The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-03-23

10 the sisnsl boz. sboni qosfkr OF
mile mp the liue. could zee the siGrs
mac 10 bis bos, the outline oi the nsur
standing 90, sssinsi the hight within.
looked si my vs,ch. TIE dosn ssprss
from London vss almost due. ] voul'
mske rush for that .ispsl boz sod coz
pei The occupant 70 pu, The signal sss'os
II and stop Il. Il vs,s despersts game
bat obIy get that irsio to stop Tor 81
instant .rd ell soula hs right. By &C.
ting ilto II conld reach Siikmtnstsr ii
The e.r.y mtroins. and vhai cared ! fol
sny action iae company might tsks u
saved my fiiepds sonf II The siensiman
refused TO pail back the levers th'
strength b,rn Of desperation would et
sble me 10 master him and thsn seisz
them my,elf An this H1bed scross nj
10 90 instant, spd ! elsmbsred ossr VI
rsilines 90 the tile Of tbs ststiou snd
foand myself on the line.
Even - reached The rsil tbs SENS
phere signal that wss near me let isll IT.
arm. and the red light changed inio
briliisp. green. The sxrsess vs sisnsl
led. Would there be tim.g ! dashed
along over The rough sleepsrs towards the
signal boz. II was very dark, and ! stum
BILE 1 over aud over sssin. ! had cleared
hall the distance wheh l hesrd the omio
ous rosr ahead. and 10 few seconds could
disti suish the distant glitter Of the en
sine's head lamp bearing toward me. The
train was jast over > mile from me.
rushing on .. express speed. With :
sroap l tI,cuIa'ed, Too lsteI
Attbat instant my eye fell upon .
looking structure BY the side Of
the track, looming srimly through the
darkness l, resem bled one armed gel
lows wi b q man hanging from III For .
moment thought ii must hsve been .
fearful fancy coniured up BY the thought
of Fentburst's dreadful tat, but immedi
.tely | remem bered that this strange look
ug sppsrition WAS none other thsn
,mall mailbag suspended from post 10
Isc', part Of the apparatus bv which
rain going st full speed picks up the
nails. The express train that Was coming
,sd postal car attached to it From the
ide OF the car q strong rope wonld be
aid ont catching the bag saw suspend
ID before me
A mad and desperate idea took posses
,ioo OF me. Fortunately l sm = email
nan The bag hung just over nv head.
Jun ped OF II, seized IL, drew myself up
parallel with it, held il firmly at the top,
shere it swung by 3 hook. apd drew my
ess up so as to present ss small oom
,sss ss possible. Then ! waited. II was
,nt few seconds. but II seemed hours.
bssrd the roar Of the approaching trsin.
Then the engine dashed past me. There
vss wbir and rush. and oil wss dsrk.
When came TO my senses vas lying
10 the door OF the postal van. Two men
q their shirt sleeves we're busily engaged
0 sorting letters Vt rack. ielt bruised
I'd stiff oil over, and found that my left
rm wss bourd 10 . sling made ont Of .
Where sre wea ssked.
They turned aio1ud.
On, you've come to, have your said one
them. Now perhaps you'll give On 90
Of yourself. Its precious lucky
ou're here ct oil, let me tell you, for II
ou had been taller man We should only
ave got part OF you 10 tbs net. Az II is,
owe got your collar bone broken.
ye've tied IL up Bit
told them th motive that he'd prompt
. me to take the despe ats step ! hsd
one. They piled squsntity Of msil bags
0 the d or and made me Q rough shake
own.
A little after three we drew up u Silk
.int ter station There was policeman
0 the platform. and | II once told my
DRY to bin, the result being that we
rove around TO the Jail snd insisted upon
,eips the governor. OF course be US
eeply iuterested iu what | bad to tell
,e m and vt once made arrangements I,
Cd the txecuticn. The ONE seer, t.ry
IS com u unicsied with BY means oi
,ecial wire. Fortunately be happened
be 10 town. and after . couple of hours
su1i9us suspense rprieve vas receiv
from him.
Well, said the governor. | don't know
hich ought to congratulate most. Mr..
entburst or yourself, for you hsve both
I'd . most narrow escape.
Little remsins 10 be t,ld. soon identi
"a the condemned mao - the person
bom | had met on the irsia. he also
.rned out to be the son Of my old friend,
bad fully expected. After tbs due
rm slilies be was discharged. Suspicion
ssing ttronsly attached itself 70 biz
ame. however, until sbout fortnight
terwsrd the real murderer wss discover
! and csptured. Charles Fsnthurss and
.yself became firm friends and although
vas iesrfully shaken snd upset lot few
eels sler this adventure ! never regret
d The nigh, on which ! Vi. picked up
iih the mails.
whsrs Hs Il. .psirsd u.