New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

afterward slowed into s.. The crisis was A,
hand. and l quite lost my head. Hearing out.
side cry OF "All tickets ready" I remem.
bered that had no ticket ar In nay furry +
unthinklngly. proceeded to carr out ~ original
programme. Throwing myself on Tho floor.
scrambled under one Of the seats Just az the
train came to a standstill. Almost Immediately
a great cOmmOtiOn arose on the platform. Loud
EXPLANATIONS and the sound Of hurf .ng FOOT.
steps struck my ear The carriaee door was
thrown open. and, at the SAM moment
a clear perception Of the bluni.f / had
made, under the circumstances. Ia hd.
ing myself shot through my tstractei
brain. But II now too late 70 th.,I - rem.
edying the mistake, and did not move. Ny
face being turned inward toward the PARTITION.
could see nothing 81 what was goine Dn
There amt nobody here, Guyr0 said
voice
Nonsense" exclaimed another. which recog.
nized as. that Of my late companion. ae must
be here"
felt hand clutch my ankle Gone - ~ that
Dye hear?
obeyed at once, without word aal getting
on to my feet. stumbled out on - D.. atform.
found myself in the presence Of q a'' = rail-
way officials and others. Among thr AFTER
my sallow- faced accuser, who recoi."i .-iore me
as If in terror.
Don't let him come near me-" he or ,, I've
had enough OF him
A tall muscular porter caught me ft 'he arm
Let CO., 7 cried. I'm innocent
NOW you've Just given yourself ny. you
have" said the man. tightening his grasp. In
nocent OF what, Ell? Who says you've done
anything"
and wot was you skulkin' under 're sea' for
II YOU didn't do it," demanded a o.. r-rorter
severely.
They hustled me along to the compartment in
which the tragedy had been enact'l Here an
awe-struck group collected round The yen door
made way for us I glanced in. and held the
victim lying stretched along the ho'' " was
Just then recolect. that another ' com
oF eli : f
station. and drew up at the opposit" 'orm
"T can explain everything" I said With a
shudder. "P'-
"Oh, 7 dessay." interrupted the tan 00r'sr
but take my tip and don't say noit The
police has been sent for ana VIII mere
directly HullO,'
He dropped my arm as he uttered m aou'a-
myself took an Involuntary step hackT ari for
TO the CONSERVATION Of all. the supros rpse
had slowly risen to a sitting posture " ME- We
gazed at him in amazer,ent ne got '' '' ms
feet. vawning and stretching his arms p ni'ng
himself the cvnosure Of so many pairs . EYES
he came out Of the carriage and looked around
induiringly. ,..
ing displeastlre. What the blazes ar g 10 all
well. I'm bowed exclaimed the tall forter.
Then you aint-hurtE
Hurt? No I'm all right. fell ASLEEP ana
awoke tumbling off the seat. There was
rummv sort Of cove sitting opposite M. fin
remember he Jumped m in funk and k' 6ed
his fist through the window. | should thifN ne
must have cut himself badly Why. thor ne
isl pointing to the sallow-faced man VINO slo ,l
IN the outskirts Of the crowd staring NacaNN
at the speaker ~ -
At this moment two men. VINO had perh h'i ~
inc forward with husiness-like air from me
direction Of the bridge connecting the Two ilat
forms arrived on the scene Th"V ~'tNu'
nized the faces Of the bystanders. ara "~ -''n
as their eyes fell on the salioW lac '"'i"
hey pounced on him and held him fas' nN'
ing evidently that an eynlanauon o' th' "T
havior was due to somebody. one OF the iirh ap'
preached the tall porter. 90,
"That person" he said. in low N.'.r -
an escaped lunatic and we are keepers if ,n ne
ASYLUM. He got away two days ago, AZ ID was
traced 10 H We received a wire sag ne
was believed to have taken this train ara We
have lust come down from C. WIN '.' "''''
fifty in time to nab him.. M.
"a Innate is he?" said the porter Hes
been accusing a party here Of comm. ng
murder , -. - bis
dot He takes It into his head now am tsa. :,
that he has killed somebody. and then ms
on somebody else. But IN realty ne ~ "'''"
less baby. .or
did not wait To hear the rest or ms 0. ~
versation. Bethinking myself that y % 'he
general excitement Gained down sA'I'
asked TO produce a ticket I took adVar'as e "
the existing confusion TO slip unooserE ~ 80,
the station into the street. whence lr 'edeu
on foot to my home, two miles distant