Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-01-07
butcher, no gardener, no cobbler That,


narrated the story Of the trains run
from one station 10 the other.
"We did not miss you until we had
almost reached the other station. Then
your Aunt Yvonne asked me where you
/ had gone. told her | had not seen
you, but went into the coach ahead to
search. You were not there. Then |
went on to the dining car. Ach, yoii
were not there. In alarm ! returned to
our car Your aunt and | looked every
where You were not anywhere.
/ sent Hedrick ahead TO summon the
conductor, but he had hardly left Us
when the engine whlstled sharply and
the train began to slow up IN a Jerky
fashion. / rushed TO the platform,
meeting IIedrick, who was as much
alarmed as l. He said the train had
been tagged and that there must be
something wrong. Your aunt came ori
and told me that she had made a
strange discovery"
Grenfall observed that he was ad-
dressing himself exclusively TO the
young lady.
"she had found that the gentleman
IN the next section was also missing.
While we were standing there in doubt
and perplexity the train came TO a
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 cxcitedly.
"'Is the young lady in the carr he
asked.
"'No. For heavens sake, what have
you heardT / cried
"'Then she has been left at o.
he exclaimed, and used some very ex-
traordlnary American words.
81 then Informed him that he should
run back for you, first learning that
you were alive and well. lie said he
would be Id II he would-pardon
the word, ladies' lie was very angry
and said he would give orders to go
ahead but | told him | would demand
restitution Of his government. He
laughed in my face. and then became
shnmelessly angry. | said TO him:
"'Slr, shall call you down'-not out,
ns you hive said-'and shall run you
through the MILL
"That was good American talk, SIR.
was It not Mr. Lorry2 | wanted him
TO understand me, so tried TO use your
very best language. Some gentlemen
who are travelling on this train and
come very excellent ladies' also Joined
IN the demand that the train be held.
His dispatch from o. said that you,
Mr.. Lorry, insisted on having 1t held
for twenty minutes. The conductor In
suited you, sir, by saying that you had
more-ah, what is iti-gall than any
idiot he had ever seen. When he said
that, although | did not fully under
stand that II was Il reflection on you,
so ignorant am | Of your language, l
took occasion 10 tell him that you were
a gentleman and a friend Of mine. He
asked me your name, but MS did not
know 1t could only tell him that he
would learn 1t soon enough. Then he
said something which has puzzled me
ever since lie told me to close my face.
What did he mean by that, Mr.. Lor-
ry?"
"Well, MIR Guggenslocker, that
means IN refined American stop talk.
ing suid LoTy, controlling a desire
TO shout
"Ach, that accounts for his surprise
when talked louder and faster than
over | did not know what he meant.
He snld positively he would not walt.
but just then second message came
from the other station. I did not know
what 1t was then, but gentleman told
me that II instructed him to hold the
train II he wanted to hold his job. Job
is situation Is II uotI Wen, when he
read that message he said he would
| walt just twenty minutes. | asked him
to tell me how you were coming TO US,
but he refused TO answer, Your aunt
aud 1 went at once to the telegraph
man and lmplorcd him 10 tell us the
truth, and he said you were coming In
a carriage over very dangerous road,
! Imagine our feelings when he said
some people had been killed yesterday
on that very road.
"Whcn your aunt and | returned TO
| the train We saw the conductor holding
his watch. lie said 20 me, In just three
minutes we pull out II they are not
here by that time they can get ON the
/ best they know how. I've done all |
can did not say word, but went to
my section and had lledricb get out
my pistols. II the train left before you
nrrIyed 1t would be without its con-
| luctor
"rhen came the sound OF carriage
| wheels and galloplng horses. Almost
before we knew 1t you were with us. |
nm so happy that you were not n min
| ute later
There was something 80 cool aud
| grim In the quiet voice, something so
| determined IN those brilliant eyes, that
Grcnfall felt Ike looking up the con.
llnctor 10 congratulate him. The din.
her was served, ana while II was being
| discussed his fair companion Of the
[ drive graphically described the expert,
| tucc ot twenty strange minutes I'm u
thacklcdown mountain coach.
Somehow the real flavor Of romance
was stricken from the ride by her can
lId admissions What he had consld-
Erred q romantic treasure was being
calmly robbed of It's glitter. leaving
ror his memory the blur Of an adycu
cure u which he had played the part OF
i Ealuut gentleman and she a grateful
Idy Ilc was beginning 10 feel
ashamed OF the conceit that had mlslcd
him Down in his heart he was saying
4 might have known Il. did know IT,
She is not Ike other women" The
perfect confidence that dwe!t IN the
&PHE IN BRRR%E