Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-10

in my memory | began to suspect
that it containd horrible episode
tina. would unseat my reason if it were
ever recalled.
/ could not quite make up my mind
to tell Alice Barlow that night of the
conversation which l had overheard.
Retiring early to my room. | was
overcome by n sense of drOwsiness and
fell asleep in an easy chair. | was
awakened by hurried knocking Mt my
door. Flinging it open l was confront
ed by Alice, who seemed clad for
journey. while her countenance was
the picture of womanly strength and
resolution.
Come. Mr.. Conway" she said in
low. imperative voice. "My father is
at the door with his carriage and wish
es us to go with him. Hasten, if you
would spare me calamityl
"Whither arc we to gop" / asked,
while | obediently donned light over
coat and hat and followed her down
the stairs.
10 the railway station" was her
answer.
"And thenceP"
ii do not know"
was silent until we were all three in
the carriage and speeding along the
quiet road. the wheels rumbling faint
ly, the chirp of crickets and distant
croak of frogs being the only audible
sounds.
I'll suppose this is an attempt TO pre-
serve me from falling into the hands of
the detectives?" then asked.
Then you knowp" the doctor
quickly asked, looking intently into my
face.
Il know. from something overheard,
that l am under surveillance. but why
have not the remotest idea"
Your memory is still silent, then9"
Yes"
well. well, l cannot enlighten you.
except that the officers are after q man
of your description. They will arrest
YOU if you stay here, and they may re-
fuse to accept even any assurance
that you have no recollection of the
past. Your only course is in flight.
But it does not devolve upon you to
become n partner in my msfortunes, -"
L demonstrated.
You are my patient and shall not
allow anything to happen to deprive
me of the glory of curing you, if can
help it, he decisively said.
We reached the station barely in time
for Il passing train which. it being an
unimportant place. had TO be signalled.
Alice was the first to ascend the car
steps. WAITED an instant for the doc
tor. who had stopped to procure tic
kets. l saw him coming at run. and
in pursuit followed a lank, shrewd-
faced man, who shouted in voice
which was the same as that | had over
heard inquiring about me that after
noon.
Hold on, doctor-I've got case
for YOU. Aud big fec!' said the de-
tective.
The train had already started. and /
sprang aboard. Doctor Barlow, ut the
risk of his life, followed. The detect
i've caught at the handrail rs the car
sped past him, but II hand thrust him
back so that he missed it. and he was
thrown with some violence upon the
station platform. 1t was my hand that
baked his attempt.
This was not telegraph station, so
we were not interrupted at the larger
town where we changed. Doctor Bar
low had shrewdly bought through tic
kets to point which he had not thought
of making our destination. and here he
obtained others, this time for-but it
does not matter where, across the Can
ada line.
For day and two nights we rode on
and on. OF that journey l have now
only vague recollection. for before it
had ended l was again i'll. and very
i'll. The past weeks had been fraught
with constant struggle on my part to
recall past events-a struggle the in
tensity of which even did not realize.
And now the discovery that l was
wanted for CRIME. and the excitemen
of our escape. not unmingled with An
undercurrent of love for the purest =,
strongest. most devoted of women.
with conflicting hopes and fears and
threatened disappointment. altogether
made n crises which was not able to
withstand. And for weeks / was i'll
with brain fever.
Again in langour and weakness |
awoke to g sense of my surroundings.
Again Alice Barlow. calm. gentle,
faithful, attended my slightest wants.
What passed in my thoughts during
succeed ng days and weeks would fill n
volume If l were to write it out. We
talked of MANY thinUs in n lipht placid