West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

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platform to put the pas, ia hi. poub
Ct without su>pccting amy thinZ
wrong, but with vague mis9ivings. he
now looked at the pass himself for the
hrSt time. IL MAS apparently perfectly
regular. but he perceived with nneasi.
ness that IL was made out i'm favor OF "A
MIR Moss Levi The lcttcr-prcss stated
that the reason of the pas, BEING
granted should be mentioned in Inc
space indicated for the purpose. and
TINS was hlled in boy the word ship
ping
Mr.. Pettigrew did not at all like the
idea OF pcrsOnating somebody else. cs-
peciaIly when he proceeded to read the
very stringent regulations under which
the pass had been issued. The fact that
IT was not transferable, and was only
available FOR the individual i'm whose
name 1T was made out, was repeated
over and over again with painful per
SiStcncy Mr. Pettigrcw now under
stood clearly enough why the Captain
had manifested uncasincss. Evidently
the pass had been obtained bv false
pretenscs, and 10y using it he was
rendering himself "A party To the fraud.
MIR. Petugrcw had one of those cNccs.
siVcly tender cOnscicnccs which are in
dicativc of innate cowardice. -. He was
not the least concerned, on moral
grounds, now the pass had been OBJ
tanned, nor would he have felt any
scruple about using it If he could have
ieu certain OF not being found out.
but he was appalled, at the prospect of
detection. and the danger seemed To
MS excited Imagination imminent
A. rfaIa al. t. Al.
Levi being apparently connected with
the shipping interest, was known To
some OF the ticket inspectors on the
hne. The demeanor of the official
VINO had already inspected the pass
now seemed to him to have been un-
pleasantly suggestive Of suspicion. 1t
was possible that this man had actual
ly autographed down the line to some
OF his brother officials on the route TO
look out for the imposter A cowardly
conscience Is rcmOrSclcss stimulator
oil morbid Imagination. and before he
had gone many miles Mr.. Pettigrcw
had convinced himself that his worst
apprehcnSions would be realized.
Scarcely less diSconcertng than the
fear of detection was the idea of hav-
ing to keep up the character of the
person he was supposed to be. fatal
drawback to this was that whereas the
name OF Mr.. Moss Levi unmistakably
Indicated Hebraic origin, Mr. Petit
grew nose was pure Gentle snub.
ms was so manifest at glance that
the Tact was alone calculated TO excite
suspicion of his identity. Mr.. Petit
grew telt that he could not stand
against this insurmountable diScrcp-
ahcy, and that TO attempt to swagger
ana braz'n out the situation-if his
IDENTITY were challenged would be
n"IoW hiockery. The consequence
was that by the time the train reached
the hrNt station ut which sloppage
occurred, he had iidgeted himself into
Such state of abicct apprehension
that his nervous and agitated manner
was almost sufficient to bctray him.
when the ticket inspector made his APP
pearance, Mr. Pcttigrcw, who had
wrapped his offending noscin muller
ana turned up the collar of his coat so
as to conceal his features as much as
possible banded up his pass with the
AIR OF n criminal. No wonder the Off
clal after looking at it, favored the
poor gentleman with a long stare.
which made him burst into a cold per-
splration. But this man. like the
other, returned the pass without rails
ing any objection, to Mr.. Pet,iorew's
unspeakablc relief. As the train pro-
ceeded on its Journey he brcathed
more freely, and even for moment
contemplated the possibility of reach
ing his destination without misld-
venture. But his dismal misgivinps
were by no means allayed. and "A very
sight circumstance suiliccd IT, arouse
them again. Ever sine, the start his
tellow-passenger had remained quietly
seated IN the oppOs te corner, reading
and doing alt rnately. He was
mlddle-aged man, with strongly
marked features and very black ewes
and eyebrows. Nothing being further
from Mr.. Prttigrew' desire than to en-
gage in conversat on, and thereby pos
slbly betray himself, h. had been well
satisfied 10 observe that the stranger
seemed taciturn and uncommunicativc
But whether il was that the last stop
page had disturbed the current of this
gentleman meditation. or that he had
been struck by Mr.. Pcttigrcw , agita-
ton, he now appeared disposed TO he
curious. He took stock of his I'M
fortunate companion. who uuailcd i'm
most guilty manner beneath his glance.
and presently he asked anably:
Going to Plymouth. sir?'
Yes. gasped Mr.. Pcrigrcw
$50 am !, said the stranger: lin
Tact it, my native place. Know many
people there. -irP'
Mr.. Pettigrcw was about TO answer
in the negative, but sudden
~ recolIcctiug that he was pcr,onatino
somebody else, whose name might
tranSpire during the journey. he wa,
seized with veritable panic
NO at least, ! mean yes. Yes. GER
tainly In fact. he added, incautou,-
ly. I'm going down on business.
Indeed, exclaimed the stranger
with interest Then I'm sure I've
met YOU before, sir knew your face
You are often up and down
this line. arc YOU nOt?'
Again Mr.. Pcitigrcw wa, about i'm
voluntarily to give % truthful answer
but remembering, just i'm time. the DO
sition oL affairs. hc hastily replied i'm
the affirmative.
you are not Mr. Richardson. arc
You. -ir2 inquired the ,trmg o.. in.in-
No. SIR. my name IS Low. rrp.icd
Mr. Pcttigraw. with agulp being taken
aback
This was cminontiy rash. AS Mr. Pct
ugraw fcIf fho moment hc had -poLcu
-.ncc the statement laid him open to