The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-09
A FEARFUL
...ORDEAL.
The Story of a Pursuit and
How 1t Ended.
BY A. c. SALISBURY.



out upon me races OF "Iuerih"lic iooNins
men as they JoStled each other III the
streets, and the women looked weak ant
wilted. The very horses hung their
heads as they stumbled along with theii
heavy loods.
7. ,,.os il Tho oroo+ oitr Of tho "world'.
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IAN anu
"oHiah III h'eial! way VI oAe -
big newspapers. Inc excitement attend
ant upon the work fascinated me, and al
i had always led rollicking, jolly, bo
hemian life | was in my element.
| had wandered about aimlesSly for
greater part of the forenoon, finding moth
ing of interest, when | was summoned
back to the Office by a fellow reporter
whom met on the street.
| was beginning to lose my temper
Everything had gone wrong that day. ]
had awakened with a severe headache,
and the intense heat had aggravated it &c
such an extent that my brain seemed &c
be on fire. had missed seeing Jack in
the morning. Jack was my sweetheart,
and he was going away that day to he
gone ever so long. | knew he was obliged
DIV business interests TO ltdNe Ut ANY cost
and so | carried with me the conscious.
ness that he had left without saying
Roodby and that it was the first time in
the FIVE wears that had known him.
Musing in this unpleasant way,
swung open the portals of the great gray
doors with much more energy than a
small woman should exhibit to find the
editor. notwithstanding all the hear. look.
ing ms fresh and happy as the cool violets
that used TO blossom under the SPREADING
branches in the old home of which |
sometimes dreamed.
II was refreshing. truly. and when he
detailed me TO do n bit of work that took
me out into country town nv restless.
ness vanished and | became once more
nv happy self.
I walked down to the station with
lighter stem. and armed with a tablet and
other articles of journalistic warfare |
ensconced myself on the shady side of
, tho car and relapsed into n state of de.
lightful semiconsciousness.
How long I remained Tins I do NOT
know. but | gradually became aware.
with that indefnable instinct with which
one sometimes becomes possessed. that
was the object of a steady gaze. | raised
nv ewes, and as did so an irresistible
impulse impelled me to look across the
aisle. A man was looking at me ntently
and his eyes possessed a peculiar glitter
that had never seen in human eyes be-
fore. As my glance met his he seemed
about to rise and come to me. tried to
break the spell. I could not until after
what seemed to me ages the train shot
under the bridge. and the darkness imme.
diately surrounding closed out those balls
of fire with their red flashes.
A thousand thoughts flashed over me,
and when the darkness cleared away and
l was once more in the daylight, by q
mighty effort anda without venturing an
other glance. took a seat in different
part Of the car and reversed the cushion.
In vain l tried to shake off the impress
sion. 1t was stronger than l. so l gave
up trying and endea vored to reason away
my fears. What had to do with fearl
. was It Ike me to be afraid! Where
was the courage necessary for future I'M
dertakings if could be so distressed by
a single pair or eyes IN broad daylight!
reasoning thus ! reached my station
and ordered rapid drive to my destina'
ton. Ont OF the car and away l felt
better tired TO think 1t was all piece
OF folly, but could not forget those terri
bic eyes. and | remember with what nc
tual dread | looked into the face OF the
hrst person with whom l talked.
AS time passed began to feel more
myself and as l dined Just preparatory
to my return | had shaken the feeling
from me and could laugh at what l was
pleased to term the fancies OF brain
overtasked and heated.
1t was late when l arrived in E., and
after stay Of four or i've hours il was
just gathering dusk.
As | reached the depot and heard in the
distance the roar and rumble of the APP
preaching homeward bound train trem-
or seized me for which | could not ac-
count. 1t brought back the scenes of the
day. but determining not to let this silly
weakness get the better Of me, immedi-
ately on entering the car turned reso-
lutely to my freshly cut magazine and
soon became interested in it. l read until
l grew tired and until the Pickering lights
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