Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-29


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quence was that bv the time the train
reached the first station at which stop
page occurred he had fidceted himself into
! such a state az ahiecf annrehension that his
nervous and agiiated manner was almost
sufficient 10 betrav him. When the ticket
inspector made his annearance Mr.. Petit
grew. who had wrapned his offending nose
in muffler and turned mn the collar of his
coat so as to conceal his features as much
as possible handed mn his mass with the
| air of a criminal. No wonder the official.
after IooEine AT if favored the poor GENTLE,
man with . Iong Stare which made him
| burst into a cold nersniration. But this
man. like the other returned the pass
w;tbo,t - t,re 80 liootinn 70 NJ Pat'
| tigrew's nnsneskab,a reiief As the train
proceeded on its tourney he breathed more
| freely and eye, for = moment contemo
plated the possibiIitv Of reaching his des-
| tinafion withont n,isa,ivantnre
RI -. 49, ,,- -
means aIaVed I and yerv ssIirht circum No
stance sufficed TO arouse them again. Ever
since the start his fsiioy nassen9er had re-
NAMED oniefj,- seatad in tha opnnsite cor
ner. rea3ing and doz;ng alternately Ho
was a Yniddle-aoed man with strone,
marked features and very black eyes and
arehro+rs 81 anu very oilos yes ana
| Mr. Pett;greu,is de.iro tSan 70 an@,o CO..,
in conversa,;op and tharehJ, 10;
bly betray himself he had been we'll satis-
| fed to observe tbat tho strane,er seo,,nd
| taciturn and nncommnnjcat;va PM
| whether il was that tho last stonnaoe La
! Disturbed the cnrrant of tho ,,antIen,ar,S
iruI5at,2n, OF una! ne haq Deen struck by
disposed tn ne cTrious He toni, 9tpct sc
his unfortunate comnapion who onailed
in most grIiItv manrer henea,h his i,Isn,o
and nrese9tIv he asi-oS offahI,,.
GOING to pIrmor+b oir9n
| " Yes = yaened NJ psttiora,,,
| $50 am y said The stronger L" j., tool
| it's nv naive niace Knoy MANY ron ~,
there. 5ir2'
Mr.. Pettiprev WAS about 70 answer ,,er,-
ouslv in the NEGATIVE bnt snddo,IyI 80,
| lecting that no 20 ,arsI,,a,i,(,
else whose name miobt trone6ire 5nri,, :,
the Journey he ms sal Iii
| panic. -''''''
| No-at least moan ,,es yes oor
| tainlv In foct no odded ;roo,,t;l,,,,.I.
I'm going doYy1 on -, ~
Indeed ~ exclaimed ti,o sfro,,,,or .,.;.l,
| interest "Thpn Pm sura To 80 ,+i
before Won sir knew vo,r feoo me- I;,o you
You are often nv, nd A., L. IL y
Won not?' A4''e' arc
Again Mr. Pettigra,v wos obo,. ;,-,,,,.
tarily ia give fru7bf1I ans,ra 49,
| bering. lust in time tho nositian of 80
he hastily renIied in tbe atirati1. +'ii''ii D
You are not Mr. Pichnr - G. g.. ..
sir?" inuuire6 the stranoor
No. sir NV nome n-.; ,, IL, :,
| Mr.. Pettirrev with a o,I, La;,,,- -
! aback. o3' 'o'-'- ''Neii
This was ep,ipantI,. rosb .. NJ %;
grew felt the moIncnt ho ia o % ~ ettl-
fbe stateo,ertiid 49,, az ti,'e' spofei' slnce
| dangers Instantly Il RosLo5 - / :;
mind that the sfro1ar r,i,rbt Ia
with the real Mr. levi Tbo 80 1e - ta
| dreadful to cortamulata Int c,rt,,,,,4oi,.
