Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-03-14

n1nIanJf ne roareu. Account OF the
survivors Of the Kangaroo-wonderful
escape-desert island-arrival of the
Magnolia with the criminals
Eustace jumped, and instantly bought
a copy Of the paper stepping into the
doorway Of a shop where they sold Ma
sonic jewels of every size and hue in order
to read it, The very first thing that his
eye fell on was an editorial paragraph.
Il another column, ran the paragraph,
will be found a short account, tele-
graphed to us from Southampton Just as
we are going to press. of the most re-
markable tale of the sea that we are ac-
quainted with. The escape of Miss Au-
gusta Smithers, and of the little Lord
Holmhurst-aSGwe suppose that we must
now call him-from the i'll fated Kan
CARGO, and their subsequent rescue, on
Kerguelen Land, by the American whaler,
will certainly take rank as the most
romantic incident of it's kind in the recent
annals of shipwreck Miss Smithers,
who will be better known to the public
as the authoress of that charming book,
'Jemima's Vow which took the town by
storm about a year ago, will arrive at
Waterloo station by the 5:04 train, and
we shall them
Eustace read no more. Sick and faint
with an extraordinary revulsion of feel
ing, he leaned against the door of the
Masonic shop which promptly opened in
the most hospitable manner, depositing
him upon his back on the floor Of the es-
adjustment. In a second he was up, and
had bounded out of the shop with such
energy that the shopman was on the point
of hallooing Stop thief r 1t was exactly
8 o'clock, and he was not more than a
quarter of mile or so from Waterloo
station. A hanson was sauntering along
in front of him; he sprung into it. IVA
terlOo, main line" he shouted, las hard
as you can 60" and in another moment
he was rolling across the bridge. Five or
six minutes drive brought him to the
station, to which an enormous number Of
people were hurrying, collected together
partly by rumor of what was going on
and partly by that magnetic contagion of
excitement which runs through London
mob like fire through dry grass.
He dismissed the hanson, throwing the
driver half crown, which considering
that half crowns were none too plentiful
with him, was a rash thing to do and
vigorously shouldered his way through
the crush till he reached the spot where
t4O SoI44riSS Guu PAIR were SUauuiuS. 1IS
carriage was just beginning to move on.
Stop he shouted at the top of his
voice to the coachman, who pulled up
again. In another moment he was along
side, and there, sweeter and more beauti-
full than ever, he once more saw his love
She started, at his voice, which she
seemed to know, and their eyes met
Their eyes met and great light of happi
ness shot into her sweet face and shone
there till it was covered up and lost in the
warm blush that followed.
He tried to speak, but could not. Twice
he tried and twice he failed, and mean
while the mob shouted like anything. At
last, however, he got it out: Thank
Godp he stammered, 'sthank God you
are safe!''
For answer she stretched cut her hand
and gave him one sweet look He took
it, and once more the carriage began to
move on.
where are you to be found?' he had
the presence Of mind to ask
cat Lady Holmhurst's Come tomorrow
morning; have something to tell you, -"
she answered, and in another minute the
Carriage was gone, leaving him standing
there in condition of mind which really
''can be better imagined than described y"
TO BE CONTINUED.