The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-26
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that he might drop some expression
that would, in some measure, tend TO
elucidate his history. Accordingly |
said:
It's a very dark, unhealthy night,
sir"
He made no reply | thought he
might not have heard me-
~ bad night for travelling" [ shout
ed in loud tone Of voice.
The man remained immovable
without in the least deigning to notice
my observation. He either did not
wish to talk. OF he was deaf. If he
wished to be silent. | was contented
10 let him remain 50.
1t had not occurred to me till now
that had received paper from the
landlord which would inform me
whittier my extraordinary companion
was to be conveyed My heart sud
denly received new impulse it beat
with hope and expectation. This
document might reveal to me some
thing more than | was led to expect:
it might unravel the labyrinth in which
[ was entangled. and extricate me
from all further difficulty But how
was | to decipher the writing? There
was no other means of doing so than
by stopping the vehicle and alighting,
and endeayoring to read it by the aid
Of the lamp, which, | feared, would
afford very imperfect light, after all
Before | had recourse TO this plan, [
deemed it expejient to address once
more my taciturn companion.
"N here am 1 to drive you to-" |
inquired, in SO loud voice that the
mare started off at a brisker pace, as
though | had been speaking to her
| received no reply, and, without fur
ther hesitation, | drew in the reins,
pulled the paper from my pocket, and
ahghted. | walked TO the lamp, and
held the paper as near to it as | could.
The handwriting was not very legible.
and the light afforded ne so weak.
that | had great difficulty to discover
its meaning. The words were few
and pointed. The reader will Judge
of my surprise when read the Iaconic
sentence. Drive the gentleman to
Grayburn Church yardw Twas more
alarmed than ever; my limbs shook
violently. and IN an instant | felt the
blood fly from my cheeks What did
my employer mean by imposing such
a task upon me? My fortitude in
some degree returned, and | walked
up to the mare and patted her on the
neck
Poor thing-poor thingm | said;
you have a long journey before You,
and 1t may be dangerous one"
/ looked at my companion, but he
appeared to take no notice of my ac-
tiOns, and seemed as Indifferent as if
he We're a corpse. | again resumed
my seat, and in part consoled myself
with the prospect of being speedily
rid Of him in some way or other, as
the river | have already alluded to
was now two or three miles distant
My thoughts now turned to the extra
ordinary place to which | was to drive
-Grayburn Church ward What
could the man do there at that hour
of the night? Had he somebody to
meet something to see or obtain? 1t
was lucOmprehensible- beyond the
possibility Of human divination. Was
be insane, or was he bent upon an er-
rand perfectly rational, although for
the present wrapped in the most i'm
penetrable mystery? | am at loss
for language adequate 70 convey a
proper notion of my feelings on that
occasion. He shall never arrive, | in
ternally calculated. at Grayburn
Church-yard; he shall never pass be-
yOnd the stream. which even now |
almost heard murmuring in the dis
tance, Heaven forgive me for har
boring such intentions, but when /
reflected that | might be assisting an
assassin to fly from justice, | cOnceiv
ed | was acting perfectly correct IN
adopting any means (nO matter how
bad) for the division of so hOrrid
consummation. For aught | knew,
his present intention might be to visit
the grave of his victim. for now | re
membered that the person who had
so lately been murdered was inferred
in this very church yard.
We gradually drew nearer to the
river. | heard its roaring with fear
and trepidation 1t smote my heart
with awe when | pondered upon the
deed | had in contemplation. | could
discover, from its rushing sonnd, that
it was much swollen, and this was
owing to the recent heavy rains The
stream III fine weather was seldom
more than a couple of feet deep, and
could be crossed without danger or
difficulty; there however were places
where it was considerably deeper. On
the occasion in question, it was more
dangerous than [ had eyer known it.
There was no bridge constructed
across it at this place, and people
We're obliged to pet through it as we'll
as they could. Nearer and nearer we
approached. The night was so dark
that it was quite impossible to discern
anything. | could feel the beatings
of my heart against my breast. cold.
clammy sweat settled upon my brow.
and my month became so dry that /
/ fancled L WAS choking The moment
/ was at hand that was to put my reso
+ luton TO the test 4 few yards ONLY
separated us from the spot that was
+ to terminate my journey. and, per
( haps. the mortal career of my incom-
I prehensible companion. The light
of the lamps threw dull, lurid CLEAN
upon the surface Of the water. 1t
rushed furiously past, surging aud
boiling as it leaped over the rocks
that here and there intersected its
channel. Without moments hest
tation, | urged the mare forward, and
in minute we were in the midst Of
the stream. 1t was a case of life or
death, The water came down like
torrent-jts tide was irresistible.
There was not momeat to be lost
My own life was at stake. With the
instructive feeling of self-p f-preservation.