St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-12

corner, swayiDg from side to side with
the motion OF the carriage.
He was small of stature and slight of
limb. he wore a grey Tapped travelling
cap, tied 0hder the chin, and q long
gray ulster. From underneath the edge
OF the ulster peeped pair of tiny 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 sti&y
on his knee was small and daZZlingly
white.
"O!" exclaimed Miss Belwhistle in
voluntarily, as The express rounded
curve, and the invalid lurched violently
to the right.
The moustached and scented strang-
ers looked over their newspapers.
Kitty had half risen from her seat.
Anything wrong. Miss?" inquired
No: l, In accents of oily vulgarity.
The train steadied. the invalid left off
webbing. Kitty sank back among her
rugs aud parcels.
IL beg your pardon! III was
afraid the-your friend was going to
faint" she breathed To cover her
confusion she stopped for her book,
which lay sprawling on the floor.
The young lady thought Mr.. Walker
might be feeling i'll, Signor DEMO-" re-
marked No. 2. "rell him to answer
hisself,if he's got any manners in him."
The signor nodded and looked at the
invalid. Immediately Mr.. Walker spoke
in queer, highly pitched voice. which
seemed to come from under the seat
which he occupied.
IL thank you, miss, for your kind in
quirles, and beg to say, l am quite
we'll"
Kitty began to regret the exclamation
OF alarm into which she had been be-
trayed; Kitty began to wonder how
long it would be before the next stop
page should afford her an opportunity
Of exchanging 10 another carriage. This
horrible pair were evidently bent upon
improving the occasion.
ROSenbaum offered her comic pa
per. Declined with thanks.
The signor produced silver flask of
cognac, which might have contained
about quart, and audacfously invited
the young lady TO test the quality Of its
contents. Declined with thanks.
Upon which both the signor and Mr..
Rosenbaum applied themselves to the
liquor with great good will. They pro-
duced huge packages of sandwiches
and ate with gusto, and without offer
ing the invalid share of their sup.
plies.
Kitty burned with Indignation, and
was conscious of yearning in the d.
rection of her well-filled luncheon bas-
ket; but dread of provoking The civili-
ties OF her companions stayed her. She
would change at the next station they
stopped at, and them!
Thank goodness an old town rising
out Of the snowy landscape. The empty
noise and hustle of station succeeding.
She collected her luggage hastily-she
peered anXiouSiy out OF the window,
searching for porter.
"By your leave. MISS" said the
odious voice of Rosenbaum. He opened
the door and jumped out upon the plat
form. The signor followed. They vail
ished, arm in arm, into the refresh
ment room.
Porter" cried Miss Belwhistle. but
no functionary responded to her call.
waved her mutf, she called to the porter
again-without success.
There was dull crash, sickening
thud behind her. She turned. The in
valid MI. Walker had tumbled out Of his
seat and lay PROSTATE on the floor. Be
fore the atfrighted girl could utter a
scream for help the express moved on.
Where were those callous companions
of the sick manp Doubtless BosenOaum
and the signor had been left!
She raised the head of the insensible
man. He was lighter than she had
expected. and strangely, strangely
sitter. She opened bis collar with a
shaking hand.
She got out the bottle of Chablls. and
endeaYCred to pour little down his
ritrih
not to be forced apart. She removed
the travelling cap and wetted his fore
head and temples with eau de cologne.
He showed no signs of reviving. She
wiped his face with her handkerchief,
and-O! horror!
The faint color vanished from his
cheeks, his lips turned white. The sick
man had been painted.
She looked at him more closely. The
strange light blue eyes that maintained
their horrible, unWinking stare, the
deadly color of the face and the icy
coldness of its contact struck chill to
her. She felt at his heart. Not beatl
Mr.. Walker was dead! Dead!
Had his murdererS they must be his
murderers-painted the dead face with
the hues of life, deceived her eyes with
rouge and powder, as they had deceived
her ears with ventriloquial trick? Had
they not made good their escape. leav-
ing their helpless dupe alone-alone
with their pulseless victim?
And at last the express slackened
speed. jolteG, stopped. They were at
Ely. She might scream now, and she
did.
whats here? Gentleman i'll, miss?
What do you say?"
Thus the guard.
There has been murder here" she
said, looking out upon the throng of
faces that surrounded the carriage door.
photograph to the last stopping place.
l can describe the guilty Wretches who
have done this awful deed. All! there
they are!'
Here they were, indeed, the guilty
wretches. Dared they bIaZen it out?
Did they mean to deny all knowledge of
the dead man?
This is serious charge, you know,
gentlemen. l must trouble you to come
along with me-"
with pleasure, Mistar Policeman"
said the Slgnor. with horrible lightneSS.
But we look at this corpo morto here
first. with your kind obligement. Why
will pretty young ladies shrek at every
thing? My good Rosenbaum, you have
better the English language. Please eX-
plain"
Rosenbaum drew a large poster from
the bulging pocket of his fur coat. He
gravely handed it to the station master.
1t bore this inscriptions:
TONIGHT.
At the Temple of Varieties Ely
Herr Rosenbaum and Signor DEMO-
The marvellous Conjurers aud Ventriloquists
In their Unparalleled Entertainment
In which the ANIMATED DUMMY will also
take part.
COME EARLY.
"Thls here jointed wooden figure
with the wax face and hands," went on
RoSenbaum, us the Dummy. He usu-
ally travels in the guards van. but the
Ely in condition to appear before the
public, having fox terrier pup in
charge, as was given to worry
ing So we took him in the