Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

anu stopping the train in cases
Oh danger. As they happened to be
placed, the large letters did read as
she had said:
small luncheon baskets. Pull down
the cord"
while | was gazing from her to the
bllls, getting over bit of my aston
lshment, and she was giving me every
now and then sharp touch on the
shoulder TO recall me to my duty and
hasten me with her refreshments, we
were Joined by one of the directors
who happened to be going up to town
by the express, But his just and nat
ural wrath, loud as it was. never
moved the hungry old lady-no, not
in the slightest degree. She never
heard one word Of it, and only mildly
insisted in the midst of it that she was
almost tired OF waiting for her small
luncheon basket.
Win a fierce parting shot the di-
rector tried to make her understand
that she haa incurred n penalty of
pounds, but he couldn't, though he
bawleG it at her until the poor old
thing perhaps overcome by her hun
ger, perhaps frightened at the commo-
ton that she saw but didn't hear
sank bark in her seat in a strong fit
OF Mysteries, and let the shillings and
sixpences roll out of her lap and set
tie under the seats
1t seemed to me very long time be-
fore we started on again, but | sup
pose it was. only six or seven minutes
delay after all / expect | should
have waited to explain the stoppage
to the pretty young girl for whom
considered myself a sort of protector,
but as | said, she was at the very op-
posite end OF the train, and | was in
haste now. There must have been a
good laugh in several of the carriages
when the cause of our stoppage got
whispered about. AS for me, when
shut myself up again in my van,
chuckled over it until we stopped at
Chalk farm to take tickets.
1t seemed to me that the train was
taken into custody as soon as it
stopped there.
'Of course you have the carriage
doors all locked ard I'll go with you
while you open them one by one. My
men are in possession of the platform. "
This was said to me by Davis, the
detective officer, whom | knew pretty
well by this time, having had good
bit TO do with him about this War
wickshire robbery.
1T is no use, | said, before we
started the train was searched as you
may say at Rugby. Every passenger
has undergone close scrutiny, | can
tell you. What causes such scientific
preparations for us here?"
"A telegram received ten minutes
ago, he answered. 1t seems they are
in this train in clever DISCUSSES. We
have had pretty full particulars.
though the discovery wasn't maze till
after you left the junction. Have you
noticed"-he dropped his voice lit
tle-"a young lady and gentleman to-
gether in "A carriage?"
felt a bit of an odd catching in my
breath as he spoke.
No, | said quite in hurry; no
young lazy and gentleman belonging
together; but there may be plenty in
the train. What if there are, though?
There was no young lady or gentleman
among the robbers,"
Among the robbers" rejoined Da-
Wis, with suppressed enjoyment, was
a woman who'd make herself into any
thing, and you must own that gen
tleman with a dark, long beard isn't
bad for lady known to us pretty
well by her thick req hair and a cut
on her under lip. ="
But the young LADY," asked, cogi-
tating.
"Ah, the young lady! True enough;
well, what should you say now If
told you she grew out Of the boy
we're after with the closely cut dark
hair?"
/ remembered the pretty plaits ana
the loosely falling hair; | remembered
the bewilderment in the eyes which
entirely hid their natural expression,
and | didn't answer at all.
81 wish | had as good a chance of
catching the OLD fellow as ! have for
catching the woman and boy, con
tinued Davis, as we moved slowly past
the locked luggage van
Il know they're here, and that
shall recognize them under any dis
guise: but we have no clew yet to the
older rascal It's most aggrayating
that. by some means, we have lost
sight Of the biggest rogue Of all.
Come along.
/ diu come along, feeling very stu
pdly glad that there was all the train
10 search before we could reach that
carriage at the other end, where sat
the girl whom | had in a way taken
under my protection.
When are we to be allowed TO leave
this train, pray? Call me cab,"
cried the deaf old lady. plaintiyely. as
we reached her carriage. ard found her