Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-08

prayer that things might be made clear
to her; that her agony of suspense might
| be brought to an end. Hervey watched
her and laughed aloud.
''luite right, Sarah, he said. "Never
neglect your religious observances. am
afraid you can I pray yourself ont OF this
situation; but there's no harm in trying. "
The sound of his voice gave another
and fresh turn to her thoughts. At that
moment her prayer was answered and
every ng grew clear The clouds which
troubled her rolled away, or, t may be,
closed round her to break no more.
She shiyered, and still kneeling turned
her face to the speaker. Her look for a
moment startled him in spite OF the COLI
tempt he felt for her religious vagaries.
And we'll it might s'a-tle him.
Little did Maurice Hervey, as from the
effec.s of fatigue, Gig RS an b andy he
sat half dosing in the corner of tie com
partment, dream what thoughts were
passing through the mind OF the woman
near him. To him she was nothing IN re
than an addle-headed sors OF creature, who
once upon a time had done great deal
toward bringing him to ruin; an act which
he rightly believed he was now paying
her in full.
How was she to do it? The time was
passing and yet the path was not yet
pointed out. See, the man eyes wero
closed! Had the moment come II she
had knife she IN gh even nov drive 1t
| into his heart But she had no knife;
had nothing which would ser Q her need,
or rather Gods need. Suddenly she re-
membered, "a one remembers dream,
| that hours and hours ago she had seen
fellow passenger opening lag, and had
noticed on the top o. hal bag pistol.
| Had she been allowed TO catch sight OF
the weapon for the purpose which she
was deputied to carry out? II so. where
was the pistol, and how could she get it
into her hands? She rose. and without
any, settled OBJ ect passed Hervey and
stepped out into the gangway.
Her movement awoke him. He put his
| 1T al through the door and watched her
as a cat watches mouse. Sarah went
the length Cf the long carriage, but found
nothing to guCe her to the end. Every
door was Theoretically sealed. 1t seemed
as IL she and her companion were the
only persons awake. The only sound
heard was the ceas less rush OF the train
as it tore its way on and on through the
night.
The woman returned and resumed her
seat. The means had not yet been given
| her. A phantom of common sense also
lifted through her mind. IL she killed
| this man i'm su h a manner, il meant ar
rest and trial of herself. IL mean shame
and exposure TO her loved mistress. No,
she must wait yet while. God had not
/ yet spoken h S last word; nor yet shown
the exact way In which His WORK was to
be done. Yet her belief never swerved,
/ neve wavere
She clinched her hands convulsively,
digging the nails OF one into the flesh of
the other. She glanced once more at
heryey's face which, from his fatigue,
looked pale and wan. She rose and me-
! chanically, like one in a dream, stepped
out OF the compartment into the dimly
| lighted gangway. Her>ey followed her.
Without knowing why or wherefore,
she walked the whole length o. the car
rage. In daZed w y she opened the
doc. at the end and stepped out into the
open air. Hervey followed her and the
door closed behind them aud the man
and the woman stood alone on the iron
platform when lies between one carriage
and its foIerunner.
The train had not yet slackened its
spa ed. It's wild rush still whipped the
naturally calm ar into fierce gale The
woman dark hair. which had come I'M
| twisted, streamed behind her in elf locks.
A tall black figure, with white, death
white face and burning eyes, staring fix
eddy at the destination TO which the train
was hurrying her, as fiXedly as her mind
was turned to the work which she yet be-
| lieved she was doomed TO execute.
The night was cloudy and moonless.
| Some way ahead, little to the right The
| lights of the great city lit up the dark
sky. 1t was on these lights that Sarah
! Millers eyes were fixed; her lips tn while
muttpring naudible words.
For a few moments Hervey stood in
silence by her sid. Then lie spoke.
"It's no good Sarah, you can't give me the
| slip. I'll follow you everywhere. BE a
sensible woman for once, and don't give
me more bother. F"
She spoke, but not in answer to his
words. THAT glare! that red glare!" she
cried in thrilling voice. Look at it.
Look at it we'll! Do you know what il
means to you and to me?'
Before he could reply she answered her
own quest on. 1T is the red glare of
hell" she cried in still wilder accents
the glare of the fire which burns for
you and for me. The shrek Hear the
shrek of the damnedW
Once more the whistle sent its piercing
scream of wa ming far on the night air;
and in another moment the strong brakes
would have fallen on the great wheel.
Hervey, really startled by his com
panion's wild bearing, turned to her
savagely.
"Here, no nonsense he said roughly.
These were the last words he spoke.
Suddenly, and without the slightest warn
ing. the woman threw herself upon h m.
Her arms clasped him with the strength
of frenzy. Her weight til ew him off his
balance. He staggered backward. lie
made one wild grab with his uninjured
arm at the iron rail missed it, and most
likely could not have held it had he
caught it, then slipped down the three OF
four iron steps, and with the woman S
arms still holding him, the two fell wi h
fearful thu OH TO The six foot way.
His cry, If he had time to raise one, was
lost In the rush of the train and the
shrek of the steam whistle All was
over in second the train was speeding
on, leaving behind it n dark mass lying
between the up and down lines. At the
very last moment the way had Teen made
clear to Sarah Miller. Even as she fel
with her victim her one thought was OF
fren led JOY that she had found the
| means TO do Gods work