Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-06
A SOLITARY PASSENGER.

WIS ldte lnul SNOWY Lebi uoi hAShS
1t never was what one would call a
painfully prompt train; but tonight
it was fully so minutes behind its
usual time. and the telegraph opera
tor had nearly fallen asleep behind |
the pane of ground glass over which
the word Tickets" was inscribed in
a half circle, and toward which a
most inartistically foreshortened
hand was depicted as extending a
gilt finger for the enlightment of the
general public
Not that the Big Pine telegraph
was ordinarily open at so late an
houras this. Seven O'Clock was the
usual period of closing. Nor had
Eunice Barlow any official right TO
the tall wooden stool behind the
semi.circular gilt lettered legend re-
lerring to Tickets" In a manner
she had had greatness thrust upon
her. Old Mr.. Pettyclove, who repre-
sented the majesty of the railway
4 company in the particular spot, had
gone home in the early dusk with a
raging facial neuralgia, and in COM
mon humanity Eunice could not have
refused temporarily to assume his
position with it's duties.
at will be only another hour OF
work, !" she told herself, cheerfully, as
she put an additional log of frost
fringed wood into the little alright
stove. when the 1880 had passed
! | can shut up the place and go home.
There are only two night freightsr
and the conductors on both Of them
have KEYS to the freight house,
Suddenly the silence was broken by
the tiniest sound, like the throbbing
of some small silver heart. Eunice
Jumped up, instinctively, obedient "a
the call other autocrat, the telegraph
"A messagel" she thought. And
at this time OF the night. Well
wonders will never cease.
A message it was; to Peter Petty
Glove, station agent at Big PIN
station.
Dedication In Home bank. Detain paFsen
ger on train No. IL Small, dark, wearing
iur.trimmed coat. Keep ia custody unit
further notice.
Chief Of Police at White Peak.
Almost before she had deciphere'
these words, Eunice Barlow telC
, Craphad back "!All right" and ono
, more the small silver heart left OF it
tumultuous throbbings. And not ur
, I'll then did the telegraph operate
! realize what a very peculiar position
/ and officially authorized, ir right
i her substitution, to arrest a ban
/ defalcator on the spotl
! Even while she pondered on this III
!. expected state OF things there was
: curious thrill and tremble of the foe
beams under her feet; shrill steal
whistle rising above the sustaine
!, roar Of the tempest The 1850, of
,ially known as No 2l. was swingln
! around the curve,
= In an instant Eunice Barlow wa
! out in the deep snow of the rue
j board platform with the lighted In
10 tern i'm her hand. The conductor
the train was not at all surprised
{, see her there. He knew that Pet
o Pettvcloye was old and feeble, and
it spirited young female telegraph opt
70 ator is rather at her full value in Z
re Big Pine section. She tried to sign
he to him that she wanted to speak
he him, but the binding snow drove
@ shroud-like sheets between them.
Ill smiled and nodded to her in that a
TO grayating way that men have VIII
thew are particularly obtuse, shout
t some incomprehensible comment
I'd the weather, helped to loosen {
brakes, and was an eight ola mile
I'd the track before Eunice's lantel
,e. light fell on single black figure,
hat pulled over its eyes, its fol-
closely buttoned up in fur-trimm
nor overcoat.
Il els this the station said q 10
Is; well-modulated voice, which ga
ny Miss Barlow the idea that theunh,
lin py gentleman of Justice was u gent
to man born and bred. where are
~ portersP Upon my word" Qooki
:" around after n bewildered fashio
ne "I'm afraid they've forgotten to |
IS off my luggage Isn't there a
az somewhere hereahouts2
l Eunice Barlow looked solemnly
ite him as she opened the door into
nd. bright, chcerfully lighted little S
ny ton. Yes, the telegraphed desc
Tor ton had been correct He wassn
ing and dark, and, poor fellow, heloo
ing as If he was half frozen to death.
i've now arose the perpleSing questi
| be how wns She To odetain himSa
en- "You are mistaken, sir, she 8
to In answer to his questions. 1T
Ply are no porters here. There IL
hotel neara,. than thn Pine Barr