The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-15


IL wasl" Mollie's teeth chartered with
fright.
aWhat else? What is it2 For heav-
ems sake, speak plainly"
"IIe is travelling without : hat; his
head is bare" Molie gasIed out, In
stiangled whispers. "And he has no
hat In the carriage, no luggage OF any |
kind, either"
Good gracious! Are you quite
sure?"
"Qute. He has nothing with him but
the Times. Would any ordinary man
travel like that?"
Angcla's face bleached to the co'ar
of her sisters; her fears started into
lust MS acute life. No ordinary man
would travel bareheaded. There was
an awful probability about the con
illusions drawn by Mollie from his hat
less condition.
"Oh." she gaspcd under her breath.
1T is awful. And to think that were
nearly half an hour from the next sta
tom"
| A movement at the other end or the
carriage made both girls sink back in
their places with beating hearts. As
Angela sank against the cushions, she
caught sudden and unexpected
glimpse of the suspected stranger. lie
had turned again from the window, ana
was rcopcning the Times. Alas Moliie
hal not exaggerated. as fear sometimes
; made her prone to do. The mans face
was dreadful in its gaunt grinhess.
"a
head.
Angela could not but accept the STU
ation. as the more suspicious ana tihld
Moliie had accepted it. There was some
! thing wrong with the man; he had all
the appearance of being a lunatic. AM
+, ful though the thought might be, that
Z they were alone in the carriage with
$ ,nadInan. it had to be faced. Angela,
: less helpless than Mollie, rapidly be-
Y gan to consider what could be done
4 The train was not due TO stop lor NJ
:. least 20 minutes longer. Would me
J. ouiet phase in which the man evidently
g then was, last during that time "a ter
G riblc and vital question. And II IL diu
4 not? Angela clenched her hands IN 'he
o agony of the thought, ard thrust y
j. from her resolutely. Better not 70
" think Of the worst, not to anticipate
X situation which would ard them heip
J. less. The thing was 10 stase on danger
'e to do all that they could 10 pieAer''
IL the mans present state OF calm.
81 Angela made rapid mental review
n Of ali hci knowledge principally gain
X cred from sensational literature-con
l. corning the insane. As result, sn'
J; concluded that what they had TO d'
a. NOW was to avoid everything whlcl
d could attract the mans notice, or eN
A. cite him in any way. They must not. 10
re ,he world. let him see them looking a
$ him, nor rouse any suspicious IN III
T. mind that they were talking or 'hinh
~ inc Of him. The difficulty was to CON
IS municate these decisions to Mollle with
q. out exciting suspicion.
at Angela first venturcd a swift gianc
TO from behind her book to the other en-
al of the carriage. The man was agai
to concealed by the newspapers the peace
n. ful. ordinary way in which his lon
er legs were stretched across the carriae
no would have been more reassuring WEI
u; showed above. He was quiet. howeve
lc 4 CLEAN of hope kept up Angelas spiri
us That calm state. if undisturbed, mgr
be very well last until their arrival at III
~ next station.
lie She snatched the opportunity tostoo
as ever and communicate with the tren
hing Mollie 1t was difficult to restoi
VI her TO the appearance of moral sta
'h, to prevent her little gasps bccomin
audible. !.
~ "rry not to look so frightened. y
- heavens sake. Mollie.' Angela soit
- whispered. Quiet and calm are OF
9 hest chance. Don't give way like tina
q NAV not be so bad after all. II we
- nothinr to attract his attention he w
not notice us They often do not. nc
~ bans he will fall asleep; he must
. drowsv going over that paper so otten
she 4 smothered obi" answered =
,;v- gela's wcll-mcant attempt TO reassu
hat her sister.
mo .IJe.s not n bit drowsy," she gaspt
"rve just caught his eye over 'he heV
, a. naner. And-and--hc looked rs III
~, -,yas-going- to-talk. Oh! what
X.
v,s We to do. Oh. Angela
mt Angela had turned deadly pale
,llie her presence Of mind did not des'
ON her.
ade let us pretend to he admir'ng
As view" she whispered. "How lovely
an lirht IN those fields ISL she said. y
the louder tone. turning to the wind'
\ TO do look, Mollie."
the "Hc might spring on us
I 10 "Look," Angela severely Interrupt
:, to the faltering whisper. "at that enc
box. out of the window beside you, a little
lind the right; the shadows on the trees.
Iood "Yes-ycs-I--see."
C or "Go on looking. and talking an
and what YOU see." admonishcd Angela
eas, undertoncs. "and when you can tn
def Of nothing more to say we will go
ross 20 the weather. and to Yorkshire.
yela, the hours Of arrival Mt the stations
ven She gave the lead. taking up the
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