Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-26

occasion that she wanted nothing to
do with him, but in spite of her OBJ
ViouS dislike he persisted in persecut-
ing her with his attentions, and only
the day before the incidents happened
which l am about to relate l had found
it necessary myself to display the fin
ger of Alice to him with my ring upon
it, to his ill-concealed chagrin and ev-
ident modification.
On the next night l was, as usual.
ordered to take out the sleeping saloon
express to the north. My mate had
secured the couplings. the old engine
was painting and snorting like a thing
of life, as if eager for the coming
journey, and the hustle on the plat
form had subsidized. The signals were
right and | had my hand on the throt-
tie only waiting for the right away"
! when, just as the green light was dis
played, cab ratified into the station.
from which an excited man hastily
jumped. Flinging some money to the
driver, he rushed along the platform
| and sprang into the first compartment
Of the train, the next one to the en-
| CINE, just as l pressed the lever and
my firemen had loosened the brake.
| We had hardly begun to move when
/ another man. who had been waiting
/ on the station, in the shadow of pill
/ lar. and / knew as Detective Jobson of
! Scotland Yard. sprang to the carriage
and calculating, Thought | should
| nab you here, my beauty" endeav-
ored to enter | was busy getting I'M
| der way, but my mate told me that
the man in the carriage struck the de-
tective in the face and forced him off
the footboard. His hat flew off in the
struggle and fell between the platform
and the moving train, but the officer
determined not to lose his quarry, was
up again in an instant, and though the
carriages We're flying past him. he
sprang upon the footboard of the last
coach. needing not the cries of the eX-
cited pOrterS and terrified onlookers:
and just as the train cleared the plat
form he saw the guard lean forward
from the open door, and graspfng the
man by the arms assist him into the
van.
/ The fugitive in the first coach saw
the detectives disappearance also. and
his bloodless face blanched a shade
paler.
Great snakes," exclaimed the fire.
man drawing in his breath with a
sharp hiss that was narrow shave.
JobsOn means to have that chap
somehow. and have him he will l
wonder what he's wanted for. He'll
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