Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-06
SHIEF OR MANIAC.

~ u lne
= "A q, relief at having caught
J vi .rD,iendidiy, leaned back in :, q
u1n . 4 hat / had the carriage to
x ,.sI done so when, to my dis
/ lSl \. r. su.ra opened the door and q
y y. brsathirss and painting rushed
I'm ,I'ssslf In un exhausted man
|i's 4 ". M opposite me The door was
p y .s.,nih was of before l could
= = y .ea..srsd senses.
+ y ...,sely,d a small black Gladstone
% K. ,u,k. which l had not noticed
2 .' u Of course belonged to this
H., =, rho had evidently been the hrst
I.,'tcf toe rarriage. .,A. "r,,.o
,s.. Y, spent in the company of q
l'l..g and no means Of escape"
IN 10 feel nervous and glanced
4. rIAt ~
wv !" ,Ispced bis silk hat for gray
y -,,b he monogram III. C. C." on
=. l,auing back in his corner as If
~ 10 70 70 sleep
, minutes be caught my eye as |
\ ,,sI,r x him and knitted his brows
ANN was forbidding looking, and
s, leoked away and began to read
~ the words swan before my
4 H 4 slsd to concentrate my mind on
IAN 10 feel cramped in my posi-
4 .;,-rei to a more comfortable one.
.tr.ident or design that my COM
nd tooi
..1,,lther read nor close my eyes,
4 ouly stare in a fascinated manner
4 ilblaok Gladstone bag opposite.
s rslr my companion, noticing how
4 I, 1 Vas regarding it, took it down
4 s'stk and. opening it, turned every
I'm over in such q hurried manner
=; l.r,u to feel quite alarmed.
4 4 X found what he wanted, asmall
{. 4 documents, which he carefully
Ia, inner pocket OF his coat, after
4. I. I,sned back again, and hoped
Iksliall asleep.
tad nod for five seconds or so and
|r,le will start, feel in his pocket
',,i,tsi, and then, catching my eye,
,sagh Ia an embarrassed manner
H.Atk hand out before him, blowing
|Iepil blowing of an imaginary fly.
n IBIS had happened two or three
|,llana to feel dreadfully frightened,
~ iral thought, What if he be
through my mind.
III hai was rapidly going mad my
va sharp whistles made us both
n-tinlon pushed down the window,
lciits out exclaimed; There is a
usily IN front Of us"
LII bad be said so than our own train
|hssop, whereupon the maniac pro
u, railway key from his pocket, re-
4. 4 always carry one Of these
|hh unlocked the door, opened 1t,
gkndDg himself on one foot looked
BINS my opportunity. Getting up
/ lllpushed by him, as il to get out
hauAge, causing him to lose his bal
|rihll onto the line.
GEI knowing what l was doing, l
|2asdoor to as felt the train NOV
= i1ln, and then / must have tainted
/ rlpmember nothing more until
p rsniDg air blowing through the
|ilt1oR revived me.
|sswas my late compartment My con-
( bsgan to prick me. Had l killed
RHhapsa passing train had run over
"a hhy on the rails, stunned by his
~ lsstmed to sec his mangled corpse
siss.
~ gnlng to nurse a sick brother, or
2 aspto nurse him, rs Maud Somers,
inae, spent as much time as she
NJ bis couch. He had broken his leg
g TINE previously, and was therefore
~ yst TO move about alone.
" arriving Of Jacks house more
Aan alive l found Maud presiding
p, "a table in his study and Jack
Airing on the sofa. They both well
{ ne With open arms, and / was de
y 70 ind how much better Jack was
Had expected.
.Mhpily,n said Maud, that we did
10y caller by what train you intend
''.lsi a my brother arrives this even
1sfery same one, aud | must hurry
NV as he will be there, of oourse.n
q sae bad gone Jack told me that he
'Pa'ed her brother to fetch some i'm.
y Ppers Ter him, as he could not go
!. 'lan once during the evening /
X ny mind To tell Jack about my
w oai was afraid OF upsetting him
y a,'Ah state Of health.
- wretehed night. Visions OF
~ eorpses were constantly before
y, "a wa thankful when the day
=
|, s.lhd Of voices in my brothers room
I. ns' and ran down, but paused, my
20 As handle OF the door.
~. I. had ! heard that voice beforel
..I,' y, =, paniao'sl He was not killed
\ g
y old fellow, Ihave them safe
! s ~ am sure | Travelled with
~. 'alsl--a very pretty one, too-but
piltch for ba, -