Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08


out.
The guari came M
ut was put on at B., cir. Tn.
train was full. AMI all the stock hal
bscn sent on Tor Oh. races; II was the
only one they had. I understood
That Is 80. sir." aid Que % the
racing men. pui,ing his head ont of the
window. "and dirty enough u is. too;
but her. We ARE. AMI here we mean Ia
stay. and wen b. glad 10 H. moving
toward p, 10 convenient"
I thought ta, station master looked
inquiringly fOm me to the man who
spoke. and back again to me. His face
wa. pale. AMI he seemed about "a spcak.
but looking at his watch. only signal Il
with his hands 20 the guari. and thea
stool apparently In much IrrpleIiiy ~
the train slowly left the station Then
be- glanced at me.
"you look cold. sir" he SAID; "coms
and have q cup 10 coffee In my rom.
I suppose you will go on by the next
train
"would you mini telling me. sir. he
asked In th. WHISPER so well remeIn'
bcrSi my small brother adopting In the
dead ~ night when We were boys, and
which always made me feel "crecpy.
shaw that dor came openy'
That's Just what ] don't know
.aid. i'm the would IL r-assuring tone
always usei a. that small brother. and
with the old result. namely. Of blending
our fears together and doubling their ii''
tensity.
III was asieep-l mean ! had tsen
asleep. and perhaps ! kicked H."
"Ah!' br.athed the station master.
Why ! venturei to AK. after =
silence.
"Only that four years ago. on th. firs'
DAY ~ p races, that same carriags
ran into our station with its doors oIen.
as II did today. aud inside was q woman
In dead faint. She came to herself IN
an hour anil talked % = murder"
But that carriage-how do you
known
This IL how I know. sir" and the
man got up and shut the door. which
oI-nci onto the platform. and pull~l
his chair near mine when he came back
.'Some seven ar eight years ago ! WA
master here and waiting fr the train
passing through 10 the races. as 70 might
b. today. and ~ she came In ssw a
door oirn. aud going forward found the
compartment In disorder. knife ON the
door. blocl on u and on the seat and
CARPET and slit In the siufiing Of the
cushion at the hack Just at the height
well. at the height you saw IL. sir. II It's
as think. We sent men lack along
the line and SON found girls holy
stabbei aId thrown on the metals"
Thrown an the liney
YES. Nd they said. Il was all found
ont quickly enough when her old father
came 10 identify her; he said she'd been
robbel. too. Tor she had one hundred
pounds In notes ON her when she wal
murdered"
"And the man-he did not escapeY
mo, the police guessed what he had
II tftu UP w, uiu uosru nun w tho tesS~
where they made cut he had lost every
note he stole. lie hAd been betting
largely on one horse
"John cf Gaunt." cried eagerly. but
with some 81 ths resent terror On me
again
"yes. that wss II. sir: you've heAr'
the story beforer
Ishook my head and hewent on,
swell, they followed him pretty vel
al over the country. public feeling Wa
~ hard against him that every on
knew he could not hide long. and ct las'
they came upon him half starved In .
barn; he faced them and shot himself
and escaped hanging"
Ibid not speak; Iwas going over my
rvcent experience In the train.
"The queer part Of u. ctr. " this, ssit
the station master; 'after the corouerl
Jury had been there and seen the car
riage-left untouched for them. you'l
understand never ussd u; somehow
the men did not like u. and one inarks'
day they ssnt Il back TO the station yos
came from. dr. and Tor yssss u was mo-
ussd. Then four ysan ago. - ! said
they booked Il on for the races. ever,
bit u rolling stock bsing wsntsds snt