Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-01

10 occur to her that she had not an
! swered and she said:
MY first intention was to stay in my
hiding-place until the ship was in the
dock, and it was the most risky part
of the entire undertaking, but, Lucy,
{ am going to go ashore with the 81
ond cabin passengers. It will still &,
dark, and if 1 am we'll yelled, they wiz
not know me in the rush that alwas
takes place at such time. Yes, shall
at all events try that" =
But where shall meet your" asked
Mrs. Nolan, frightened by the PIE
cariousness of the undertaking.
II shall go to the Hamilton hotel, and
wait for you there. You'd better 60 to
another, and when you feel that you
are not observed 60 out for walk and
join me. shall register as Mrs. Charles
Gray, of Toronto, Canada. When we
meet then we shall go on to London to-:
gether. You know you will have TO
look after the passing of my luggage
through the custom house officers. Tell
them you are going straight back to
America and will deliver the things to
Mr.. Goddard. That explanation ought
to be sufficient
The next morning at the hour men
| toned Mrs. Goddard was ready for her
bold dash for what she: called liberty"
She wore simple black dress and =
rather long black veil. Mrs. Nolan had
bravely reconnoitered for her; she had
gone down at the first bump of the ten
| der against the side of the ship and
found the upper decks clear and the
lower one chaos of struggling second
class passengers anxious to get ashore:
Mrs. Nolan returned with an air Of
great relief.
you'll have no trouble honestly
believe" she declared. 1.-THE place il
badly lighted and they will drive the
people on the tender like sheep. Go
right on, take the first fight of stairs
to the right and you will be swallowed
up in the gang in minute"
This opinion was well grounded.
Mrs. Goddard crossed tho deck, Do.
scended the steps in question and found
herself in a throng Of passengers with
eyes only for the little boat ahead Of
them. Our adventures was soon on
the tender, and took the most rempse
seat she could find in the stern Of the
boat. 1t soon began to move.
The lights of Liverpool lay along the
shore half mile distant. The black
hull of the Cleopatra doomed overhead
like 4 threatening cloud. Mrs.. God.
dard held her satchel tightly In her
lap. It seemed such 4 short distance
and yet the little boat seemed only to-
creep. She drew the foggy air sdeep
into her lungs. It seemed 90 sweet att
er her close confinement. She would
feel that she had earned. the sixht toI
her freedom when she got It. Alter
awhile, through the gray light Of COM
ing dawn, she began to discern the
buildings Of the city.
a little later the tender was scfisu-1
ing against the piles Of the wharf a.
she went ashore, Mrs. Goddard $50
that 1 two or three sleepy custom 81 =
GERS were huFriedly passing the han4l
luggage without examination. It VI
evident that only the trunks would
have to bear close scrutiny. One 81 ths
officers caught her arm and turned heJ
round, but when he saw how snal II hSs
bag was. he gruhly begged her pArdoB
and she passed on out of the threnl
into the cold. deserted streets ~ ~
slseping city. IS. s. ~