Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-07-18

SO to sleep as soon as the train should
have started. L had but small diff
Guilty in finding what sought, and a
little we'll timed liberality to the guard
secured me what then considered the
additional privilege of being locked in.
1t was about 6 o'clock on a late No
vember evening when we started quite
dark, with frostiness in the air that
speedily clouded the windows of the
carriage with hoary moisture. The
lamp in the roof of the compartment
burnt with q small, clear flame. lex.
changed my hat of latest metropolitan
build for a warm fur cap, raised my
feet on to the cushions of the opposite
seat, and in this posture drew stout
travelling blanket about me, and com:
posed myself to sleep.
I presume that I must have fre.
quenly dozel of, for the roaring OF
the tram seemed to grow faint and dis.
tant, like the subdued sound of surf
heard afar. But my nap was of short
duration, and I was soon wide awake
again, gazing out through little space
which I rubbed clear upon the frosted
.indow pane.
On sudlen my eye was taken by
Eomething stirring under the seat in
the far corne: of the carriage.
thought at first it might be a shadow,
caused to move by the oscillation oi
the train. But, continuing to watch il
with dull kind of curiosity, I was ex-
tremely startled to perceive mans
head thrust out of the obscurity;
pair of tierce-looking eyes glared at me
for q moment, and then, whilst I still
sat notionless with surprise, man
,crambled out, and getting upon his
eet stood surveying me.
He was burly-looking fellow, with
coarse, ugly face, immensely square
shoulders and close-cropped hair. He
wore q loose, clunsily fitting suit OF
some gray material that looked sus-
piciously like prison dress. He was
without a cap, and noticed that his
jacket was torn and his face good deal
SCARED. gazed at this uncouth ap-
with an expression, do not doubt, of
considerable dismay; then I instinc-
lively looked around me for some
means of communication with the
guard. The fellow understood my
gesture, and his eye swiftly darted
around the carriage with an insolent
leer of satisfaction as he perceived that
the compartment was not furnished
With the usual appliance for signaling.
"All right, guv'ner," said he in a
coarse voice. "No need to trouble yer
self. Yer surely don't want to hincon-
vcnience the rest of the passengers by
ielaying the train!'
"Who are you and what do you
want?" said I, slowly clearing my
limbs Of the folds of the rug which en-
veloped me-
''Who am I, an what do I want?"
20 repeated. ''That's a1king, sir,
amt it? However, amt a-going to
tell you who am, an as for what I
want, you'll be finding that out before
'ery long"
His manner and the looks of the man
made me feel uneasy. Judging from
MS appearance L Suessei. 49, - --,
more than my match in point Q:
trength, and was quite unarmed.
He turned and let down the frame O
TIE window against which be stood
then thrusting his arm out tried thl
handle, but found the door was locked
Ee uttered Gl inErticulate curse bo
tv11t nis teeth and pulled up the win.
low with veEeneace.
'Iet's try the door ct your end,
guv'nor," said he, coming along TIA
compartment. I hastily rose as he a2
preached and backed away o step OF
tY0. .Htjlas shes lowered the window and