Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-09-19

Every railway murder Of which he had
ever heard flashed upon him with ali
the CHASTITY details The spring upon
the victim, the struggle, the death
stroke, the body thrown out on the
rails. How idly he had read of these
things happening to other men! But
now to realize himself as the victim;
his, the body! Absolute panic seized
upon hin; hardly knowing what he
was doing, he tried softly to open the
door. 1t was locked, however. His
movements must have been heard,
there was a stir at the other end of the
carriage. The fatal moment had
come, the assassin was advancing TO
the attack. In the extremity of his
terror Brown sank swiftly on the floor
and crawled under the seat.
For what length of time he crouehed
there, half atifled, scarcely daring TIC
breathe. Brown knew not Agony can
not measure time. A sudden and eN-
traordinary rush of cir made his heart
first stand still, and then sent the blood
coursing wildly through his veins. The
far door was Swinging open. Some
thing had happene&' And what?
His straining ears detected no sound
but the outside rattle and roar of the
train through the tunnel; within all
was silence. He remained listening in
intense excitement and amazement I'M
til the hope which had hardly dared to
stir in his breast grew into vigorous
life. He was alone in the carriage! He
was saved. D~eliverauce had come
MISUNDERSTANDING and how he knew
not!
The tunnel was coming to an end
light began to stream into the carriage
Cautiously and slowly Brown peepec
from under the seat. He was quite
alone. The man had disappeared.
The fact of his escape was, at the
time, enough for Brown. Afterward,
in thinking over the adventure, he sur
missed hat the man, deceived by hi:
Brovn's) attempt to turn the handle
of the door. had followed in supposed
pursuit.
At the station, just outside the tun
mel, Brown-alighting almost before
the train had stopped-changea hi
place for one in a crowded secoud-clas'
compartment. A few hours later tht
brilliant was safely transferred from
his charge into that of Goldsmith
brother at Lucerne.
The rest of the tour was uneventful
he neither heard of nor saw his perse
cutor again.
Browns adventure made quite a sen
sation on his return to London. II,
was the hero of the hour in his circle
Whether or not he related the circum
| stances exactly, as here set forth, nee
not be mentioned. His friend Jones
among others. gave a dinner party il
his honor. Brown, with his uSua
punctuality, was the first OF the guest
to arrive.
BY the way" Jones said chaffingl.
to him, as the two stood chatting tc
gether on the hearth-rug, you mus
look to your laurels tonight, Brown
Do you know Leroy, your neighbor Il
Harley street?'
Never saw the mar IN my life
What's the ioke?"
"a rival adventures! In Switzerland
too, and eliminating in a tunnel-no
sure that it wasn't the Often one also!
"Dear me! What an extraordinar,
coincidence!'
''In this case it was a lunatic, not
robber. He was Swallowed at hotel
and trains. You must hear the stor
from his own lips; he's dining here tc
night. The climax is terrific. Shu
into a railway carriage alone with
lunatic, aforesaid lunatic armed with
revolver. A long tunnel, an extir
guished lamp, the lunatic crawling i
the darkness to the attack, al escap