Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-30
McCARTHY'S ESCAPE.

MC%Ak nE - ESIAHE.
Really "one never knows" the risk one
runs in travelling. lie was very good
locking cnap, yours ard stalwart, and
was in the best ofApirits, too this fine
summer morning, for he was on his way
home TO Ireland, on a short but we'll
earned holiday from a large business
establishment in Manchester.
His lustrous bright blue eyes had in
them f;tthomless depths of humor and Of
pathos- eyes which made strangers gaze
ut him as he perambulatcd the platform
waiting for the train.
He sat down on station bench and
was scarcely conscious Il the presence
OF Il lady who had followed his lead and
sat down by his side; not that he was
eallous or impervioas to female charm
on the contrary. like most of his conn
trymcll, he appreciated it, always, to the
fullest extent
But Just now his thoughts were far
away. for memory's kodak was busy
with brain snapshots of his mountain
home in Kerry that lotus land of beau
ty. where his widowed mother counted
the hours till she should see him again.
The arrival of the huge mainline tram
and the strident voice OF the railway
porter brought him abruptly back to
reality.
"Culmshirc junction! Change here for
Cokchampton and Westerly"
Mccarthy, responding to the order
Take seats, please!" got up and entered
an empty second class smoking compart
ment. He knew how to make himself
comfortable, and did not like crowd.
He had Just lighted a cigar when the
lady having gone the length of the plat
form-returned, and hastily Just as the
whistle sounded opened the door and
entered.
He raised his hat, and they soon be-
came quite chummy. She was young ana
undoubtedly very handsome quite fetch.
ing in fact She seated herself in the
tar corner opposite They began by talk,
ing commonplace about the weather
He had a supply of periodicals and il
lustratcd papers which he handed her,
and which she graeiously looked al,
Her whole "eet-up' was in perfect
keeping and taste She talked well. His
accent told her he was Irish and she
thought il probable that he was Roman
Catholic, SO she drifted naturally into
theology, and playfully explained that
the only real difficulty she felt with re-
gard to the Catholic church was because
Il WAS so dreadfully strict an3 eXacting
ut least. for women
Mccarthy expressed his conviction that
/ she at least would not need strict
father-confcssor, whcreat she laughed
soft. silvery laugh, and sighed archly
They were enjoying themselves so thor
oughly that twenty minutes flew by in
no time; then presently the train slowed
down. They were nearing Il station
The smoke from his cigar curled up to
the roof of the compartment as he took
it from his mouth to look mterestedly
at it, a. smokers viii
He was cautiously replacing it between
his lips, when suddenly, lin the twink
ling of an eye she sprang to her feet.
and with the rapidity of one demented,
pulled the cord of communication at the
open window, flung all the papers wildly
about, tore off her exquisitely trimmed
hat, and some roses from her breast.
trompling upon them frantically
Then. rushing to the window, she
shricked as woman never, to his knowl-
edge, had shrieked before. winding IN
with an r-splitting, blood curdling cry
Of
Murder! Murder Pohcc!"
Then, tlinging herself prone on the
seat, her han streaming over her shout
dcrs, she lay as if dead.
The train came to II sudden standstill, /
and terrible commotion ensuad.
Mccarthy was interroeated. lie could
only say that the lady suddenly went oil
her head and then tainted
Sundry passengers snigoered. others /
spoke with hated breath, and whispered /
to the guard, who decided that ii was
hotter To push on to the next station /
which WAS only Il couple OF miles distant. I
and where policeman would be found.
He cot into the same compartment as (
q precautionary measure, with Mccarthy. /
who silently continued to smoke
This is q serious business. sir" he /
to remark. before giving tho /
signal lor departure
ut would seem SO. was the imrcr- /
tu,ablc reply
With astonishing rapidity the lady \
now recovered consciousness and spoke.
With equally astonishing volubiHty she
narrated, in response to the quarts in
''N'Nii' fiNN SttS itaQ AttIl SIt~SiA IN T
suited by the young man. how he had
Ri audacity TO attempt t. Kiss her, and
hHd put his arm around her waist.
1t all happened 50 suddenly. She had
been asleep. She had inst strength
enough to struggle free And So forth.
Atter that she tainted and remembered
no more, she said
Wien the train stopped again there
were angry comments -vey angry
while a polie an was being got. Alc.
-orthy should he given in charge Cher,
VAS nothing else fer IT,
Much sympathy was expressed all
round for the scared and painting lady.
'nc person alone dissenting -an elderly
vanselical gentleman, VINO said it served
lel night for travelling alone What
ould She expect
But the others cried "Shamc," on tbc
'id gentleman and he retired cress fallen.
while a diversion was caused by The ait
vent OF pompouS bobby"
What haze You to SAY. sirY" no IN.