the stranger Inade no 60
however Tecocn;1a tI nv aiSl' Iie iilisi'
conversation on IN einin- "a a., e..l 81 .;ie
matters connerninr, Irb;aL NJ Pattil'
was ianorent as a, ;nf,tlt ~, nv Nv
avert This continoenc,, ana - - IL
self from rnsbing haaiIoC, ~ ~ Sae I'M
Mr.. Pettigrpw in desnera3;o,, o1osaS ~;
ewes and feioned IN ST., ,,,h;ct 1rI, LIS
under the c;rcnn,Stai'c,s' "niCi,; PEI maps,
| tbing he ronIJ bara a. a. 'ii' "ise9'
| AteIl events tLe o,c,,od;o,,+ ,,..., ,,,,oo..
t,i e. ~ NC e4peulyilt WAS success
silence. CHANGING. however. at him after
a mile or two, beneath his evelids Mr. pot,
| tigrew found to his dismav that he woe st;Il
l 81 ON.
was a irving ordeal to feion to be mon
scious of this. and poor Mr.. Pcttirrew snf
fered martyrdom in the atten1nt He
knew that he made miserable failu,e al
| it, yet he dared not face his conpanior
openly, for fear he should resume the con.
versation 1t was positive relief when the
next stoppage of the train distracted tbf
strangers attention, though Mr.. Pettigrew
was aware that he would again have &c
produce his unlucky pass.
When the inspector appeared in dut
course. Mr.. pettiprew oratandad 70 - aLs
up with a start and prodnced the S %@n'
ment, but, in doing so. he contrived to dror
it upon the floor of the carriage. In mo.
ment the stranger, who seemed TO be on the
| alert. officiously bounced upon II and
| handed 1t to the 'insDector Rut in tbe
most natural manner in the world he first
| unfolded il. and Mr.. Pettiprew narcaivad
that he took the opportunity of slancine al
| the contents. The action occupied oniy \
moment, but. nevertheless. the STRANGER
evidently satisfied his curiosity. He
leaned back in his seat with smile. and
look ed at Mr. Pettigrew with increased in.
terest
This enisoda ,rado Mr. po,+;o-on, WON,
moon fortahIa to-, 90. =. tliGi
mo tho rass boci- 80, -, an upon iecels'
sumo bis fict;rionS s1 ie Pst H " re-
not rasiSt r,o,iyl, f,,rt;of, put ile coulu
ion from tinie 10 time a,d ms Ill pan.
and more convncad that tb te gvm LII n
garded him as an ;n,nnstor ' NJ $50. Io
9uenee was that he ,oTi,ai l;,I,'oI I"; ,I
snrb favar Of nor,,c,,s,, ee'' iiinSeii lllt'
sion that nj Iangtb ha n0,1IS stoI = ~,
Ionqer He resaIvnd =" ,ba - s'aliu II ~
of the mass nj ali ba1o,js o,.e,, ~ ini
Zee of having 70 ta f, III fa a. ING Ptt
this than RIM the risI- oF 10 ,' go o,'i
penalties 70 which deiac,;n, oiia ii a,, an
him. ~ ''''''i' "0'''0 '"NJe'
Wotot;,, bic o,o.4,,;... NJ. ~.
GREW When tho sira1o,or III .,,.,io5 80,
for momant s,,ddo,,I1, '' '''t - "S ~.
window and crnsb;ng ny ,oSs G ;,oto IN .nt
in the naIm Of his Hand bo co ~ - Ia usI
into snace Rnt his ,,o1oo,'t 80 ~ Ia y,
tbev wore did not osoa,,o - 'i'
The STRANGER Who vitnasSod 10 y
newer He elanced NJ NJ ' Pot, ~ me 2.
such a sipnilicant n,annar tb,+ b., -
nv oentlemnn felt bo1nd -. -,
mosr owlvarl lir,,,,i go -, /,
murmured. - was inst oneni,l, t5o ,,.in'
dow when NV nass~d N''''7 ''-o " ~
Dronped ont ~ inter,oso5 tho stro,,..a,
in a svmbatbetic tone
| Yes dronYad ont :, soid NJ p,,+i,-,o,,.
very red in he face '''o' :"
Dear mel How di5 ro, ,,,oro,.o - .,
inquired the STRANGER