The Portland daily press., 1894-08-27
"Did no but know it, charrington Chin

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Did no but know it, Charrington Chin
was bitterly avenged.
GAS sobs thickened in his murderess'
strangling throat and she sank forward
amid the matted and tangled grasses
what happened?
"a hand touched her on the shoulder.
A voice said hoarsely"--
"Kimpton, Kimpton! Change 'ere for
Carbury and Walsing.''
The train slowed and stopped, with
jerk. Kitty shut the book and let down
the window.
Something darkened the carriage door.
A dark faced, mustached, fur coated stran-
ger got in hurriedly. He trampled on Miss
Belwhistle's toes and apologized foridiy.
His tone offended her ears; the perfume
which exhaled from his garments offended
still more sensitive perception.
He trampled on Kitty's toes again as he
received into his arms heavy bundle the
helpless figure of another man, and de-
posted it in farther corner of the COM
partment, with evident difficulty.
Another mustached, scented and fur
coated stranger followed and sat himself
down in the seat Immediately opposite
Miss Belwhistle.i
Kitty, in state Of freezing Indifference
to the admiring manifestations of her Wis
avis, resumed her perusal of 1.-The Fang
of the Adder.
The two mustached and fur coated in
dividuals interchanged a sentence or two
in an undertone and then settled down to
their respective newspapers The invalid
lay back helplessly in his corner, swaying
from side/to side with the motion of the
carriage.
He was small Of stature and slight of
limb. He wore 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 waxen delicacy The ungloved
right hand, which rested stiff1y on his
knee, was small and dazzlingly white.
Y "Oh,y exclaimed Miss Belwhistle in
voluntarily as the express rounded 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, miss?" inquired No.
] In accents of oily vulgarity.
The train steadied; the invalid left eff
webbing. Kitty sank among her rugs
and parcels.
ssI-I beg your pardon. IL 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. --'9--4z---
1.-THE young lady thought Me- Walker
might be feeling i'll, Signor Denzo,' re-
marked No. r. u Tell him to answer his
self if he's gotFany manners in him"
The signor nodded and looked at the in
valid. 4 Immediately Mr.. Walker spoke in
q queer, highly pitched voice which seem-
ed togcome from under the seat which he
occupied.
II thank you, miss, for your kind in
quiries and beg to say 4 am quite we'll. y
Kitty began to regret the exclamation
of alarm into which she had been betrayed.
She began to wonder how long it would
be before the next stoppage would afford
her an opportunity of exchanging to an
other carriage. This horrible pair were
evidently bent upon improving the occa-
sion. 49,
Rosenbaum offered her a comic paper.
Declined with thanks
The signor produced a silver flask Of
cognac, which might have contained about
aquart, and audaciously invited the young
lady to test the quality of it's contents.
Declined with thanks.
Upon which both the signor and Mr..
Rosenbaun applied themselves to the hq-
uor with great good will. They produced
huge packages Of sandwiches and ate with
gusto and without Offering the invalid a
share of their supplies
Kitty burned with Indignation and was
conscious of a yearning in the direction of
her we'll filed luncheon basket but dread
of provoking the ciVilities of her compan-
ions staid her. She would change at the
next station they stopped at, and then
Thank goodness an old town rising out
OF the snowy landscape! Thesempty noise
and hustle of a station succeeding She
collected her luggage hastily, she peered
anxiously out Of the window, searching
for porter. A&
by your leave miss said the odious
voice of Rosenbaum. He opened the, door
and jumped out upon the platform. The
signor followed. They vanished, arm in
arm, into the refreshment room.
Porter" cried Miss Belwhistle, but no
functionary responded to her call. She
leaned out of the window. She waved her
muff. She called to the porter again, with
out success.
There was dull crash, sickening
thud, behind her. She turned The in
valid Mr.. Walkep had tumbled out of his
seat and lay PROSTATE on the floor. Before
he ft,ir tod