Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-23

seat.
| was convinced that he was my man,
though he was not altogether Ike the
photograph. Still, faces and photo
graphs differ a great deal. since to the
picture there is little expression or no
expression; and do not the charac-
teristics Of face depend more on color
apd expression than on mere outline of
feature?
He entered carriage No. III, and at
a hint the guard put me in the same
van. There were three persons al
ready there besides my pie-eating
'~iend and myself An elderly oAntla-
man, VINO was reading the Times wrong
side up aud noddiug blandly over its
fascinating columns; a pair Of rural
lovers, loungiug on each Others Shout
ders aud discussing peppermint drops
together; and presently we were re-
iulorced by an old lady in a very prim
bonnet with brown ribbons, and bear
ing luggage in the shape Of a bird-cage,
a basket with cat in it, an umbrella.
and a very large carpet sack.
Jorlette had produced another sec
tion Of pie, and was demolishing it yig-
orously Seemingly he enjoyed it.
Wen, | suppose even a murderer may
enjoy eating pie.
Just as the train began TO move the
door opened and a young lady came
hesitatingly forward. You know what
helpless creatures women are on their
feet in a bouncing swaying railway
car, and this young beauty was no eX-
ceptiOn. She tottered aud wOul have
fallen, but put 0utmy arm and caught
her. al the same time Offering her the
uuoccupied seat at my side.
She biushed r0siiv thanked me in
the sweetest voice had ever heard.
and sank down on the cushions, cover
ing my knees with pillows of ruffling
nd ringing making me feel-well,
not many removes from the gate Of
paradise.
A loyelier face l had never seen. The
skin was clear ard fair; the mouth
sweet, sensitive and a little sad: the
eyes dark and melting aud the beauti-
full dark brown hair, which hung over
her shoulders in the prevailing style,
was soft as floss silk and rppled like
the bosom Of meadow brook when it
flows over a bed of pebbles.
But so lost was / in contemplating
the charms of this fair creature that |
suddenly remembered | was not "lOok-
ing sharp" as Cathcart had ordered
me, and ! turned to regard my unsus-
pecting Jorlette.
If a criminal he was q very self-pos-
sessed one lie had finished his pie
and was picking his teeth with a quill
and furtively regarding his boots,
which, by a peculiar tightness and
stiffness Of look, judged were new
ones. Occasionally he felt of them,
1 as if perhaps his corns were piuched,
and once / was sure he muttered some
thing like an oath as he rubbed his
I long white fingers over the locality Of
4 his great toe.
There was nothing to be done with
! him until we reached Liverpool, I'M
/ less he attempted to leave the train,
so might as well cultivate the ac-
quaintance Of my pretty little seat
mate.
She was somewhat shy, but after
! awhile / managed to overcome my re-
serve, and we chatted pleasantly like
I old friends.
/ She had not been much from home,
I and was little timid about travelling
I alone. She started neryously every
/ time the car gave a lurch, and ! deem
/ ed it my duty to put my arm around
/ the back of the seat TO calm her fears.
/ She had such horror of railway ac-
I cidents, she said, after her Aunt Jane
had predicted, before she left, that
/ something dreadful was going TO hap
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large, melting eyes to my face, and |
1 drew the arm down from the seat and
/ let it rest on her shoulder. Men are
the natural protectors Of women, you
know.
! We talked on various subjects. My
/ sweet companion was very well in
! formed and her language was simple
| aud we'll chosen. Before | was hardly
aware OF it had told her that was a
/ detective. and that | was making this
| journey expressly to help capture Jor-
/ lette-that notorious Joriette.
She shuddered, and drew little
nearer to me.
Dear mel" she said, nervously, "it
/ must be dangerous business, This
/ Jorlette, | have heard, is a desperate
character. Pray, oh, do pray be care
( full
Aud she dropped her voice so near
| TO whisper and threw so much ex-
/ preston into her beautiful eyes that l
| could not resist teuderly pressing the
white baud so near my own and whis-
I pered / am afraid, something that
/ would look absurd on paper.
That was very delightful trip to
me and think it must have been not
unpleasant to the young lady, for her
/ cheeks were red aud her eyes bright
rs we approached the terminus. She
was going to her sister. who lived two
or three miles inland from Liverpool
\ SO She had 10 leave me before my jour
/ uey was ended
The train only halted for moment
but ] managed 10 press warm kiss
ON her lips and to beg her 70 give me
her address thatI might call on her
She smiled archly up into my face.
IL win drop You line within a
week. Mr. Dayton she said, sweet
7 ~. Let me see-your first name is
! -"
/ ,.Alnbonse M S41 r street.