Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-16

from head to foot in travelling ulster
with deep cape, and closely veiled.
wanted n smoke very badly, and so
ventured to ask her if she had any objec-
ton.
Imagine my astonishment whom, in-
stead of replying to my question, she
sobbed out something utterly incoherent
and burst into tears. This was startling
enough, but when l saw that she made
no attempt to take out handkerchief to
dry her eyes, but simply sat still with
her hands folded under her cape, surprise
very quickly gave place to bewilderment.
In such situation a man does not
reason; he simply acts or instinct.
In moment | was at the other end of
the carriage, begging her in clumsy,
masculine fashion to tell me what was
the matter with her. For an answer she
suddenly parted her cape and held up
two tiny claspei and daintily gloved
hands. AS she did so l heard the clink
of steel, and something bright shown in
the lamplight.
My fair companion was handcuffed!
Before she attempted any explanations
she opened her right hand and showed
me one of the regulation screw keys
which alone will open the steel bracelets
that restrain the exuberance of the unruly
or dangerous criminal.
"Please unlock these horrible THINGS
for me and then | will tell you every.
thing" she said, and the request was
supplemented by beseeching glance
from pair of tear -dewed eyes, to whose
witchery many an older man than my
self would have succumbed.
l took the key, and, after little FUN
bling about the strangely eontrived locks,
set free the dainty little hands that were
stretched so appealingly toward me.
Not knowing exactly what to do with
the handouts, slipped them tor the
time being into the side pocket of my
ulster.
AS soon as she got her hands free she
unbuttoned her ulster aud threw it back
little. AS she did so noticed that she
wore strikingly curious brooch ut the
neck of her dress. 1t was formed o.
two thick gold serpents, coiled as il
ready TO spring, with their heads thrust
forward side by side and their emerald
eyes cleaning with an unpleasantly life,
like expression.
1t was piufnl tale and to a great ex-
tent one which the newspapers have ol
late years made too commonplace.
Forced by social aud pecuniary consid-
erations into marriage with man old
enough to be her father, and possessing
no single taste In common with her, she
had, under sore temptation, broken her
forced troth aud lied from hls house.
Too proud to follow her himself, and
yet mean enough to punlsh her by sub
mlttlng her TO an unheard-of Indignity,
he had put a private detective upon her
track, told him she was tainted with a
dangerous mania, aud given him strict
orders to bring her back to London
when caught, handeuifed like felon.
The detective, when be overlook he,
at Hereford, had given her a letter from
her husband ia which he told her that II
she did not submit to his instructions hC
would prosecute her for stealing one OF
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she was wearing among them--whicl
she had nwittingly taken away witt
her IN the hurry OF her fiight. 10 ayoio
the disgrace aud public shame she had
submitted 10 the brutal but priyat,
tyranny OF his revenge.
Al Gloucester her escort had got on
to telegraph 20 her husband TO meet then
aud had lost the train through porte
telling him that the stop was i've minute
Instead OF three, and she had Just sect
him run on to the platform as the trail
left the station.
As she looked round the carriage Il
which she now iouad herself free, va
shackied, she saa the keg OF her hand
cuffs, which must have fallen from hi
ticket pocket as he ierked his oyereoaI
on, She tried hard to open tho locks,
but, Of course, had been unable TO do 30
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