Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-13
MIR. WALKERS CASE.

The train began to move. Miss kitty
Belwhistlc distributed farewell series q
mods and smiles.
She felt quite fond of the Cholmondeleys,
now that she was leaving them. They
were sorry to lose their guest undoubtedly
Their brother sorrowed also, but not a.
one without hope. Business Of press. n :
nature was likely to take him up to Lon
don in the course of a week or SO.
Kitty, experienced hand that she VS.,
had not spent three weeks at Northwich
Grange for nothing. The understanding
between herself and the heir Of the North
witch acres was pretty definite, that young
gentleman fattered himself They wer
almost, if not exactly, engaged
Kitty had made the usual stipulation.
If, within the space Of y months from
date, she met somebody else she liked bet
ter than dear Chubbington, all that had
passed between them was thenceforth 10
be regarded as an idle dream. If, on tie
other hand she did not then
Kitty pulled up the window and san 4
back into her comfortable corner seat. The
first class compartment contained TO
other passenger than the charming young
lady in the scatskin coat and cr5ns =
teathered to4ue who consulted her com
plexion in tha stripef looking glass hefats
She fell to oyerhauling her bags AMI ls.=,-
ages
The journey was tedious and wauld t.
certain to BE- /. cold one upon tins Hcsi.
frosty january DAY.
But EIt;y. " u always was Gtsr.iz--,.zsI
ed by admirable forcthougAt IN matters
where her own well being vas concern!
had got al her lIttIe comforts around her
Eau L reioenel Iea, thu huuSe,-l-. ..
put ii in How stupid Of Parker te catch
bronchitis, OF course l Wa obliged = leave
her behind. II had insisted on har tray
cling. she would have been sure To lngEr
a fresh chill and die on nc out 81 spit
If anything in the shape OF an auven-
ture could possibly present it-s.f IL ~
course Of the humdru,n seven hours rail
way Journey between Norwich and Liver
pool, l should be inclined! Il welcome Il,
unless it came in the form Of "a railway
smash Ugh The bare idea MAXI, ono
shudder.
Let me just peep at the luncheon has
ket Tongue and turkey sandwiches, hard
boiled eggs and anchovy ditto a bottle OF
chablis with the cork drawn and a Tiny
flask of benedictinc, half pine and a bag
of marcaroons Perhaps Chubby super
intended the arrangements. Poor Club
by
And Kitty smiled a hcartless little smile
at the remembrance of Chubby pink ting
ed nose and fearful eyes. Then she opened
brand new railway novel, The Fang Of
the Adder, and immersed herself in the
most thrilling chapter OF that electrical
work;
a H. =
sheenily played over the midnight azurv.
A low peal Of thunder rumbled overhead.
as Paulina gained the churchyard. size
reached the lonely resting place Of the man
whom her heart had worshipped, the man
whom Lcr relentless hand had guided 10
his doom
Did lie but know it, Charrington Chin
was bitterly avenged
As sobs thickencd in his murdcress'
strangling throat and she sank forward
amid the matted and tangled grasses-
what happenedi
"A hand touched her on the shoulder
A voice said hoarsely -
~kimpton kimpton! Change ere for
Carbury and Na.sing.
The train slowed and stopped, with d.
jerk. Kitty shut the book and let down
the window.
Sonnet hing darkentd the carriage door
\ dark faced, must4ched, fur euattd stri.u-
ger got in hurriedIy. He trampied on Mis-
Bclwhistles toes and apolOgized horiGly
His tone offended her cars; the perfume
which eEhalrd from his garments offended
still Ig-ora -,Ee.tIyc perception.
He tram plea On kitty : toes again ~ IL
received 1910 lis arms "a heavy bundle, TN
helpless cure of another man, and da-
posted It II "a farther corner of the com
partmeat, Win evident difficulty.
Another mustached scented and fur
coated stranger followed and sat himself
down in the scat Immediately opposite
Miss Be4N Ai,tle.
Kitty, in a state Of freezing indifference
to the iuiniTing manifestations Of her vi,-
avis, resumed her perusal Of Tho Fang
Of the Adler.
The two mustached and fur coated in
dividuals iHterchanged a sentence CT two
in an undertone and then settled down t.
their respective newspapers The invalid
lay back helplessly in his corner, sway in:;
from side to side with the motion of the
carriage.
He was small of stature and slight Of
limb. He wore a gray tapped travelling
cap tied under the chin, and long gray
ulster. From underneath the edge of the
ulster peeped pair of tiny little feet in
patent leather boots.
As much Of his profile as was visible to
Kitty's observation was perfectly regular
and of a waxen delicacy. The ungloved
right hand, which rested stiffly on his
knee, was small and dazzlngly white.
"Oh, T." exclaimed Miss Belwnistle in
voluntarily :. the express rounded a curve
and the invalid lurched violently to the
right.
The mustached and scented strangers
looked over their newspapers kitty had
half risen from her seat
Anything wrong, missi" inquired No
l in accents of oily yulgarity.
The train steadied; the invalid left off