Mower County transcript., 1900-12-05

Wa1 N1eI9ly r. b1illl u lleaude t6o 6ua.
ssii1nS po1ice Il N 90 ennis con-
cluded. there was absolutely not hing to|
do but remain awake III night and
guard the treasure which good luck had
bestowed upon her. She stood MP on her
bed, about to stun her handkerchief
into the hole bored in the partition. but
suddenly paused and came down to the
dooragain. No; Disseminating as it was
to remain in . room under possible es-
pionage, she dared not stop the open
ings. as that would show she had cog
nixance Of them, and arouse the con-
sductor'sI suspicion that, after all, che
had understood what had been said,
whereas, if she left them as they were.
the fact Of her doing go would be strong
confirmation of her ignorance. She took
from her bag scarf, tied one end round
her wriet and the other to the door. 50
that it could not be opened. should she
fall asleep without awakening her. Be-
fore i6trenching herself thus she drew
the eyelids down over the lamp, and left
her room in dartness Then, IL any one
did spy upon her, they would not see the
dark scarf which united her wrist with
the door:
In spite of the danger Of her situation
she had the utmost difficulty in keeping
awake. The rumble of the train had
very somnolent effect. and once or twice
she started up. fearing that she had
been slumbering. Once she experienced
a tightening sensation In her throat,
and sprang to the floor, seeing the rising
gas, somehow made visible. the color of
blood. The scarf drew her to her knees,
and for q moment she thought some one
clutched her wrist. Painting. she undid
the scarf and flooded the room with
light. Her heart was beating wildly,
but all was still, save the ever present
rumble Of the train rushing through the
darkness over the boundless plains of
Russia. She looked at her tiny watch;
it was 2 o'clock in the morning. She
knew then that she must have fallen
asleep in spite of her strong resolutions
The letter was still in the inside pocket
of her jacket, and all was we'll at 2 in
the morning. No eye appeared at either
Of the apertures, SO she covered up the
light once more and lay down again,
signing to think how rumpled her cos
tune would look in the morning. Now
she was resolved not to 60 to sleep. if
force of will could keep her awake. A
moment later she was startled by some
one beating down the partition with an
az. She sprang up, and again the scarf
pulled her back. She united it from her
wrist and noticed that daylight flooded
the compartment. This amazed her.
How could it be daylight 50 soon, in
northern sRussia3 After b1eathless
pause there was a rap at her door, and
the voice of the conductor said: =
Z breakfast at Luga, madame. in.
three-quarters Of an hour" .,
Every good" she replied in English.
hersvoice trembling with fear. Slowly
she united the scarf from the door and
placed II in her hand bag. She shivered
notwithstanding her effort at self con-
troll, for she knew she had slept through
the night and far into the morning. In
agitation she unbuttoned~ her jacket.
Yes, there was the letter, just where
she had placed It. {. She dare not take it
ont and examine it, fearing still that
she might be watched from some unseen
quarter, but s'Thank God, she,ssidsto
herseH ferventsy, this horrible nights
ended. Once over the frontier am msake,''
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