The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Kitty sank among her rug.

eeoOpeu ior ncr DOCK, winch lay Sprawling
Oh tho floor.
might be feeling i'll, Signor DEMO-" re.
marked No. .. Tell him to answer his
self II hos got any manners in him"
The signor nodded and looked at tho In
valid. Immediately Mr.. Walker spoke in
queer, highly pitched voice which sccm-
ed to como from under the seat which he
occupied.
II thank you, miss, for your kind in
quiries and beg to say am quito WE'LL
kitty began to regret the exclamation
OF alarm into which she had been betrayed
Shc began to wonder how long it would
be before tho next stoppage would afford
her an opportunity of exchanging to an
other carriage. This horrible pair wcre
evidently bent upon improving the occa-
sion.
RoLnbaum offered her comic paper
Declined with thanks
Tho signor produced silver flask Of
cognac, which might have contained about
aquart and andaciously invited the young
lady to test the quality of its contents.
Declined with thanks
Upon which both tho signor and Mr..
Rosenbaum applied themselves to tho lia-
uor with great good will. They produced
hugo packages of sandwiches and ate with
6N'sN oAAA "AtHOuG OllcFlIlS luC lHNullu
share of their supplies
Kitty burned with indignation and was
conscious of a ycarning in tho direction OF
her we'll filled luncheon basket, but dread
of provoking the civilities of her compan-
Ions staid her She would change at tho
next station they stopped at, and then
Thank goodncss-an old town rising out
Of the snowy landscape! The empty noiso
and hustle of station succeeding. She
collected her luggage hastily, sho pccrcd
anxiously out of tho window, searching
for porter.
by your leave, MISS" said tho odious
voice of Rosenbaum. He opened tho door
and jumped out upon the platform Tho
signor followed. They vanished, arm in
arm, into tho refreshments room.
Porter" cried Miss Bclwhistlc but no
functionary responded to her call. She
leaned out of tho window Sho waved her
muff. She called to tho porter again, with
out success.
There was dull crash, q sickening
thud, behind her. She turned Tho in
valid Mr.. Walker had tumblcd out of his
scat and lny PROSTATE on the floor. Before
the atfrighted girl could utter Il scream for
help the express moved on Where where
wcro those callous companions of the sick
MANI Doubtless Roscnbaum and tho sig
nor had been left.
She raised the head of the inscnsiblc man.
lie was lighter than she had expected and
strangely, strangely sitter. She opened
his collar with a shaking hand.
She got out the bottle of chabis and en-
dcavorcd to pour q little down his throat
Useless. The rigid lips were not to be
forced apart. She removed tho travelling
cap and wet his forehead and temples
with eau dc cologne He showed no signs
Of rcviving. She wiped his face with her
handkerchief and-oh, horror
The faint color vanished from his
checks, his lips turned white The sick
man had been painted!
She looked at him moro closely The
strange light blue eyes that maintained
their horrible, unwinking stare, the deadly
color of tho face and tho ICY GOODNESS OF
Its contact struck chill to her. She felt
at his heart. Not beatl Mr. Walker
was dead-dead
Had his murdcrcrs-they must be his
murdcrcrs-pnintcd the dead face with the
huos of life, d<+aived her eyes with rouge
and powder ne .hcy had deceived her ears
with ventril,f,uial trickp Had they not
made good their escape, leaving their help
less dupc alone-alone with their victim?
And ut last the express slackcned speed,
joltcd, stopped. They wero ut Ely. She
might scream now, and she did
Whats hcrcs Gentleman ill., miss9
What do you say?"
Thus the guard.
There has been murder here she
said, looking cut upon tho throng Of faces
that surrounded the carriage door. "Tclc-
graph TO the last stopping place can
describe the guilty wretches who have
done this awful deed. All, there they are!"
Here they wero indeed, the guilty
wretchcs Dared they brazcn it out? Did
thoy mean to deny all knowledge of the
dead man?
This Is II serious charge, you know,
gentlemen. 1 must trouble you to come
along with me-
with pleasure, Mr.. Policeman" said
tho signor, with horrible lightncss. but
we look at this corpo morto here first, with
your kind obligcmcnt Why will pretty
young ladies Shrek at everything? My
good Roscnbaum, you have better tho Eng.
liSh language. Please explain. "
Roscnbaum drew q large poster from
the bullying pocket of his fur cont. He
gravely handed 1t to tho station master.
1t bore this inscription:
TONIGHT.
At the Temple of Varieties, Ely.
Herr Rosenbaum and Signor DEMO-
The Marvellous Conjurcrs and Ventriloouists In
Their Unparalleled Entertainment,
In which the ANIMATED DUMMY win also
take part
COME EARLY.
"This here jointed wooden figure with
tho wax face and hands," went on Roscn-
baum, is the dummy. He usually trav.
els In the guards van, but the guard
couldn't guarantee his reaching Ely in
condition to appear before the public, hav-
Ing fox terrier pup in charge as was Civ
Oh to worrying SO we took him in the
carriage with us. AT the last station we
stopped at, me and the signor gets out for