The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29

well dressed man with a bind of crane
tightly pinned around his silk hat. and
known at glance to be in charge of the
remains. Whenever any one accompanies
the corpse We always haadle il silently and
gently out OF respect for their feelings, for
there's Few OF US but have buried our own
ana know how TO feel for fellow who sor-
rows for loved one.
After showing tickets. the young man
asked permission TO ride in the baggage car
and was refused, of co lrse. He went away
hurriedly and disappeared in the depot.
We saw no more OF him until the train was
ready to pull out, when he appeared at the
door with permit to ride in the car siguei
by the superintendent. That settled il with
US. His box was partly covered with
trunks, as the car was crowded and the run
unusually heavy.
Please remove those trunks,n was the
first thing the gentleman said.
I'VE compiled with the request and the
passenger sat down beside the box on a
grip, resting his elbow upon the cover to-
ward the head. He never stirred from that
position, unless it was 60 lay his cheek
against the rough pine boards, and / saw
tears trlckle down his handsome face. Who
was it covered there.
WAS it his wife! Roung and beautiful.
whose honeymoon had been eclip.ed by the
hand OF deaths ertainly some dear one,
and true one, for man never weeps but for
thing that toucaes his heart
Say. Tom,' said my mate on the run.
that fellows either mighty soft on the
stltf or else he's got live pal in there what
he's gettin' away with -
That was a sumner. The papers we're
full OF just such happenings, aud possibly
this fellow had Tascott cooped up there and
was spiritng him out TO the mountains |
didn't propose to let anything like that to
get by me. and so laid a plan to trap the
fellow and turn him and his charge over to
the police. The more l thought over the
matter the stronger l was convinced that
the attention paid to the remains was un-
natural and put on.
"'Will you wish lunch at Valparaisor
l inquired OF the stranger when we reached
Plymouth.
evil they bring it to the carr said the
young mau.
mo- l replied, but if you want to order
dinner we will send one for three instead of
two
"'Will everything be safe in hersg anx-
iously asked the faithful watcher.
90, yes; We'll lock the car
" All right, wish you would make an
order for me, and without another word he
turned back to his charge, and l don't be-
lleve he stirred ia that forty mile run,
Instead of sanding an order for dinner
telepho1ed the sheriff of Porter county to be
at the depot with tools to open a coffin box
and coffin, for thought l had prize.
then instructed the young man who was
helping me to jump out OF tho car as soon
as we had loaded the baggage and to &c
into the eating house with the stranger and
keep an eye on him.
when we reached Valparaiso there were
twenty minutes for dinner, and it took US
but few minutes to load up the tru ks.
The sheriff stepped up and asked me if
was the baggageman. gave him the winl
and said:
~ on will find the baggage man her,
after dinner and swung out on the plat
form, followed by my assistant and tn,
westerner. The sheriff, who caught thc
cue, was persistent, and so, calling to the
others that l would be 10 in a minute, wen.
to the baggage room and around the Other
side of the train, gaining entrance to tn,
baggage car through the opposite door
from which we had left. and which hac
purposely opened All was clear sailing
now, and it took but a second to run thu
screws up and lift off the lid.
There rested a rich coffin, and we both
drew back aghast as our eyes fell upon the
plate which bore the inscription: