Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-11

songer had seized the bag aud was
about TO throw II to the floor TO mako
room for some n his own luggage.
Luckily ! seized 4 IN time II hadn't
well. | wouldn't have been here nOs'
TO tell the story.
"After the train had progressed half
way 10 Dover one man In tho conpatt-
ment said. 'D-n this railway scrvico
Hero got headache. the first In IN"
life. through the ventilation. Another
also complained Of a headache, md b,
the time We reached Dover There were
seven very III men In tho compartment
III was III. too. but know the cause
It was the fumes OF nitroglycerin.
AT Dover ~ we got on the boat thore
was another narrow escape. A stupid
porter seized tho Gladstone bag aud
tried TO balance 1t on bis head. ! res
cucd u IN time.
1--WE got aboard the boat az Calais NIL
right. and sat pensiycly watching that
informal bag, which rested quietly, ~ u
It had not been filed with dynamite
enough to blow up the ship, within ton
feet Of me- The passage, thank heaven
was smooth, but for pretty we'll done
up. lett the bag and walked down into
the cabin thinking Of tho custom house
officers who were awaiting us on the
other side. ~ last saw a inan-un In
tcrpreter, Frcnchmnn-and decided
~ make him help me. sat down In
the cabin and began to wccp-it isn't
hard II you know now. lilo said, Docs
monsieur require anything | looked
up, wiped away my tears and told him
my sorrow.
at wns to the ofIoc; that my wife was
dying In Paris. She had tclegraphed
me, and / was about 10 sootho her last
moments by my presence. lie became
Immediately interested and begged me
10 cheer up. agreed 10 do 80 on condi.
ton that ho would join mo In u bottle Of
champagne, which he did gladly. AZ
we walked | slipped two Nupoloons In
his hand and said;
"Now, want TO get away quick on
the first train. I've nothing but a aatchel
aud don't want TO be- detained by the
customs house at Calais. Can you ar
range matters2 lilo sworc that he woult
and kept his word. When the bon
landed my satchol was carried triun,
phantly ashore on tho shoulders Of my
friend, the interpreter, iyd passed the
customs house without a moments do
lay.
And 20 wo won't 10 Paris--tho Glad
stone bag. filed with nitroglycorin, and
mysoli-nnd In course Of time arrived
ut the Care dc Nord. | hailed passing
cab and directed the driver TO my ad.
dress, but cautioned him 10 avoid the
rough streets on the journey. Like all
Partisan hackmen, he did just the oppo.
site till | stopped him. My friend, said
|. do you know what's In that satchol
you have between your legs ON the boxi
Wen, sir, there's enough dynamite To
blow your whole outfit 10 tho doyil. aud
II you don't drive quieter the chances
arc against you.' You never saw a
moro careful driver after that in your
life.
FINALLY, arrived nj my rooms, and
tho next day got mp early lfor was bo'
ginning TO get afraid OF that informal
satchcl by this time mysolO and wen, tC
yersaillcs, where stored the stnT safe
ly in my laboratory aud exploded 1t al
my leisure.
II wrote to Majcndio IN London after
ward, telling Of my success, and ~
ceiycd short reply saying that ough
TO DO in Jail this minute.
Funny, isn't II, these English Of
iicials have no sense Of humorY'
And here tho colonel III another cigar
while watched tho Gladstone bag 10
ilectiyely. philadelphia Times.