Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-21
MIR. WALKERS CASE


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The train began TO move Miss Kitty
Belwhistle distributed farewell series Of
mods and smiles.
She felt quite fond Of the Cholmondeleys,
now that she was leaving them. They
were sorry TO lose their guest undoubtedly.
Their brother sorrowed also, but not as
one without hope. Business OF pressing
nature was likely to take him up to Lon
don In the course of a week or 50.
Kitty, experienced hand that she was,
had not spent three weeks at Northwich
Grange for nothing. The understanding
between herself and the heir of the North
wich acres was pretty definite, that young
gentleman flattered himself. They were
almost, II not exactly, engaged.
Kitty had made the usual stipulation.
II, within the space Of l2 months from
date, she met somebody else she liked bet
ter than dear Chubbington, all that had
passed between them was thenoeforth 10
DO regarded as an idle dream. II, ON the
other hand, she did not, then
Kitty pulled up the window and sank
back into her comfortable corner seat. The
first class compartment contained no
other passenger than the charming young
feathered toque who consulted her com.
plexion In tho strip Of looking glass before
she fell to overhauling her bags and pack
ages.
The journey was tedious and would be
certain to be q cold one upon this keen,
frosty January day.
But Kitty, who always was distinguish
cd by admirable forethought In matters
where her own we'll being was concerned,
had got all her little comforts around her.
EAU dc colognei Yes, the housVmaid
put 1t In. How stupid Of Parker TO catch
bronchitisi OF course was Obliged TO leave
her behind. II had insisted on her trav.
cling, she would have been sure to incur
fresh chill and die on me out of spite.
IF anything In the shape of an adven-
ture could possibly present itself In the
course of the humdrum seven hours rail.
way Journey between Norwich and Liver
pool, | should be inclined to welcome IL,
unless 1t came In the form of "a railway
smash Ughl The bare idea makes ops
shudder.
LET me just peep at the luncheon bas.
ket Tongue and turkey sandwiches, hard
boiled eggs and anchovy ditto. a bottle Of
chablis with tho cork drawn and tiny
flask Of benedictine, half pine and bag
Of maccaroons. Perhaps Chubby super.
intended tho arrangements. Poor Club.
byi'
And Kitty smiled a heartless little smile
at the remembrance Of Chubby pink ting
cd nose and fearful eyes. Then she opened
a brand new railway novel, The Fang Of
tho Adder" and immersed herself in the
most thrilling chapter of that electrical
work:
''Forked and lurid flashes of lightning
sheenily played over tho midnight azure.
a low peal Of thunder rumbled overhead
as Paulina gained the churchyard She
reached the lonely resting place Of the man
whom her heart had worshipped, the man
whom her relentless hand had guided to
his doom.
"Did he but know IL, Charrington Chin
was bitterly avenged.
LAS sobs thickenod In his murderess'
strangling throat and she sank forward
amid the matted and tangled grasses
what happenedf
"A hand touched her en- the shoulder.
A voice said hoarsely"-
"Kimpton, Kimptoni Change ere for
Carbury and Walsing."
Tho train slowed and stopped, with
Jerk. Kitty shut the book and let down
the window.
Something darkcned tho carriage door.
A dark faced, mustached, fur coated stran-
ger got In hurriedly. He trampled on Miss
Belwhistle's toes and apologtzed 1oridly.
His tone offended her ears; the perfume
which exhaled from his garments offended
q still more sensitive perception.
He trampled on Kitty's toes again as no
received into his arms heavy bundle, tho
helpless figure OF another man, and do
posted It In a farther corner of tho COM
partment, with evident difficulty.
Another mustaohed, scented and fur
coated stranger followed and sat himself
down In the seat Immediately opposite
Miss Belwhistle.
Kitty, in state Of freezing Indifference
TO the admiring manifestations of hor Wis
avis, resumed her perusal Of "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. Tho invalid
lay back helplessly In his corner, swaying
from side to side with the motion Of. tho
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 tho
ulster peeped a 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 q waxen delioacy. The unglovcd
right hand, which rested stiffly on his
knee, was small and dazzlingly white
oh" exclaimed Miss Belwhistlo in
voluntarily as the express rounded q 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, missi" inquired No.
In accents of oily vulgarity.
The train steadied; the invalid left off
wobbling. Kitty sank among her rugs
and parcels.
IL 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 sprawlinR
on the floor.
"Tho young lady thought Mr.. Walker
might bo feeling i'll, Signor Demo" re-
marked No. 2. Tell him to answer his
self II he's got any manners In him"
Tho signor nodded and looked at the in
valid. Immediately Mr.. Walker spoke in
q queer, highly pitched voice which SEEM
ell to come from under the seat which he
occupied.
"I thank you, miss, for your kind In