The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-17

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| brief explanation he took out his note
book and pencil, saying he must have
my name and address. gave them,
and added that I was to be found dur
ing the day at Guys Hospital.
eff you are medical gentlemany you
NAV perhaps be able to tell the cause
of DEATH" he said.
"Heart disease, I should say"
"Where did you get in, sir?"
"Chorley."
@.Anyone in the compartments be
side YOURSELF"
ssNo."
"Anyone get out there?"
ga lady"
ssDid she say anything about this? ?
"No."
ssThere was no one else in the car
riage?" he asked.
ssThere WAS navy in the third
compartment" explained his be-
havior. The inspector smiled.
"Re was right. I should have had
to detain him. That would have been
the loss of g days wages, perhaps
couldn't let him off with his name
and address. However, there's nc
sign of violence, and most likely what
YOU say about heart disease is right.
That will do, sir, thank you. 1 ex-
pect you will be summoned to attend
the inquest.
The platform was empty; the ticket
collector had come up to satisfy his
curiosity. AS I was going away he
said: "Your ticket, sir.
I gave him my ticket; as 1 turned
the corner by the barrier saw him
showing it to the inspector.
NY friend Hinton, on coming up to
the lady with the iron bracelet, said :
ssI have ventured to follow you with
the hope that may continue my as
sistance-your disabled hand"-
cit is precisely for that reason that
I found courage TOTO look back, y
she said. 81 felt sure that you would
not misunderstood my motive"
"Only tell me how may serve you. "
81 am ashamed to tell you that I
have no ticket, and cannot get at my
purse" she explained, blushing and
smiling at the same time; Sand if you
would kindly get me some sort OF con-
veyance.
Hinton paid her fare; she said she
came from Overbury-gave up his
own unused ticket, and opened the
door of a fly that stood outside the
station. When she was seated she
drew herself to the side, holding her
winsome head little on one side, and
smiling an invitation. Hinton took
the vacant place by her side.
"Where do you want to go?" he
asked.
ssWhere are you going?" she asked
in reply.
sI have to so to the city"
ssThen I want to go to the city, too. "
Getty" said Hinton to the driver.
CT must show you something" she
said, when the fly was rafting along.
She raised her muff from her knees,
and added: ':Slip my muff up my
arm
Then very gently he moved he1
muda, and uncovering her hands started
back in Mortified establishment. The
small, white wrists were menacled
together with pair of iron handouts.
"Good God! what does this mean?'
he exclaimed.
''Press the spring you see there and
I Will tell you
He pressed the spring and the hand
cuffs dropped off IN her lap.
''Late last evening, as was leaving
a friends house, I was arrested. The
last train to London was gone. was
taken to an inn and confined there.
This morning the policeman put those
things on my wrists, and led me to the
railway station. In the carriage where
you found me the policeman fell asleep
when we stopped at that station I saw
my chance to escape, and thanks tc
your help am here
''But why were you arrested?" asked
Hinton.
"Oh, cannot tell you that" she
replied, covering her face with he1
hands, mot yet-later on, if I may
hope to gain your friendship and con.
fidence, may unburden my heart Of
its secret. But look in my face''-she
uncovered it, and laying down he,
hand on Hinton's arm, offered he1
charming face to his examination.
''Look and tell me if you can find
there the sign of a crime that should
be punished with this shame"
Ny gushing young friend had got as
far as this in his narrative, when the
hall porter ushered into our sanetum
our old friend Kennel, clear-headed
lawyer.
s'Now, you young fellows, ;" he be-
gan brusquely, GIVE come to get you
out of mess, if l can. I must know
all about the affair this morning."
I told him my story as have writ
ten it here. His first question sur
prised me.
"Can you bring anyone forward to
prove that you got into that train al
Chorley, and not at Stevenham?"
After taxing our recollection to the
full, Hinton and l came to the conclu-
sion that we could not find a witness
to prove this. The station master
had closed the ticket box the moment
after giving Hinton his change. The
door leading onto the platform was
locked when we reached it. At Choir
ley we had not gone through the
booking Office. The guards van was
in the front of the train: the porters
were on the platform, and we were