Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
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4 wi oo' CuSiC SdSpuI, WuuL YOU
said to the conductor" cried the young
lady nervously.
Tell themh Caspnr, how alarmed we
Were" added soft voiced Aunt Yvonne.
Grenfall was a silent, interested spec
tator. He somehow felt as if scene
from some tragedy had been repro
duced in that briefest of moments.
Calmly and composcdly, half smile
now in his face, the soldierly Caspar
narrated the story of the trains run
| from one station to the other.
| I'VE did not miss you until we had
almost reached the other station. Then
your Aunt Yyonne asked me where you
had gone. i told her had not seen
you, but went into the coach ahead to
search. You were not there. Then l
went on to the dining car. Ach you
were not there. In alarm returned to
our car. Your aunt and looked every
where. You We're not anywhere. I
sent Hedrick ahead to summon the
conductor, but he had hardly left us
when the engine whistled sharply and
the train began to slow up in jerky
fashion. rushed to the platform,
meeting Hedrick, who was as much
alarmed as l.. He said the train had
been tagged and that there must be
something wrong. Your aunt came out
and told me that she had made
strange discovery
Grenfall observed that he was adj
dressing himself exclusively to the
young lady
"She had found that the gentleman
in the next section was also missing.
While we We're standing there in doubt
and perplexity the train came to
standstill, and soon there was shouting
on the outside. / climbed down from
the car and saw that we were at lit
tie station. The conductor came run
ming toward me eXcitedly.
lis the young lady in the carr he
asked.
"'No. For heavens sake, what have
you heard:' cried.
"'Then she has been left at o.
he exclaimed. and used some very ex-
traordinary American words.
Il then Informed him that he should
run back for you, first learning that
you were alive and Well He said he
would be ID if lie would-partlon
the word, ladies', lie was very angry
and said he wo,.ld give orders to go
ahead, but told hin would demand
restitution of his government He
laughed in my, face, ard then became
sllamelessly angry. said to him:
"sSir, shall call YOU down'-not out,
as you have said--'Gnd | shall rim you
through the MILL
THAT was good American talk, sir.
was Ii not, Mr.. Lorry? / wanted him
TO understand me, so tried to use your
very best language. Some gentlemen
who are travelling on this train and
some very excellent ladies also Joined
in tie demand that the train be held.
Ills d'spatch from O. said that you.
Mr. LOFTY, insisted Oh having it held
for twenty minutes. Tie conductor in
suited you, sir, by saying that you had
norc-ab. what is it?-gall than any
idiot he had ever seen. When he said
that. although l did not fully under
stand that it was a reflection ON you,
so ignorant am l of your language,
took occasion to tell him that you were
a gentleman and friend of mine. He
asked Inc your name. but as l did not
know it could only tell him that he
would learn it soon enough Then lie
said something which has puzzled me
ever since. He told me to close my face
What did he mean by that, MIR. Lor-
ry?''
"WeB, Mr.. Guggenslocker. that
means in refined American stop talk
Ing said Lorry, controlling desire
to Shout
'Ach. that accounts for his surprise
wllei l talked louder ard faster than
ever. / did not know what he meant.
He said positively he would not wait,
but jus. then second message came
FROM tiie other station. did not know
what it was then, but a gentleman told
me, that it instructed him to hold the
train if he wanted to hold his job Job
is situation, is it not? Well, when he
read That message he said he would
wait Just twenty minutes. / asked him
to tell me how you were coming to us,
but lie refused TO answer. Your aunt
and went at once to tie telegraph
mali and implored him to tell us the
truth, and he said you We're coming in
q carriage over 4 very dangerous road.
Imagine our feelings when he said
some people had been killed yesterday
on taat very road.
Wien your aunt and returned to
tie train we saw the conductor holding
his watch. He said to me, in Just three
minutes we pull out. 1t they are not
here by that time they can get on the
best they know how. I've done all II
cam did not say word, but went to
my section and had Hedrick get out
my pistols. Ii the train left before you
arrived it would be without its con-
ductor.
Then came the sound of carriage
wheels and galoping horses. Almost
before we knew it you were with us. 1
am so happy that you were not a min
ute later"
There was something SO cool and
grim in the quiet voice, something so
determined in those brilliant eyes, that
Grelifall felt like looking up the con-
ductor to congratulate him. The din I
ner was served and while III was being