New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-30

was long, MS halr was long, and his
lace, which was broad at the bottom,
receded until his chin was lost in his
throat.
"How'd do?"
8 He advanced in a heavy, numbering
manner and seated himself a few feet
from me. I returned his salutation.
In reply I made some commonplace
remark about the weather.
Dunno" he rejoined. "a stranger
here | am"
Turning his long and melancholy
'countenance in my direction, he fixed
his coal-black eyes on mine as if await
ing further speech.
"Ah!'' I said, beginning to feel a tri-
file uneasy.
"You'm a stranger" he grunted.
eyes"
"Humph! Thought 500
He relapsed into silence. He finally
shook himself, then attempted further
speech.
"Goin' fur?"
\ ITO Chicago"
+ What might you be dom thar"
"Business.
l replied CURLY, because I was not
accustomed to make known my affairs
to chance acquaintance.
No 'fense-no Tense. Thought you
might be goin' on VISIT
He turned his black eyes on me
again. Here was something wrong.
had made g. discovery. Those keen,
flashing black eyes didn't belong to
that stolid face. The strangers boots
were large and coarse, but the hands,
though rough and dirt-stained. were
small and shapely.
Here was disguise, and for no good
purpose.
In my disappointment caused by
the trains delay, 1 had momentarily
forgotten the sum Of money which I
i carried. [ involuntarily thrust my
hand under my waist-coat, where in
a secret pocket was stored my wallet.
The strangers keen eyes were bent on
me just then, and l confusedly fun
bled my watch as if that was the chief
object of my solicitude. Fifteen hun
dred dollars was not an uncommonly
large sum. Butnowexposed as was,
at that late hour it caused me uneasi-
ness.
These not very pleasant reflections
4 were disturbed by the entrance Of two
others, who like myself were bound to
Chicago, and anxious, as I inferred
from their conversation with the
ticket agent, to make a connection at
that point with q train going east
They were well dressed and carried
satchels. After purchasing tickets, they
J, expressed to each other their dis
\ appointment on finding the train be-
hind time. AS they turned to me, i
observed that they glanced suspicious
ly at my companion, who had not
yet taken notice OF them. Apparent
..ly they disliked his DOCKS as much as
IL did. When they were seated they
addressed me, and we engaged in
agreeable conversation. From their
speech their attire and manner, L
knew them to be gentlemen
At last, near midnight, a whistle
sounded; and q moment later the ex-
press halted at the station As
threw my overcoat over my arm and
picked up my travelling case, I OBJ
= served the first conner to be taking a,
Z snap. Il was about to awaken him,
sfeeling that my former suspicious were
aaue to nervousness, Sa,nd feeling that,
Alike myself he might naiss a great deal
by missing the train, ,when 1 fancied
!. his eyes to be but partly closed. This
tl1discovery rather staggered ne. 1t
made me excessively nervous. I hur-
red. on with my two demonstrating
at every step as if the uncouth stranger
sole, passengers in the COACH and had
seated ourselves comfortably, when in
walked the aobject of my suspicious.
He took a seat some distance in our
rear, but on:5he opposite side, so that
could not watch him without his
knowledge. Ky this tinne: Il felt SO I'M
easy that ! gladly accepted my fellow
raveleEs' invitation to passethe time
with axgame 81 euchre. When thecon-
ductor entered I'VE were deeplyengro ss-
Z ed in Our game,--so deeply that we did
not at first observe what was stalking
place behind us. The stranger had
fallen &sleep-thM time in earnest for
THE contHuctorhaa to shake him cough
My to rouse him. When he did SO he
the added diffic1lty:G OBJ
staining his ticket His passenger was
disposed to be contrary, bu5 finally
handed a paper to kim which 'hesread
in a dazed Way. After a glance .athis
passenger, be went OR and we resumed
our game, which through the small
bets made, beesne rather absorbing.
LUCKILY received hand on which
was willing, if There Msls need, to place
amy amount. To my surprise and i'll
( dignation, just then, along stalked the
. stranger who, in passing awkwardly
stumbled against me, kn ocking my
cards to the floor. He passed on with
out so much as an apology for his
4 rudeness. He had no soonsr passed
than Iinvoinntarily placed say hand
to my breast
My wallet was gone!
Gentlemen ] exclaimed excikedly,
give been robbed! That rascal has
my money. Help me to arrest him."
Hold on. replied one OF my COM
panions, "Let me call the conductor .
Haiti