New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

you look every day of forty. you know you al
ways had a horror Of being elderly.
II have a great horror OF being taken Tor an
other woman protested vigorously.
Mary" he said, suddenly turning on me, and
speaking in great excitement. after having
treated me cruelty, wonder how you can
be so callous. / declare you are more like some
stony hearted monster than woman OF flesh
and bloOd,'-surveyng me with pair OF angry
eyes. However you shall not escape me. For
the childrens sake, l shall take you home; l
know best what is for your good and theirs, and
nothing you can say or do shall move me- You
remember my will of Old
Here the train began TO slacken. and sud-
denly let down the window.
What are you abOut?' he demanded sharply.
opened the door ere he disccrned my purpose.
precpitated myself upon the platform, ana
called for the station master
burly official with a weather-beaten race
came hurrying up. .
on YOUR protection, This person'-pointing to
my companion. who had hastily anghted-"has
annoyed me >the whole way from LONDON ne
has mistaken me foI some one else. and perse-
Cuted me most cruelty. FIND me announcer CAR
riage and lock me in. 80,
She is my wife," roared the stranger. Il can
swear to her. She ran away with Frehcn
Jockey three years ago. and left her nome anu
children. I've hunted for her everywhere, anu
by good luck. she got into the same carrias ss
with me at Victoria l claim her, DO you near!
He is insane / shreked Il never saw MN
before!"
now noticed Mrs. Uppingham, her sister ana
the young all staring out OF the WINDOW,
watching the scene with every symptom Vi tne
liveliest interest Indeed every open winuVw
in the train full Of heads. The porters, the
cabmer. the very newsboys, had gatnereu 'o-
get her and made a ring round US
she says I'm stranger, continued tne man
in his loud strdent voice. that was audible even
above the Kissing of the engine; but don mihu
her; she's been actress ! took her OH the
Loards; acting is her second nature. I'm VIII
ing to take her home, and give her another
chance Now, Mary, you come along Win me-
and he laid his hand upon my arm
Station master l said, here is my card
claim your protection, you and the company are
responsible for me to my lawful husband
Then. as he smiled and shook ms mead, APP
pealed in my desperation to Mrs. upplngham.
That lady lives close to me-she KNOWS VINO
am, Don't YOU? ! besought OF her WIN OUT
stretched hand
/ But the detestabe woman merely raised her
eyebrows and shook her head. and could actu-
ally hear the gnl choking with laughter
do you know her ma am? demanded the
official. -
| mo. thank goodness she answered with
! great scorn.
! Meanwhile we-that is to say. the stranger
/ and I-were OBTAINING the whole train, and the
statiop- master suddenly said
Take your hand off the lady, sir, And you,
Missus get into the carriage. and III keep the
! gentleman until the next train. I'm gong
| beyond my rights, but there's no other plan, as
| can see I'll wire to the police, and inquire
! about you" he added, as he took my card
/ did not wait to hear another word but made
a dash for my compartment and scrambled 10;
! lust az the train began to creak and move, sun
! closely pursued by the stranger; and the last
! glimpse | caught of him he was struggling IKE
! a madman up and down the platform In the
arms C four porters. | have never seen MIN
! since.
This terrible experience has naturally made
mo extremely nervous. | never now travel
alone | feel a misgiving respecting every ngure
ensconced behind a newspaper, ana the nrst
sight OF a man with salow face and red tie
q me a of chill.
! | related the whole story to Thomas When
had recovered from the shock and had eaten my
dinner and he immensely amused 30 ike
a husband >
Mrs Uppingham has evidently Impaired her
version of the occurrence to the neighborhood.
I called upon her to explain. but sne was not at
home Though saw her in the window, ana mas
never returned my visit-nO, not even through
the post am sorry to say that some OF my
acauantances have evidently listened 70 her
lies A friend Of mine was solemnly assured
! that | had been a burlesque dancer ana
;liyorc6e Several nice people have dropped me;
no explanations matter how ample, appear
! TO avail me and believe that ii will take years
and years-if not my whole lifetime-to i've
down my only adventure.-tB. M Croker in The
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