The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-20

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" their big globular glasses al a
49, ouaque by reason OF the'f s,'n Z
AN. a miserable yellow hsns l
,een,d not so much 10 Humiha'e '
W. .1a,f form MS to throw INTO n oeep Q
N'oom Of ilickering shadows .noSe P" '
(. ~ terminus which the disco"i"S."
- of the gas jets failed to pene'ra.s :
AZ elderly porter, who aii's'o ~"
..,elcss ~eifrontery "A fictitious scarci-
~ foot-varners, was making "
s.r.,ful of small silver by his mastery
=. ne situation; and in the hiahuias
~ this corner in y comfort ioi
',nich there was great demahd inc
,~,,.nts ~conspircd with him. Inc
-,, VAS bitterly cold. a hard frost
,aviug set in shortly after dush' -
.uard of the train appeared 10 ie'i tN
esola keenly: vet, instead OF pacing tne
,ra,,orm or busting about To Keep nis
III circulating, he stood shisering
!, 'front.' Of a tirst-class carriage, iooh-
;pg miserable and detected IN u -
,reme. Indeed. the man apptai'u ~
\. IN. and Alec Yorke. "A JOURNALIST "no
,.,d already secured "A corner seat IA
.ompartmenr nearer the engine aP-
.~oach.d him with Good samaritan ~
,cn,ions. imagining that a mp ho"'
III flask might be peculiarly "eicoin.
~ the Official mt that moment. pu'
M. guard misapprehended the news
paper mans object. 49,,
..you cannot rave this carriage SIT,
n. said. with III agitation oul = a.
-,roportion 10 the occasion III - r.
rr,ed for an invalid lady and her nus
band" $500. A..
Il right. guard" rejoined MI
Yorke. "but you look OH Color. h
nn,thinc wrong with you?' !.
.No. SIR, thank YOU repiied inc %
,.;.; but he was not looking at 'h'
,.rson 10 whom he spoke. HIS rest
- .ycs had fixed themselves on IN
nn,,ar,ee 10 the platform, and a moneh
later. rithout any CHEEKY: TINS way
sir" he silently. and IN manner "hre
even IT that time struck Mr. i"rh' :"
,sc,,iar. held up his arm as a sigma
- nm approaching passenger ~ ""
.~icnal which had been expected 10
n was answered by a similar eeS'u'
from a tall. slender man VINO '"n
Lurrying down the platform push'n
an front Of him a bath-chair' ne VIZ
81 heavy. fur-lined coat. with a ne" -
hat and patent leather boots. an" y
braidlng on the coat would nave s''
him a military appearance out lot =
pronounced stoopa and his narrow ehe'
n. wore n neat black mustache' a.
could have becn n better looking IN
had those keen, penetrating eyes OF
l..r n little less close together.
The puard's agitation had sisibiy
creased upon the ARRIVAL OIL 'n's y
xenrer. but the latter was cool raj
IN his movements, and as dexterous
H. actions as If he had rehcarsed the
vben he came to assist the guard
lifting the occupant OF the chair u
~. .arriacc. The tall man, with
overcoat flowing open. was pew
Air Yorkc and the chair as the inv
was lifted. and Mr.. Yorke did not c
10 indulge an unmanneriy curiosity
nr,;np. hut he saw that the nv
was n lady. well wrapped up IN clio
and shawls ard heavily veiled.
m,ard having locked the door the
senger be.,.cn-j to a porter, gave
n shilling and instr -cted him 10 !
~. chair sent Jack in the mornin
"a Lambert square, Pimlico.
yorlc had barely reached his seal
tore the guard blew his whistle.
nen;np to look at his watch that
tleman was surprised to find thai
train had been started TWO mn
before time.
IN. ride was without incident !
ave minutes after passing thr'
coodridre tunnel, the shout OF a
instantly followed by another y
might have been the ecno OF theio'
hui that ii was in n distinctly am
voice. interrupted the monot'
rattle OF the train, and the driver
,g steam IN responsc to a summo
the communication cord. ~
instant the up express rushed q
ing by.
The cries had both come from u
side. and putting his head y
window. Mr.. Yorke, as his eye
ac,,s,omcd to the darkness, foun
the guard had already gained tn
hoard OF the carriage from when
alarm had presumably emanatcd
door vas swinging wiue oIN"'"
den stream Of light from the Z
bulrs-eye revealed. and the tau
ger in the fur-lined overcoat was
nlating and talking vehemcn,ly.
were shouts from the guard
driver. much waving of arms al
the train backed slowly for u 'e
dred yards. There the guard J
passengers dismounted' and. ie
the command of the guard; ne
seats. please" uttered in too w
q tone to turn him from his 7
Mr.. Yorkc followed suit lie
once that there had been a gha
currence. The trunk OF a won
wing across the up line. and 7
had been completely severed ir'
the enginc-wheels Of the up 'r'
was o spectacle 70 chill the pio
partially yelled as the sight wa
mantle OF the night, except v
guard. with unsteady hand. u
light Of his lantern on the II
remains.