The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10
CHAPTER XII.
The Man Under the Seat.

When the duke of Beaumanoir found
himself alone in the railway carriage
after Alec Forsyth's departure he SANK
back in his corner with a certain sense
of relief. The events of the last
twenty-four hours had filled him with
Sybil, and he had not much faith in the
assurance 81 wen him by General Sad
grove that his journey down to Prior g
Tarrant would be free from danger. His
past experiences led him to expect that
the terrible Ziegler and his myrmidons
would be more than a match for the
shrewd but somewhat out-of-d date In
episode" on the railway he would
be glad to think. that it could not now
plunge his plucky young cousin into
mourning for her lover.
"She is girl in thousand,o he
murmured, as he lit cigarette; CT
should never forgive myself if I were
the means as :? Of making maxi her widely is be
pect, Alec's detachment was effected
by a ruse on the part of the graybeard
at the Cecil-well, I take off my hat
to that gentleman for his considera-,
AS the train gathered speed, rushing
thru the t,winksling suburban lights, the
duke put his feet on the opposite cush-
ions and reviewed the situation calmly,
but always with but slender faith in be-
ing able to worry thru; with his life.
| That had really become quite second
airy object with him, so far as his per-
sonal safety was concerned; yet his pres
ent attitude was to escape the atten-
tions Of Ziegler long enough to convey
a warning to Senator Sherman Of the
would be proof against the strain till
the senator's arrival at Liverpool was
a phase Of the case which he did not
care to contemplate too closely.
Ziegler, he felt sure, would have
grasped the position to nicely, and
would use every device in his appar-
emily limitless repertoire to give him
foot on shore. It might well be that
another attempt would be made on him
before he reached the shelterlng zone
Of Prior's tarrant, wherein, General Sad
grove had promised him safety.
His reflections were cut short by the
page at Kentish Town, and the duke g
sensations at that moment hardly pre-
/ saged comfortable journey for him,
brief tho it be. The compartment was
/ labeled "reserved,' it was true, and
the guard had been tipped to see THAI
the legend was respected, but. thar
stood for little when. people of the
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looked forward with dread to the future
stoppages if his heart was to thump
like this.
Which is study in the quality Of
fear, for Beaumanior was Of the kind
that leads cavalry charges to visible
and certain death with; gay reckless
, ness.
The present trouble passed, how
ever, for the guard lowered round the
carriage and gave no chance to in
vaders, who in any. case would have
had some difficulty in effecting an en-
, trance, as the door was locked. The
!, train sped on again, out into the coun-
, try now, thru the balmy summer night,
and Beaumanoir breathed more freely.
One Of the dreaded stoppages was
notched off the list.
: So, too, were Hendon and Mill Hill
safely negotiated, and Beaumaroir was
! able to contemplate the slackened speed
for Elstree with greater equanimity
2 AS before, the guards portly form
! doomed large outside the compartment
the moment the train stopped, and SC
!, doubtless would have remained had not
: a loud, imperious voice on the platform
summoned him to divided duty.
4 Here, guard What are you about
$ there? Hurry up now. and open this
: door!o came the cholerie command.
t To be Continued Next Saturday.