The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18

he cried. "Ihe L1s.ishman who wAe
coming out here to hunt lolIa,o ard
.o,low up tho line Of the Pine TivcEi
But you have olishto1 It the wrong
'tatIon; you should nave stepped at
Plae barracks, seven miles beyond
here "
Il heard the conductor bawl out
'omethiag about pine Of o2o sort or
another" said the young Brltoa. Il
was dead asleep, a2d didn't stop to
discriminate, and Iscr~m led OF. So
Eve made a mistake, have II Bat all
The same, it's aw;u.Iy coed Of you to
'1Ier to conduct me to place Of Christ
an shelter"
'And have made q mistake too"
sail EInIco with gasp. "Ju't before
your train came in there was a message
wired to Big Pine station--a message
to detain q bank rObbcr who was said
to be on the train. l was all alone, but
| could have locked him iatO the ticket
office perfectly we'll. We Western girls
arc prepared for any emergency with
somo prido). but l was sorry for you,
you looked so young and innocent; and
determined to give you ono moro
chance"
"For new Carcer,' interrupted tho
stranger, with a gust of uyhtor.
The key to tho ruzz.c! I see it ali
now. Don ycuk1ow, I was beginning
to think you must be a Iunatic. And
now disagrccably near I came to being
locked up, after all! And the bank
fellow, whoever he il, seems to have
got off scot free Really, now, ifcvcr a
man ha genuine g14rdiln angel, you
are one. - he aided, rs Eunicc led the
wav into a pretty little sitting room, all
ag'ow with red carpet and curtains,
where a fire of logs burned on the open
hearth and q cosy meal WAS spread on
the table.
Sir Ernest TinsaIIoa slept ia tho spare
chamber that night, was called by star
light, and brcakfast2d at 6 o'clock the
next morning with the telegraph opcr-
otor and her mother, and aftcrward &C.
compaai3d her to the BIZ Pine station,
piungiag through white masses of snow
drift and Siding, school-bOy fashion,
across tho mirror-Iiso surface of frozen
brooks. Mr.. Pettyclov3 was there with
his face tied up in a spotted silk pocket
handkerchief. There were also sever Al
tolegrami awaiting the haad of thu op-
orator. Ol3 was from tho chief Of
police at Waite Peak, stating-rathor
late, pcrhaps-that tho bank dcfalcotor
had at the clcyo 18th hour and on the
very step, SO to speak, OF the tram, su:-
rendered himself to the local authorities.
There was another from COL Cop'cy of
the 400th Cavalry, inqujrinS If anything
had been heard at Big Plao station OF
the missing E1 ;Ij5A baronot who was
overdue at the blrr'c-Is.
'OIly think, y sail Miss Barlow, with
littlo shiv3r, 81 had locked you up
IN the ticket office all night, what would
Col. COpley have said"
"That. under the circumstances, you
had done no moro than your country
expected OF you, returned Sir Ernest.
''But, / say, all this thing was awluIIy
| Tlucty Of you, Miss Barlow. don
know of an Ingiish Girl that would
have had the courage to 50 throu5 h
with it."
Eunice smiled little. Hero Is
your train, Sir Ernest, she SAID.
"But l haven't thanked you half
enough" II stood holding both her
hands, his fresh English face all eager
ness.
'It is quito unnecessary to say any
more, " observed Miss BrIow, quietly
"Thcrc IS the telegraph. am wanted
at my post of duty now. Coed by, Sir
Ernest. wish you very pleasant
Journey
Sir Ernest Tin a.lon went on his way
into the biuH, gitterla5 coII OF tnat
peerless winter morning, with the pine
trees looking Ike D'ui Is clad in ormino
robes, and the plains all shocted IN level
! pearls, and EullCe Barlow never saw