Wichita eagle., 1889-07-21


ness and stiffness Of lcoS, judged were new
! ones Occasionally he felt OF them, as II,
perhaps, his corns were pinched. ana once l
was sure he rnurtered something like en- oatc
as he rubbed bis long white fingers over the
locality of his great toe
There was nothing 10 be done with him
until we reached Liverpool, unless he at
tempted to leave the train, 50 / might as
| well cultivate the acquaintance Of my pretty
little seat mate
She WAS somewhat shy, but after a while
managed 10 overcome her reserve, and we
chstted pleasantly Ike old friends,
She had not been much from home, and
gas little tinlid about travelling alone She
started nervously every time the car gave
lurch, and / deemed il my duty % pat my
arm around the back Of the seat 70 calm her
fears
She had such a horror Of railway accidents,
she said, after her Aunt Jane had predicted,
before she LEFT, that something dreadful was
going 70 happen her; and then she lifted her
large. melting eyes 10 my face, and drew
the arm down from the ssat and let it rtss
on her shoulder. Men are the natural pro
tecto-s OF women, You know
We talked on various subjects Ny Swee.
companion was very well informed, and her
language was simple and vel chosen Be-
fore was hardly aware OF 1t had told her
that was . detective and that | was making
this journey expressly TO help capture Jor~
lette-thae notorious Jorlette-
She huidered and drew a little nearer % ma.
Dear mef' said she, nsrvouSly. 1T must
be dangerous business This Jorlette, | have
heard, is desperate character. Pray, oh,
do pray be careful
And she dropped her voice 50 near 10
whisper, and threw 50 much expression into
her beautiful eyes that could not resist ten
derby pressing the white hand 50 near my
own, whispered, Lam afraid, something that
would look absurd on paper.
That was q very delightful trip to me, and
think 10 must have been not altogether IN
pleasant to the young lady, for her cheeks
were red and her eyes braght as we approach
ed the terminus she vas going 20 her sister.
who lived two or three miles inland from
Liverpool, so she had 70 ieave me before my
journey was ended
The train only halted for q moment. but
managed TO press a warm kiss on her lips,
and 10 beg her 70 give me her address that
might call on her
She smiled arctly up into my face
Il viii drop you a line within week. Mr.
Dayton" she said sweetiy. Let NE SEQ
your IfSt name IS
"Afphonse. No Sal f street. Liver.
pool, for the next te'I days Good-by. dar-
hngP and ] kissed her again, and saw the
door close behind her with dun feeling u
pain inside tie left section Of my waistcoat
But | resolutely put my pretty unknown
out of my mind, and devoted myself to look
ing sharp at Jorlet1e, who had evidently
fallen asleep. Talk about the uneasincSs Of
guilty conscience, indeeii
At Liverpool Mr. Cathcart stepped into
the car before any one had LETT L. Ho swept
his eve over the occupants, and a look OF
blank disnay settled on his face.
"Thunderation' erred he; is 1t possible
you have let him skip,'
'He is there" Slid l. triumphantly, point
ing to my red headed fellow Passenger.
THAT" said Cathcart, In tone Of ineffa-
bic contempt All, you're a fool That
man is the Rev. John Pennicut, rector Of St
Thomas church. CpInberweIl. How do You
do, siri" shaking hands with the pie .I4r
As for p.e, | was looking around for Il con-
venieut knot hole TO crawl into, but there
seemed 20 b. no such thing around loose.
Cathcart turned upon me hercely.
~ here IN tho deuce Is Jorlettef" be ex.
claimed, savagely. Did not order You 20
look sharpF
''Yonder reverend gentleman was the only
one on the train IN any wise answering Jor-
lettes description" sand l. docSedly
The guard came up M that moment and
subs;autiated nay statement. and CathcaTt
obliged 10 swallow ms modification with
Us good grace as possible. Ills Information
relative 10 Jorlette's being Traveller by the
80 mail had come from one Of has most re-
liable men, bat there bad been sorie mistake
somewhere We were not % pocket the tEc
thousand pounds reward in a hurry.
L week afterward | received "a letter, writ
ten on pink papsr, periumed, and elegant
generally. / tfanscrioe II;
My DEAs Err DAYToS Hereby I fuInn my
promise Of dropping you line within "a week.
am holrisAiug. aad hope you are also. 1ly Aunt
James presentiruent dt1 not prove prophotso.
on Iuy way T. America, where / expect 10 be
elected 10 congress with tbs re-t Of my strip.
Give my lore 70 old Cathclrt You have no idea
how funny IL feels 70 have your lips pressed by
mans lips when you happen 20 te faan yourself
Sorry YOU not 20 yet tle two THOUSAND pgundsi
but self preservation Is tle r--s iGF " nature
Faithfully yours. PiEBaE J94u-Errg
Well, the secret was ouft
Ny pretty girl was tue infamous murderer
himself, and Cathcarc aud were done brown.
We kept the secret between u, and have
not yet given over our search for Jorb5tte,
but | greatly fesr that the two thousand
pounds vii never fan into our bands New
York News.