The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
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was late arriving. and | had time 70
spring Into a compartment that I
thought was empty
, A lady. however, was there before
me Ia the corner 60 the right. This
lady was not only young. but very
. pretty. eleefnt and dressed IN perfect
taste. Presently she took up paper
I. fol1cl op her lap and hesan 10 read. d.
r Meanwhile we We're rapidly APP
preaching the station OF Malsons La
. fitte. when all az once the, notion
struck roe 70 read againSsome letters
\ had about me and that | had only
glanced at in the hurry Of mT morn
ing departure.
put my hand IN my pocket then
!, andsdrew out Ia n loose heap the bun
dle OF papers and letters and among
them nay pockethOOk. .st'.. 49,
| took M the pockctbook. therefore.
4 drew out the notes aud in the absolute
security of that narrow. shut in car
rlage counted them slowly. compla-
] Gently without the slightest fear OF
J being spied on With my accustomed
carelessncss IN everything ! did | laid
, the pockethook down on the seat be-
, side me along with The handful Of bet.
4 tiers TINT 7 proposed TO read.
A sharp rattle Of iron made me look
up brusquely Was II .r@illy possible
| we were already passing Asnlercs?
The young woman. TOO, had been
7 drawn by the noise from her immobll-
! ity: she folded w her paper, then
drew on her glove
I But new The shadow OF the great
wan OF the Ba,ignollcs was falling in
! 10 the wagon. already gray with the
I coming twilight and I saw that the
lantern was not lighted a moment
more and We rushed into the Asnicrcs
J tunnel
Immediately ! was conscious OF n
slight rustling sound almost lmperccp-
tiblc ri that fracas of raitliug iron a
sort Of light rubbing or scratching
!. among tie papers lying oh me scat be-
: side me.
Absentminded as / am, there were a
\ hundred chances e. one against my no
! ticing So slight 4 thing Neycrthricse,
z be 1t supernatural warming Or latent
! suspicion Instantly thought OF my
Z pockethook aud instantly. too with.
I ont reflection threw myself forward,
my two hands spread out wide upQn
2 my scattered rapers, aud leaned hgyh
! Is upon them
: Ny heart gave one great plunge ana
I. seemed % sfon heating Tor ! felt 90
9 once under chose sheets 90 paper that
I had seized upon something some.
fr... tf.tF fff.., hmm "a frsnff Duffrr
J 70 10 free. writing, struggling, claw
Ing twisting
J Just then Die train Whished again. q
: whistle 81 distress. of Inquiry maybe,
Z relaxed it Deed and cdne % q STOP q
the black night ot tie tunueL anal
There n ihat plich darkucs for some
\ seconds at least lived through the
y crisis So YctitBb.e NIGHTMARES
IloW long Il went ga ! never Knew
never VIII know tu presently that
hand, ritter doubling i'srf with thc
yau hut tortured iu of cautlrp
SERVANT thet hau r hed romor
lesslg under mr 00m bp ralws HrW
sti and stirrel po 0ze .te Q thins
that dcaI
And ai this while aW nothing
heard NOTHING DOT err sighting
breath frol. ihe oNiel oe taat hand
though perfectly enmuphenael thai
She o. whom THE hand belonged was
staplt crafu tiat he whs hllng hcl
iitse utoelB. tloi D. that BLACK obscure
O. even shc eyed rae ircacberouslv
At t The train hegln "a move 90
once moro The ullcf experienced q,
It started wat 50 great that involun
tarllv hist cntitc hgllg seemed u relaS
from lts strain
She was watching f9f exactly that
moment fur instantly thar hhud was
STIRRING again trrgtlng again % DO
free NOT M hts and ,t1r this time
bui in a stca1y mepll fNnc.aus. y'e1r
ous into wrich Was thrown go its re-
maming cHer
felt Il through the papers. slipping
gliding. aplug me- lttle hy little Io
gotta bcttrr purchase au it moved my
palms slightly aud me- hand was
gone napcd only uy pockethook
orenr Il fpver4hlg erucl by feel
iu ths lhp b'ls wpu stl There
tlru ID $500 ttp rat ~ my cont
and folded ur afut upm 70 Ihen
hrc1thed troelv
Ihc Girl.ufss NOW vas growing less
the frec ght beginning ID outcr ihe
compartment
Naturally mss ni8t Rdnce lenped q
th1t Young WonUH' faee sl5 wls ln
ihe samc plaee m co. same attitude
az hnunlty uconcaru Nothing wis
deruesl about her tolri nut foll
81 her robe seemed % hive stirred.
The paper slill iay folded upon her
lap. TIE umhrcA stood up beside her
against the door only She was paler.
ana with eyes nxei on her wrist-the
bruised and abraded right wrist. rs !
knew verg well-she wns relacing her
glove. dextcrously "a ever, but with
considerably more haste
Meanwhile we had reached the sta
ton The platform was on my side.
The young woman rose. dropped her
paper negllgently. took MP her unbrel.