Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12

hurst's experienced You can tell him Of
hundreds"
Trust me- said Tom Jerrold.
Mr.. Broadhurst was not surprised, there
fore, on Sunday morning. when Jerrold
told him Somers had gone down the river.
He could scarcely wait for daylight,
said JeTrold. HE inquired particularly
concerning the roads and the nearest sta
five miles away by this time. He will
find a way to reach the first train, wher-
ever that may be-"
Il am glad he is gone,' said Broad
hurst. -The excitement and exercise
will benefit him more than the work he
has been engaged in here. dreaded his
meeting that villain. can scarcely keep
my own hands of him-but we must say
nothing, Jerrold, until the time arrives
It will come; it always does come.
Then those two brave hearts returned
to the work they set themselves to ac-
complish, while Somers was pushing on
down the river, resolved to find the first
train that would take him down to Pitts
burg. He had resolved to go to that
city and return, stopping at every town
on his way up the river, deeming this the
quickest way to find his wife.
| He reached the railroad in the very nick
of time. The locomotive was pulling out.
He ran with all his might, and jumped
on board. He glanced quickly over the
passengers in the first car.
There was not q woman there.
He passed into the next His heart
throbbed violently as his gaze rested
upon a woman whose head reminded him
of his wife's. He walked through the
the car. The two women were strangers.
There were three women in the third car,
total strangers.
Somers sat down and was q prey to
despair for a time. When the train
pulled up at each station he looked out
eagerly. He walked out on the platform,
scanning the crowd. He peered at all the
women who were near him. There was
not one who bore the least resemblance
to his wife.
Finally he grew espondent-indiffer-
ent. The train was crowded to sutfoca-
tion. Somers sought another car. As he
entered the next, he caught q glimpse oi
face that made his heart rebound
The face was turned up in the light.
He made his way through the crowded
=. car to the place he had seen that face, tc
be doomed to the bitterest disappoint-
ment he had yet experienced. Not when
he was looking at the remains of those
taken out of the water and from amidst
the ruins at JohnstowD, hoping to fine
evidence to dissipate all doubts, had he
experienced disappointment as keenly as
when he stood beside a seat in which {
man wearing red "wamus" or jacket
was lying, with one arm across another
The man with the flannel jacket wore
straw hat; his companions face was Gov
cred at that moment with battered ant
torn felt hat.
The mems clothes were ragged ant
dirty. They looked like two miserable
tramps.
Somers sighed YEARLY and stepped
outside of the car upon the platform. H,
wanted breath of fresh air-to be alone
that he might cry out in his agony with
out being heard by anyone.
When he entered the car again he stooC
listlessly beside the door and never moved
from there until the train pulled up a
the depot in Pittsburgh.
Then he was all life again. He coul,
not walk quick enough. If there wer
,, any chance of learning anything of hi
wife, living or dead, he would avail him
, self of it before he rested the sole of hi
foot again,