New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
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silence
Again / looked at my watch. Thank
Heavenl In five minutes We should
be at Blackley, and the awful
ride would be at an end. Scarce
ly had the thought formulated
itself, when the girl opposite me
sprang up trembling like q leaf, and
shrieked ere Ieould stop her:
ooh, the hand has touched my foot
again.
The moment the words had left her
lips heard sudden movement an
der the seat, land quicker than thought,
a figure appeared upon the floor. In
a moment / flung myself upon the
rufhan and clutched his throat with
the energy OF despair, knowing that
should he once gain his feet it was all
over with me, the lighter and weaker
man. Can ever forget the horror OF
that five minutes ride! The whole
compartment seemed to be falling up
on me. Teeth, nails, feet, all seemed
to be attacking me at oEce, but
through it ali kept my grip upon the
murderer's throat, and though /
streamed with blood and almost lost
consciousness, still held on, while the
girls screams rang dimly through my
ears. Suddenly the train stopped; the
struggle ceased, and l tainted across
my captive.
When I recovered consciousness at
length found myself lying upon a ta-
BILE in the Blackley station waiting
room, with q sympathetic crowd
around me, and best OF all Isaw a
face bending tenderly over me, the
face OF the girl OF my dream and nv
discontinue. After making two or
three efforts managed to ask: "where
is Watson?"
every nigh dead,' replied ruddy-
faced farmer. WAC stood beside me.
's4ou three quarters strangled the life
out OF his ugly body, he was black in
the face when they lifted you off him. !"
"Do you know that he is an escap-
ed wife murderer" | inquired feebly.
Eyes, we know" responded my hon
est friend. 1.-The Burtown police
telegraphed after the train to
have it searched, because
a man answering his description had
been seen in the station before it left.
The police have got him safe, my lad,
this time and no mistake. Why, [
saw him handcuhed and his arms
pinioned behind him, and he a-lying
half dead the while after the throttling
as you gave him.
Do my readers want to hear the
rest Of my story, now that the catas-
trophe is told! If so, [ will inform
them that Watson, on breaking loose
from the police, after turning the cor
ner Of Shut lane-where it will be re-
menbered he disappeared-contrived,
by an almost Incredible effort, to
scale a high wall and so gain the
shelter OF g. railway embankment.
Along this he crept until he
reached the mid town tunnel, where
he had lurked all day until late in the
evening he crept into the station and
contrived to secrete himself in q car
riage OF the midnight mail, with the
results before mentioned.
| There is one more incident in close
connection with that Journey to be
told; it is this, that there will be a
marriage early this spring. Thename
Of the bridegroom will be Knight
ly, the name of the bride does not
matter. She was never formally in.
PRODUCED to her future lord and mas
|. ter, and thereforeit is surely unneces.
sary to tell the name she will soon
| cease to bear, to a passing acGuaint
ance like the reader.