come home with-there met the man /
wanted. TIC make long story short I've
brought 500, 900 home with me and here
Iam,"
GOOD for you," exclaimed.
"Yes," said he, 100000, and
the hest of il is, she don't. know snything
about it. I've fooled her SO often, aud
disappointed her so much, that just
concluded would say nothing about this.
When / got my money, though, you bet
Ter believe | struck bee line for home.
"And now Isuppose, you will make her
happy"
"Happyp he replied, "why, you don't
know anything about it. She's worked
like dog since have been gone, try.
ing to support herself and the children
deceutly: They paid her thirteen