Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-22

of aquatic birds. Save that Philippa was
by my side, it was the duilest journey ever
| made.
OF course there were English tourists on
board; no spot Is complete without them.
Two of them, young men, and apparently
| gentlemen, had seated themselves near US;
and after the usual admirng glances at my
beautiful Philippa, commenced desultory
talk with each other.
From the unrestrained way in which they
| spoke, and from the strength of some of
their unfavOrable comments on the scenery,
| or lack OF scenery, it was clear that they
took us for natives before whom they could
| speak without being understood. Philippa
| of course, looked thorough Spaniard, and
my own face had become so tanned by the
sun that might have been Of any nation
ality.
The young fellows chatted on quite OBJ
liyious to the fact that two of their neigh
bors understood every word they spoke.
| For some time L listened with great amuse-
ment; then the lulling motion of the steam
er, the sluggish muddy flow of the stream,
the monOtOnous banks past which we stole,
exercised a sOporifc effect upon me, and
began to doze and dream.
| Through my dreams heard a name. a
hated name, spoken clearly and distinctly.
! started and opened nv ewes Philippa,s
| head was stretched forward "a II she was
intent upon catching some expected words
spoken by another.
| ''Sir Mervyn Ferrand," heard one of our
| fellow-yoyagers repeat, Yes. remember
| him; tall, good-looking man. Where is he
now? He was bad lot"
| Surely YOU read or heard about it?' said
his companion in tone of surprise.
touched my wife's arm. Come away.
| Philippa," said.
She made a motion OF dissent Arain I
| urged her. She shook her head nettisbIv-
| "AhlI forgot where Won have been for
| months" said the second tourist. laughing:
| "out of the male of civilization and newsna.
| pers. Well Ferrand was murdered-sbot
| deadr,
! ..Philippa, dearest. come. I implore voun
| I wbisnerad
II was too ,atei The Iook m ber f,ce
told me that nothing would now nova ber
~notbingI She would bear tho drs.dfni
truth told nerbans with dis,orted details
| croaned inwardIv The moment I had 40
Iong dreaded had come. II DRAGGED her
away nv force-if interrunted the sneakers
| what GOOD copId IL dop She had hoard
Wnnid fnrnp
rast could onIv nrav that sbs wonId in
| no way associate herself with the mans
| death.
.sMurderedl Poor fellow! Who murder.
ed him?, heard the first speaker saw.
No one knows. He was shot dead on a
country roadside lust as that fearful snow
storm of last winter began. 1t seems almost
incredible, but the snow drifted over him.
covered. In the interval the murdered had.
of course, got clean away"
"Poor deyilI never heard any good Of
| him. but what an endr,
Twas not looking at the sneakers. Jwas
noting every change in my wife's face. [
| saw the color fly from her cheek. saw her
Iips and throat working conyusiyeIv.
| as though she was irving to articulate. /
saw her dark brows contract as in anguish.
| knew that she was claspiug her hands to-
gether, as was her way when agitated. Sud-
denly she turned her ewes to mine, and in
her eyes was a look of horror which told me
| that the very worst had come to pass-that
the dread which had haunted me was real
| izedI Then with low moan she sank,
white and senseless, on my shoulder.
though in whirl of despair, believe
| that assumed kind Of mechanical calm.
| 7 seem to remember that the two English
tourists offered their assistance. that as we
bore PbiIinna 70 an extamnnri,sd concb In
the sbadiast and coolest ,,Iaca yve could find
I smiled and attrihntad nv Wits fainting,
| fit to the heat of the sun. the smell of en-
gines Or something of that kind. Little did
those voung men 9,,ass ,yba, tnsir chance
words had wrongbt Ii,tIa could thsy th;nk
| that in SnaaLin1 Of S;r No., Esrr,nd,s
death ,bev had nerbans ,.racsad Tho b,r-
niness oftwo ,;,,ss NJ, haart ,.,s f,,I ~
grief and fear bn, hai;ova hora ,nrssIf
br,vaIv
In snito ~ s,,b r,,.o.,.;,, ~ ,.,,,a
,dminister ph;Iins,' 49,, Io..oJ ~.
considarabIa time ,ror,b,aa i;,.,a ahnr,
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svncona abonId b,vo snnary.nad "a Gov
time hapjsbod ,h. draads,,I ,nor,,-aS ,,h;,h
had so suddsnIv invadsd bar hra;n CnuJa
sucb a thing have haan noss;hIa would al.
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