The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-04

was one OF mingled terror and bewllder-
ment. ''You may rely upon me i'm
plicitly."
AT this instant | saw our enemy ap-
preaching and moved hastily back to
my seat, trying to look as though | had
merely been awakened from my slum-
bers by the stoppage. As the train
started again | subsidized with sundry
yawns into my former attitude.
l noticed that the girl gazed at me
with a startled, perplexed expression.
and l feared that the poor child's i'm
prudence would attract the attention of
her companion. l longed to make her
sign to be more cautious, but thought |
it better not to do so, and was consider |
ably relieved when the young man I'M
folded his newspaper and became appar-
emily absorbed in its contents.
Presently, to my amazement and hor-
ror, saw the girl suddenly lay her hand |
upon the mans arm, put her lips close to
his ear and proceed, as felt certain. to
inform him Of my discovery and offer of
assistance. The man, after listening to
her with a look of blank incredulity,
turned and glanced at me with the most
vindictive malignity in his eyes. | could
not hear the words with which he ap-
parently treasured the girl; but one
painfully significant sentence reached
me-"Pll soon make short work of him.
Here was apleasing situation! l knew
that the train would not stop for nearly
an hour, and in the meantime l was
shut in with and practically helpless in
the hands of cold blooded murderer,
who, knowing me to be in possession of
his secret, was scarcely likely to let me
escape. The girl, in spite of her tears
and protestations, was evidently COM
pletely under his influence and could
not be relied ON to aid me with even her
feeble strength.
For a moment contemplated des-
perate leap from the carriage, but the
prospect of almost certain death was too
appalling. Then thought of the COM
municator, but the railway authorities,
with a fine perception of the fitness of
things, had placed this last resource of
the desperate outside and above the
window of the carriage.
Suddenly an idea flashed through my
mind. In few minutes we should
enter another short tunnel, and it was
Just possible that under cover of the
noise and darkness might succeed in
grasping the cord communicating with
the engine driver or the guard.
Putting my arm stealthily out of the
window pulled the cord with desper
ate force, sinking back into my seat just
as we emerged from the tunnel, an(
then, with thrill of intense relief,
: felt the train begin to slacken speed ant
gradually come to standstill The
: next moment the guard made his ap
pearance, looking wildly round the com
: partment for signs of bloodshed o
, violence.
"Mr. Murray he exclaimed, touch
ing his cap differently to my enemy
"Was it you who stopped the train
( sir?"
mo-" | gasped, half choking wit
. fear and anger, cit was |! That man
murderer, who has escaped justice
and he has threatened me with violence
y My life is not SAFE nor is that youn
. lady's," added, pointing to the girl ,wh
u was gazing at me with well feigned al
u constituent.
81 "Lor' bless you, sir" cried the guart
with broad grin, there must be SON
If mistake That's Mr.. Murray and h
good lady, Mr., Murray is one of OIL
3, directors"
% "What has that to do with it?' | a
Is most shrieked. "What if he We're fiji
directors? tell you the man is mu
derer and has threatened my life! Fett
II a policeman
T. Benson" cried the young man befo
le the guard could answer, put that o
lunatic into another carriage. He h
I'll already been annoying my wife with h
We idiotic impertinence. He's evident
either intoxicated or as mad as halter
ca Certainly, sir" responded the qua
rd obsequiously. Come, sir,"-to me,
coaxing tone which nearly madden
le- me-"come into the next carriage.
can't keep the train waiting any longt
We you know, and you can explain it all
10 the inspector when we stop. Yes-qu
er so, sir. We knowsall about it; we gu
T., understands how it 'appened." And
no fore | had realized the situation fou
myself half dragged, half lifted into
ost empty compartment, and at the moe
'u' ing suggestion of my enemy the dc
ne locked upon me.
wv Did get any justice or satisfacti'
Vi Not in the least. The circumstan,
ow were investigated" with the res
III that my would be assailant got off s.
&C. free, while was fined five pounds
lar stopping the train without reasona
H. cause. He and his wife had the audac
Ivy to declare that the conversation |
ars overheard referred to little spaniel
iily longing to the lady, which, having b.
er- bitten by mad dog, had been poison
by her husband against her wishes.
ny vain pointed out the improbability
IKE the story, and explained that my s
ON picions We're based on the unerring
dence of physiognomy. The wretc
as took refuge in the unphilosophical c
uld cluson that must be "a little cracke
10 statement which my enemies did
fail to supplement with the suggest
nm that must have been more than a Ii
ash screwed" Such are the gross misc
was ceptions into which coarse nature
'uld uncultivated intelligence can betray
unscientific. Posterity, as Napol
lips Bonaparte remarked, will do me
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ould A Query About Extravagant Adornn
e OF Suppose Mrs. Vanderbilt were to
here Partisan dress literally covered
$4,000 bills, sewed neatly but consI
hich ously upon the garment, and SO att