Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-01

Amcrirans Was I known Ana for
Whist r-a~on Was I known To- ny
lnowl.slse I had Fever ruumitiei auy
0lsu~. L. the extent that 1u~i D.
Watched HE a suspect Wlat lis
oli,--i was and how De c.ni" iu know
that I was an Am.rican- were mysie-
ri,s O. me. ! was glad that Tire Journey
would last hut an hour 81 80 longer.
The train arrived AZ the capital hate
al night. ~ | went a. inquire alouf
my luggage saw my late fellow pas
>rngor .incl by another oi2rer. The,
two bcs1n talking earnestly. giving
me occasional sidcloug gianceS. The
mystery was deepening. In passing
them | caught words which sounded
like under another name" and posi-
tive il is he" This was anything hut
rcassuring to me. At length they dis
appeared. only 10 meet inc outside the
station. II got into my head that l
was a marked man. \ feeling of dis
comfort took possession Of me. Ger
mans are troublesome when they get
an idea. was glad 10 get into the
carriage which was TO take me 10 my
hotel. The driver seemed to have
some difficulty in starting the horse.
but | gave this no attention. When
the vehicle did start. IL was with Il
rapidity which alarmed me. Corner
after corner was turned. and the lights
went ny in flashes. Ii was taking a
long time TO reach my hotel. ! thought.
Suddenly it dawned upon me that tie
direction we were going was contrary
10 my instructions. tried To open the
window. but il refused to move. Then
| hammered on the pane, but the driver
was deaf or purposely so.
iii. there | thoughtlessly yelled In
English. Where the devil are you go
ing!"
No one paid any attention 10 my
cries. Ii was becoming a serious mat
ter.
The lights grew fewer and fewer,
and presently there were no lights ut
all. We were. | judged, somewhere
IN the suburbs. | became desperate
and smashed window. The carriage
stopped so abruptly that | went
sprawling &c the bottom. was in
anything but a peaceful frame of mind.
as they say when the door swung
open and beheld standing at the side
of il the officer who had accompanied
,,,a fr,,,, ln frnntfar
What tomfoolery Is thisT' | de-
manded was thoroughly incenscd.
1T means that herr will act peace
fully or be in danger of n broken
head" was the mind easing reply Of
my quondam fellow passenger. The
driver then came down from the box,
and saw that he was the officer who
had joined us nj the station.
IF it is a frolic." said. 'one of
your beer hall frolics. the sooner il IL
ended the better for YOU"
The two laughed as II what | had
SAID was one OF the funniest things
| Imaginable.
Get OUT
with PLEASURE said I.
Directly one OF them lay with his
| back To the ground and the other was
| locked in my embrace. | had not spent
four years on the college campus for
intellectual benefits only. And indig-
nation lent me additional strength. My
opponent WAS a powerful man. hut
held him in a grip of rage. Truthfully
| began to enjoy the situation. There
Is something cNhilarating IN the fight
ing blood which rises in us now and
then. Tins exhiaration, however,
brought about my fall. In the struggle
| forgot the other. who meantime had
recovered his star gemmed senses 4
crack from the butt of his pistol rem
dered me remarkably quiet and doeile.
In fact, all became a vacancy till the
next morning, and then | was con
scious of terrible headache and of a
room with window through which n
cat might have climbed without en-
dangering its spine-a very deXterous
cat.
We'll" | mused softly nursing the
lump on my head. heres the devil to
pay and not cent to pay him with"
1t was evident that, without know
ing it, | had become very important
parsonage
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