The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-23

Either chance or design had made him &C.
quainted with it on that night in Ninth
street.
The success OF his vancouver n, leaving
PHILADELPHIA made him repeat IT, and be-
sides he was in perfect fever tn get to the
end of his journey and rid himself of the
charge of the diamond His spirits rose
considerably as the hour of the trains de-
parture drew near without any appearance
of the ''shadower' in the station, Dibbs
remained on the platform until the last
moment; then, with a feryent SIGH of re-
lief, he entered the car. The train was
Just moving off, when the door was sud
denly opened, and q breathless porter
dashed in handbag, followed by still
more breathless traveller. The door was
shut; the engine shrieked the last depart-
ing signal; the train moved from the sta
ton. In one corner of the car sat Dibbs:
In another-the farthest on the opposite
side-sat the man with the black whiskersl
A long journey lay before them, and
they were the sole occupants of the car,
and Dibbs was unarmed. At this review
of the situation his heart sank: he drew
back instinctiyely into the corner. His
ewes suddenly met those of the other man:
a deep flush suffused his face. which SEEM
ed to find a reflection in the others
Dibbs hastily took I'D book and affected
to read: the man opposjte simultaneously
did the same.
The tension was terrible. to remain in
sctiye almost imnassible. Dibbs had an
insniration az q man in extremitv soma
times has Thouob he was NOT a,sred he
would nretend TO he That MIGHT do soma
thing. produce hesitation or DELAY at
least Aocordinolv he de,ihsratelv as.
sumed a hold even tbreatanine, demeanor
CASTING a trucu,ent gJanca acroce the car
he minced his hand into b;a ,,ocLat af,
feotino Ia orasn an imaoinarv revolver
To his intense delight the rnsa took i'm
mediate effect The man onnosite cave
an unmistakahle start and shranlr hack
into his corner 40 far SO GOOD Pint how
10 keen mn the nretansa, what In a. nsvtp
At this crisis the wbistling of the ano;ne
suddeplv distracted n,hbs Good beavensl
He had forootten fine Iono tupnalt They
were coming To IL novI His ewes with a
o,,ict involuntary movement SOUGHT tba
lamn Tt WAC not 1iobted,
Entrannedt Doomedr The wihdest
thoughts rushed oonfused,v to his hrain
With q shrek the train ninnged no;silv
into tbe tunnel into darkness Every
ra i,xyav ,,,,,rfyo, ~ Witch Dihh. had go
raad flashed before him with all the obast.
" details AbsoIu+e manic seiza5 ,,,,o,,
him Hardly lxnoJvina what he Was do
inc be tried softlv to omen the door II
was looked however His movenents
mI,st have heen heard Tbera uas a stir al
the other end OF the car The fatal mo
ment had come. the assassin was advanc-
inc ~ the attack In the evtreroity a. hia
terror Dibbs sanIr sviftlv on the floor and
crayyled under the seat
For what length Of tdme ba croncbed
breathe, Dibbs knew not Aeonv canno ~
measure time sudden and eytraorfi-
rarv rnsb of air made his hear, fret sta a
still and then cont the Hood co,,roi,, .,
wildly tbrougb his veins The far door
was SWINGING onanl Sonoatb;no bad han.
depedl And what?
His straininp ears detacted NO sonnd
hut tbe outside rattle and roar of the train
throngb the tunnel Within all 1yas 81
lence He remained 1;atening in intansa
eycitamant and anoazeT,e,,+, ,1r+;1 tba ho,,a
which had hardly dared tn stir in his
breast; orevc into vioorous life He woe
alone in the carriageI DeIiverance bsd
come m,raculouslySwbv and how ha
THE tunnel was COMING to an end
Light began to stream into the car Car.
tionslv and slowly Dihbs neened fror, mn
der the seat. He was Quite alone The
man had disanneared
At the station. inst outside tbe tunne,
Dibbs-aligbtine almost before the train
had stonned--chanped his Mace for one in
a passenger coach. A few hours later the
hril1ant was safely transferred from his
charge into that of Goldsmith,s brother at
Pittshuro.
Dibbs, adventure made unite a senss.
ton on his return to New York He was
the hero of the bour in bis CIRCLE Whetb-
er or not he related the circumstances en-
actly as here set forth need NOT he men.
toned. His friend Rodkin among others
gave a dinner Marty in his honor Dihbs
with his usual pnnctuaIitv. was the first
of the puests to arrive
CIV the wav." Rodkin said cbafsno,v
to him as the Two stood chatting tooetbet
on the hearthrug. tvou must look to your
la11rels tonight. Dibbs Do Won know
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