The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-08
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INtTHE CANON,

"a h&sb R''h Nfffft1h N"N
tioasly scross the eua, bridge came to
dead halt. For . fes seconds the wear.
passengers ip the Pullman continued 4
lfesd, yssn or a ~ from the windows will
tho same sps,by which hsd cbsrscterizsc
their interest ssnce they bsd reschad th'
monotony OF Ariz)ns. Bot when the bsl
va pr.tttcted aid tie ,rsir employees b
gan to rnsb through the car with excite
ment expressed 90 their usual s'olid faces
one after smother the four travellers grew
curious TO discover through tle steam
GOV, red psnes the cause Of the fresh DE-
teniion.
TIE old gen,lsmsu 10 the end section
mutt.r ID 3 mild ostl and bi uised his finI
gers 10 = vain attempt to raise the doubl
sashes, tbeu settled back with . sigh and
touched the buitjn for Jos.
That loug suffering erssture failed TO rel
spond. tue ringing WAS prolonged till the
Iiugling OF the bell roused tne occupant
Of the state room iion her nap. and she
sppe ID at It's door With surprised 10
quiry on her CONT nance. One glance
sbo wed that /, was Numb,r Eleven who was
anifesting 80 much Impotence; second
that the train was standing still shove q
~onderiu totse
%. sirl has any tbing happened deman'
ded Miss. Denslow. strangely ready to take
,lsrn on that lonely homeward journey in
mid inter.
Thpt's sh,t sm trying to find out
Where the Don't allow Yourself to be dis
turbed. miss. will-Joti Joel porter
Voice wa added tl ring IN the eummons
! for the attendant.
Tue audacious. aggressive commercial
traveller, in the secliJn four. rose aud came
down the si l..
III fud tbst porter and p,l fnd out
wb,t's up. he remarked to Helen 10 pas
sing.
She ignored him, but alter be bad disi
sppesred walked through the Car and seat
cd Lims self before window
Why, this is Canon Diabloi Strange !
did not recognizs it.
Rightly nsmed, too, reiorted Numb,r
Eleven Seems as II ell the imps in cres
tion had been hired to pile those rocks
thersl Wonder il that poit,r isn't one OF
them, and gone to i)in his fellows. II II
were not for this foo Id soon 6nd out
what's the matter. Joseph Ting'atlipg'
a'ling.
Well. tieres J0nsh' somewhere on
this train, sure. Nevlr made such trip
since I've been on the road, and that's
four years We'r, hours late now, aud
the bridge sl torn upl exclaimed the guard
entering hastily.
The bridge torn up! What do you mean ?
! thuudered Number Eleven.
Fact, some would,b robbers or gIess
ers, bee n at work. Itdisns maybe.
What what will become OF us9 asked
Miss Denslow. faulty.
Oul forgot there was . lady aboard, or
wouldn't have said that. But we'll be
all right. Found the thing on, in time.
Bot you have said it. Now tell me; what
Is TO be done?
Go back. II course, till the track is rel
psired. We're beginning to move now,
Seer But. upon my word, I'd like TO know
who the fellow ia. We've broken an exile,
blown out cylinder besd, smashed The
window OF the tourist car bad about forty
such biuder noes since we lett Lrs Angeles
aud now stallei here for nobody knows
hos long.
Pulimsn conductors are less wary 10
their couvpisston t1sn train conduct Irs.
on whose shoulders sponsibl l'ty res's;
they srs 81 TO g caatty and communics
tive. Tbsy regard the travelling public as
a pues, TO b, enter ned 10 one fashion or
another,
Helen Denslow did not look As il 1t were
. pleasant form Of ert .rtsinmett just ten
employed.
How far back must ~s eop How long
will i, ,ake'
hope not long, and to ward on further
inquiry the fficisl departed.
Tue girl looked bopelessly around. 10
reality h,r sitpa ion hsd not changed. She
was no mtre 81 ue than before. when the
consciousness OF motion. progress, bad giv
90 her . sense OF nesrness TO the rest oil
the world; but nov thtt the progrsss bad
ceased she felt as II she we're. She obser,
we'd afrtsh her companions 10 the fnciLo
She had exchanged speech with bat one
Of them, the eoutF aud ancient New York;
or In section eltven. The somnolent pre-
siding elder 10 uumb.r five vas swske Ut
lsst. sud mildly cniions, thought - exss
per.tioely placed IS II being stalled on .
trestlc two huudred feet shove that ssfu
chssm we're commonplace incident. The
m,tchsut IRON San Dirso bad ceased bis
bis ell, rnsl 6guring 10 a notebook. aud nov
sszed throush the glsss. though he 70
NAMED ini ifcfsnt ~ the presence OF any
fellow cresturrs. The commercisi traveller
bad ., tor ie3 aud deposited himself, bis
laid cap, aud bic mssetta necktis spon
the cot ser3ss ihe siele. where be kept up
. rupriug comment ou the state OF thiogs,
which vss intended Tor Mics Denslos's
cara, bu, uas addressed t. Number Eisv'
en.
The train reached to the vest brink Of
ibe csDon and came /, another halt With
,hud which .hook the heavy carriages vioi
hb,ly.
Joe sppesred bis lace vis p hid be-
cesih the dark exterior. Y