The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-11

I lined and melAncholy GHcs. tut to night u
| earthly
Yes. william, II you wish. Sbs said. 'hgt
I wonder that you care to-
Let the dead bury thelf dead,r 10 an
SWsred. and STOPPING hO put IiS arm round
her delicate waist, and drawing Der 10 him
Kissed her tenderly. bot without pRssion. On
the forehead There. good night" 10 SAid,
II wish that bad been better husband 70
you Good night" and he vas gons
When DO reached his rIOm 10 dung hiuiself
for few moments facs downward upon bis
bed, and from tho convuisive motion Of his
back an observer might almost have believed
that he vas Sobbin2 When LS NSo. how
ever. there was no trace Of tears or IsndSF
men upon his features In the contrary,
they were stern and set, like the features Of
one bent upon some terrible OildeaVor Going
70 q drawer, be unIocGed u and took from
u Colts revolver Of the sinaIl pattern Is
UaS loaded. but he took the cartridges out
and replaced them with fresh Ones from tin
box Then hs went down stairs, put on .
large ulster with . high collar and soft felt
hat, the brim Of which he turned down over
bis face, placed the pistol IN the pocket Of the
ulster and started.
Il was . dreadful pIght, the wind Wa
| blowing . very heavy gale, and between the
| gusts tho rain camC down In shestSof driving
| spray Nobody was about tbs StreetB-tho
weather was far too bad, and Mr. Quest
reaabel the station without meeting Iviaz
soul Outside the circle Of light FROM tbs
lamp over the doorway ho paused and looked
about for the clerk Jonea Presently ho sau
him walking back ward and forward under
the shelter Of . lean 10, and, going IN.
touched him o. The shoulder
Ths man Jumped up and started tack.
"HAvo you got The ticket, JonOsF be asked
"Lord, sir, said Jones. II didn't know you
In that ct up Yes, hSrSS the ticket"
"Is The woman there StIIIF
"Y01, sir; she's taken ticket, third olasaa,
10 town. She has been going on like wild
thing becauSS thsy would not give her any
liquor q the TsfrSshment bar, til at last ahe'.
frightened thsm into lStting her have EiE d
brandy. Then she began and told the RirI
ell sorts Of tales about you, sir-nid ahO uaS
going back to London because she vas afraid
that II she stopped here you would murder
hSr-and that you were her lawful husband.
and that she would have . warrant out
against you, and don't know what all /
sat by there, and heard her with my own
| ears.
did she-did she, Indeedr aid Mr.. Quest
with an attempt at Q laugh. swell, UhsS .
| e common thief. and worse, that's what shs
| is, and by this time tomorrow ! hope 70 ses
Scr safe 10 Jail Ali here comes the train.
Good night, JoneS can manage for myssII
now"
Whats his garnet" aid Jones to himself.
as 10 watched bis master slip on 10 tho plat
form by gate instead Of going through the
| booking ofic0 "Well, I've had four quid
out Of It, any way. Hnd It's no affair Of mine, '
and Jones went home to tea
Meanwhile Mr. Quest was standing on the
wet and desolato platform quito away from
The lamps, watching the red lights Of the ap
| preaching train come rushing on through
the storm and night Presently the train
drew up No passenger got out
"NoW, ma'ana, look sharp II you're going, /"
cried the porter, and the woman Edith came
out Of the refrashmeGt room
There's the third, forward there" aid
the porter, going TO the other end toseO about
the packing away Of the malta
On she came, passing quite close to Mr.
| Quest, 90 close that ho could bear her swear
ing at the incivillty Of the porter. ThaFS
was third class carriage Just opposite, and
into this she got II was one Of those ear.
Tiages that ars still often 10 b seen on pro
vincial lines in'Whlch tho partitions do nol
60 up 10 the roof and was, 70 possible, more
| vilely lighted than usual IndOOd the light
which should have Illuminated the after halt
Of IL had either never been lighted or had
| gone out ThorO was not . soul In the WholS
length Of the carriage.
A coon % the Tiger was In Mr.. Qusst
watched bis opportunity and, clipping up 70
the dark carriage, opened and shut the door
- quietly - possible and took bic ssat In The
gloom.
The engine WhistlOd, there vas . cry d
"Right, forward, !" and they were %.
Presently be saw the woman stand up In
her compartment and peep over into the
| gloom.
''Not blessed soulr' 10 heard her muttsr,
''and yet feel - though that devil Billy
| was creeping about after me Ughi 10 must
be the horrors ! can SeO the look be gave
me now"
A Isw minutes latsr the train stopped ct Q
station, but nobody got IN, and presently q
| ERry" shouted the porter, and there bad
been no responSa II they did not stop q
Ehry there would b no halt Tor forty min.
utsS Now was hIs time He waited little
till they got up The speod. The line here ran
through miles and mlloSof fen country, more
or les drained By dikes and riVOEB, but SIN
Wild and desOlAtO enough. Over this great
Dat the storm was sweeping furiousiy-OvOn
drowning In IL turmoil the noise Of The tFav.
cling train.
VSrv ouIstIv n. ro,s and cliu,hsd ov,r tha